The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-10-12

What are the real essential dif-
terenccs between the republican and
democratic parties? Many who arr
active on one side or the other cam
not nrswer tina question, and II stated
mont. as brief MS Is consistent win
clearueHa, Of n correct answer may
be OF value to the honest, intelligent
voter.
For centur.,s before the b%eginnirg
" our present government the Eng,
fish speaking people had bcen strug-
cling against %tyrannical governments
IN the attempt TO obtain their nat-
urel rights. The English sctticmentf
N America began In the early part OF
the seventeenth century and were
made In great part by men who were
bent upon freedom and indepcnd-
encc. Far from the mother country,
Df necessity they achieved n large
measure Of self-govcrnmer; and Do
Vcloped o spirit OF seif-sufficicnt In
dependence which eliminated In the
war Of the revolution IN the eight
senth century. coupled, however,
with determined hostility to the gov
crnment from which they had separ-
ated, which led to q general distrust
Of all effective government and Gre
ated the sentiment so definitely az
pressed lin the saying hat eternal
vigilance r. the price Or iiberfy. NJ
that feeling Is to he found the origin
Of that school Of political views
known AZ frat as republican and
later ns democratic.
ON the other hand there were
many in the post-revolutionary 1ays
who realized hat mere opposition
to governmental institutions would
not get us anywhere Ind WHO.
with prophetic foresight, visioned n
future OF "A great nation united,
strong and powerful. aud sought 10
create "A government. which would ~"
Instrumental In realizing that vision.
In the early days they were known
AS federalists md later their success
ors as whigs and still later as repuh-
licana. Rome Of them. before our
constitution was formed, In their de-
sire for a strong government, went
so far as 20 advocate the establish
ment OF a monarchy and II George
Washington had sought the gratif-
cation Of personal ambition. there n
but little doubt that he might have
been the first king OF our country:
but with the Eelf-sncrificing patriot
Ism which was one OF his main char
actcrlstics, he .disapproved OF. and
checked. the movement to make him
"a monarch.
Upon the creation OF our govern
nent by tho formation OF the consti-
tuition. these twd political schools
survived. and ie,l. Al the beginning 10
tho formation ~ politlcai parties.
The most prominent mcmhers OF the
federabFt party were Washington.
Hamilton. and at first. MadisGn.
while Jefferson was the leader OF the
democrats. So extreme were the
views OF jefferson In favor Of "purr
democracy" that Il iA helleVed II he
a been Mt home In 1887 we never
would have had the constitution then
formulated. ", indeed anv constitn-
ton ut all. so great were his personal
Influence and character. but he was
then IN France. Fortunately for tile
country the federalists were In con
troll Of the government for twelve
years, during the presidential terms
ot Washington and John Adams. and
In that time were laid the founda-
tions Of n real nation which has
crown n prospered. When the fed
ernlisis were overthrow and Jeffcr-
son came 20 the presidency. our in-
situations were so far fixed that he
could not have overthrow. or great
~ changed them, even n so Inclined.
The republicans. as they were then
called. consistently opposed the ma
tionaiistic ideas OF the federalists
and asserted the doctrine that the