The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-07-01

that he expects to support the ticket,
l mea hat he desires to do so and
will do so unless good n sufficient
reasons "a be given for refusal. 1
may add that his membership in the
democratic party can not be thorough
ly democratic unless he considers 9th
er members equally entitled with MIN
to a voice in the party's management
No intelligent man becomes a mem
Der of the party with the expectation
that he will agree Upon all subjects
with every member of the party, but
he ought to expect to agree with 9th
er members On the general policy of
the party and be willing to confer on
equal terms with other members as to
details and methods, content that the
voice of the majority shall be the
voice of the party unless the MAORI
ty violates some fundamental princi-
pie or demands of him the surrender
of a conviction.
l think, however, that your question
calls for a broader consideration of
the subject. If the democratic party
is entitled to the name, it must be
true to the ideas of democracy, and
if we can for a m lay aside par
ty definitions l will define a democrat
as one who believes in the rule of the
people. The word democracy, is de-
,S,-l E-~. H. Co-~Ir o-I 49, 4--~
words, demos (the people,, and krateo
Ito rule), leave no doubt that a demo
crazy is a government in which the
people rule. A democrat, therefore, if
the meaning of the name is considered
must be one who believes in the rule
of the people.
This view of the subject is sustain
ed by the writing of Jefferson. A
short time before his death in a let
ter to Mr.. Lee he said: Men by their
constitutions are naturally divided in
to two parties: First, those who fear
and distrust the people and wish to
draw all power from them into the
hands of the higher classes; second
those who identify themselves with
the people, have confidence in them,
cherish n consider them as the
most wise depository of the public
interests. In every country these two
parties exist, and in every one where
they are free to think, speak and
write, they. will declare themselves"
Then speaking of the various names
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countries to these two parties, he said
THE last appelation of aristocrats
and democrats is the true one, express
ing the essence of ALL"
1t will BIZ seen that Jefferson used
the wore democrat to distinguish
those who nave confidence in the peo-
pie, and the word aristocrat to de-
scribe those fear and distrust the peo-
pie, and no one can torture the word
democrat into any other meaning OF
apply it accurately without consider
ing the distinction which Jefferson
points out.
What Jefferson said was true at the
time ne said it, and it is as true to-
N"s' AOSN wv pal tACo dIC W We |
found in every country, and 40 matter
by what name they are known, they
represent the two elements in society.
Those who trust the people are every
where endeavoring to bring the govern
ment nearer to the people and to make
it more responsive to the will of the
Those who distrust the peo-
pie are everywhere endeavorfng to OBJ
each new step toward popula
government.
We have in this country the distinc-
ton which Jefferson pointed out, and
the earliest time have had among
our inhabitants both the aristocrat
and the democrat. Hamilton repre-
the a~ristocratis idea of his day
and proposed a plan of government
which provided for a president hold
ing office during good behavior. for
senator's holding Office during good be-
and for governors to be
appointed by the federal government
holding office during good behav-
or. Hamilton distrusted the people
wanted 10 remove the
IS far from the people as possible.
He feared the passions OF the multi
Rouse of representatives for the first
We nave some today who take
as their ideal and who like
hamilton, distrust the people and seek
o build complicated systems of repre-
'entation between the people and the
servants. These, however, do not rep
esent the mass of the voters in any
,arty and a only be successful when
hey a deceive the party as to their :
cal purpose. ,
Hamilton's idea was repudiated at
he time OF the adoption OF the consti-
ution, and the ideas of Jefferson were
The popular idea has con '
inued TO TOW n the doctrines of {
ienerson were never stronger than t