The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1901-06-13

cause they have been adopted ~ the
Republicans.
The Democrats Of this couatry must
stand together and restore their party
10 the power which was th2ics. They
cannot do it by condemning that which
is good because the Republicans en-
dorse it nor can they do it by going OF
after strange and unsound policies III
order to secure some votes which
might otherwise be Republican. Tae
fight of Hamilton and Jefferson IS still
on in this country and will be nntil Il
is fought to finish. Either Wa vii,
have an aristocracy or we will have 4
republic. II the Democrats arr TO G;S-
card their fundamental idea Of the lib-
erty OF the individual and freedom Cf
thought and action by refusing to
recognize as members OF their party
these men who have always fought It's
battles in the p. s.. but who in thu
present believe that some CT its poi
cieS are not the policies OF thG true
Democracy. The true Democracy IS i
progressive party. 1t prOgreSs5l as no
other party ever has done and th5 na.
ton prospered by reason of its wisdom
and its administration Of public al
fairs. In cannot prosper If it is = 0p-
pose the extension of our foreign
trade, the creation of new markets,
the upholding OF our commercial and
industrial interests. and the freedom
Of the individual. II the Republican
party, the record of which shows it to
have been a party forbidding the free
exercise Of speech. concentrating the
wealth Of the country in the hands Of
few, burdening the people by evces-
Sive taxation. and conducting public
affairs for the benefit of priv3te citi-
ZenS; if that party is to be allowed to
turn its back upon its record and by
adopting the progressive features OF
the Democracy. become the party Of
progress, then the Democratic pa"Jy
having allowed its opponent 10 anpro-
pirate its principles can no longer I've
l believe that the Democratic party
does not exist for the mere purpose Cf
opposing whatever the Republican
party may suggest. | believe .hlt j.
lives as il has lived in times ,;2s- fcr
the purpose Of adopting thar wAich i;
right and discarding that which i,
wrong and conducting the affairs CT
State SO as to make all men eQGa. IN
der the law.
(Senator McI.aucin dweils ut length
upon the money question ard Is .nter-
est does not warrant giving full space
in these columns.) He sa,'5 N part:
There is not a line in any Demo
cratic platform fixing the ratio OF sill
YER and sold prior 10 1886. There is
not line in any Republican platform
advocating or opposing the ratio OF
IS to l or any ratio. There were
strong men in the Democratic party
in favor Of the free coinage of silver;
there were strong men in the Republi-
can Iarly in favor of the free coinage
OF silver. The Republican party
adopted the first free coinage plat
form. Although silver was demoni-
tiZeG by Republican legislation in
1873. the only objection to that act
made prior to 1856 came from the
Republicans who mad passe the
mintaGe act under which silver was
GcmOnitiZci.
What did these men find when the
reached Kansas City? They found
western delegations in which not
single man had been Democrat in
1892. These men demanded q reitera
ton of the J 6 to / plank OF the CHI
cago platform. The proposition was
made to them that they could have
both candidates, and they could have
any plankS they wanted which ave
not socialistic or anarchistic and all
the Democrats asked was that their
party be preserved by maintaining
its reputation as safe and conssrya-
tive organization. John w. Daniel OF
Virginia. as thorough believer in tne
free coinage Of silver as any man IN
his party and che Of the grandcs.
characters in the United States Sen.
ate. worked Ike a beaver day AMI
night to try TO convince these western
delegates that their policy was suici-
dal. Governor Smith Of Maryland
told them that the Democrats could
carry Maryland without that plank
and could not carry Maryland with
it.
The old line Democrats declined to
be driven from their party by man
VINO during ten years Of political life
had been Il Democrat, POpul:st. and
a socialist. The only Office which
William j Bryan ever held he was
elected to by the Populists. it being
impossible for the Democrats to
secure an election in that district. He
acted with the Democrats in Con
gress. but distinctly stated that he was
not bound b. a Democratic platform.
Senator McLaurin quotes tie con
gressional directory TO shJw that
Charles A. Towne advocated jy Bryan
for vice president. never ran for Office