Arizona daily citizen., 1901-04-27
AN ApOSTATE IN DISGUISE.


Senator McLaun Carolina is leading new movemept
lie thinks he change the minds Democrats He
urges Southern Democrats to adapt their political opinions
economic conditions and expansion The change view which
he advocates is in the political revolution As the South
has always been conservative its politics. whether the
South Carolina appeal will meet with the favorable one
for which he evidently hopes
In all but in Mr. McLaurn make Southern Democrats
eonnts of Republican principles champions of Republican
policies His and much advertised speech at Charlotte was an
aagnment of the Democratic party adherence the time
honored Democratic doctrine of low tariff an indictment
OF the Democracy for opposing colonial system
grounds Times have changed says McTaurn and the South
must change with them One the cardinal principles Of Demo
the South elsewhere country is that the d
which the upon imports must be solely for
The South Carolina these duties levied FOR tb
protection of the sou The Democratic
party has always been the party of the Cops
lon Mr. Mcaun would have expansion colonial system if
even the Constitution had to be stretched breaking
point The Democratic party always the consistent
nent OF bounies and subsidies Mr. revive the
o marine by putting hundreds of millions of dollars of peo
pies money into the pockets of hpowners hipbuiders
Now while Mr. McLaurn Democrat in name in fac
good Republican, protection expansion and shin
sides concerned President Senator Hanna His
right hold the views which expouned at Charlotte undena
oe NO doubt there business manufacturers
every Southern State who in full South Carolina
senator NO man can be severely censured for identifying
ness interests with his politics The manufacturers Of the
South and the who developing the industries
a econ nave the ndlsputabe right ally themselves
political party which, in their opinion will in the wav Of
advancing their material McLauns argument 10 not
Immediately after of the Civil War some able
and sincere Southern urged the people South to cast their
lot with the Republican party in order obtain the po
nclars who controlled the Government The South
manned true its time honoed principles despite the fact that den
caon with the Republican party would probably have saved
from many of the horrors of reconstruction.
Mr. Mclaurin candidate for to the United States
Senate as Democrat The national in its platform ar
rays itself against and ship subsidies
the Democrats OF South Carolina ignore the platform and
TO return him to the Senate Democrat vote for Repub
can policies the latter to be good South In other
words the South Carolina Senator politics and not
democrat although nominaly afllaon with that party
1t Mr. McLaurns advice should by the South the
representation IN Congress would be
as numerous those the French Parliament the British Par
lament There would be high Democrats from the sopb and
Democrats from the Noh would be
ana lpeast Democrats from the Southern and
las Democrats from the North and Ea there be hpsub
dy Democrats from the South and anshpubedy Democrats from
the NORTH East and West In the multiplication erouus there
would be confusion conunded Politically the South wop
oe neither fish, es fowl good red herring Senator
honestly believes Republican policies to Demo-
cac principles he should exercise his undoubed right identify
himself with the Republican party and No man is
to be condemned for following his their logical onou
SION Such honest admirable than beat
ing about the bus wearing the livery of the Democratic party but
preaching the doctrines of Republicanism. Ia