The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-08-30


greeted the Stars and Stripes over the
Louisiana purchase after tho tri color
Of Franco was withdrawn; and in that
act as o part, written in tho contract or
purchase, 1t guaranteed tho full right
of statehood to tho component parts of
tho territory; and protection Of life and
liberty to every inhabitant thoroof. It
took in the land and proceeded to gov.
ern it with "the consent Of tho govern.
ADJ, carrying out tho bod rock doctrine
Of the Union Of Statos. 1t would mako
that samo apostle of Democracy shud.
der in his coffin, to know that ia less
than century thoreRfter tho govern
mont, which no had so carefully kept
down in, its territorial acqulromonta to
tho principles Of liberty, in tho far East
away from our ooosn washed Republic
had seized territory claimed by two
different sots Of poople and were on
dcavoring to force upon it o govern
ment contrary to their wishoB and do.
siro.
This aamo old Democratic party after
it had given liberty to tho Texan. re.
public, ovon by foroo Of arms, saw no
Disgrace in hauling down its glorious
flag from tho ramparts Of the Montezu.
mas; and there will be no diegraoo in
tho hauling down Of that flag from tho
bsttlomont Of Moro Castle whom Uuba's
own government is complete. except it
bo tho stigma upon her freedom Of ac.
tion which tho Platt amondmont on.
grated in its Constitution, put thero by
the Republican party.
In the time of our dire disaster when
property values by tho fato Of war ha !
shrunkon to nothing; whom life was
scarcely worth living; whom hopo WAS
noar gono forever, aud tho Republican
party big and bloated with blood and
powor, sought to make tho Southern
states dependencies and tho abode Of
yul,ures to proy on us and to eat out
our vitals, that samo old Democratic
Mother with tho bravo sturdy Domo.
Gratis Of tho East and Wost stood by us
and helped us to assert our manhood
and regain our freedom Of action.
And now in the high tide of tho Ma.
tion's progress, because forsooth tho
Democratic party (whioh has stood eun-
shine and shadow and will novor die)
has been twice defeated because Of
aomo difforonoos of opinion as to certain
party policies and booause Of the uso OF
Republican money contributed by tho
onemios Of tho liberties Of tho people,
wo arc invited to swallow, without
oven mastification, all Of tho policies of
tho party OF centralized powor to call it
pRoaREsslyE Democracy. God sayo
tho mark
Not simply that, but We arc askc d to
romsin Democratic and absorb and as.
similato tho benjfioont principles Of ro.
publicanism because we 1.-Two in an eloo
tribal ago Of progross; and because we
arc told we should give up our trali.
tiops, our history, our memories and
our past forever.
In tho paraphrased words of Tom
Watson or Private John AlleD) know
not which, if we did it, if wo followed
this friendly adyioo whore would wo bo
al?
Tho Demooratio party would be dead,
tho Republican parry would be tho
masters Of the situation and tho soat-
tered forces Of tho people would be
forcod into Populistio party, rh;oh is
now sneerod at BY some Of its formerly
ardent admirers.
That is what the parents who arc
behind this movement 10 invade tho
South hopc for, but your goodjutg
mont, your patriotic purposes and high
regard for duty to the past and in tho
present will stamp it out in its inoipi.
enoy.
Nay, rather let the memorable words
Of tho great Ben Kill of Goorgis ~,
thoy sounded through the halls OF the
United States Senate sink into your
heart, "Tho South is onoo moro in the
home Of her fathers and thero she pro
poses to Femain, exercising hor privil-
eges and standing with all lovers of
liberty in tho grand union of statos
against monopolios and combines and
Capitalization, no matter in what form
1t comes.
Why should no take suoh course?
Why should wo as Americans as woll
as Southornors and Carolinians. abro.
eaio our iealty to the Dem ooratio party;
CT worse still keep our namo as Domo-
crat and carry Republican principles
into its parry councils, and thus attack
It's Vltals whilst avowing curse vos in
blasont terms members Of its political
household?
Ihe negative answer to this ir quiry
comes easy from a simple dispaseion.
ato statement Of the avowcd polioios
tor which the Republican party .ands
inthis year of Grace.
In ile FOREIGN policy it advocates in
lts platforms and through its admins
tration and it's representative in Con.
glcss, FIRST, territorial expansion and
aggression beyond tho Western hom.
iapnorc; and governmental colonization
whloh whom pushed to its finality means
rampant iui perialiam; and SECOND, it
advocates Congressional absolu tism in
tho management Of such colonies with
out regard to the Limitation oe the
Great Constitution.
In its DOMESTIC policy il harbors and
upholds tho rankcst monopoly in tho
shape Of trusts and combines, in dea
tIuction OF competition in trade, thus
striking at tho Very artorioG Of Industrial
lilo anu homs living among tho massos
Of tho people.
1t pridcs itsolf as tho originator and
uncoasiog CHAMPION Of tho protective
tariff not boing contont to ring from the
people only enough to pay tho logiti-
mato expenses OF the government; and
to allow to tho consuming masaes tho
fruits Of legitimate competition ovon
in tho noocssitios of life for tho sake of
protection Of favored olaases which sup.
port it in it's maohinations and plans, it
establishes rubber tariff which op.
prossos and tyramnizcs those who mood