Federalists and Democratic-Repubilicans

Hello my friends and colleagues! Today I am writing to tell you about the differences between two huge political parties. These parties are pretty new and I know that many of you are confused about what the differences between the two are so I have talked to both of these party's leaders in order to help explain the viewpoints of the two opposing parties.

First I spoke with Thomas Jefferson who is the main founder of the Democratic- Republican party. He presents himself as a strong supporter of the state government and fears putting absolute power in a federal government. He also urges his party to follow a strict interpretation of the constitution, which basically means he wants the constitution followed word by word. He believes that if congress is given too much power to interpret the constitution as they see fit then the national government will be able to gain far too much power, severely limiting the power of the state governments. Jefferson also assures that he believes that the national government should only be responsible for paying off the taxes of the nation and not the states. Many people may be wondering what all of this means. Basically, Jefferson supports the common man. He believes in a strong government ruled as a Democracy between an entire populous. Jefferson has also set up his system in a way which would support agriculture. Overall Jefferson's party seems like the best choice for anyone who does not consider themselves rich or anyone who depends on agriculture for a living.

Afterward I spoke with Hamilton, who has almost opposite beliefs when compared with Hamilton. He leads the Federalist party which puts most of their beliefs towards a strong central government. These Federalists fear a mob rule, which they claim would happen if the government is run the way Democratic-Republicans intend it to be run. Hamilton's crowd prefer to use a loose interpretation of the constitution, which gives congress much more leeway to rule as they deem necessary. Finally Hamilton's Federalists prefers to have the federal government pay both national and state taxes, thus helping to better unify the nation. The Federalist party's method favors the rich, well educated elite as well as industries. If you consider yourself a part of these groups then I would suggest looking further into the Federalist Party and see if their ideals match your own.

Many people may be wondering how these two groups will ever be able to get along. We will have to wait and see how relations between these two turn out and hope that the tension between these two behemoth political parties remains as it is, just tension with little conflict. We have already had some conflict such as when Hamilton continued to raise a protective tariff to bump up the cost of imports and if things keep going the way they are we might be in trouble when these two political parties face off.

I hope I have helped you understand these two political parties in time to make your vote in the coming year's election one that truly represents your beliefs. Not being able to understand the concepts behind these parties and voting on any candidates would be the same as being stripped of your right to vote and the very democracy on which our nation was founded.

-Nicolas Papin