The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-11-01

During the Adams administration
all of the political leaders In the coun-
try claimed to be loyal members and
true representatives OF the historic
Democratic Republican party. In the
first half OF that administration the
parties In congress were usually desig-
mated as Adams and anti-Adams. AS
the campaign OF 1928 approached, the
opposition to the administration CEN
tered upon the support OF Jackson and
became known as Jackson men. The
Adams men, unwilling to limit their
allegiance to one man, assumed the
name National Republicans. The
Jackson men then claimed sole title
TO the old party name OF Democratic
Republicans. The word Republican
appearing In the title OF both parties
gave rise to confusion and the Jack
son men dropped II and retained only
the title Democratic. which still en-
dures. The old Federalist element
fiocked to the support OF the Adams
Clay faetton,- but to them the word Res
publican was offensive.
Therefore, II happened that while
the opposition TO Jackson was FORM
ally known as the National Republican
party, in practice It's members were
called Wings and after few years
the party offlcially adopted the old
English appellation. In the campaign
OF 1928 the Democrats and Wings
faced each other In a square light.
and for the first time In the history OF
the country there was general ma
tional political campaign.
The principal issues which had di-
vided the old Federalist and Repub-
lican parties hinged upon questions
of foreign policy. The Republic had
severed It's political connection with
Europe, but it's internal commerce
was not self.supporting and It was
compelled TO lean upon foreign trade
for existence. The first sharp division
resulted from the Jay treaty with Eng
land and from that time until the war
OF 1912 foreign commerce and for
eign policies determined the issues
upon which the people divided.
The Embargo and non-Intercourse
|, Acts OF the jefferson and Madison
regime, hated as they were by the
commercial interests. Afforded com
plete protective system which en-
couraged home industries. Pennsyl
yania especially began to build up
manufacturers. being followed by New
Jersey, New York. and New England
The invention Of the cotton gin in this
country and the Improvement OF spin
ming machinery In England created
such a demand for cotton that slave
labor in the cotton states became I'm
menaely profitable and the financial
| interests OF the south did not discover
the need OF investing money in any
| thing except cotton plantations. The
result Of the War OF 1912 the over
throw Of Napoleon, the beginning Of
the long peace In Europe, the rapio
growth OF the United States and the
development Of the territory between
the Alleghenies and the Mississippi
all operated TO make the Republic
more independent Of foreign affairs
| In the meanwhile the Federalis
party had collapsed, and the Repub
iicans were In control Of the govern
ment by virtue of their position witt
respect TO foreign policies. Then. fol
the first time, domestic problems arose
and pressed for settlement. In 1915
at the behest Of Pennsylvania, Con
gress enacted q protective tarin whici
resulted In further stimulating thu
American industries. The strict con
structionists and the latitudinariani
again clashed upon the question
whether the federal government pos
sessed the power under the constitu
ton to appropriate money for roads
canals and other internal improve
ments.
Henry Clay, who came into nationa
prominince In the Young Republican
revolt Of 1910. placed himself at tn
head of the progressive faction. HI
formulated a protective tariff doctrin
which he named the American System
He was heartily in favor OF interna
improvements. and he was so thor
oughly devoted to the business OF ad
yancing the material prosperity OF tn
country that he deprecated the injeC
| ton of purely political questions IN
10 the national forum. Thus he al
ways was ready with compromis'
measure to stave OF the final reckon
| ing on political questions, that n
might save his industrial program
from disturbance. He was a protec
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