The Detroit times., 1910-10-29
CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGNS
By FREDERIC ] HASKIM
INSURGENCY IN 1910

! barge created the greatest indigna-
! ton in New England. but IL caused
even greater suffering in the strong
| ly Democratic states of the south.
! New England still had its fisheries,
and it's budding manufactures. The
embargo act was most complete
protection against foreign competi,
ton and the manufacturing state of
Pennsylvania protited more than IL
lost. But Virginia was paralyzed
The Fcderalists made the mistake
OF openly sympathizing with England
and OF tacitly encouraging disunion-
ism. The campaign OF 1905 was bit
terly fought. but the Federalist were
under suspicion OF disloyalty and the
Democrats achieved another over.
whelming party victory. The Embargo
Act was repealed. and a Non-lnter-
course Act substituted for IL. which.
instead OF forbidding all commerce
prohibited only that with England and
France.
In the meantime the British AFRO
gance was becoming more and more
intolerable. British warships inso-
lently patrolled the entrances TO
Chesapeake Bay and New York har-
Dor. The British ship Leopard cap
tured and searched the American fri
gate Chesapeake within a few miles
OF Norfolk. The people were furious,
but neither Jefferson nor Madison was
willing 10 go TO war to avenge the
honor OF the republic.
When the campaign of 1910 opened
tho nAnn1a Of ha hAI
furious against England With one
voice they cried for war They dis
approved OF the weak and vaccilatiug
policy Of Madison and jefferson. but
they hated even more the Federalists
who were openly sympathizing with
England. They resolved 10 elect a
congress which would substitute ag-
gressive measures for defensive poll
cies, and yet they were unwilling to
turn out the Democrats by voting in
the Federalists.
In nearly every congressional dis
trict In the whole country the
younger. and more hot-headed element
in the Democratic party put forward
candidate for congress who was
pledged TO the policy OF aggression,
even to the extent OF favoring a sec
ond war with England. These candi-
dates were nearly all young men. and
the movement responsible for their
candidacy took on the name OF Young
American" and they were known as
Young Republicans" Their political
standing was very much the same as
that OF the insurgent Republicans who
are now. a century later. giving an
al aokf alnrffnn rnfCttol inter-
est and Importance.
The Young Republican movement
was successful. and OF the LAP men
who sat in the eleventh congress, 81
were defeated for reelection. At the
same time the Federalists lost ground
in both houses of congress. and when
the new congress met the house was
composed of SO Federalists and 105
Democrats. while In the senate there
were only Federalists and 80 Demo
Gratis. The victory was complete,
Young America was In the saddle, the
day OF the fathers was done and the
responsibility for government now
had passed TO the sons.
This was a new generation. Ii was
not concerned with the issues which
had divided the people In the trying
years between the close OF the Revo-
luton and the adoption or the Consti-
tuition. II no longer feared the posi-
bility of a monarchical establishment.
II no longer was concerned with alb
stract problems involving the forms
OF government The Constitution was
accepted, the Union was formed, and
now Young America was determined
to establish industrial prosperity, even
at the expense OF political peace.
While many OF the fathers still were
to llnger on the stage for several
years TO come, this insurgent move
| ment OF 1910 actually marked the be-
ginning of the second epoch in the
personnel Of American statesmanship
| Il resulted in bringing Clay and Cal
houn into party leadership; 1t brought
| John Quincy Adams into the Demo
cratic fold: IL destroyed the domln
ancy OF Federalism even In Massa
chusetts; II made inevitable the War
OF 1872; and Il confirmed the national
independence and the national respon
sibility OF the American republic.
The election OF 1910 made certain
the continued dominancy OF the Demo
cratic party by effecting radical and
fundamental revolution In the doc
trines and tenents Of that organiZa
ton. Young Republicanism had the
! sympathy and support OF practically
all the people. TO the extent that ter
wears later Monroe received every
electoral vote but one, and even tha'
one was cast for another Democrat
Fourteen years later there was but
one party In the countryside Demo
cratic.
Monday-The Revolt Of the People