The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-07-03


and Banner. usually exhibiting good ludg.
ment, has gone off after strange goas anu is
following the mirage OF McLaurinlsm @ in.o
the desert of Commercial" Democracy: call
ed Republicanism In the North. 1t objects
seriously to the proposition made by TINS pa
per last week that the Democratlc party 10
this State should so amend lts pracIlces tnat
none who are not Democrats can participate
In party primaries. We are quite sure there
was no treason In what was SAID, thougn tne
Press and Banner would have US 10 oe!ieVe,
and we wonder why II is alarmed, II IL is
Democratic. If II is Democratic. II Will not
be barred If IL Ia not Democratic. why does
1t want anything TO do with II? There must
be a reason. What is that reason? Ihe
party has a right to inquire as TO the sincerity
OF those who seek Its confidence. II not, why
not? These are pertient questions, and If Oh.
lection is made to answering them are not
others justified in inferring that there is some
Yeoman.
The Press and Banner has great respect and
much goodwill for the Yorkville Yeoman.
For this reason we are sorry to see 80 good a
paper as the Yeoman 90 blinded as not to see
and love Democracy as defined by McLaurin.
Tillman's Democracy as defined by the Kan.
sas City platform, and. as far rs we know, It's
principles does not ante.date the advent Of
Tlllmanism.
The Tillman Democracy has torn up plank
after plank OF the original platform.
The leaders in the Tillman movement made
"sub-treasury" one OF its most important
planks.
Failing to get for the South subsidy through
the establishment of q sub-treasury, that
plank has been ripped up and thrown out,
and that party now express holy horror al
even the mention of the word subsidy.
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having been defeated twice on the dead and
buried issue OF "sixteen-to.one or bust" that
plank will be taken up at the hrst meeting OF
the party and thrown Into the scrap heap. II
has been said that eighty per cent. OF the DEL
egstes To the Kansas City Convention was op-
posed to free silver, but Bryan, by sheer force,
had 1t inserted.
Bryan's appeal to the poor people OF the
United States having brought him deserved
defeat, it IL presumed that issue will be
dropped, and some more worthy effort will be
made.
Bryan's warfare on the wealth and intelli-
gence of the country having relegated
him to the rear, we presume that
the former attempt TO array class against
class will be abandoned.
Bryan's effort to dishonor the army and
navy by throwing away the results OF the
war with Spain, being met by the almost un-
iversal disapproval by public sentiment, he
must abandon that part OF his Democracy.
Bryan's Democracy having twice met the
disapproval Of large per cent. OF the real
Democrats OF the country, and the utter de-
feat at the polls, the party which he claims TO
represent must 60 to pieces. II the dead issues
Of the past are not unloaded.
Bryan's plan Of arraying poverty against
wealth-the pitting of ignorance against in
telligenoe-must have an end.
The Democracy as represented by McLau-
rim 10 the true Democracy, whose history and
principles can be traced back for hundred
years.
Tillman's Democracy dates back only to the
time when he came on the scene-and 1t con.
sists mainly OF principles which this country
has repeatedly repudiated. Tillman can see
this himself, and when he goes to the next
National Convention no such foolishness as
the "sixteen-to-one or bust" will 60 into the
platform. Every plank Of the Kansas City
platform will be torn up and new declara-
tion Of principles will be made.
In case the Democratic party really has any
intention OF striving for a national victory,
the party will seek TO include the McLaurin
Democracy. Their aid will be necessary TO
give them at least the hope Of success. The
next Convention, II 1t is sensible will seek TO
make platform upon which the people may
unite.