The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1902-07-31


: no ulterior motives they arc open
arguments and amenable TO reaso
being honest IN purpose, they ha
confidence i'll the triumph Of tn,
cause, and arc content to employ no
est methods. They will neither CO
spiro against others nor against ca,
other. If they make mistakes in iud
mcnt, as all are liable to do. they a
not only willing, but anxious to corrc
their mistakes. In politics, as In r.
ligion, there is an essential diffevent
between doubt of the head and
doubt of the heart.
II is impossible to secure harmon
between people of opposite sy mpathie
and 1T is difficult thing TO change
mans sympathies. 1t requires q poli
lcal Regeneration to make q Democra
out or an aristocrat. 1t is muc
easier task TO show q man that tb
principles he has been advocating an,
Ihe policies which he has been sun
poitlng are aristocratIc in their pres
Gnu q erect or in their tendencies. Th,
mopuDllcan party of today is aristo
oratlc in its policies and tendencies fo
u Is controlled by few in the intores
or a feW, but there are many Rcpubli
vans who remain with their party only
"causc they do not understand the
cange which has taken place in thaI
p@Sy within the last few years. When
chelolicy of a party is Controlled nv
tho to wars, ~, then the party stands for
Inc "l of the majority, but when the
parry y dominated by small minority
.,leh me organization stands not for
tne wiA9t the majority, but for the
VIII oI @se who dominate it. There
can oe holoubt of the Democratic in.
stihcts W large majority of the
members @She Republican party, but
.a: s.l": parry Wlay is so controlled by Or
Sanl"co WeaNA that the rank and file
oi the party arc not consulted about
tne nollcles no5 are the interests of the
rank ana ilie Considered by the leaders.
WIN tnc execution of the tariff ques-
tlon the Rcpublicau partv has not in
receh' years honestly submitted a
ment of the ballot, or even to the
Judgment of the members of it's own
party. LII has written ambiouous
platforms and forced its poI,cies
through Congress after e,ections Tn
iSo6 1t used promise ot International
blmetallism TO conceal It's re,J nmrnoSa
to fasten the gold strndarN fI'e on ,he
country. III 1900 il practical ,he s.1no
deception on imperialism and On tho
trust question. Even within a monib
it has refused to announce its purnosn
i'll regard to the Philippines, and hos
put off until after November Ae nas
sage of the subsidy bill and the CON- CON-
sideration of the trust question. TN,
leaders of the party show their lack Of
vital faith in the doctrine of self.poy.
ernment by their unwillingness to take
the people of the country, or even tn,
voters of their own party, into thei
confidence. Tho hope of the Demo
cratic party lies in bringing this fact I
the knowledge of those who have bee
in the habit of voting the Republica
ticket. One aristocratic party in tn
country is enough. Democratic Sill
cess must be won, not by imitatin
the Republican party, but by cxposlr
it-not by making The Democrat
party aristocratlc, but by convincir
the people that it is really Democrat
and can be trusted to defend Dem,
cratic ideas and to cultivate Dem
cratic ideals. AS there are many
the Republican party who have ~
hcrcd to the party NOTWITHSTANDING
tho change that the organization hf
undergone, so there are some wi
call themselves Democrats who ha,
themselves undergone change whit
has alienated them from the DEM
cratic party, or from any party wortl
OF tho name.
10 attempt to patch up an apparel
harmony between those who are not
sympathy with Democratic purp oses
not only a waste of time, but wou
prove disastrous. The men who d
sorted the party in 1896 may be divide
into two classes. Those who left b
cause they understood tho issue pr
sented and those who left because th'
did not understand the real nature
the contest. Until the former a
completely changed in their sympathi
they cannot return TO the party wit
out injuring it. The latter will be I
conciled TO the party when they thel
| selves become aware Of the real chara
ter Of the life and death struggle nc
being waged between plutocracy a.
democracy. l say plutocracy, bocau
the aristocracy of today is one
wealth rather than of birth, and it
cludes not only those who have be
alienated from the common people
the possession of great wealth, b
those who, although without weali
pander to II and measure all things
q money standard. Organized wea
has become 80 potent in government
affairs that some even now despair
applying any effective remedy. i
such underestimate the patriotism
the people and the strength of
public conscience. The people hav
remedy within their power, namely
ballot, and with it they can and v
right every wrong and remedy ev'
grievance.
| The Democratic party must hav
controlling purpose, unchanged by ,
tory or defeat; 1t must stand for t
purpose, at all times and everywhe
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