The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-01-29
HAS SOLlDIFIED SOUTH
EFFECT or PRESIDENT RoosF. vELT'S RAGE POLLOK.

Wr. McKinley's Methods Were un-
 dermining Southern Sectional
 ism--But Roosevelt's Acts Ee-
 united Conservative and
 Radical Democrats.
 MT. N. o. Tanning of The Brooklyn Eagle, who was in Montgomery a few days ago. wrote the following letter to The Eagle from Charleston, S. c:
 Charleston. South Carolina. January 2s. Charleston is distinguished, among oth- Republican endeavor since the time of Lincoln to neutraltxe. instead of crush, Democratic Southern sectionaiism.
 ,d,rs Fsssidens Mckinlsy's last days were de problem. as the four and one-half years policies helpful to Southern, as well as sound money campaign of 1sse was the entering wedge. The business men of the South. disn1ayed at Bryanism. were in a receptive mood. Historical reasons pre- can party. They formed new <5cmoc- racy. known as the commercial Democ- rscy. as distinguished from the old line Bryan. This Democracy. strongest in eigh. Richmond. Norfoik. savsnnah. Jack sonviile and elsewhere and gave prom
 its principles were: Sound money, adc- quate tarin: protection for the industries of the South the encouragement of rail- their legitimate phases. conservatism in general government. and last. g Southern settlement of the race problem.
 Every Virginian. Noath Caroiinian and can. with whom have talked on the Mo Kiniey plan of government in the South as 1t was exempllfed in the commercial nemoersey; has ,s. ssid that with old De, acceptable Northern. guarantees that the South would be permitted. to uphold its white civilization against negro encroach- Leaders high in Southern political so- cial and business life have said that if Mir. Mckinley had lived to undermine and and destroy Northern Republican sec and personal example. Southern Demo cratic, sectionalism would have disap- Southern Republicans. Dissatisfied
 With Roosevelt.
 Tn this division of tho South, Presi- dent Roseveft's administration has satis- fled only those leaders in each party who consider sound money still paramount issue, the maintenance of which can be only the sIsag prssrIsDgattSs of Republican ex. x: Pahama canal men. they are not Colom- bia war men. While they believe in what they term reasonable restraints o1 industrial corporations. they are opposed to Federal interferences which unsettle general business and retard development They are ultra conservative in theiy opinions on every question except that of negro dominancy, and on that ques- | ton they justify their radicalism by claims which are not simply political oi the whole category of the dependencies | of civilization.
 l lnation of Senator: Hanna or, secretar, 1 Taft or Governor Herrick is, heard-ant l 1t is heard on all sides-it Is based or Republican atisfactton over the Roose l welt changes of Mckinley policies. abandonment @ s of the the commercisl eSaT1 Democ m @ racy.
 It follows that the South as no hop, of any 6etserment of It's condition unde not in long time undegone so quick ant so great q change as Is shown in tn Presidents case. It began with the Ex coal case. which was considered to be bad precedent. It was developed by tn Northern Securities suit which alarme
 asnwys and sheiE The
 reception @ @ Sf ss1 Booser Wsshingtn es ss1ear an lDther colored men at the White Hous and his appointment of a. negro Republi can politician W. D. Crum, to be Collec tor of the Port of Charleston, aRains the protests of all the interested commeT cia bodies. and of the city ftself-all q l which events are here construed as evi dences of an executive intention to re vive the hostile policies of Republican ism which President Mckinley discarded
 The South Again SoIidified.
 No doubt the South IS again solidifie
 against the Republican Party. There vii not this year be the same opportunitie for RepubIicanism which the situation presented in 1900, either in the direct de lection of Democrats to the Republical nominee, or in alliances which woul' leave to the commercial Democrats the: identity as partlsans. These circun stances constitute m the Southern min' a mandate of Democratic regularity whicI would only be disregarded under provo cation so serious as to offset the Southerl conviction that the hope for Southern prosperity and happiness and civilization and life depends on white ascendenc. over the negro. It is more than doubtfu if the South would vote for MT. Roose welt as against Mt. Bryan, It's antipath. to Mir. Roosevelt and to MT. Bryan alix are incentives, to cooperation in a per manent Democratic Party restofa tion which will give to the country a Demo cratic administration. stable. safe an sane in business policies and appreciativ of the Southern constancy, of purpose an gro question for nearly half a century l since the war.
 Editor Hemphilps Views.
 In discussing the political conditions il South Carolina, J. c. Hemphill, editor 0 The Charleston News and Courier, saI | today:
 'erhey are better than they have beel for many years, locally considered. fr6Il ! the standpoint of the Democratic Party To understand them you must know tha the divisions of Opinion which have a times provoked acute factional disturb ance arise from very old. indeed pre-rcV olutionary causes. This part of Soul | Carolina was settled originally by on class. one sect of immigrants. while th up-country was settled by another am Il opposite class and sect. Their early meth ods of government and bases of repro senta ton in Government affairs were con 1 fiicting.. At one time they seemed | have reached a basis of reasonable h2i l mony, but it was disturbed by tests O supremacy between leaders of Demo cratic factions, and many of the old trou 1 pies were revived.
 l ."It IS an encouraging sign now, how ever, that the Democratic leaders of th | State ar seeking to promote harmony be | tween the classes In both secttops. has resulted in much better feeling
 Commercial Democracy Abandoned
 "There was a time when the commei | cal Democracy gave promise of becoming | an important element in South Carolin | affairs It was a movement of consider | able strength In the principal citiGs vA..N, ltsnfA