The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1907-08-09
TRUE DEMOCRAT.
STANDS STRICTLY FOR EQUAL
~ BEFORE The LAW.
Opposition 10 An Taxes Tha, Tend 10
Fosier Monopoly ls Cardinal Pfin-
elpls Of the Disciple Of jefferson.


Tho dictionaries and Mr.. bryan de-
fue "a Democrat as one who adhercs
10 a government hy the people. hut
that is only a nominal dchnition-onc
which explains only the meaning OF
the term defined without indicating
anything more of the nature OF the
thing siguinod by n than be- implied
BY tho term itself % every body who
understands its mctning. u 10 cQuiva.
lent 20 saying tha; a Democrat 10 q
democrat
What b. needed az This tmc Is not
a nominal but real dcaniilon ~ the
word -onc which viii ctplain the ma.
ture 90 the thlng defined by reference
20 tee orlgin and history On connection
with American politics Such a den
milton would necessarily relate back
10 the principles set forth hy Thomas
Jefferson and James Madison in itas
and 1899. when those men founded Che
Democratic party of ,hc United states
those principles being embodied in
certain resolutions and in report
made ty James Madison 90 che VIZ.
ginia legislature. iuHatIng upon a
arIct construction of The LANGUAGE of
he federal constitution respecting The
powers granted to the scurral EoF
ernmrnt ana those reserved % The
states
a Democrat then is a sirictcon.
sfrucuonlst That ia hs chief char.
artcriFtic ie believes iu tho doctrine
Of state riFhis. or local soif severn.
mcnt-that is. home rule al opposed
to Capitalization and imperialism ile
believes ln equality before the laW.
and therefore opposes the creation 81
vested rehfs or rrcrugauFrf and rrl.
waite monopo.Ies by legislation De D.
ucvCs lu taxation Cor revenue oulY
ard therefore opposes ans and an
taNcs that foster MONOPOLY. a. our
'aHn laws 80 10 thls time ho b.
ilcyca in thc hEht of trial ~ jury az
that dFht Is guarded by The Couau.
tuition and In thcuf1ro opposed 10
government by injunction &c. b..
nevos ia majority rule in every locaii.
% hut that n majority ~ che people
in me whole country have The Fifht t0
rule The minority ony - ions aa 30
rules in conformity uifh ne com
pact exprcssed in the Consultation
whereby o. ia agreed hat majority
of the representative of che people
IN one tranch of congress. and ma.
iority of senators rcprcsentinE soysr
cIen states in tho other branch. shall
make general laws subject to a. quail.
ned veto by the president and to
numerous restrictions Imposed By tho
terms of che constitutional compact
A Democrat also associates himself
with the political party which, from
lfs birth ln If1s. has alHaTH stood
pledged tn carry out ifa policies in
accordance ul,h those ECueral urind.
lics DE opposes those ah0 grok to
cFalc OF nuufY constitutional rruYl
s.ous by stretching and twisting such
provisions in applying them to Ger
rent legislation or current judicial pro.
ocedinEs lie ia plainly distinguish
able from an OchioCuf on Tho ono
hand and from au impeHai.sf on ms
other For ochiocracy o. a form %
government iu which the multitude
rule directly. whereas. In a democTa.
Cy Ike ours. they severn through
fhcir representatives And Imperial
iEm-eyeu such a. the imperial dem.
gcracy II Athens denies to its cub.
ioCfs The riEht of representation in its
legislative boiy and taxes them with.
OUT their consent. whereas our domoc-
racy. both in ifs or.gin and In ita Goa.
uuuing purpose. rcpudiates that sys.
tenn
Perhaps 90 per cent 81 the people
~ this country honestly adhere to the
theory ~ government by The people
and may. in that sense. Dr. called
democrats Huf many of them believe
.n ochiocacy and many others bo.
hcyo DOB imperial democracy ln party
nomenclature. however. only those
who believe .n representative domoc.
rattle government and adhere to the
strict construction of the Constitution
are Democrats