Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-12-02
ROOSEVELT AND BRYAN.
Views of Formers Eleetion-Bryan
Leader Of Democracy.

| On my tours since the lanQSllQe OI
two weeks ago, find two things to be
true. First, I find nobody In sack
cloth and ashes on account Of Presi-
dent Rooseyelt's election, and second
lily, find that Mr.. Bryan Is the most
loved and admired Democrat in the
world today. These two facts are sig
lnificant, and will have much to do In
shaping future events in the United
States. :
On all sides I hear men say that
President, Roosevelt Is an honest,
brave man and makes a good presi-
dent" He certainly has the respect
and confidence Of a great majority OF
southern people and would have their
love also, but for negro in the wood
pile" The southern people look on
such facts as his tender Of the Panama
commissionship to Senator Cockrell
(and IL he does not choose that,
then the offer Of the railroad commits
sionership to him), and Mr.. Roosevelts
kind words and deeds towards that
grand old senator, they win him the
hearts Of the southern men and shows
them that true man and faithful ser
vice is the one object Of his admins
tration, and that he Is ready to re-
ward honesty and fidelity to trust no
matter In which political party he finds
them. Most men believe Mr.. Roosevelt
Twill stand by the interests Of the
masses and not regard the wishes OF
the classes. Surely he knows that the
great majority Of the masses Of the
country stood by him in the last elec-
ton, and he owes them debt he can
ONLY pay as an honest man by pro-
ceeding against all combinations Of
capital that work to the enslavement
and pauperism Of the masses, and
believe he will run amuck' and fear
lessly do his duty as he sees 1t. am
sure Mr.. Roosevelt is not the idol of
the politicians, or the pet Of the trusts.
They are all afraid Of him, and they
never know when and where he will
hit them, and that he Is an honest
man, and they know the president Is
not their man.
know the purest and brainiest men
of the north believe in Roosevelt, and
[ do not believe such men as Secre-
taries Hay, Root, Shaw, Morton, ETC.,
and such men as Senator Cockrell, JOS
eph w. Folk, ETC., Of the south, would
stick to or admire an unsafe and un-
sound man.
I believe that within the next six
months Mr.. Roosevelt. will regain the
esteem Of southern men by his atti-
tude on questions that are sacred to
all the good and true men Of the south.
am sure it's our duty now to give
him a chance to show all the genuine
kindness towards the south (that
man who openly says that he Is half
southern man, for his mother was
southern woman), which he may have
towards us. There is no sense now in
calling him names, and continuing -e-
sentful towards him.
say these things without the least
abatement Of my southern sentiments
or the least disparagement Of my
southern manhood.
This election seems to have demon
strated that democracy does not stand
for conservatism and partnership with
eastern plutocracy and monied aris-
tocracy. Mr.. Bryan is today the en-
bodiment of the principles, and also
the leader Of the sentiments, which
genuine democracy will ever cham
pion, and on which they must win II
victory ever comes to them again IN
national politics. He is the great COM
moner-the Gladstone Of America, and
stands easily the leading champion OF
the people, against everything that
tends to undermine good government
and for everything that means liberty,
and the pursuit Of happiness. II Mr..
BRYAN shall wisely make the issues
and faithfully advocate the principles
of true democracy unswerved by capt.
tai and unembarrassed by populistic
theories, then he will in the next four
years either put himself in position to
capture the presidency or else he Will
be in a position to pick the winner, and
IL he is the patriot I now believe him
to be, he would as soon pick the Win
ner as to win the prize for himself.
The Democratic party is immortal,
It will never die. Whenever men, lib
erty or civilization desire to live you
will find Democrats like Cromwell,
Gladstone, Jefferson, and their millions
of followers. The only defeats ever
sustained by the Democratic party In
the United States have been brought
about by the division and petty DIFF
ferences within the party itself. A
solid united Democracy is invincible.
In the past forty years. while the DEM
ocratic party has been torn by division
and hurt by enemies in its own camp,
the Republican party has been busy
grabbing our ammunitions and steal
ing our guns, not so much to fight De-
mocracy with but 1t has furnished
them a livery to ride into power with,
II
and to make them feel respectable af-
ter they got it.
have always heard that the dark
est hour Is just before day, and II
that's so, then the Democrats ought
soon to see day breaking.
Such a sweeping victory as the Re-
publican party has just won will carry
with 1t responsibilities that they can't
measure up to, and woe be to the po-
litical party that fails to meet the de-
mands Of the masses and refuses to
heed the desires Of the people. "Mer-
cy knows the appointed bounds and
turns to vengeance there" The ho-
sannas Of the populace are often fol-
lowed by the cruelty him, cruelty
him."-Sam Jones in Atlanta Journal
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