Arguments Against The Hamilton Campaign

According to Jefferson, the Hamilton program seemed to encourage economic inequalities and work against the ordinary American people. Jefferson, with the help of a friend, Philip Freneau made publications of the national Gazette to counter the Federalist press. They came up with articles that attacked the Washington administration and also Hamilton’s program. The publications included “Rules for changing a Republic into a Monarchy”, which was aimed at the national government and the elitism of the Federalist party. This opposition to the Federalists gave birth to the formation of Democratic-Republican Societies. The societies felt that the Washington administration designed domestic policies that aimed at enriching the few and ignoring everyone