The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-07-17

in hiding until forced to come
out in the open, is not an exhibit
ton of manliness or bravery.
KANSAS CITY PLATFORM REPUDIATED.
What will be the position of
those South Carolina newspapers
and politicians that want to
drive out Of the Democratic par
tv those who are unwilling to
endorse the Kansas City platform
since the Democrats Of Ohio in
convention assembled have open
~ declared this repudiation Of
Organism and his leadership.
It needs no profound thinker to
see that the National Democratic
party contemplates g great
change in its policies, and the
progressive idea, now being ad-
vocated by men who will not be
whipped into submission by the
party lash in the hands of wild
dreamers, and arrogant failures.
When the next Democratic
Convention ASSEMBLIES the Popu-
lists will not be in control: neith-
er will the Silver-Republicans as
was the case in 1896 and 1900,
but the controlling influence will
be in the hands Of men who rec
ognize the utter uselessness Of
attempting to force the Demo
cratic party into the position Of
obstructionists. The progressive
movement cannot be hindered by
a few politicians whose political
career may suffer, nor will the
people submit longer to be
trampled under the feet of vic
toricus armies, just to permit a
leader to hold his commission.
There is a new condition to
face and those who cannot turn
loose their antiquated ideas must
stand aside to make room for
progress. The people are not
satisfied with continued defeats,
and they are beginning to ques-
ton the leadership. AS long as
they cling to the policies which
made it possible to bring into
prominence certain politicians,
Just so long will these politicians
find it to their interests to fight
any change, but let the change
come and the very politicians
that have been doing their ut
most to prevent it, will be among
the first to claim credit for the
change.
The Democratic party will in
no unmistakable terms, at its
very next convention do away
with the platform adopted at
Kansas City. The Ohio Democ-
racy has set the pace and from
now on, every State convention,
with the possible exception of a
few Southern States, will do as
Ohio did. The day has come
when Democrats can advocate a
more progressive policy without
being deferred by the "Republi-
canism" cry Of the moss-backs.
Democrats Of the stamp of Nor
gan and Herbert Of Alabama,
Bailey Of Texas, Livingston Of
Georgia, Carr of North Carolina
and McLaurin of South Carolina
have made it known that they no
longer will be led by Teller,
Altgeldt, Pettigrew and other
Jonahs who have managed to
crawl aboard the ship Of Democ-
racy and captured its helm. If
the Democratic party ever again
hopes to have an influential work
ing force in Congress, it must do
something to infuse life into the
body polite. Two defeats vir-
tually amounts to a death, and
the party must adopt ideas to
win confidence before there will
be any possible chance for it. In
our humble Judgment the Demo
cratic party will not succeed in
getting president within the
next ten years, but if we take
hold Of, and push forward such
methods as the present condi-
tons require, we may hope to
make rapid gains in Congress;
we can never get in control by
,blindly persisting in wanting to
swim up stream.
The people of the South are
environed with a condition which
makes it not beneficial to divide;
it is to their interests to go into
the general elections as a unit,
and their only way to exercise q
choice Of men and measures, is
through the primaries. If the
politicians manage by power of
majority to prevent the exercise
of an honest Judgment in the
primaries by prescribing the
men and measures to be voted
for, conditions will arise that
will be embarrassing, because
there are many people who do
not believe party harmony can
be best subserved by permitting
professional politicians to place
yokes on the people.
Ourprimariesar are broad enough
to admit the discussion of public
questions, and the people are
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