The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-10-07
OUTLOOK BRIGHT.
The Democrats Are More Hopeful
Than Ever Before.
SOME ENCOURAGING FACTORS.

An Assurance that the Party Will
Garry New York. an Inspira.
tlon to the Party In the
Doubtful States.
a dispatch from Washington to the
Charleston Post says hope is very
high in the Democratic camp. II
there has ever been time when Dem
ocrats have been inclined to get to.
gether with mighty pull to capture
both the Presidency and the House of
Representatives it is the pr; sent.
There have been periods OF deep de
spondency on the part OF many of the
leading Democrats, but now generally
they are looking for success and feel
Ing that the hand Of fate is with them.
The cause OF all this feeling Of con
ii 'ence is twofold. One relates to the
harmonious condition in which the
Democratic party finds itself in the
State of New York, and the other in
the general satisfaction of the party
with the letter OF acceptance of Judge
Parker. Hope LIN New York means
hope over the entire country, and to
have the party everywhere looking to-
ward Judge Parker as man worthy
to lie the leader is regarded by Demo.
crats as an indication Of campaign
OF enthusiasm and success.
Very generally politicians have
been saying that Judge Parker was
never so strong as at the time of his
nomination. Democrats in repeating
this statement have inferentially ad-
mitted that their candidates lost
strength ever since the adjournment
OF the convention. Until recently
many of them believed it. They felt
that their hopes Of a candidate who
would call out strong support all over
The country among Democrats and in
dependents were fading away. When
The Democracy OF New York State
was embroiled in bitter fac .ional
lights prior 10 anu during the first
days of the Saratoga convention they
we're still more discouraged, because
If New York was to be lost through
party disSentions they could hope for
nothing from the country at large.
They recognized the fact that with
out New York they COULD do nothing,
while the Republicans had fighting
chance, even though they should lose
that State. New York, the key to
the situation, seemed TO be fading
from the list Of possible Democratic
States.
But with the healing OF all the
sores Of discomfort and with the spirit
OF Cancellation that inspired the
Democratic bosses at Saratoga the
Denocrats have gained new hope.
The eff ct OF this hope In respect to
New York State is reflected all over
the country. While factional fights
were threatening to sap the vitality
OF the Democracy in New York State
the Democrats in Indiana, West Vir-
ginia, New Jersey, Connecticut,
Rhode Island and Of other States of
the West felt that IT, ere would be little
use fer them to carry these States ex.
cept for tie State tickets. They feel
that they could not win without New
York, and their hope for New York
vas very Slight. But with the har-
moniouS conditions that have been
brought about in New York has come
Il revival Of interest in the campaign
on the part OF Democratic leaders all
over the country that has aStoniShed
the men who are managing the ma
tional campaign.
Many Democrats feel that success
for the party is almost sure thing
They believe that the only require.
ment for carrying the election is to
get out their vote and to bring out
the independent vote that they regard
as quite surely to be for Parker. There
have been many evidences in the last
few days to the effect that in all the
doubtful States Democrats have been
SO encouraged by the outlook In New
ork that they are putting forth un-
usual tilJrtS to carry their oHn States.
Another cause for Democratic ac-
tivity is the enc uragement many Of
them have had in the fact that Judge
Parker himself is regarded as entitl, d
TO the credit for bringing about har
mony within the Democracy in New
York. Confidence in the p .tical
Sagacity and the general ability as
leader OF Judge Parker is greater to.
day among Democrats than ever b.
fore. They look upon him as capable
Of leading the party TO victory. They
believe he will do it, and they are
showing their own interest in many
ways.
| Judge Parker's letter OF acceptance
is also regarded as Strong document
universally among Democrats Some
of them at first feared that he had
made pol tical mistake in bringing
forward the pension issue In the way
he DID, but after consde ration they
have concluded that he was entirely
right on that question, not only as q
matter Of law, but also as 4 matter of
political policy. They claim that the
members of the Grand Aarmy OF the
Republic would vastly prefer leg isla-
tion to an executive order giving them
an old age pension. They believe the
Grand Army will very largely support
the position taken by Judge Parker on
this iml ortant matter.
1t /, understood that the national
committee in New York, which has
largely been engaged in Strengthening
out the factional contentious in that
State, row that they expect to clrry
New York, will inaugurate vigorous
capaign in all the doubtful States
Toe leading men on the national com.
mittec have never favored long
campaign They have always declar.
ed hat October was ear'y enough to
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