Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-03-10

struggle, and, of course, increasing the
hardships and danger of the American
soldiery. A movement is on foot in
the Frankfort district to nominate
Captain David Allen for congress, yet
Captain Allen is now in the Philippines
and is an expansionist, and, if nomina-
ted, as now seems likely, will be one
of the most enthusiastic of the sup
porlers of the administrations foreign
policy. This divided sentiment among
Democrats was made apparent at the
recent meeting of the Democratic Ed
itorial association. Captain William
K. Myers, of Anderson, was one of the
speakers and took strong ground in
favor of expansion, declaring that JET.
ferson was the first expansionist and
that Polk followed his example. He
warned the editors not to run coun.
ter to the new policy and predicted
that the flag would never be taken
down from the Philippines; but would
wave over other foreign territory.
On the question of trusts there is no
doubt that both parties will illuminate
against them in their platforms and
that the Democrats will have some ad
vantage. The Indiana legislature,
which was Republican in both branch
es two years ago, failed to pass a re-
strictive bill, though urged to do 80 by
he governor. TO Offset this the Re
publicans are relying upon the employ
ment Of labor, upon slight advances in
wages and upon promises to adopt
measures that will curb aggression,
while they will not restrict legitimate
industry and thus work hardships up.
on labor. The Republicans may justly
claim advantages by reason of the
employment of the laboring people,
for there is little if any idleness in the
state and therefore little unrest in
labor circles.
While free silver will be eliminated
from the contest, the money question
will be made prominent by Democrat
ic attacks upon and Republican defense
of the monetary bill which has just
passed congress. The plan of Demo
cratic attack has already been outlined
and will be without gloves and ex.
ceedingly aggressive. The main point
will be the fact of perpetuating the
government debt for a period of 80
years, in order to furnish a basis for a
banking system and Of paying the
banks 2 per cent. interest on the bonds,
which represent the money with which
they do business, whereas it is the
borrower IN all other cases and not
the lender that must pay interest. 1t
is said that the Democrats may place
"a plank in their platform demanding
that the government 90 out OF the
banking business and that this matter
be relegated entirely to the states.
1t is admitted that many of the
Democrats who supported Mckinley
will return TO their party this year on
other questions, and because they be
lieve that the gold standard is thor
oughly fixed upon the country.
Indiana, while the Republicans have
SOME advantages, uuou uo SohSt"Sie eu
a debatable ground, for the Democrats
will gain some votes from the Germans
on account of expansion and will wit
ness the return of some Democrats on
account Of the settlement of the money
question. They will lose some votes
also 10y expansion, but probably not to
the extent of their gain. What will
result from the war on trusts cannot
lie estimated, and this may be said to
be the key 10 the political situation.
IF the Republicans can convince the
people that they will enact remedial
legislation and labor continues to find
remunerative employment, that party,
considering the prestige of its last
three victories, ought to carry the state
by safe majority. On the contrary,
the passage of the Puerto Rico bill in
its present form and conservative
policy towards trusts, will give the
Democrats an advantage that would
prove irresistible at the polls in No
vember.