El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-10-29
THE REVOLUTION OF 1900
Iv-CoNGREssIoNAL CAMPAIGNS.

"HE Young America political
movement which triumphed in
the congressional elections of
| 1910 was the result of radical and
progressive revolution within the
Franks OF the Democratic Republican
| party. in substituting a radical pro-
| gresive policy for a conservative and
/ aggressive program, and it brought
} into public life the second generation
| OF great statesmen. The young Amer
/ leans, or the young Republicans, as the
factionfsts were called, were led By
| Henry Clay and John c. Calhoun. by
| Richard NJ. Johnson and Felix Grundy,
| by Langdon Cheyes and George NJ
| Group Not one of these men at this
time was more than 40 years old. They
were indeed and in truth, young Amer
leans and young Republicans They al
| 50 were the first Insurgents in Amer
! lean political history, and it is inter
esting to note that they accomplished
| their revolutionary purposes in an
| off year election
The Federalist party never recov-
cred from the crushing blow of 1900
and the Democratic majority in con-
greSS increased with every biennial
election during the eight years of JEFF
ferson's two administrations But rot
outstanding the overwhelming pre-
ponderance of the Democratic party
and the great popularity of Mr.. JEFF
ferson, the last years of his admins
tratlon were far removed from 90
Itical peace. When the time came TO
choose his successor in 1908 the Fed
eTaHStS attempted to galvenize theiI
party into new life, but the gains thev
made were not sufficient to give them
control either of the electoral colleges
or the congress In the house they IN
, creased their vote from 81 to 46 in tie
senate from seven to 10. and in the
electoral colleges from the II votes
given against jefferson in 1904 to AZ
votes given against Madison Mad!s,,
received 122 electoral votes and went
INTO orffce backed by a majority of
more than two to one in both the sen
ate, and the house
But all was not harmonious The
great majority of the people preferred
to call themselves Democrats and they
hated the Federalists, but they did not
agree on questions of public policy
Inc great issue before the people was
how to solve the problem of dealing
with British and French interference
with American commerce.
Control Merchant Marine.
For time. beginning about 1898.
almost the entire merchant shipping
by Americans. The titanic struggle
between Napoleon and all the other
powers Of Europe had driven from the
seas the ships of every bel1igerent ma
ton except England, and even tho
British ships were forced TO be eau
tlcus. and British wares were carri-.i
IN American bottoms. This shipping
business was vastly profitable and was
world wide. From Africa, from China.
AM rfo
the Philippines, from the West Indies,
from every exporting port in the
world, American ships carried cargoes
10 She United States, there to be land
ell and neutraliZed before being re-
shipped for European ports While
England was striking at France II
maintain and establish the British ST.
premacy of the seas, that supremacy
was in fact about to be taken away ov
highlands lately revolted colonies. IN,
1904 Great Britain began to harass
American shipping by laying series
of paper blOckades and by again in
sistfng upon the right to seize Ame-.
lean ships and search them for desert
ing British seamen
Napoleon in his effort to cripple
England did not purpose to permit
manufactured wares to reach the con
tinent under the alleged neutral pro-
lection of the American flag and 50 he
issued the famous DEGREES of Berlin
and Milan. Between English orders n
council and French imperial decrees-
the prosperous American merchant ma
rlne was paralyzed. American men Of
war insulted and harassed American
vessels in every possible manner
No Navy to Uphold Commerce.
Jefferson and the Democrats of the
old school. the men who had helped
found the republic. who hated mon