OR,

THE PRINCIPLES AND POLICIES OF

THE AMERICAN DEMOCRACY.

BY S. S. BLOOM,

OF SHELBY, OHIO.

CONTAINING

A CONCISE STATEMENT OF THE LEADING PRINCIPLES OF THE
DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF THE UNITED STATES, AS TAUGHT

BY THE FATHERS OF THE REPUBLIC, ENUNCIAZED IN

THE NATIONAL PLATFORMS, AND PROCLAIMED

BY REPRESENTATIVE DEMOCRATS FROM

THE FOUNDATION OF THE GOVERN-

MENT TO THE PRESENT DAY.

CHICAGO AND NEW YORK:

BELFORD, CLARKE & CO.

HARVARD
UNIVERSITY
LIBRARY
OCT 26 1944

King fund

COPYRIGHT,

S. S. BLOOM.

1883.

PRINTED AND BOUND BY DONOHUE & HENNEBERRY, CHICAGO.

CONTENTS.

CHAPTER I.

WHAT IS DEMOCRACY?

HON. WILLIAM ALLEN'S DESCRIPTION OF DEMOCRACY-DEMOCRA

TIC PRINCIPLES ETERNAL-JEFFERSON AND HAMILTON-DE-

MOCRACY THE CORNER-STONE OF THE AMERICAN REPUBLIC-

IMPORTANT THAT ALL DEMOCRATS SHOULD BE INSTRUCTED IN

THE PRINCIPLES AND POLICIES OF

DEMOCRACY-OPPONENTS

OF DEMOCRATIC PRINCIPLES SHOULD BE

THE

PRINCIPLES

THEY OPPOSE

BETTER VERSED IN

PRINCIPLES

DEMOCRATIC

NEVER CHANGE-IMPORTANCE OF INTELLIGENT AND PATRI-

OTIC VOTING-DEMOCRACY HAS A WELL DEFINED AND COM-

PREHENSIVE POLICY

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CHAPTER II.

THE ORIGIN OF DEMOCRATIC PRINCIPLES.

DEMOCRATIC PRINCIPLES PREVAILED IN ANCIENT GREECE AND

ROME-MAGNA CHARTA-THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE

AND CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES CONTAIN THE

PRINCIPLES OF DEMOCRACY...

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CHAPTER III.

DUTY OF DEMOCRATS.

A HENRY CLAY WHIG ASKS A YOUNG DEMOCRAT A QUESTION—

HEREDITARY

DEMOCRATS-THE SOVEREIGN VOTER SHOULD