The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1906-10-16

tween the aggressors and enemies of
the Pecple-betWecn the centraIizers
ana the party Of freedom ana equal
rights. The night now is the samoa
conflict between the party of special
privileges for the few. for the rich:
the high tariff advocates and robbers
of the people for the benefit Of the
ag9rcsSors and Oppressors-the party
that is grinding and robbing eighty
millions of the People for the sole
benefit of some three or four millions
of the plutocrats and moneyed gang
Of sappera and miners. Hamilton
represented the most abominable
principles. and if he could have had
his way he would have set upon these
shores q strong Government. much
deteStable than the Government Of
Great Britain in 1115-'S5. For a
free people, Intending to remain free"
there can be but one choice-that Of
Jeffersonian Democracy. How Chaun-
cE I. Black, Il decidedly able states
man of Pennsylvania. II perhaps the
son Of the very celebrated Judge
Jeremiah Black, of thu same state.
who was perhaps the ablest Of all the
men of that great state, in q very
strong and Instructive address upon
Jefferson and Hamilton, III 1883, said
this:
"A si"3rie statement Of the systems
of Hamilton and Jefferson-the one
the ideal of the republican party and
The other the ideal Of the democratic
partY-WiIl sufficiently account for
the action Of the people whenever
their 'Sober Judgment unVeXed by
"'1v "ther issue, has been called to de-
eide betWeen them. The question is n
perfectly plain one, between a fixed
written constitution and a constitution
capable Of Indefinite expansion in any
direction considered desirable 10y its
administrators between 4 government
of limited and a government of UNI
limited powers, between the republic
and the empire. Our fOr~efathers rem
dered their decision between the two
in the adoption Of the Constitution of
1877. in the adoption of the amend
ments proposed by the first Congress,
and in the total reputation in 1900
of the tederalistS. who had under
taken to accomplish by forced con-
struction what they had failed to ac-
compIish by fundamental enactment.
No two statesmen in our age and
country ever disagreed more thorough
IS, more radically, than Hamilton anu
jefferson did. Hamilton had a great
contempt for the people. and he want
ed 4 President elected for life, q
Senate elected for life, and it is als1
stated hat he wanted the Senate t.
elect the members of the House fol
a term Of three years. The supreme
Court was chosen for life. What q
strong government that would nave
been, If Hamilton had remained un-
checked it is altogether probable tina
the Government set up would havl
fallen to pieces before Wash.n3ton's
first term ended. He wished to re,
tire at the close Of his first f0ur years
and it was only upon tho most earn
est persuasion and urgent appeals. Ii!
friends telling him that if h failet
to stand for. another term the NOun2
government would dissolve, go Il
| T;ACnc Of n1Ph in n rnn1nlptA ~ eek
Mr.. Black. referring to Hamilton
scheme. said:
"When, therefore. he appeared il
the convention of 1857, nobody wa
surprised by the extraordinary Schem'
of empire which he improved an earl.
opportunity to develop. Here is tn
outline: His first step was the extinct
ton of the States; they could 10
cO-eXist with a national government
For the rest he proposed TO follow
as nearly rs might be the British
model, being specially careful TO Civ
constitutional sanction % The W9rs
l iabuses Of that SYSTEM
Hamilton had supreme contempt
: for the People. and believed in II
. Arietocracy. He believed in a co
ercIve uaion-a Government oi ia
: rich and for the itch and by the rich
. Hear him as he presented MS prefer
: ences for the form Of government II
= .SThe people are turbulent an
changing; they 5~Idom jud6c or deter
mine the light. Give. therefore, t
1 the first class a distinct. permanen
\ share in the government. They vi
i check the unsteadineSS of the SECOND
| and as they can not receive any ad
vantage by a change they therefor
I will ever maintain good government
Can a democratic assembly, who an