The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1901-04-24


IA emiuence is the same broad con
ceptfon and the same comprehensive
grasp Of the true situation. The last
twenty years have wrought an industrial
revolution in the south, which must
find expression in our social and polln-
cal life.
The time is past for the discussion as
to whether this government is TO be one
consolidated in its structure or loose
aggregation of ESQ called) sovereign
States. The civil war settled that.
1t is useless to discuss the question of
whether this is to be purely theo-
retical Democratic government or an
expanding and giant Republic. The
Spanish war settled that Why not
then accept conditions as they are and
make the most of themp
The agitation OF such issues OILY
serves to sidetrack broad American doc
trines and should not be made party
questions because they grow out OF
actual political and economic con.
ditions, which it is beyond the power
Of either party to change. l care not
of what political faith the occupant of
the white hous Sc might have been; for,
if true American, mindful of the
honor and dignity If the nation, the
result of the Spanish war could not be
widely different from wha they arc TO
day. Why should our people be the
only ones to close their eyes to what Is
going on2 Why should we move along
In the same old Iuts and insist that
political policies and old traditions,
long since dead are vital living issues,
and depend upon them for the saliva
zion of the south2
The triumphant reelection Of Mr..
Mckinley in the last campaign Is full
Of significance. Ii Is stubborn fact
confronting the Democratic party to-
day; suggestive OF reproachful remem-
brances and fearful menscer. What a
reflection that this new Democracy did
not carry State where the ISSUES
were discussed and judgment passed by
the people upon them on their merits
Oi course with US it has been impOs
sible to decide elections upon iss ues
1t has been simply question OF white
supIe macy. ln the north and the west
dissolved into factions, tainted By The
errors of republicanism and the follIe
Of populism, the party could lot with
stand the tide of popular opposition
excited by unreasonable criticism o
the conduct of foreign war, and b.
tho vicious and iacendisry appeals madt
during the last month Of the campAigt
TO class hatred and prejudice.
Fundamental principles were los
sight OF, and in an insane effort TO sc
cure party success at any cost, the at
tempt was made to combine socialism
populism and seotionalism, with moth
ing but the sentiment and traditions o
Democracy. The real Democratic lead
efs Of the senate for the past thre
years have been Allen, Teller, an
Pettigrew, all Of them able men, bu
one a populist, ono high tariff Re
publican, and the other, do not kno'
what. All Of them opposed to Stat
banks of issue with proper safeguards
and most other things We need In tn
south. This was called the Ne
Democracy" in contradistinction frol
the old, and some of it's leaders state
that its creeds were revolutionary an
! were 80 designed to be.
To SOW discomfort with industri
conditions and distrust of the govern
ing power; to array GLASS against oias
in the hope Of securing fancied sooi
and industrial equality, is to my min
the first step in revolution. The souI
is the American end Of America.
! NO section is there so small q foreig
"A element, so much conservatism, and