The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-05-08
Anlinncs, Confession

MI. IL. NJ. LaTnct, Tic washington
correspondent OF The News and Cour-
icr, says lin Il very broad sense it is
true that lavish expenditure Of money
has been Il powerful factor in deter
mining the last four presidcntiol cleo
tionS. Generally the Republican par
ty has had the sympathy and support
or great corporations, able to make
big campaign contributions. Prcsi-
dent Harrison was undoubtedly elect
cd 10y the use OF moncy in 1883. l,ut
four years later, in 1892, when MIR.
Cleveland came III on q 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. lad it not been for
The tremendous campaign fund OF
1876 Mr.. Mckinley would have never
seen the White House ;s Chief Magis-
tlatc.''
This is an honest as we'll san i'm
portanl confession III the part ol tie
correspondent OF newspaper that
has blindly worshipped at the shrine
ut Grover Cleveland for many years
and which has never had any use for
| William Jennings bryan 1t will be
noticed that the admission is made
that the bulk Of the campaign funds
il! 1892 wl> with Cleveland aS against
| Harrison, which indicates beyond a
doubt that the trusts wanted him
elected. III The fate Ut iii adHiis-
siun OF this kind is it any wonder that
many people believe the charge made
by Mr.. Bryan and others that Cleve-
land betrayed his party. 1t will be
nuliccd also that the admission il
made That had it not been for he
tremendous campaign fund or 1896
Mr.. Mckinley would have never seen
the White House as Chief Magistrate.
In the face OF an admission OF this
kind low can it be maintained that
Mr.. 'ryan'S nominal ton in 1876 de-
lcatcd the Democratic party that
year? Yet every once in IL while
Some light headed individual who
may Happen to lie editing IL trust pa
PR chirp5 u.a that bryan ruined the
! Democratic purity. AS matter uf
fact it took all the money the trusts
could raise and the deScrtion ut lot
| ui hO-called Democrats to the plunder-
ers to keep Bryan out Of the White
House. Under these conditions it 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 in
1896.
Mr. l.arncr goes on to say that in
business and iinancIal circles there is
Il deep resentment at the prosecution
OF the trusts and tho outcome of the
Northern Securities casc. This deci-
sion and Il score uf kindred matters
have caused widespread rage against
President ROoScyclt'S administrat tion.
Ills nomination next year is regarded
us ccl tainty, but it is very probable,
II the Democrats are conservative in
their candidate and their platform,
lhat the millions Of campaign con
lrIbutionS next year will 20 tJ the
Democratic managers, in which event
there will surely be trouble, If not de-
feat, for the Republican candidates,
III spite Of all that can be said about
President RooseyeltS unwonted popu-
larity and the great prosperity OF the
country"
This simply means that If the
Democratic party Will nominate
Grover Cleveland or some other candi-
date VIII, is known TO be in favor OF
The trusts, that the millions OF dol
lars raised by the trusts for cumpaign
purposes will be turned over to the
Democratic managers instead OF the
Republican managers. Can the Demo
cratic party, afford to do any such
thing as that: Better for it 10 be
defeated hundred times than to win
a hundred victories ON any such terms.
II Tie Democratic party is TO vie With
the Republican party in trying to
please the trusts TO secure campaign
iundS 10 dcbauch votes It's mission is
ended, as there is no use for two par
lies aiming al the same thing. Yet
lhiS is exactly what Cleveland and his
followers advocate. Some Of us are
Democrats, not for the loavcs and
fishes, and we would rather see tile
party defeated in a fight for the
MASSES than To he successful by the
aid Of the trusts Those so-callcd
Democrats who believe in winning a
victory that way should go into the
Republican party. The Democratic
party would be better OF without
them.