The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-02-05
Greenyille CTexas) Herald.
DEMOCRATIC UNITY,
integrity and Success Para
mount to Every Other Pc.
litical Consideration.
I an a democrat.
WhyS

Because, fully convinced that the
fundamental principles OF democracy
constitute the very gospel of politics,
and that their recognition, adoption
and general application in political
affairs are essential to the domestic
peace and welfare, happiness and
prosperity OF our county. The prac-
tice Of democratic principles will tend
to harmonic all sections, all classes,
all interests-to promote the good OF
all and to iniure none-to maintain
the rights of each without wronging
any other.
What are those principles?
l. Strict construction of the consti-
tuition.
2. Equal rights, justice, privileges
and opportunities to all.
8. Each man to bear his proper
proportion of the public burdens, each
dollar of property its just share OF
public expense.
4. Home rule.
5. Low taxes, and no permanent
public debt to fatten parasites.
6. Public economy.
Z. Free elections under home
authority.
S. No bounties or protective tariff,
but tariff for revenue only.
9. No trusts to vex or tax the peo-
pie.
10. No class or sectional rule or
distinctions.
IL. The government Of the people
by themselves for the benefit of all,
without distinction OF section or class.
II. The majority should rule-not
to Cypress the minority but to pro-
tect both majority and minority by
zealously guarding the rights of every
individual and by giving equal op
portunities to all.
Democracy is the real party of the
people, and is the only truly national
party OF the country. 1t has respect
table strength and following in every
state and territory, in every county
and city, at every ballot box. No
other has.
The republican party was begotten,
born and bred in one section, and in
hatred of another. It is, therefore, a
sectional party; and, true to its ori-
s-in- its views are gansrened, narrow,
contracted, provincial. 1t has not
produced single leader of broad and
liberal views, nor can it. From its
parents, its nurses, its sponsors, its
teachers, it has learned to sneer at
the constitution and to appeal to
.ehighe, law" It encamps outside
the constitution, not under it. 1t IA
Yors sectional division, sectional jeal-
ousy, sectional prejudice, sectional su
premacy and class rule It's princi-
ples and prejudices tend to divide the
country into a ruling section and a
subject section-to divide our citi-
zenry into ruling class and SUBJ
ject class. It's prejudices are its
principles And rs the former are
sectional the latter must be narrow,
contracted, vicious the very opposite
of the principles of democracy. 1t,
therefore, favors all that the national
democratic party opposes, and op-
poses all that the national democratic
1,arty faycrs; and this because OF its
distinctiyely sectional origin, preiu-
dices, habits, training and character.
Democracy practically came into
power on the accession Of Jefferson
to the Presidency in 1901, and con-
tinued largely in control OF national
affairs until the accession of Lincoln
in 1861. During that long period
our country was extended from the
lakes to the gulf, from the Atlantic to
the Pacific, and made secure against
foreign aggression; the people gener-
ally were prosperous, contented and
happy, our commerce was taking
possession of the seas, and our only
drawback was the strife engendered
by the enemies of our constitution.
The sectional republican party
arose. In consequence of unfortu-
nate dissensions and divisions in the
national democratic party, and BY
virtue of that constitutional provision
which makes it possible for presi-
dent to be elected by minority, the
sectional republican party prevailed