The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1901-06-12

SANH hOShOiOn
lts sdministra'ion OF public affairs liz can
not prosper if it is to oppose the extension
of our foreign trade, the creation of new
markets, the upbuilding of our CONNER cial
and industrial interests, and the freedom
OF The individual. If the Republican party,
The record OF which shows il 10 have been a
party iorbi iding the free exercise of speech
concentrating the wealth OF the country 10
the haads Of a few, burdening the people by
excessive taxation, and nducting public
affairs for the benefit Of private citizens; if
that party is to he allowed to turn its back
upon Its record and adopting the progressive
features OF the Democracy, become the party
OF progress, then the Democratic psrty hav-
ing allowed 1t opponent 10 appropriate its
principles can no longer i've.
believe that the Democratic party does
not exist for the mere purpose OF opposing
Whatever the Republican party may suggest
beheVe that Ii lives as il has lived in times
past Tor the purpose Of adopting that which
ls right aud discarIing that which is wrong
and conducting the affairs of State so as to
make ali men e4ubl under the law
Senator McLaurin dive IL at length upon
the money question and its interest does net
warrant giving full space in these columns J
lie says IN part:
There Is not line in any Democratic
platform fixing the ration Oi silver and gold
prior TO 1896. There is not line in any
Republican platform advocating or opposing
the ralo of l6 ID or any ratio. There
were strong men in the Democratic party 10
favor OF the free coinage Of silver; there were
strong men in the Republican party in favor
OF the free coinage OF silver. The Repubh-
can party adopted the first free coinage plat.
form. Although silver was demon tiz5d by
Republican legislation in 1873, the only OBJ
Jec ION to that act made prior TO 1896 came
from the Republicans who had passed the
mintage act under which silver WAS demoni-
tiIed.
What did these men find when they
reached Kansas City? They found western
delegations IL which not a single man had
been Democrat in 1892 These men de-
manded reiterati)n of The l6 TO plank of
the Chicago platform. The proposition was
mAde to them that they could have both
candidates, and ,hey could have any planks
they wanted which are not eocialistic or an
archistic and ali the Democrats asked vas
that their party be preserved by maintaining
ITS reputation as a safe and conservative or
ganiElton. John W. Daniel of Virginia. as
thorough abgleyer in the free coinage Of
silver as any man in his party and one Of
the grandest characters in the United States
senate, worked like a beaver day and night
TO Try to convince these western delegates
that their policy was suicidal. Governor
Smith OF MIrland told them that the Demo-
| Gratis could carry Maryland without that
plank and could not carry Maryland with
| it.
The old line Democrats declined 10 be
driven from their party by man who dur
| ing ten years of political life had been a
| Democrat a POpulist, and socialist. ihe
only office watch William j. Bryan ever
he'd he was elected to by the Populists, il
| being impossible for the Democrats TO secure
au election in that district lie acted with
| the Democrats in congress, but distinctly
stated that he was not bound by Democratic
| Platform.
SENATOR McLaurin quotes the congressional
| directory to show hat Charles 4 Towne,
advocated by Bryan for vice president,
| never ran for Office unit elected TO the Fif.
| ~ fpurth congress a a Repub. ican against
| Melvin Il Baldwin, Democrat and Kutel
| lIalvorson, Populist.
When Il patty Of men are willing to see
their party 90 down in defeat in order that
one issue may be maintained they either be-
lieye that this issue lies at the very founda
tion Of all government, or else they have
! some ulteriOr motive.
The south produces no bullion 1t would
| have no need for maintaining a reserve in
the east such as would bc created for the
benefit Of the west by the bullion.
| All ofits contracts woull he gold con-
tracts. For all Of its money it would be de.
| pendent upon the east and he compelled to
pay whatever rates the eastern banks saw fit