The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-08-30
A RINGING SPEECH.
Democracy anu Rspubiicanism
Clearly Defined.
BY HON. o. 6. HENDERSON.

BY HON. D. 8. HENDERSON.
A Clear Gut viaw OF the Offer
ence Bstween thu TWO Qrcas
Parties IN the United
States.
Hon. ID. 8. Henderson, of Alkon,
who spoke at the mass mooting 10
Union recently, has d o6ned tho differ
onoeg botwoon tho Democrats and Re-
publioans in this country, as follows:
Fellow Citizens:
1t is esteemed high privilege to bo
invited to address the people of this
favored sootion Of South Carolina.
When your unexpected and unsolici-
ted invitation oame, 10 como hithor
and addroas you on tho grave national
issues ponding before tho American
people it WAS accepted as a call to duty.
have folt that in tho discussion Of
these Issues at this meeting, in an off
elootlon year, which is only tho pre-.
liminary Of many which may follow
next year, it were best not to address
you in an off hand, oxtomporencous
manner, which is best suited to por-
sonal political dobato, but to commit
my reflection to manuscript in tho
hope that | may bo moro accurate, sue
oinot and clear.
Issues arc brought about by tho hap
pening OF ovonts, which generate ideas
of interost and oonoorn; and being dis
oussed and aotod upon by tho public
become formulated into conoroto facts
as tho basis Of public and private 40.
tion.
Nations aro initiated or destroyed by
the result Of such igsuos; and it ia tho
duty OF ovory liberty loving citizen, 40
tho best indioia to his right to citizen.
ship to take an aotivo part in suoh
events.
We should bring 10 tho consideration
OF suoh mattors not Rhetorical pyro-
technics in speech and glittering gen
eralities from history, but common
sense and reason aud apply tho suhjoot
at hand to our homo moods and homo
dutios.
AS o people, rs nation, By tho por-
mission Of Providence wo OCCUPY tho
greatest country OF the earth. Born
amid tho peans of liberty; liberty Of
oonscionoe; liberty Of speooh, and
liberty Of religion, sho has been baptized
in tho waters Of adversely and is now
marching up tho slopes Of apparent
prosperity and power.
It is the poople who compose the
government 1t is tho people who
formulate the ideas tha. guido national
growth; and it is tho pooplo who must
decide the issues which tho formula-
tion of sunh ideas bring about.
All nations Of tho nature of our
American republic must havo rival
political parties. It started soon aftor
tho breath Of life was blown into tho
body politio Of this National republic
as tho necessary conoomitsnt of tho
fact that mon run the government.
They have existed evor since under
various names, oreods and banners and
will continue to romain as long as tho
republic lives, or until it's enemios, i
they have thoirway, sink itinto Import
alistio oblivion.
The written charts which bind us
together, namely, ."Iho Doolal alton Of
Independence; ''The Articloo Of Con-
federation" and "The Constitution Of
the United Staten of Amorice", were
begotton in the revolt Of liberty against
the Royal Imperialistio colonization
idea. The Constitution was grant Of
power from the people; what was not
fhnYQIn nr - /
thereby formed Was reserved absolutely
to the people.
1Every line, every syllable Of tlia
Magma Oharta Of the people was ovolv
ed from struggle Of dobato botwoen
centralized government on tho ono
hand and o government Of the people
on tho other.
\ Tho dust Of battle which vindioatod
tho liberty principles Of tho Constitu-
ton had scarcely rolled away whom
Hamilton and his followers ospoused
tho CAUSE Of Centralized government;
and Jefforson and his followers Tho
cause Of Democracy purc and simple.
Ever sinco through various mutations
and changes, amid shifting aoenes and
circumstances; amid battle and treason
and traitorism and tyranny and pros
perity and advorsty, tho struggle has
continued; and il subaists today.
You called this mooting to day bo
CAUSE it was still going on.
The Hamiltonian, Foderaliatic or
Republican party bonding all Of it's
enorgies to oentralizo all power in one
Federal head with tho machinery for
the promotion Of it's combines and do
pendoncios 10 porpotuate tho power Of
that head; and tho Joffersonian or
Democratic party bonding its enorgies
Tor tho preservation OF popular govern.
mont and strict cons ruotion Of tho
constitution handed down by the
fathers.
The same Democratic party has soen
defeat and stood it liko Spartan hero.
1t has seen victory and dispensed
power; and stood that SUCCESS with
equenlmity and dispensed that power
as an oven handed governor of tho poo
ple's rights.
1t may again SEQ defoat, but 1T will
again SOC victory il its sons are truo to
it's CAUSE.
It has stood as tho Grcat Consoryator
OF the business interests Of tho country !;
demanding competition in all the
marts Of trade. 30 that labor and in
dustry in all modes Of life can be com-
pensated.
It has stood against tho enoroach-
monts Of the greedy monoy gatherer
and for tho promotion Of tho healthy