The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-06-12

| ed without deprlVlng American Iaoor OF tne
ability to compe successfully with foreign
| labor aud without imposing lower rates Of
! duty that Will be ample to cover any in
| creased cost OF production which may exist
in consequence cf the higher rate Of wages
| prevailing in this country"
In 1855 the platform still recognized that
other things besides revenue were 10 be taken
| into accouct IN framing tariff legislation. 1t
said: Our established industries and en-
terprises should not be endangered"
For more than half century Democratic
conventions condemned 8 national bank and
and finally supported a metallic currency.
IL 1880, 1854 and 1883 the Democratic party
declared in favor of gold and silver and
paper convertible into coin on demand In
1892 it favored the coinage of both metals
under an international agreement. In 1883
the Reeuh lean platform read:
The Republican party is II favor of the
use CT both gold and silver as money and
condemns the policy of the Democratic sd
miniStration in its efforts to demo1etze
silver"
In 1892 the Republican platform was
identical in principle upon this question
with the Democratic platform Of 1881, 1884
and 1883.
There have been protection Democrats
ever since Madison and Calhoun favored the
proection doctrine. There have been free
trade Republicans from the foundation Of
the government.
Such men as Samuel J. Randall, John
Rand ,lph and John c. Calhoun always spoke
freely and clearly whether or not they were
in accord with the platforms of their psrties.
The Democratic party has always favored
freedom Of speech and action. The Republi-
csn party has always sought to so central
ize the government as to carry out the idea
of Alexander Hamilton. The Democratic
party has been party that has had for its
policy the greatest good to the greatest num-
ter while the Republican party as party
has believed with Hamilton, its founder, in
bestowing beaefts upon the few and only
burdens upon the many. Until these latter
day saints" have lead the party into social
ism, while as to expansion and subsidies, the
Republicans have taken advantage of the
situation and boldly got upon the Democratic
platform.
They are now upon the currency question
practically where the Democratic party stood
up to 1896. They are now advocating the
reciprocity Of Jackson and Price. They are
now advocating the Democratic principles
which is announced in the Democratic con
vention Of 1856 IN the matter Of building the
Pacific railroad. They want to apply thst
principle to our foreign commerce. When
ever the Republicans are forced to abandon
their own policy they tske up Democratic
policies, and the Democrats are asked 10 op-
pose those Democratic policies because they
haye been adopted BY the Republicans.
The Democrats of this country must stand
together and restore their party to the power
which was theirs. They cannot do it by
condemniug that which is good because the
Republicans endorse it nor can they do it by
going of sitter strange and unsound policies
IN order TO secure some votes which might
otherwise be Republican. The fight Of Hamil
ton and Jefferson is still on in this country
and will be until it is fought to finish.
Either We will have an aristocracy or we will
have arepubiic. If the Democrats are to
discard their fundamental idea Of the liberty
Of the individual and freedom Of t; ousht
and action by refusing TO recognize as mem
bers Of their party those men who have al
n5So 4SOSLl 4SS ~llSS IL lAS paSI, COS " AO
IN the present believe that some Of its poll
cles are not the policies Of the true Demo
cracy is progressive party. 1t progressed
as no other party ever has cone aud the na
ton prospered oy reason OF its wisdom and
it. administrarion OF public affairs. II can
not prosper If il is to oppose the extension
OF our foreign trade, the creation Of new
markets. the upoUlidIug OF our CONNIE: clal
and industrial IL erestS, and the feedom
Of the individual. If the Republican party,
the record Of which shows II 10 have been 3
party forbidd!ng the free exercise Of speech,
concentrating the wealth OF the country IL
the ha2ds of few, burdening the people by
excessive taxation, and nducting public
affairs for the benefit Of private citizens; if
that party is to be allowed TO turn its back
upon its record and adopting the progressive
features OF thr Democracy, become the party
Of progress, then the Democratic party hsv-
ing allowed it opponent to appropriate its
principles can no longer i've.
believe that the Democratic party does
not exist for the mere purpose OF opposing
whatever the Republican party may suggest.
l believe that it lives as it has lived in times
past for the purpose Of adopting that which
is right and discarding that which is wrong
and conducting the affairs of State so as to
make all men equal under the law.
Senator McLsurin dWells st length upon
the money question and its interest does not
warrant giving full space in these columns
He ssys in part:
There is not line in any Democratic
platform fixing the ration Of silver and gold
prior to 1896. There is not line in any
Republican platform advocating or opposing
the ratio OF l6 to or any ratio. There
were strong men in the Democratic party in
favor of the free coinage ofsilver; there were
strong men in the Republican party in favor
Of the free coinage OF silver. The Republi-
can party adopted the first free coinage plat
form. Although silver was demon.tize6 by
Republican legislation in 1878, the only OBJ
jec ion to that act made prior to 1896 came
from the Republicans who had passed the
mintage sct under which silver was denoni-
tised.
What did these men find when they
reached Kansas City? They found western
delegations il which not single man had
been Democrat in 1892 These men de-
manded reiteration of the Is to plank of
the Chicsgo platform. The proposition was
made to them that they could have both
candidates, and they could have any planks
they wanted which are not eocislis,ic or an
archistic anu all the Democrats asked vas
that their party be preserved by maintaining
its reputation as safe and conservative or
ganiEation. John ". Daniel of Virgins, IS
thorough abeliever in the free coinage Of
silver as any man in his party and one of
the grandest characters in the United States
senate, worked like beaver day and night
to try to convince these western delegates
tbst their policy was suicidal. Governor
Smith Of Marland told them that the Demo
Gratis 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 who dur
ing ten years Of political life had been q
Democrat, Populist, and socialist. The