The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-09-07

the Parker Constitution club, protest.
inq against Mr.. Rcosevelt's getting
up a policy Of force,' vigorously war
ring for a restoration OF law ano
order. instead Of a dictatorial, person
al government, appealing to all good
citizens to rally in the defence OF CIVIC
freedom and the sanctity OF the obh-
cations imposed by international law.
But much stronger evidence, that
of general uprising Of the people for
e return to constitutional govern
ment, is furnished by the careful in
vestigations of the Herald, published
on the 2Sth, inst, which shows that
even Il Mr.. Roosevelt should be elec-
ted the chances are that the Demo,
Gratis will have a majority in the next
house Of representatives, which accord
with other independent conclusions,
indicate in the light Of hard facts and
very clearly that there are only u oe-
batable OF doubtful congressional DIS
tricts, OF which the present opposition
will need to cary only 35 in order to
gain bare E1ajority. AS the Hearlo's
INQUIRY shows, the Republicans ooVl-
ously labor under twofolo dlfhcul5y
first, that in states that have sup
ported them strongly in recent years,
as Pennsylvania and Illinois, they
stand to lose many members OF COZ
gress," and second, Republican plur-
alities In every state in the union, ex-
cept in the extreme northwest and the
Rocky mountain states, have been
shrinking ever since 1885," while the
Democrats, who were disafected in
that year, have been returning TO
their old party allegiance, especially
in the middle west, New York and
New England. In the clear, cold light
Of such facts is it too much to infer
that the reaction which has set IN
since Judge Parker's elevation and in
spiriting campaign began promises to
alter most decidedly the present poll
tical complexion OF the house. Ii this
should be the case it is possible, but II
seems extremely improbable, that the
popular verdict Of the November cleo
tion can give the presidency to MI.
Roosevelt. Never since the foundation
Of the government have the people
elected a president and at the same
time put in power congress hostile
to the new executive if we accept the
election Of 1878, when Tllden and
Hayeg we're the rival candidates in a
contest the real result Of which Is, to
say the least, still in cloud Of histor-
ic controversy and doubt. Even in the
reconstruction era, when the Demo-
cratic party had not recovered from
the demoraliziDg effects OF the war
and General Grant was serving his Sec
ond term, it regained control Of the
house, organizing the forty-fourth
congress by majority Of 6S, retain
ing it's control through the forty fifth
and forty-sixth congresses.
AS such signs betoken a great reac.
tion from the dominant political par
ty, the opposition has every reason to
give the people in every state a
thorough campaign Of education and
to boldly define the issues to which it's
platform commits it. In this respect
the leaders OF Judge Parker's cam
pai2n would do well to emulate the
Republican leaders, who have long
since spread their literature broadcast
over the land. On the one hand the
Democrats owe it to themselves and
the country to elucidate and popu-
larize the tremendous contentious OF
their platform, which places them dis
tinctly in the aggressive attitude.
They contend that the federal gov
ernment has been subYerted from its
original and constitutionally ordained
ends to carry Oh wild and Ourdensome
schemes OF a dangerous imperialism,
by which the country is plunged into
vast expenditures necessitating heavy
drains upon all citizens, and this novel
anti American system is ceaSeless
menace to the nations peace and com.
mercial progress, since with every new
foreign complication the values Of all
securities, real estate and other prop
erty are subjected to immense risks OF
sudden depreciation. They also con-
tend that the Republican high tariff,
embodying protection run mad, has
imposed mountainous and unjust our
dens o. indirect and coccealed taxa
ton upon the whole pop;e, fostered
every form q noaopoly causing a de-
icit il The 2zt1cnz! revenue and has
raised the Cost q. .iY!oy Unfortunately
to every eoEso@s- . s.le -znd. while
these ENORMOUS sTI-s :-zTe osen az
gravate6 oy 2spQoliczn ext-zTayance
and miIitzrism. /. tnsss zoo similar
Democratic contsnticns and aIlega-
tions can be sustained IL =, II whole
by irrefutzble arguments their autnc!s
viii do great service TO the county u
blaze abroad the facts that the Tots's
may De guided intelligently. On the
other hand, II the Republicans are
able to parry the force OF their oppo-
nents' arguments and to show that
the evils complained OF are exaggerat-
ed OF imaginary, they will DO an
equally patriotic service in pressing
their side Of the argument.
But as the political situati' q now
pres ents itself to the cool independent
obss rYer the reSistless tide OF popular
sentiment seems to be turning dis
tinetly Parkerward, with indication
that the reaction which has set IN
will steadily grow until November :
and meantime will be strengthened by
the logic OF events. Revolutions,
said Wendell Phillips, are not made:
they come. This Is eminentiy true OF
our peaceful political upheaVais,
which no human forces can stay, and
when they DO come they always sur