A Few Plain Facts
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Excerpt from A Few Plain Facts: Addressed to the People of Pennsylvania What are the principles of the different parties, and for what are they contending? The friends of Mr. Polk assert that they are the true Democracy of the Country - and this claim constitutes their whole strength: we ask every friend of truth to examine and see what right they have to the name of Democracy. There are many who will refuse to examine, but there are others who will, and to them I address myself. It is the duty of every friend o This Country to think, reflect, and determine according to his conscience. A Democrat is one, who has confidence in the intelligence of the people, who believes that they are able to govern themselves - that the people are generally right, sometimes wrong, hut always ultimately right: that it is the duty of every man to adopt such measures as will render them happy, contented and comfort able. The Loco Foco party have been in power under Gen. Jackson and Mr. Van Buren for twelve years. What measure did that party ever propose to assist the labouring class, or the people at large, or to relieve their distresses during the trying crisis through which, during that period, we passed? None! In 1832 the four prominent questions of public policy were, 1. The Tariff. 2. The distribution of the proceeds of the Public Lands among the different States. 3. The protection of the National Currency, by a National Bank. 4. The system of Internal Improvement, to preserve, connect, and strengthen the union of the States. These are all measures calculated to encourage trade and commerce, and give employment to the poor. These were at that time the favourite measures of the Democracy of Pennsylvania. Her Legislature and Governors, from time to time, instructed and requested her Sena tors and Representatives in Congress to support them - they have sup ported them, the Press has added its strength, and the people have ratified and confirmed them. On all these questions, the friends of Mr. Polk have, at the command of Gen. Jackson, wheeled to the right -about-face, like a platoon, at the command of its officer, and with the exception of the Tariff, where, in certain parts of the State they endeavour, from necessity, to make some reservation, they are now pledged to oppose them with as much zeal and earnestness as they were before pledged to support them. Mr. Dallas and the late Mr. Muhlenhurg have been charged with apostacy on these subjects, as though it were the individual sin of these gentlemen. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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