Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1900-08-15

that on the important issues of the
day the Republican party is do
minated by those influences which
constantly tend to elevate pecuniary
considerations and ignore human
rights.
"In 1859 Lincoln said that the Re
publican party believed in the man
and the dollar, but that in case of
conflict it believed in the man be-
fore the dollar. This is the proper
relation which should exist between
the two. Man, the handiwork of
God, comes first; money, the handi-
work Of man, is of inferior il .por-
tance. Man is the master, money
the servant, but upon all important
questions to-day Republican lcgisla-
tion tends to make money the master
and man the servant.
"Thc maxim Of Jefferson, "eq ual
rights to all and special privileges to
none and the doctrine of Lincoln
that this should be government
'of the people, by the people and for
the people, are being dsregarded
and the instrumcntalitie of govern
mcnt are being used to advance the
interests Of those who are in posi-
tion to secure favors from the gov
ernment.
"The Democratic party is not max
ing war upon the honest acquisition
of wealth it has no desire to dis
courage industry, economy and thrift.
On the contrary it gives to every
citizen the greatest possible stimulus
to honest toll, when it promises him
protection in the enjoyment of the
proceeds Of his labor. Property
rights are most secure when human
rights are respected. Democracy
strives for civilization in which
every member of society will share
according to his merits.
"Republicans who used to advo
cate bimetallism, now try to convince
themselves that the gold standard is
good; Republicans who were for
merly attached to the greenback are
now seeking an excuse for giving
national banks control of the nations
paper money; Republicans who
used to boast that the Republican
party was paying off the national
debt are now looking for reasons to
support perpetual and increasing
debt; Republicans who formerly alb
horred a trust now bcguilc them
selves with the delusion that there
arc good trusts and bad trusts, while,
in their minds, the line between the
two liz becoming more and more OBJ
scure Republicans who in times
past congratulated the country upon
the small expense of our standing
army, are now making light Of the
objections which are urged against a
large increase in the permanent mill
tary establishment; Republicans who
glored in our independence when
the nation was less powerful, now
look with favor upon foreign al
lance ; Republicans who three years
ago condemned 'forciblc anncxa.
ton as immoral and even criminal
do not oppose forcible annexation.
That partisanship has already blinded
many to present dangers is certain
how large portion of the Rcpubl-
can party can be drawn over to the
new politics remains to be seen.
"In attempting to pass economic
questions upon the country to the
exclusion Of those which involve the
very structure of our government,
the Republican leaders give new cv-
dence of their Abandonment of the
earlier ideals of the party and OF
their complete subserviency to pc.
cuniary considerations.
"But they shall not be permitted
to cvade the stupcndous and far
reaching issue which they delbcra.
tely brought into the arena OF poll
tics. When the president, supported
by practically unanimous vote o.
the House and Senate, entered upol
the war with Spain for the purpose
of aiding the struggling patriots O.
: cuba, the country, without regard tc
party, applauded. When the wal
was over and the Republican leaders
began to suggest tho propriety of {
colonial policy opposition at once
manifested itself.
"Destny is the subterfuge of The
invcrtcbrate, who, lacking the cour
age to oppose error, seeks somc
plausible excuse for supporting it
Washington said that the dcstin,
of the Republican form of govern.
ment was deeply, if not finally
stakcd on the experiment entrusted
to the American people. How diff
ferent Washington's definition o
destiny from the Rcpublican def