The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-03-24
Will the Democratic Party Take

We observe that the goldbug pa
pers of the Bourbon order, that de-
Tended the Cleveland-McKinley COM
bine in the last campaign, are dis
cussing compromise and harmony
between the Democratic party and
the English Tory and Swiss soldiers
of the Cleveland, Carlisle Hill stripe.
In other words they propose to
poison the Democratic party with its
own romit and introduce a sufficient
dose of the deadly drug of the Indian
apolis excrescence to expel from that
great organization every person who
seeks to avoid contamination and the
dregs of poverty with which the gold
bugs supply the country. They
know full well the repulsive force OF
English Tories, who were kicked out
of the Democratic party last year,
and are laboring not only to disrupt
the party, but to prevent honest sill
yer Republicans and Populists from
again cooperating with the organi-
zation. Ii they can make the organ
ization sufficiently vile and odious to
keep patriotic citizens out Of it they
are confident of the success Of the
gold combination through the instru-
mentality of its natural ally the Re-
publican party. We warn the 1ew
Democracy that if they abate Ole jot
or title of the demands of the Chica-
go platform on the money question,
there will be nothing left for Popu-
lists and silver Republicans but to
act independently and in opposition
to the Democratic party. We do not
make these remarks because we think
there is the slightest danger of the
regenerated Democracy taking to
their breast and warming the SER
pent which they cast out, and giving
him new life to set his fangs into the
organization and poison and destroy
it. The serpent that beguiled Eve
was not more insidious and false than
the Cleveland Democracy which is
now seeking the destruction of the
party which they betrayed. What
would have been said of Washington
if he had called Benedict Arnold back
and given him command of the Con.
tinential forces? And what will lie
said of the leaders of the Chicago
Democracy if they call back the trait
ors who betrayed and defeated them
in the last election? We warn those
in command of the destinies of the
new Democracy that there is danger
in the slightest semblauce OF recon
citation, much less union, with the
Cleveland Democracy, or any other
Democracy that did not give cordial
support to the Chicago platform and
to the election of Bryan. The restora-
ton, either of the skulkerS or the
aiders or abettors of the indianapolis
convention, to command in the Dem
ocratic party will drive into other
parties at least one-half of the Demo-
Gratis who voted for Bryan. and all
those belonging to other parties, who
constituted between one-tbird and
cne-balf of the grand total of six and
half millions who acted with the
Democratic party to obtain relief
from intolerable evils
Altgeld has set the pace i'll Chica-
60, and driven the Hessians and
Swiss soldiers out of the party, and
compelled them to masquerade un
der the name of "business mems
party" with Wash" Hessing, Cleve-
lands old postmaster, as nominee for
mayor. Good for Altgeld! His ex-
ample will be followed in TIE West
and South, and should be followed
everywhere, One more word to Dem
ocrats. The reorganization of the
Democratic party with goldbugs in
command might at one time have
been successful in securing offices