The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1901-04-23

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The Spanish war settled that. Why
not then accept conditions as they
are and make the most of themp
The agitation of such issues only
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doctrines and should not bo made
party questions because they grow
out of actual political and economic
conditions, which it is beyond the
power of either party to change. I
care not of what political faith the
occupant Of tho white house might
have been; for, if true American,
mindful of the honor and dignity of
the nation, the results of tho Spanish
war could not be widely different
from what they are today.
Why should our people be the
only ones to close thoir eyes to what
is going onf Why should we move
on in the same old ruts and insist
that political policies and old
traditions, long since dead, are vital
living issues, and depend upon them
for the salvation OF the south.
LESSONS OF M'KINLEY's TRIUMPH.
The triumphant re- election of Mr..
Mckinley in the last campaign is
full of significance. 1t is stubborn
fact confronting the Democratic
party today, suggessive of reproach-
full remembrances and fearful me-
nances. What q reflection that this
new Democracy did net carry State
where the issues were discussed and
judgement passed by the people up
on them on their merits. Of course
with us it has been impossible to de.
eide elections upon issues. 1t has
been simply q question of white su-
premscy. In the north and the
west, dissolved into factions. tainted
by the errors of republicanism and
the follies Of populism, the party
could not withstand the tide of popn-
lar opposition excited by unreasona-
bic criticism of the conduct of for
eign war, and by the vicious and
incendiary appeals made during the
last month of the campaign to class
hatred and prejudice.
Fundamental principles were lost
sight Of, and IN an insane effort to
secure party success at any cost, the
attempt was made to combine social
ism, populism and sectionalism, with
nothing but the sentiment and ira
ditions of Democracy. The real
Democratic leaders of the senate for
the past three years have been Allen,
Teller and Petit grew, all of them
able men, but one a Populist, one a
high tariff Republican, and the other,
do not know what. All of them
opposed to State banks of issue with
proper safeguards, and most other
things we need in the South. This
was called the "New Democracy" in
contradistinction from the old, and
some of it's leaders stated that it's
creeds were revolutionary and we're
80 designed to be.
To SOW discomfort with industrial
conditions and distrust of the gov
erning power; to array class against
class, in the hope of securing fanoied
social and industrial equality is to
my mind the first step in revolution.
The South is the American end of
America. In no section is there 30
small a foreign element, 80 much
conservatism, and 80 pure a patriot
ism. What political paradox then
it is for our.people to be the allies of
professed revolutionists elsewhere.
WHAT THE M'KrNLEY VOTERS FEARED.
It was not the pure type of South
ern Democracy that tho balance OF
the country feared in the last presi-
dental election. They knew that
NJ, nr,aeperly interpreted this was conser-
vative sssSd safe. 1t was we'll under,
stood, howetsysr, what influences domi-
mated, and that" Snefelore, the south
in national affairs wSSs Gill po"erless
One doubtful Northe.,r;na State hao
then and has now moN influence
than the entire South combltHed. one
party says, why should constNlt you
can hope for nothing. The 33the'
says, I've got you any way, and
will do as I please; help yourself h
vou can,