The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1901-06-13
M'LAURIN ON HIS DEMOCRACY.
Claims Himself a Disciple of Jefferson, Cal
houn and LoWndes.

were fighting for principles OF the ND-
| erty OF thought and action and the
| freedom Of American citizenship. MAJ
| ters of internal concern. the leaders OF
: the party differed aboGt. Gen. Jack
: son was the first to make reciprocity
! treaty. The next reciprocity
! treaty was made by President Pierce.
: John Randolph acting against the laad-
! erS of this party voted against the en-
! barge act and was finally successful in
defeating that legislation. Clay, Ca
/ houn. Cheyes and Lowndes actively op-
posed President jefferson in me matter
OF decreasing the army. The first prop
I osition Of a protective tariff for the
! purposes Of protection came nom
James Madison and Calhoun ard
. Lowndes joined with Madison in its
favor. The Federalists opposed protec-
/ ton. Clay and Calhoun favored inter
nal Improvement and. Madison We o5d
! them. Our great distinctive foreign
policy known as the Monroe doctrine
was Democratic policy. The Demo-
Gratis defeated the scheme of the Re-
/ publicans TO turn over Oregon ana
! Washington to Great Britain.
The Democratic party has never yet
, denied to any man within its lines the
| privilege of free thought ana fre9
/ speech. 1t has never yet failed 20 cor
rect mistakes when it hss made them
( 1t has lost no opportunity to build up
the merchant marine and opsn Up 0ur
trade with foreign ports. 1t opened up
! the Japanese ports when all Of tn
nations Of the earth had failed.
I The party has never been in1ons:s;-
/ ent. and yet it has never stul;itcd IL
self by adhering 10 previous platforms
when the conditions which demanded
them had changed. Until 1886 the Dem
ccrats had denied the p0w2! n the
federal government 10 make .rtcrna!
improvements. and yet it was th2 first
10 advocate the great Improvement o.
I the Pacific railroads and the Nlca'a-
/ guam canal.
] In the matter CT tariff it was & pro.
! lection party under the leadership OF
! James Madison: declared for free trade
, in 1S4S: for incidental protettich II
! 1865: q tariff for revenue Caly III 1889
and in 1884 the convention said.
! Moreover many industries nave
come to rely upon the Legislation fc:
successful continuance, 50 that any
( change of law must be at every sep
regardful OF the labor and capital ;aus
involved. The necessary reduction aGd
/ taxation can and must be 2fec.2"
( without depriving American labor nt
! the ability to compete sue 'esstlt.iF
with foreign labor and without i'm
posing lower rates of duty tLan will
be ample to cover any increased cos;
OF production which may eXls. N CON
sequence of the higher rate OF waGej
prevailing in this country
! In 1883 the platform still recognized
that other things besides reveane wcrG
! to be taken into account in flaming
tariff legislation. 1t said: Cur cs-
! tablished industries and enterprises
should not be endangered.
For more than half a century Lem
ocratic conventions condemned a IA.
tional bank and finally supported :
metallic currency. In 1880, 1884. and
| 1883 the Democratic party declared II
favor of gold and silver and pape:
convertible into coin on demand. In
! 1892 it favored the coinage o; both
metals under an international asro>,
ment. In 1883 the Republican platform
read
The Republican party is in favor Of
the use of both gold and S.lve: as
money and condemns the policy OF lac
Democratic administration in its ef.
forts to demonetiZe silver"
In 1892 the Republican platform was
identical in principle upon this ques-
ton with the Democratic platform OF
| 1890. 1884 and 1883.
There have been protection Demo
Gratis ever since Madison and Calhoun
favored the protection doctrine. Taare
have been free trade Republicans rom
the foundation OF the government
Such men as Samuel J. Raadali.Jchn
Randolph and John c. Calhoun always
spoke freely and clearly whether or
not they were in accord with the pa
fOrms Of their parties. The Democratic
| party has always favored frccdCil Of
speech and action. The Republican
party has always sought TO - 'entra.
ize the government as to carry out the
idea of Alexander Hamilton. The Dem
ocratic party has been a pars% that
has had for its policy the greatest goot
to the greatest number while the R.
publican party as party has believed
with Hamilton, its founder, IL b2StOW-
ing benefits upon the few and only
burdens upon the many. Until these
latter day saints" have lead the part!
into socialism, while as to expansion
and subsidies, the Republican: hay
taken advantage Of the situation and