The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1901-04-25


appeals male during the last month O
the campaign to class hatred and pre-
judice.
, Fundamental principles were los
sight OF, and III au insane effort TO sc
cure party success at any cost, the at
tempt was made to combine socialism
populism and scctionalism, with moth
ing but the sentiment and traditions Of
Democracy. The real Democratic
leaders of the Senate for the past three
years have been Allen, Teller, anC
Pettigrew, all of them able men, bu
one populist, one hightariff Re
publican, and the other, L do not know
what. All of them opposed to State
banks of issue with proper safeguards
and most other things we need in the
South. This was called the " New
Democracy in contradistinction from
the old, and some of its leaders stated
that Its creeds were revolutionary and
were so designed to be.
TO SOW discomfort with industrial
conditions and distrust of the govern
ing power; to array class against class
in the hope of securing fancied social
and Industrial equality, is to my mind
the first step in revolution. The South
is the American end of America. In
no section is there 80 small a foreign
element, s. much conservatism, and
so pure patiotism. What political
paradox then it is for our people to be
the allies Of professed revolutionists
elsewhere.
1t was not the pure type Of Southern
| nnn)npronu hol ,,f Ln
country fearcu in the last Presidential
election. They knew that properly in
tcrprctcd this was conservative and
safe. 1t was well understood, how
ever, what influences dominated, and
that, therefore, the South in national
affairs was still powerless. One doubt
full Northern State had then and has
now more influence than the entire
South combined. One party says,
| Why should 1 consult you, can hope
Tor nothing. The other says, l've got
you any way, and l will do as please !;
help yourself if you can. What a posi-
ton for brave, high-splrited people
bound hand and foot, the miserable
slaves of one party and football for
the other.
l, for one, do not believe that the
people of the South are ready to trust
this government into the hands of any
party to begin the levcling process
through the exercise of the taxing
power; and yet this is exactly what this
new propaganda means, and outside of
the South it is proclaimed by the very
same class who preach and practice
social equality between the races. The
two doymas are inseparably inter-
woven. Go into the West, attend one
of their campaign meetings, scratch
beneath the skin and you will find the
same old social equality dogma, to the
tune Of which the soul of John Brown
is still l." marching op."
Taxation for the purpose Of equaliz-
ing or redistributing property is rank
socialism, not Democracy. Let it take
hold in the South and with 1T will go
those barriers which we have erected
TO maintain the purity Of Cur race and
the integrity of our civilization.
Another thing-to my mind it is
folly to oppose expansion under the
name Of imperialism. II deceives no
man of intelligence. He understands
that there is no analogy between this
country and the Roman Empire, and
that those who talk of imperialism do
not take into account that power which
is born of our free institutions, II fort
ress in the hearts Of our people strong
er than any ever built of stone. AS
long as this is there they can never be-
come slaves; and when it is dead 1t
matters not whether under republic or
empire, they become an easy prey. 1t
depends upon the people, not the
government, whether they be slaves
or frcemen. 1t is the people that make
the government, not the government
the people. With brave, stroag, in
telligcnt people, with q free press and
popular education, there can be no
imperialism. why should we be afraid
to trust ourselves? The whole ten
dency Of the times and the spirit of
the age is toward Democratic instead
OF imperiallstic ideas of government.
The throne of the "Great White Car"
trembles today at the roar OF the De-
mocratic Lion, and the echoes resound
even from the far off Orient.
Our people understand that it is not
actual territory or dominion over peo-
Plo IiiaU To occh3 puI Clc exphnSlOn Oh
American thought, ideas Of govern
ment, commerce and civilization.
Political leaders might we'll learn that
the law of progress will sweep away as
chaff those who would place barriers
against this mighty tide which is des-
tined to spread the Democratic idea of
government to the uttermost bounds
of the earth. My definition OF Dcmoc-
racy is liberty for man, formulated
into theory Of government. 1t
means mans inalienable ownership of
himself, it means free thought and free
speech.
In concluding his remarks, Senator
McLaurin said
"'The South must play all important
part in our country's future. For a
third Of a century she has been ham.
pered by struggle for mere existence
forced to devote all her energy and
craftsmanship to the maintenance OF
white supremacy. Thank God, this il