The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1901-05-28

''' WIZ "''hN NeSVi'lph from NhNll
old political associates. The nnmr
Ropuhlican is ahhorrod. 1t ia nsso
ciated with tho abolition movement
hcforo tho war, with tho rcsrousi
h'llty for tho failure Of tho lost cn,,sr,
with negro emancipation and nrHr,
suffrage" and tho carpet hNg govern
mont with almost everything clsc that
Is Offensive to our people, and hcncc
a now party could hn organized un .
dor another name much moro casilN.
"Ncverthcless tho now movement
IL not confined to Mr. McLaurin and
his fricnds, 1t is deeper than that,
although at present it involves only
those who are in tho habit Of travel
ling i'll other parts Of tho country.
who have bcen thrown into associa
ton with Northern people, have sccn
the progress oi tho world and have
had their Nycs opened thcrrhy.
II believe tho movement will ho
ultimately successful" continued Mr..
Clark, "because the policy Of tho
Republican party is best for tho VOL
fare OF the Southern States, md
sooner or later the people will find it
out For example,, take tho two hig
questions, the finances Of the govern.
ment and the tariff. People who
have interests to bc affected and who
read and think must SOC that tho
Republicans arc on tho right side,
and as those interests grow and as
people are more thoroughly educated
tho doctrine will spread among them.
Aud expansion is the natural SO.
quence Of protection. Under tho
protection policy we have been ablo
to manufacture more goods than
I6,000,0O0 people can consume and
have got to sell them somewhere out.
side Of our own markets. We shall
bs compelled to look for customers
i'll the islands of tho cast. Most of
our cottons 60 to China, where there
is an almost unlimited market. Hence
we are expanionists.
"The trouble with the Democratic
party is that it still hugs dead ISSUES.
1t does not appeal to the business in
Ierests of the country, but frightons
thom with its Populistlc Ideas 1t
was q mistake to revive the silver
question: at the last campaign. I |
supported Bryan in 1906, because I
was blmetallist. thought it was
necessary to have both gold and
silver money, but in the mean time
the miners have dug so much gold ont
of the earth that silver is not needed as
money any moro, and that part of
the Democratic platform is obsolete.
The next you know the bankers will
be wanting more gold to the dollar.
The Republican party represents live
issues Hence it is growing. Most
of our business men down here be-
lieve in Republican principles, but
keep on voting the Democratic ticket
because of the surrounding condi-
tlons-social, traditional and other
wise.
mo, l am not for McLaurin,"
said MIR. Clark in reply to q ques-
tion. "He is not the man to lead
this movement. He has lost near
ly all the influence he ever had
in the old party and will not be able
to command much following for q
new one. l do not think he will get
70 per cent. Of the vote of the State.
We have no great leader. In time
ono may spring up, but he is not
yet in sight. Tillman has courage,
power and ability, ind his hide is
tough enough to stand criticism.
He swept away the old condition and
released the poor white element from
political servitude. They were Kept
down by the aristocracy before the
war. After the oarpetbaggers were
driven out and the Confederate
brigadiers' came in, nobody but 6
hero of the war could got an Office
The Democratic leaders were &C
selfish that they gave the 'woolly
hat element no consideration until
Tillman broke through the ranks
and led n political revolution. We
have been living under lawless and
reckless condition for tho last ten
years. The moneyed mon of the
State would like a change, but there is
M Ona ahln onaooL -,