Partisan Politics A Republican Party Point Of View

Partisan Politics: A Republican Party Point of View In the 1790s, partisan politics emerged due to the opposing views on how the new nation should be governed. The two parties that developed were the Federalists and the Democratic –Republicans. The Republicans were a group that believed in the strong states’ rights, restricted power for the federal government, and a stern clarification of the Constitution. Thomas Jefferson and James Madison led the party. The Republicans ideal government favored liberty and believed that the government should be receptive to the people. The party believed that the states’ should be dominant in governing because they wanted assurance that individual liberties would be protected from government tyrants. The†¦show more content†¦During the debate, Thomas Jefferson stated that, â€Å"The incorporation of a bank, and the powers assumed by this bill, have not, in my opinion, been delegated to the United States, by the Constitution.† The Republicans believed that the creation of the bank would put too much power into the hands of the elite and that could possibly lead to corruption. In Debate on the First National Bank, it was stated that Congress would have the power to do whatever would be for the good of the United States; and they would be the sole judges of the good or evil, which would give them power to do whatever evil they pleased. The Republicans wanted to eliminate all debt incurred by the new nation. However, according to the bill for the proposal of a National Bank, they would be borrowing money that they did not have and others would have to pay it back. Jefferson and his supporters did not believe that it was fair to the economically stable states to take on the financial burden of those states that were fiscally irresponsible. In theory, the National Bank would benefit the North more so than the South. The southern states had become successful in agriculture and able to pay their debts. They wanted agriculture to become the backbone of the nation and anticipated that agriculture could lead them to nationwide prosperity. Yet, there were many in the country that did not have faith in the ideals and decisions of the common people. The Federalists were