The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1894-01-03
DIE, ,oRacY AND ooAsAIsM.
Aflssncspen stokes and Evans Reply TO
Gen. Hsmpeon Cutioas Reasoning as
to WHIST 10 Democratic.

Ailssncsmen Stokes and Evans Reply 70
Gen. Hsnpeon-Curioas Reasoning as
to WHIST Is Democratic.
Hon. Wade Hampton, Washington,
D. C.
Gear Sir: Your letter addressed to
Us and published in The State and
Register OF the 10th instant has had
our careful attention, and eandor COM
pess us tesay fhatasa reply to the ques-
tions we propounded it is great dis
appoinfmens. It viii prove disap-
pointmsnt toaha great organization OF
fasmefS we represent, WHOM you at
tempted TO read out of the Democratic
passy. Ie win prove grieyous disap-
poinfmens to the great mass of our
people who honestly believe that the
principles underlying the 0cala plat
form are idep th the Democracy
of jefferson the party he founded;
yes Lioved by memories of past asse-
ciasfon and confidence, were willing
IN to hold conviction Itself in abeS-
ance untit the man they had trasted In
the nsst might at least give reason for
the bull of e1eemmunieation he had
issued against them.
5st viii be s disappointment because
vop r,isfinesly decline 10 answer the
o;ssss;nns sa;Sed -perseesly plain ones-
,io,ns-thas embody every principle in
yolved in the ocaia platform and that
maieht hays been answered in much
,eas anaea fhan Won have actuslly used.
II. il Z 5;ssn sn,,oiint ntrnent All around and
,,,,,,a !, ,l,sn IN becanse your remarks are
~, e,,sraeterized by your accustomed
xs-a;ehe heforWar5ness and courtesy.
Rsnaemberinr that the people of this
ssssa had repeatedly honored You for
3yonr res,uted liherality apa~ssnesinan-s
Iiks cass Of mis purposely dis
csrseSssage about which more or
--{.sss ,n,a;nd;ea had Collected and asked
vo,,.:t, 5;isc,,s, great principlesthat lie
7Si.., het;nd that yarbiaee. You decline to
.,s.s,,ss nr;neiples and tals about plat.
fsorras Since YOU have chosen afsera
month of deliberation to bring the dis
scnssion down from the broad plane of
3 statesmanship upon which our qaes-
ton ,pat Il and place it apparently upon
The fo, plane OF narrow faetional poli-.
5 tiea rs this State, why, perforce We.
pusst to some extent try to play the
1 postieian. toso.
the fsst place, then, you dis
pose 81 the first ocala demand, against
the national banks. thus: No such
demand is made by the Democratic.
s partgs Is may have escaped your
memory, If you ever knew the fact,
sthat these banks hold charters which
do not expire until 1907, SO that there
win Be some difficulty in the immedi-
sta abes;sion Of the national banks.
Indeed, and, because, forsooth, there
is dificulty in the way it is pndemo-
.arsIse THAT is what you were to show,
80. agstate sit, however righteous the
principse. Is that the positioE, Cen
eral. 10 which you would commit your.
self and as2 Whs have honorable
men Of spirit to do with difficulty
wsese principle is involved !? But are;
you sure, General, that no such de-
naspd Is made by the Democratic.
psay
borrow your own choice phrase
oISgy toward us (which The State as
sureasns IS stadionsly Courteous
may have escaped your memory if you
ever knew the fact" that the Demo-
cratic platform 1885 contains the fol-
loving plank: s.Congress has no pow
ar 70 charter 8 national bank. We bs-
lieve such an institution one of deadly
hostility to the best interests OF the
country, dangerous to our Republican
Inssitutions and the liberties of the peo-
pie, and calculated TO place the business
of the country within the control of
concentrated money power and above
the laws and the win of the people. !"
Moreover. .sit NAV have escaped your
nsnory, if you aver knew the fact,n
that this plank wes reas6rmed in the
plasIora1 1850. counled with the decla-
ration that Democratic principles are
nnch.ngeabie in their nature when
apphed 10 the same subject matters ~
SIT NAV have ESCAPED your memory. u
too. .sif zen ever knew the fscs. ~ that
every Democratic pIstform ever uttered
nv the nsrtv lsaye the frat, down to
1854. contained precise,x that same
strong langasge against national banks.
ri, then, as the party has more than
oooo r,ooso.a3 ;te s.,,r;,o;nJos ar 81,