The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-09-09
THE Il ELECTION. III!
"Is Ita Political Revolutions" Asks
the New York Herald.
VIEWS OF AN INDEPENDENT.

Some ,of the Reasons Given for BE.
lievine that the Tide of Popu-
lar Sentiment Is With
Judge Parker.
To calm, dispassionate locker on
in Vienna, are apparently unmistaka-
BILE signs throughout the country of
political revolution, as Mr.. Blaine
called the election Of 1874.
From the moment that Judge Par
or flashed his famous manifesto for
the gold standard, wave of enthusi-
astic popular response has been raising
and rolling eastward, until 1t has sub.
merged even the sleepy granite hills
OF New England and other Republican
strongholds. AS far as the eye can
reach the once divided ranks Of the
Democracy have been closed up and
present the spectacle of a united phal-
anx, inspired by the spontaneous de-
termination to press Gheir great battle
for the American flag and the Ameri-
can constitution as they were handed
down by the fathers Of the republic
In the very bosom Of the party in
power there have been not q few de-
fections OF eminent men who have
long fought for It's ascendancy. More
startling and significant still has been
the earnest movement among the
class of independent and influential
voters, as Illustrated in New York by
the powerful association of conserva-
tive and leading lawyers, known as
the Parker Constitution club, protest.
ing against Mr.. Roosevelt's 'getting
up policy Of force" vigorously war
ring for restoration Of law and
order, instead Of dictatorial, person
al government, appealing to all good
citizens to rally in the defence of civic
freedom and the sanctity of the obli-
cations imposed by international law.
But much stronger evidence, that
OF general uprising Of the people for
a return to constitutional govern
ment, is furnished by the careful in
vestigations of the Herald, published
on the 28th, inst, which shows that
even II Mr.. Roosevelt should be elec.
ted the chances are that the Demo
Gratis will have majority in the next
with other independent conclusions,
indicate in the light Of hard facts and
very clearly that there are only II de-
batable or doubtful congressional dis
tricts, of which the present opposition
will need to carry only 35 in order to
gain bare majority. AS the Hearld's
inquiry shows, the Republicans obyi-
ously labor under a twofold difficulty
first, that in states that have sup
ported them strongly in recent years,
as Pennsylvania and Illinois, they
stand to lose many members Of con-
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 we're disaifected in
that year, have been returning to
their old party allegiance, especially
in the middle west, New York and
New England. In Che 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 1t Is possible, but it
seems extremely improbable, that the
popular verdict Of the November cleo
tion can give the presidency to Mr..
Roosevelt. Never since the foundation
OF the government have the people
+ elected president and at the same
aston nut in power congress hostile
1~,avnnnttvn
electiJ.nmenCo78, when Tilden md
hayes wert'tS Srival candidates in a
contest the real result of which Is, to
say the least, still ilA cloud Of histor-
&c controversy and doSubt. Even in the
reconstruction era, wA,en the Demo
cratlc party had not Recovered from
tne demoralizing eifectA9 of the war
and General Grant was SER ling his sec
ond term, it regained coIS.trol Of the
mousse, organizing the folctv-fourth
congress by majority of 6S, reCa7in
ing its control through the forty 'nfth
and forty-sixth congresses.
AS such signs betoke,I a great reac.
tion from the dominlant political par
ty, the opposition has every reason to
give the Iseople In every state Il
thorough. campaign OF education and
to boEdly define the issues to which it's
nIiatform commits It,. In this respect
the leaders OF Judge Parker's cam
paign would do we'll 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 aud
the country to elucidate and popu.
larize the tremendous contenti ms 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 consttutiondlly ordained
ends to carry on wild and burdcnsome
schemes OF a dangerous Imperialism,
by which the country Is plunged into
vast expenditures necessitating heavy
drains upon all citizens, and this novel
anti i-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