The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1922-06-27
What Clancy Would Have
Told Republican Harmonizers

1 uttondsd the harmony meetlns
on Thursday. June IS. but by some
oversight. unintentional I hope. on
the part OF the chairman. | was not
called upon to contribute any
words OF wisdom to the proceed
ines n l had been I would have
said something like the following,
which I have the vanity To believe
may he n timely contribution TO
our campaign literature.
Mr.. President, ladies' and Oentlc-
men; have an tdcn which I
wish to ~promulgnte and will try 10
do 80 within the limited time
which | am allowed TO consume.
Our program Indicates that we are
TO talk about repubhcanlsm. but IN
order TO do 20 inteillgentiy. II ~
TO the ''isms'' OF the democratic
formation Of present form Of
government for the United States.
One hundred and thirty-flva
years ago last month n convention
assembled ia IN" city az f'niludel-
phlt which. after about four
months OF labor. produced the
constitution under which fed
eral government was formed aud
umlrr which we have prospercd
and grown from ~ states with a
population Of about three million
20 a great nation composed OF Is
states with nearly one hundred
and ten million OF population. The
dominating influences IN that con-
vention were those OF the so-cafied
federalists. trcsi cxemplified In tho
personality of such men as George
Washington. John Adams. Alex
ander Hamilton. aud their nsso-
clates. Who had the vision and
purpose OF establishing a great im-
tionni government which would be
respected abroad and would maia.
tain law aud order ~ home.
Present Day Propaganda Tam
The republican party Of tho
present day inherita the spirit and
purposes Of these federali-ts OF the
later years OF the eighteenth ccn-
fury. Hut those great men who
created our government did not do
30 without much ana violent onpo-
slfion on the part OF honest, but
misguided men who believed that
ANY form of strong government
would lead To- despotism and the
sncrlfice of all individual rights.
There have always hecn at ali
times In the history OF the world.
people who have an instructive
hatred OF any form of government
and our constitution was adopted
only after the most HvaRe anil
strenuous fight thnt can b. imasin-
ed. Those who opposed the con-
stitution. did 40 in the most viru-
lent and SAVING The abus,
which they hcaped upon the other
side never has been excelled at any
time In our political history. 1nni
the political virulence and In
vcctiye OF the present day. are
tame and colnrless compared to
what was given forth In oppoEi-
ton to the constitution, perhaps
more violently In Pennsylvania
than anywhere else. although In
that state. by the hasty calling lof
% convention for the purpose lof
acting on the constitution, ratifi-
cation was obtained before o."
enemies rel fully aroused to
activity.
The principal scenes OF conflict
were in New York. Massachusetts
and Virginia. In Virginia. the
great leader Of the opposition was
the immortal Patrick Henry VINO
predicted tho absolute destruction
OF all personal rights anc liberty
under the proposed form OF g9t-
ernment. but when once the con
Etitution was ratified he avowed
hh purpose, as ID good citizen. of
supporting the government which
had been created. lie and others
prophesied that the rights and
sovereignty of the independent
states would he destroyed and alb
scrhedi by the central government,
and there are persons In our own
day who point to the 10Th. isth
and - amendments to the con-
stituiion as ~ fulfillmcnt OF thosn
p%esrimistic predictions.
Dcmocratic Party's Origin
In this opposition to the creation
OF our government are to he found
the germs and origin OF the demo.
cratic party as a political body.
The other school OF political
thought. known at different
periods under the names OF feder-
Riist. whig. and finally republican,
has always been the advocate ~
STRENGTHENING our national gov
eminent. while the democrats. from
the beginning. have always on
posed every step In that direction.
One OF the first acts OF tho
federalist administration was tho
enacting Of "a protective tariff
which called forth democratic on
position. The federuilstr advornt-
ed and the democrats opposed tho
expenditure OF federal money for
Internal improvements which In tho
earlier days consisted OF roads and
canals. The democrats az the very
beginning set forth In whnt arc
known "a the Kentucky resolutions.
their opposition : any permanent
national government. holding that
our constitution evidenced nothing
more than a compact or Partner
ship between independent aud
sovereign states. from which any
one or more Of those states might
withdraw at any time and for any
reason. or for no reazon at all. and
this was the animafinR principle OF
that party which finally cuiminat-
ed In itS attempt TO destroy the
union In the great civil war. 10
the result Of which that phaa. of
democratic belief was utterly ok
tlnKuished The democrats adyo-
Gated the right OF each state 10
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