The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1908-06-05

eAFa NCnPohs had AuaOS ~ bue II WIS
not that he believed IN the constitution
or loved Il. but that he thought It bet.
ter than the articles OF confederation.
because II lodged more power in the
federal establishment
As the secretary Of the treasury IN
Washingtou's cabinet he was at his
greatest He had the GIN Of Rgank
Sation. and he brought order out OF
chaos; but he had too much mental
integrity or mental pride % pretend
that the protective system was not q
hardship on the people And Mr.
Stanley quoted from him some Ian
guase that sounds marveaously Dem
ocrattc on the tariff question.
Mr. Delzell made this declaration:
He certainly Is . bold man who, IN
the face Of history, contends today
that the permanent policies which
have entered into the statutes and
character OF our nation are not the
policies dictated By Hamilton and his
followers"
And 10 that MF. Stanley retorted.
Hero my temeFity may argue more
than my Judgment. but | deny It.
There never was deduction more alb
snlutely untounded hurled dehantly
into the teeth OF history.
What were the policies OF Alexan-
der Hamilton?
He would have had a president for
hfe--he Is elected every four years.
He would have senators during
good behayior-they serve a fixed and
definite term OF six years.
Z "He would have the executive arm.
ed with an absolute veto--you can by
twothirds majority annul that veto.
| HE would have nuzSled free speech
Jefferson opened the deliberations of
this house to the naked view and can.
did criticism Of a free and untram-
meled press. .
'He defended the alien and sedition
laws-they are repealed. He founded
national bank--it Is demolished. All
his cherished and Wanted schemes
are gone glimmering in the dream Of
things that were exploded fallacies,
they litter the debris OF history.
! II challenge the gentleman from
Pennsylvania to give me one single
solitary policy Of Hamilton which was
ever crystallized into law that lived.
His policies are gone, his followers are
dead. There are only left his apollo
gists and his eulogists." H..
II Jefferson had not come back from
France when he did 1t is more than
possible that the colonies would have
sought the protection of England. and
that would have resulted in a return
Of allegiance to the British flag. When
the French revolution came II was
hailed with approval by the best OF
the intellectual world, including Ed
mund Burke, Charles James Fox,
Thomas Jefferson and Thomas Paine
II was the revolt of liberty against
despotism, the longdelayed triumph
Of light over darkness; but in the
atrocities Of the Terror were common
surate with the centuries Of enormities
that privilege had perpetuated in
France, and there was revulsion of
public opinion. Even Burke became
the most formidable Of all the adver-
saries Of the revolution he had ap-
plauded, Hamilton agreed with Burke.
and so did a far greater than Hamil-
ton-even George Washington.
There was actual war between
France and the United States, and nu-
merous battles fought ON the water
between the two powers. Washington
was again appointed commandment.
chief, and chose Hamilton as his chief
lieutenant England and France were
In death grapple. Had war been
declared and waged for year 1t is
morally certain that British rule would
have been re-established in our coun.
try. Jefferson prevented that war,
and by that act he saved the Union.
Mr.. Dalzell had the temerity 10 chal.
lenge the conduct of Jefferson in the
acquisition Of Louisiana and asserted
that the thing was accomplished in
spite OF Jefferson. And now II was
that the Lord delivered the accom-.
plished Pennsylvania into the hands
Of the brilliant Kentuckian. stephen
A. Douglas, in reply to Seward, did
not tower above his adversary more
gigantically than did Stanley over Dial.
zell. II was this part of the speech
that showed what a genius for re.
search is possessed by the gifted ora.
tor from the Second Kentucky district
It is too long to quote. One must read
II entirely to get proper conception
of it. 1t is not at all remarkable that
Mr.. Dalzell was content TO allow that
the debate is a closed incident. Every
Intelligent onlooker in our political
Vienna should read Dalzell's speech
and then read Stanley's reply.
When Stanley came to discuss the
; duel between Burr and Hamilton he
put an entirely new phase on the con-
troversy. Hamilton was a believer in
the code. He was on the field as
Lauren's second in the duel with Gen.
= eral Charles Lee. He sought quarrel
with John Adams that could have been
settled, according to his ideas Of per.
sonal honor, only on the field. He
challenged James Monroe. and would
have fought him if Aaron Burr had not
lent his good offices and composed the
difference without hostile meeting.