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

| capital thus involved. The necessary re.
| duction aud taxation in aud must be effect
ed without depriviug American labor of the
ability to compe successfully with foreign
labor and without imposing lower rates of
duty that will be ample to cover any in
creased cost of production which may exist
in consequence of the higher rate of wages
prevailing in this country"
In 1888 the platform still recognized that
other things besides revenue were o be taken
into account in framing tariff legislation. IL
said: "Our established industries and ea
terpriscs should not be endangered"
For more than half u century Democratic
| conventions condemned a II ,tionsl bank and
and finally supported n metallic currency.
la 1880 SSl aud 1858 the Democratic party
declared in favor of gold aud silver and
paper convertible iuto coin on demand Ia
le92 favored the coinage of both metals
under an internal ttional agreement. In 1888
the Rel luh lean platform read:
Tine Republican party is In favor of the
use Ct both gold and silver as money and
condemns the policy of the Democratic ad-
ministraiiy N in it's efforts II demonet re
silver
In 1892 the Republican platform was
itchiioai IN pr'duip!c upon this question
with the Democratic platform of 1880, 1884
and 1888
ever since Madison and Calhoun favored the
Proection doctrine. There have been free
t:ade Republicans from the foundation of
the government.
Such men as Samuel j. Randall John
Rand 'iph and John q. Calhoun alwsyU spoke
freely AMI clearly whether or not they were
In accord with the platforms of their parties
The Democratic party has always favored
freedom Of speech and action The Republic
can party has always sought to so central
We the government as TO carry out the idea
of Alexander Hamilton. The Democratic
party has been party that has had for its
policy the greatest good to the greatest num-
ter while the Republican party as party
has believed with Hamiton, its founder, in
bestowing benefits upon the few and only
burdens upon the many. Until these latter
day saints, have lead the party into social
Ism, while as to expansion and subsidies the
Republicans have taken advantage of the
situation and boldly got upon the Democratic
platform.
They are now upon the currency question
practically where the Democratic party stood
up to 1896. They are now advocating the
rec proci,y ofJackson and Price. They are
now advocating the Democratic principles
which is announced in the Democratic con
ventlon of lS56 in the matter If building the
Pacific railroad. They want to apply that
principle TO our foreign Commerce. When
ever the Republicans are forced TO abandon
their own policy they take up Democratic
policies and the Democrats are asked to op-
pose those Democratic policies because they
have been adopted by the Republicans.
The Democrats of this country must stand
togetheraud restore their party TO the power
which was theirs. They cannot do it by
condemning that which is good because the
Republicans endorse it nor can they do it by
going off after strange and unsound policies
In order to secure some votes which might
otherwise be Republican. The fight of Hamil.
ton and Jefferson is still on in this country
and will be until it is fought to finish.
Either we will have an aristocracy or we will
have republic. If the Democrats are TO
discard their fundamental idea of the liberty
Of the individual and freedom of thought
and action by refusing to recognize as mem
bers OF their party those men who have al
ways fought its battles in the past, but who
in the present believe that some of its poll
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