The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-10-07
A DEMOCRATIC LANDSLIDE? /?
Hon. j. Il. Fielder, or Atlanta, Snys
the West is Going for Pa -ker.

Hon. j. Ii. Fielder, OF Atlanta, Says
the West is Going for Pa arker.
The Atlanta Constitution publishes
the following: 81 know it will sur
prise good many people to hear it,
hut | tell you that if the present
trend in the doubtful States continues
during the next month, or, if the con-
ditionS remain practically as they are,
there is going to be Il Democratic
! iindSiiie.';
The speaker was Hon. II. B. Fielder,
who returned from stay oe several
weeks in the Middle West. MIR.
Fielder spent some time in Indiana
polls, several days in Michigan and
about two weeks in Chicago. He has
many acQuairtanceS among the buS-
ness men Of thai section of the coun.
try, and the impressions he gained OF
political conditions are based upon
Intimate personal talks with men of
this stamp. He found many of them,
great many, who have always been
Republicans, but who will vote for
Judge Parker this year; and the con-
cnsion he reaches is that unless there
Is radical change from present con
ditions, lhe Democratic ticket has an
excellent chance in that section which
the Republicans are claiming TO be
safe and solid fer Roosevelt.
i am willing, just to show my
good faith, to bet that the Democrats
will carry Indiana, said Col. Fielder.
i went West pretty firm in the con
viction that we had no possible chance
or carrying any OF these States.
had been studying the figures Of re-
cent electors and these, admit, hold
cut very little Democratic hope. But
after had Sp mt some time there,
after had talked with men whom |
know and in whose opinions | have
confidence, | was led to the belief that
thousands OF men who are Repuhli
cans Will vote the Democratic ticket
this year"
Now those men, "hc went on in re-
Sponse TO question, are business
men who are against Roosevelt be
cause they b lieve him to he uncafe
In political circles there is the usual
surface talk confidence. The men who
DO he talking for both plrtieS, espec-
tally the II eG who do the talking for
the Republican party, are giving vent
to the usual expressions of certainty
Over the result. But 1t is not the sur
face vote or surface tax that is going
to decide this election. 1t Is going to
be decided one way or the other by
the quiet business men who 90 to the
polls, vote a secret ballot, and make
no noise. In Indianapolis, for instance,
| found. a large number OF these men
who told me. in discussing the issues
quietly, that they are going to vote
Tor Parker, and these are men who
have always voted the Republican
ticket The Columbia Club, at Indi-
annapolis, is Republican organization,
no mao can bl G me a member OF il
un.ess he i, Il Republican, and yet
iiad a number OF members of that
club, men whom have known for sew
eial years, cOnide in me their nten-
tion OF voting against Roosevelt for
the reason have indicated. OF course
IneSe men are say ing nothing about
lhiS out in the open for their member
snip IN the club would he at stake if
IL were known they were going to vote
the Democratic ticket; but they talk.
q it tJ me and am cJntident they
not only speak fer their own votes,
but, what is more important, they re.
present trend on the part of the
business ell ment generally which is a
serious menace 10 the Republican
ticket.
i found the same talk among bust
ness men OF Detroit and other parts
OF Michigan; and in Chicago where
vas thrown with promint lawyers and
business men, | found the same SORT
Of trend against the Republican
/ ticket came to the conclusion that
unless there is decided change b, :
tore November, the Democrats will
carry not only Indiana, but they are
likely to carry llliLoi and to have q
ightirg chance in Michigan -
n Worthy Charity.