The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-05-06
an Honest Confession.

correspondent OF Inc News ana COur-
ier. says in very broad sense 1T is
true that lavish expenditure OF money
has been a powerful factor in deter
mining the last four Presidential cleo
tions. Generally the Republican par
ty has had the sympathy and support
of great corporations, able to make
big campaign contributions. Presl-
dent Harrison was undoubtedly elect
ed by the use of money in 1888. But
four wears later, in 1892, when Mr.
Cleveland came in on a ground swell,
the bulk of campaign funds was with
the Democratic party. Mr.. Cleveland
might have been elected without the
money. but it nevertheless played an
important part. Had it not been Tor
the tremendous campaign fund OF
1896 NIr. Mckinley would have never
seen the White House as Chief Masls-
ttate.
This is an houest as we'll as an i'm
portant confession On the part oi the
correspondent Of newspaper that
has blindly worshipped at the Shrine
of Grover Cleveland for many years
and which has never had any use f"r
William Jennings Bryan. 1t Will be
noticed that the admission is made
that the bulk OF the campaign funos
| in 1892 was with Cleveland as against
! Harrison, which indicates beyond a
doubt that the trusts wanted hlm
elected. In the face Of an admlS'
sion of this kind is 1t any wonder that
many people believe tie charge made
bv Mr.. Bryan and others that Cleve-
land betrayed his party. 1t Will be
noticed also that the admission is
made that had it not been for the
/ tremendous campaign fund of 1896
! Mr.. Mckinley would have never seen
the White House as Chief Magistrate.
In the face OF an admission OF this
kind how can it be maintained that
| Mr.. Bryan's nomination in 1896 de-
feated the Democratic party that
year: Yet every once iE d while
some light headed Individual who
may happen to be editing a trust pa
per chirpS on. that Bryan ruined the
Democratic party. AS a matter o1
fact it took all the money the trusts
could raise and the deserJion of a lot
Of so-called Democrats to the plunder,
ers to keep Bryan out of the White
| House. Under these conditions 1t Is
not strange that Grover Cleveland
who was the candidate Of the trusts
in 1892 should support Mckinley who
was the candidate of the trusts ir
1886.
Mr.. Larner goes on to say that "ir
business and financial circles there is
a deep resentment at the prosecution
Of the trusts and the outcome Of the
Northern Securities case. This deci'
sion and a score Of kindred matters
have caused a widespread rage against
President Roosevelt's administration.
His nomination next year is regarded
as cel tainty, but it is very probable,
if the Democrats are conservative IN
their candidate and their platform
that the millions of campaign con-
sributions next year will go t. tie
Democratic managers, in which event
there will surely be trouble, If not de.
feat. fyr the Republican candidates,
in spite IF all that can he said about
President Roosevelt's unwonted popu'
! llrity and the great prosperity OF the
country
This simply means that il the
Democratic party will nominate
Grover Cleveland or some other candi-
date wh is known to be in favor OF
the trusts, that the millions of dol,
lars raised by the trusts for compaigr
purposes will be turned over to the
Democratic managers instead Of the
Republican managers. Can the Demo
cratic party, afford to do any suct
thing as that? Better for it to oe
/ defeated hundred times than to wiz
a hundred victories on any such terms
II the Democratic party is to vie viii
the Republican party in trying tt
please the trusts TO secure campalgL
funds to debauch votes it's mission i:
ended, as there is no use for Two par
ties aiming at the same thing. Yet
this IS exactly what Cleveland and hi:
followers advocate. Some OF US ere
Democrats, not for the loaves anc
fishes, and we would rather see che
party defeated in a fight for thf
masses than to be successful by tht
aid cf the trusts. Those So-callet
Democrats who believe in winning ;
victory that way should go into the
Republican party. The Democratic
party would be better of wlthou
them.