The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1894-09-05
Sttrd BIZ Democracy.

The Augusta Chronicle very truly
says that "the. TWO great parties Of this
country are tie Dem ocratic party and
the Republican party. For years these
| parties have been nearly balanced, and
| the popular majority is on The side of
| Democracy. For years the Democrats
have waged war upon the policies of
the Republican party, and twice in the
past decade have trlumphed at the polls
| in q Presidential election. The last
time the triumph extended not only to
the Presidency, but to both Houses of
Congress, and for the first time in
generation the Democrats have control
Of the legislation Of the country. But ii
every party there are those who do not
coincide fully with the advanced Ideas
of the platform, and lean to more con-
| Servatlye teachings, and sometimes ac-
tuaily favor certain tenets Of the oppos.
ing party. When therefore, an issue
comes up in which these policies are to
be voted or, and the two parties are
evenly divided, it is not matter of
great surprise that compromises have
to be made, and concessions allowed to
those men who do not go to the full ex-
tent that their party goes on certain is
sues. Such has been the expert.
ence of the Democratic party in
its tariff legislation. But the ex-
istence of these men IN the party
with views at variance from the maj jo-
rity is no reason for Democrats repudi-
ating the party, but seems to offer
reason why they should stand closer to
the party and elect sufficient number
of Democrats next time to legislate in
dependently OF these conservative
members, They certainly cannot justify
themselves in going to the Republican
party which they have fought all their
lives. and they are giving up the sub
stance for the shadow when they pro-
pose to 20 to the Populists. Everything
that is material and desirable in the
Populist platform is Democratic. What
is good in it is not new, and what is
new is not good. Democracy has
always stood for lower taxation;
for the masses against classes;
against combinations and trusts;
and for a free ballot and fair
count. "Eq ual rights for all and
special privileges to none" is not a new
doctrine of the populists, but has been
the Democratic motto for gen erations.
Why should an honest Democrat, even
though he be dissatisfied and disa ppolnt-
ed by the work Of the present Congress,
from which possibly he expected too
much, turn to party which IS in q
hopeless minority and expect it to &C
conpish what he desires any sooner
than the Democratic party can? The
expectation Is preposterons, and as
Democrats who go to Popult5nl cannot
possibly accom- plish anything by that
means, they are simply strengthening
the hands of their old enemies, the Re
publicals, by weakening the ranks of
Democracy. Democrats who prefer
the reign of Republicans rather than
Democrats are acting in a way to bring
Republicans back into power by con-
sorting with Popu!ists. That Rspubli-
cans realize this is plainly shown by
the Republican found sent into Ala
bama to help l\olb. Senator Hoar cares
no more about k2lb than he does the
king of the cannioal Islands, but when
kolb made him believe that he could
GRIP pie Democracy in Alabama and
break the Solid South, he quickly re-
sponded with the Republican Doodle to
assist in the work. Democrats who
join the ranks of Popullsm are simply
increasing the strength OF Republican
ism Just by the amount they reduce
the strength of Democracy. Democrats
have been disappointed in not getting
all they wanted, as fast as they wanted
it, at the hands of the Dem ocratic par
ty, but that is no reason for kicking
out of the traces, and j)ining party
from which they will not get what
they want in hundred years. W ise
Democrats will s5apd true to the party
and rest assured that in its trium ph
lies their only hope of accomplishing
the reforms for which they have fought.
There is a hope of obtaining them in a
few years if they will only keep their
own party in power, but If they let
the Republicans get back into power
they will find that taey have abandoned
the ship of state for little cat-boat of
Populism that has no chanca wahteVer
of making the hacbor. Stick to the
Democratic ship.