The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1900-11-14
DEMOCRATS ARE DIVIDED.
FREE ADVICE FROM LEADERS.

The Free Silver Issue Generally Con
demned by Former Leaders -rb.
= National Convention Must Decide
Such Questions.
! The New O"leans Picayune sent tel.
egraphic requests to many leading
5 Democrats in various sections OF the
. country asking expression with refer
| ence TO the future Of the Democratic
party. The following are extracts
} from some Of the replies:
Hoke Smith, Atlanta, Cal doubt
the aivsability OF q distinct movement
by Is few men with the purpose OF reor-
ganization. a party which can poll
The enormous vote that the Democratic
party has recently polled, is far from
being dead party. More conservative
councils will prevail in future Demo
cratic conventions and with pronoun-
ced sound money platform in 1904, with
a man against whom no factonal fight
can be made there Is every reason to
believe the party will triumph
John &. Carlisle, New York: SIN
order to achieve success or to become
nelical to the country as an opposi-
tion party, the Democracy must aban.
don all dead issues, free itself from all
demoralizlng alliances and return to
OF the party. The new questions ure.
cipitated upon the country by the con-
duct OF the present administration and
the declarations of It's supporters nlust
| be met 10 broad spirit OF Justice and
sincere respect for the mandates Of the
constitution and the liberal principles
upon which our institutions are found
ed. We have drifted into a situation
which makes the correct solution of
these questions exceedingly ditficult
and the party should give them most
careful consideration in all their as
poets before committing itself to any
specific plan OF adjustment Up.
on the general principles involved,
there will be little differences OF
opinions, but the measures to be adopt
ed in order to eXtricate the country
from its present unfortunate position
cannot be hastily formulated. Wbeth-
er plan shall be proposed for the re-
organization of the party in order that
its real strength may be effectively ex-
erted Is u question which 1t seems to
) by conference composed OF conserva-
tive Democrats representing both ele-
ments OF the party as 1T has existed
during the last four years.
"All are equally interested in the
success OF the party on sound and pa.
triotic platform Of principles, and
therefore all should be consulted both
as to the plan of reorganzing and poll
cics to be announced"
Henry Watterson, Louisville: "As
the Democrats are cast down by the
result of this election, will the Repub-
licans be clated and thrown off their
guard. They will fancy they have the
t world In sling. They are certain to
. | Drncpp1 tn pYtnsaaa Nhav oappnt ro-
' strain either their zealots or their
, scamps. All the clever rogues of tn e
time, seeing where the picking and
= stealing lie, have gone to the Ropubli-
can party. The new territories are
3 veritable gold mines OF pillage. Acts
. of outrages cannot be repressed or es
t capped. The people at home will stand
3 aghast before the riot of corruption anC
, despotism. When forgetfulness of the
4 passions aroused by the luckless mis-
/ adventure attendant upon tho revOlu
g tionary fusion movement undertake Ell
:. by the Democratic leaders of the las
5 half decade, the opportunity Of the
d chastened, enlightened and reorganiZet
O Democratic party will come, and whei
}. 1T comes there shall arise q leader o
d the statue Of Jefferson, of jackson
% and OF Tilden to give it expression ant
"a effect"
k Ex-Governor Stone, OF Missouri, vic
g chairman Of the Democratic nationa
e committee, says In regard to the pro
e posed reorganization OF the DemOCrati
,r party:
1t This talk about reorganization
,r absurd. The Democratic party ia q
" ready organized. II by reorganzatio
<. is meant q change In the national con
| mittee. that will have to be done at th
I'd next national convention. II by reol
ne ganization ts meant d radical change
le platform, with candidates whose view
30 accord with 1t, that will also have I
1T await the next national convention.
II the next national convention wants
:" new committee | am willing to abid
d, the verdict of the convention. hay
l's noted that the men who clamOr for r.
ar organization after defeat are the yer
ke ones who contributed to the defeat.
Id "There ere some people who go to
at convention and demand certain pla
cs form, Insist on the election OF certs
nd candidates and at their failure to g
he what they want Immediately withdra
ge their support and become opponents
as the party. II they want changes |
nc- them work in their State Organization
I'd. for the selection OF delegates to bril
to about these changes"
ed Among expressions OF views by prol
my inent Democrats relative to the futu
ew Of the party is that of Representati
,ss. James ID. Richardson, of Tennessee
led which is In part as follows:
80 .n4 As to Don M. Dickinson's scher
OF reorgan zation, can say that t
aGr party wants all the supporters 1t C
Sia get. Every man who believes In De
Diu Ocratic principles is welcomed TO I
eiy field. But the Democratic party C
"o, make no surrender OF principles
,, I expeGiency's sake. 1t can make
surrender to the com meroialism of {