The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1912-02-23
Not all in the Name.

A rose by any other name would
smell as sweet Political parties are
organized for specific purposes; they
are inspired by sense Of patriotism,
and when the principles involved are
forgotten and political degeneracy sets
in the organizations have lost their use
fulness.
In politics as well as religion the cloak
OF hypocrisy steals in. Men sail under
false colors for selfish ends. This, Of
course, IS not the rule, but its effects are
to seriously divert and impair the orig.
inal ideas involved in the organization.
The teachings of Thos. Jefferson in.
spired the organization Of the Demo-
cratic party, although Jefferson himself
was at the head OF the old Republican
party, the principles OF which were hand
ed down and inherited by the present De-
mocracy The present Republican or
ganization was later product
SO it is to be seen that there was a
change OF name, but not Of principle.
After the days OF Jefferson, however,
the enemies Of popular government be-
came active and the Republican party,
which is the Democratic party of to-day,
lost much OF its vitality. This was the
condition OF affairs when Old Hickory
came into the public arena and restored
the force and yigor OF real Democracy.
Andrew jackson fought the ideas OF
Capitalization with an iron hand and he
routed the enemies Of popular govern
ment. II may be said that Jefferson
was the founder Of true Democracy in
America, but it was not until the days
OF Jackson that the name became popu
larized Jackson it was who forced the
issue and defeated the advocates Of a
central bank. The same pressure was
brought to bear upon him that is being
brought to-day that the moneyed in
terests would precipitate panic il he
persisted. But Jackson deied the in
terests and restored TO the people the
pristine purity ofindividual sovereignty.
The same Interests" are at work to-
day sailing under the cloak OF Democra-
cy III an attempt to overthrow popular
government. They threaten financial
ruin and everything else as expedients
to carry out their favorite schemes, and
il will take some statesman with the will
and personality Of Old Hickory to stay
these fallacies. Old Hickory was a DEM
ocrat, and il would be shame to place
in the same class the name OF Theodore
Roosevelt whose Weakened patriotism
led him to fasten the biggest trust upon
the American people while the interests
were threatening him with money dis
turbance If he refused. Roosevelt is a
latter-day Republican, claiming TO be
d progressive. He would claim any
thing to satisfy the cravings Of his no
toriety.
II was Daniel Webster who said that
i republic indeed and in truth must be
administered by the assent Of the gov
erned John +. Morgan, the greatest
constitutional Democrat in the South
since the war, defined Democracy as fol-
lows: THAT the people are the source
OF all political power, the authors Of all
fundamental codes and the supreme
judges. under God, Of all that relates to
justice and the general welfare. =
Abraham Lincoln, though Republi-
can in association, was by naturea Demo-
crat. Grover CleveIand's ideas Of De-
mocracy were perhaps As sound as Oldl
Hickory i until be refused 20 sell United
states bonds outside Of Wall street. Will
liam Jennings Bryan, though training
with both pop,lists and Democrats and
afterwards expousing socialistic doc
trines, is at heart and soul Democrat.
The name Of Democracy covers a
multitude q sins. The fault lies moi at (
the door 81 the party founders. II lies
not With the man VINO finds his faith
and practice in It's originsa principles, |