I'm pretty sure that it is a democracy
He taught the golden mean to his students.
Considering his views, he would probably oppose a persons' election to the house of representatives and supreme court at the same time.
Unless the person was elected by the people, he would most likely see this as unfair and an insult to the liberties of the American people to choose their own representatives
Formal and informal segregation, discrimination in employment and housing, denial of civil rights, and outright violence faced African Americans in the southern communities provided a major impetus to leave the region during the first half of the twentieth century.