1925. It is the author_s purpose in developing the stirring story of the Plutarchian struggle of Jefferson and Hamilton to show that the period was picturesque and dramatic. The struggle of these two giants surpasses in importance any other waged in America because it related to elemental differences that reach back into the ages and will continue to divide mankind far into the future. The real issue between Jefferson and Hamilton came down to the fact that the nation should be not only a republic, but a democratic republic.