The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1903-06-03
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
Special Correspondence Of Intelligencer.

Washington, d. C., June 1, 1908.
Will there be- harmony in the ranks
of the democratic party next wear
Will the party be able to get together
and once more present an united front
to the common enemy7 Those are the
| questions now uppermOst in the minds
or oil patriotic democrats in the cOun-
try. This is the political nerve center
OF the country: 10 this city come all
sorts and kinds Of democrats as to @
biecca and when they get here it is as
natural nat 1or them to talk politics as it is
Tor water to run. down hill. l have
used the personal pronoun very little
In this correspondence. My opinion as
an individual democrat amounte to
very little, but for the purpose of this
correspondence have talked to almost
every. democrat who has visited this
city since the adjournment of Congress
and have done 30 because ! wantad
to present to the readers of this cor
respondence the true conditions of the
party gathered from an intelligent
leaders or the party in the Congress
and out OF it, and want to give nv
readers the result of my research in,
that direction.
want to say right now that there is
gong TO De harmony in the party next
year and that all factions are going in
TO the battle in serried ranks, with
vlsor down and lance at rest, ali fight
ing as never before and for O common
cause.
Al this scrapping and elimination
Bryan and Cleveland factions of the
party at this time is mere by-play, at
least 30 far as the Clevels nd faction ia
concerned. The element cf the marty
which left the regular organization in
lSo6 wants to get back and intends to
get back. This talk of attempting to
IIenominate Grover Cleveland is ali
balderdaeh and tommyrot. That ele-
menu men ls SIMPLY fostering that kind of
organization democrats and endeavor
to show them them the strength and
power they, possess in the East, what
their detection has cost the partv in
wo. th to it in the future. Thev are
not trying to ride the party or dictate
TO y Or jeorganize it.
1hoy only want RECOGNITION. hav.,
warrant for these statements. Thav
came from the highest possible author
ny. Ihey came from one of the lead
ers or the faction that refused to sun
porS tne ticket in 1906. have the SAME
autnStity I0r the statement that the
o-cailed Cleveland faction of the par.
" 10 gong to give the ticket
tne warmest and heartiest support
next year and that that support wifi he
given d candidate who ia entirely sat-
lsIactory TO the Bryan or regular ele-
Ment or the party. All they ask ia
o reasonable platform and they will
support the nominee with earnestness
and enthusiasm.
Ihey will do this for the one, single
anu OverpOwering reason that they
want to defeat ROoseyeIt for ejection
Ihey know that this cannot he dana
W. WIN any man who is not acceptable to
inc regular democrats who Loyalty sup
ported the ticket in 1890 and 1000, and
tney want to win. In order to do this
tney are willing to follow instead of
attempting to lead, but they do not
want to be kicked in tho face as they
enter the democratic door and it were
1olIy Ior the regular democracy to con-
Tinue to bait them. They are afraid of
roosevelt, they do not want Roosevelt
aC any coat and they do not intend to
nave ROOSEVELT. They will not max
tor any ything that the So called BRYAN
wing OF the party, or, if You please.
the regular democracy, cannot grant
gladly. / think they would prefer an
SasIern man who is acceptable to Mr.. |
tPtyhn anG the regular democracy, and |
tnink this will! be conceded them. II |
30, then they will support the ticket as
loyaiiy ae any democrat did in the years
'A loSo OF 1SOO, and will help elect him |