Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-06-15
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DEMOCRACY AND BUSINESS.
Some Clear Cut Advice to People
Who Would Think.

Some Clear Cut Advice to People
Who Would Think.
Most of the South Carolina opponents
Of the Hon. John Lowndes McLaurin
belong to that liberal-minded class Of
Democrats that make bugaboo of the
word Republican" and has no con-
sistent policy except to make mouths
at every Republican policy. The ques-
ton with these persons is not rs such
a measure for the interests of the coun-
try?" but us it favored by the Repub-
licans?" If it Is, the Democrats must
howl against it with all their lungs.
The present prostrated condition Of the
Democracy is due in great part to this
blind and narrow conception Of the
duty Of a political party, and to the
inability to take a national instead Of
partisan view. Besides, the new
Democratic gods are mostly frantic
Populist spouters, ignorant Of the his
tory of the Democratic party or bent
upon steering 1t in the direction Of a
weak foreign policy, and a domestic
policy Of crank radicalism and social
smash. The rich Palmetto billingsgate
rolls in floods over the dire wickedness
Of Mr.. McLaurin in agreeing with the
Republicans as to several matters, such
Subsidy bill. Away with him!
Politics in South Carolina in these
days of Tillmania is so largely matter
Of vociferation that the advantage of
any given policy to the State and the
country is not made much Of by the
politicians. Business men and planters
are not greatly frightened by the hull
labaloo of the Tillmanite politicians.
trade and agriculture and the devel-
opment of foreign commerce? In the
end the Democratic party must come
down to facts, do something for the
State, and stop butting it's noddle
against progress. The Republican par
ty represents some old essential DEM
ocratic doctrines. It Is vain for the
South Carolinians to kick against them
simply because they are now Repub-
lican. Suppose they are. Shall the
devil have all the good tunes? If 1t be
Republicanism to build up business, en-
large the national domain, foster COM
merce, the Democrats had better bor-
row a little Republicanism.
In a letter written last week to Mr..
w. F. Clayton, Of Florence, S. c., Mr..
McLaurin says that the Democratic
party cannot prosper if it is to oppose
the extension of our foreign trade, the
creation of new markets, the upbuild-
of our commercial and industrial inter-
ests and the freedom Of the individ-
ual" He recites the facts apparently
forgotten by so many Populized Demo-
Gratis that the Republican was not the
party of annexation and that, with the
exception of Alaska, every foot Of new
territory added to the United States
up to 1896 was added by Democrats;
that they wanted to subsidize rail-
road to the Pacific and did subsidize
the Collins line Of steamships; that
they concluded treaties with the prin-
cipal nations of the world and built up
foreign commerce; that Jackson and
Pierce negotiated reciprocity treaties;
that Clay, Calhoun, Cheves and
Lowndes opposed Jefferson in the mat
ter of decreasing the army; that the
first proposition for a protective tariff
came from Madison and was supported
by Calhoun and Lowndes; that the
Democratic party made the Monroe
doctrine, opened the ports of Japan and
so on.
THE trouble with the SOUTH" says
Mr.. McLaurin, has always been its
clinging to traditions and it's lack OF
practical wisdom in preventing the
other sections from imposing upon 1t
by underhand means"
But now the South is not clinglng TO
it's traditions, and it imposed upon It
self in allowing a Western Populist
to impose himself upon the Democratic
party.-New York Sun.