Why We are Democrats Or, The Principles and Policies of the American DemocracyBelford, Clarke & Company, 1883 - 233 من الصفحات |
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... to alienate any portion of our countrymen from the rest , or to enfeeble the sacred ties which link together the various parts of our common coun- try . Whether he called himself a Democrat or not makes no 34 Why we are Democrats ?
... to alienate any portion of our countrymen from the rest , or to enfeeble the sacred ties which link together the various parts of our common coun- try . Whether he called himself a Democrat or not makes no 34 Why we are Democrats ?
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... common interest in the general welfare of every other section , and because each added strength and security to the other , and in this sense the Union was the main prop of our lib- erties , so that the love for one should endear to the ...
... common interest in the general welfare of every other section , and because each added strength and security to the other , and in this sense the Union was the main prop of our lib- erties , so that the love for one should endear to the ...
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... common country ; that every citizen and every section of the country has a right to demand and insist upon an equality of rights and privileges , and to complete and ample protection of persons and property from domestic violence or ...
... common country ; that every citizen and every section of the country has a right to demand and insist upon an equality of rights and privileges , and to complete and ample protection of persons and property from domestic violence or ...
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... meet once more around a common altar , as it were , to do by wise statesmanship what war had thus far failed to accomplish . These and other arguments had their desired effect . President Lincoln 76 Why we are Democrats .
... meet once more around a common altar , as it were , to do by wise statesmanship what war had thus far failed to accomplish . These and other arguments had their desired effect . President Lincoln 76 Why we are Democrats .
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... , prisoners of war , in a suffering condition , deserves the severest rep- robation , on the score alike of public policy and common humanity . 5. That the sympathy of the Democratic party is heartily 78 Why we are Democrats .
... , prisoners of war , in a suffering condition , deserves the severest rep- robation , on the score alike of public policy and common humanity . 5. That the sympathy of the Democratic party is heartily 78 Why we are Democrats .
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الصفحة 96 - That the maintenance inviolate of the rights of the States, and especially the right of each State to order and control its own domestic institutions according to its own judgment exclusively...
الصفحة 65 - American people, that after four years of failure to restore the Union by the experiment of war, during which under the pretense of a military necessity of a war power higher than the' Constitution, the Constitution itself has been disregarded in every part, and public liberty and private right, alike trodden down, and the material prosperity of the country essentially impaired, justice, humanity, liberty, and the public welfare demand that immediate efforts be made for a cessation of hostilities...
الصفحة 77 - Whereas, it is essential to just government we recognize the equality of all men before the law, and hold that it is the duty of government in its dealings with the people to mete out equal and exact justice to all, of whatever nativity, race, color, or persuasion, religious or political...
الصفحة 54 - That the liberal principles embodied by Jefferson in the Declaration of Independence, and sanctioned in the Constitution, which makes ours the land of Liberty, and the asylum of the oppressed of every nation, have ever been cardinal principles in the democratic faith...
الصفحة 52 - That it is the duty of every branch of the Government to enforce and practice the most rigid economy in conducting our public affairs, and that no more revenue ought to be raised than is required to defray the necessary expenses of the Government and for the gradual but certain extinction of the public debt.
الصفحة 30 - ... a jealous care of the right of election by the people, — a mild and safe corrective of abuses which are lopped by the sword of revolution where peaceable remedies are unprovided...
الصفحة 31 - These principles form the bright constellation which has gone before us, and guided our steps through the age of revolution and reformation. The wisdom of our sages, and blood of our heroes have been devoted to their attainment. They should be the creed of our political faith, the text of civic instruction, the touchstone by which to try the services of those we trust ; and should we wander from them in moments of error or alarm, let us hasten to retrace our steps and to regain the road which alone...
الصفحة 27 - As avenues to foreign influence, in innumerable ways, such attachments are particularly alarming to the truly enlightened and independent patriot. How many opportunities do they afford to tamper with domestic factions, to practice the arts of seduction, to mislead public opinion, to influence or awe the public councils!
الصفحة 53 - ... to suspend the passage of a bill whose merits cannot secure the approval of two-thirds of the Senate and House of Representatives, until the judgment of the people can be obtained thereon, and which has saved the American people from the corrupt and tyrannical domination of the Bank of the United States, and from a corrupting system of general internal improvements.
الصفحة 52 - That we are decidedly opposed to taking from the President the qualified veto power, by which he is enabled, under restrictions and responsibilities amply sufficient to guard the public interest, to suspend the passage of a bill, whose merits cannot secure the approval of two-thirds of the Senate and House of Representatives, until the judgment of the people can be obtained thereon...