The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-08-28

OF France was withdrawn; and in that
act as q part, written in the contract Of
purchase, it guaranteed the full right
Of statehood to the component parts Of
the territory; and protection Of life aod
liberty to every iahabitsnt thereof. 1t
took il the laud and proceeded TO go7
err j. with the consent OF the govern
ad'', csrryirg out tie bed rock dcctElne
oE the Uaioa af States. Il would mske
tast same apostle Of Democracy shut
Ger ia his cofo, to know tlat Ia less
thsc a ceatu,y thereafter the govern
mert. 8h;ch be had so carefully kept
coyn in, lis territorial requirements to
the principles Of liberty, in the far East
awav from cur ocean washed Republic
hzd seized territory claimed by tRo
different sets Ct people and we're en-.
6esvo7iaz to force upon it govern
men. contrary to their wishes and de-
sire.
This came old Democratic party afte,
it had given liberty to the Texan re,
public, even by force ef arms, sa# no
disgrace IL hauling aown its glorious
fsg from the rampsrss Of the Montezu'
mas; and there will be no Disgrace in
the hauling down Of thst hsg from the
bsttlement Of Moro Castle when Cuba
own government is complete, except 1t
be the stigma upon her freedom OF &C.
ton which the Piatt amendment en-
grated il its Constitution, put there BY
the Republican party:
In the time of our dire disaster when
property values by the fate CT war ha
shro2ko2 to nothing; when life was
scsroeiy worth living; when hope was
nesr gone forever, aHa the Republican
parry big aud blosted with blood and
power, sought to make the Southern
states dependencies and the abode OF
yuI,ures TO prey on US and to eat out
our vltals, that ssue old Democratic
Mother with the brave sturdy Dsno.
Gratis Of the East and West stood by Us
and helped US to assert our manhood
and regain our freedom Of action.
And now il the high tide Of the Ma
tion's progress, because forsooth the
Democratic party (vhich has stood sua-
shine and shadow and will never die)
has been twice defeated because of
SONS differences Of opinion as to certain
party policies a1d because Of the use Of
Repu blioan money contributed by the
enemies Of the liberties of the people,
We are invited to swallow, without
even mssti6cat!on, all Of the policies OF
the party Of centralized power to call It
PROGRESSIVE Dsmocracj. God save
the marx!
Not simply that, but We ara asked to
remain Democratic and absorb and as
similste the benjfcent principles Of re.
puDlicsnism because We live in an cleo
triosl age Of progress; and because we
are told we should give up our tra1l:
tions, our history, our memories and
our past forever.
In the psraphrased words Of Tom
Watson or Private John AlleD) [ know
not which, if We did it, if We followed
this friendly advice where would We be
al?
The Democratic party would be dead,
the Republican psr.y would be the
masters of the situation and the scst'
tered forces of the people would De
forced into PopuIistic party, which is
nov sneered at BY soma Of It's formerly
ardent admirers.
That is what the parents who are
behind this movement to invade tie
South hope for, but your soodjae g
ment, your patriotic purposes and hisn
regard for duty to the past and in the
present will stamp it out in It's incipi'
enoy.
Nay, rsther let the memorable WoEds
Of the great Ben Hull of Georgia as
they sounded through the halis Of the
United States Senate sink into your
heart, The South is once more IN the
home Of her fathers and there she pro
poses to rensin," exercising her rrlVil-
eyes and standing with all lovers Of
liberty in the grsnd union Of states
against monopclies and 5ines AMI
ceatral;z ,tio0, no matter IL what form
u comes.
Why should ne take such course?
Why should We as Americans SIS wei
IS Southerners and Caroiinisls, abro-
gate our feaity: the Dem cratic party;
or worse still keep our name as Demo
crat and carry Republican principles
into its party councils, and thus attsck
It's vita!s whilst a7oRiog curse v,s IN
blatont terms members Of its political
household?
The negative answer to this Inquiry
comes easy from a simple dIspasslon'
ate statement Of the sVowed policies
for which the Republican party .ands
inthis year Of Grace.
In lis FOREIGN policy it advocates in
its platforms and through lis sominis'
tratlon and its representative in Con.
gress, FIRST, territorial expansion and
aggression beyond the Western hem
isphere; and governmental colonization
which when pushed to It's hnallsy means
rampant Imperialism; and SECOND, il
advocates Congressional absolu tlsm IN
:he management Of such colonies with
out regard to the limitation Of the
Crest Constitution.
In its DOMESTIC policy it harbor5 and
upholds the rankest monopoly IN the
shape OF trusts and combines, in des-
trucciol Of competition in trade, thus
ssr.king st the vary arteries Of Industrial
life snd homs living among the masses
Of the people.
1t pri3es itself as the originator and
unceasing champion o. the protective
tariff not being conteut % ring from the
people only enough to pay the legi5i:
mate expenses of the government; and
to allow to the consuming masses the
fruits Of legitimate competition ever
in the necessities of life for the sake oi
protection Of favored classes which sup
port it in it's Vaccinations sad plans, II
establishes rubber tariff which op