The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-07-20

people, administered IN benalf or the
people. It is either this OF it is to be a
rule OF the moneyed element Of the
country for their own interest alone.
The issue has been growing.
WHAT ROOSEVELT STANDS FOR.
! want you Democrats here assem-
bled to help US meet this question.
You tell me the Republican candidate
stands for militarism. Yes: but be also
stands for plutocracy. You tel! me ne
delights In war. But there is anoGner
objection to him, and that is that ne
does not enforce the law against a Dig
criminal as he does against !ltCle
criminal. The laws are being Vlolateo
TODAY. and these laws must be enforc'
ed. The people must understand that
we are to have equal rights to all and
special privileges to none.
NO NEED TO BUY VOTES.
We have had the debauchment OF
elections. 1t was stated the other day
that in the little State Of Delaware
$3.50, 900 was s=nt into the State in one
day Just before the election of 1896.
Some say that we must have a great
campaign fund and 60 out and bid
against the Republicans. My friends,
| want to warn you that if the Demo
cratic party is to save this nation it
must not save it by purchase, but by
principle Every time we resort to pur-
chase we cultivate the spirit Of barter,
and the price will constantly increase
and elections will 60 to the highest
bidder.
MUST APPEAL TO CONSCIENCE.
If the Democratic party is to save
this country it must appeal to the con-
science of the country. 1t must point
out the dangers Of the republic. and if
the party will nomiaate a mani care
not from what part he come-who is
not the candidate Of faction, who is
not the candidate OF an element, but
the candidate Of a party, the party
will stand by him and will drive the
Republican party from power and save
this country.
My friends, I believe that you could
take man from any southern State
who would 60 out and make a fight
that would appeal to Democrats, all
the Democrats who love Democratic
principles and Republicans who begin
to fear for their nations welfare-take
such a man and I believe that he would
poll million more votes than the can
didate of any other faction whose Sc
lection would be regarded as triumph
of part OF the party over the rest OF
the party.
l am here to discharge duty that
I owed to the party; l knew before l
came to this convention that ma
jority OF the delegates would not agree
with me in my financial views. l knew
that there would be among the dele
gates many who did not vote for me
when sorely needed their help. I was
not objccting to the majority against
me, not to the presence OF those who
went away and came back.
But, by friends, l came, not because
thought would be delighted to be
in the minority in op; MON, but because
I owed duty to the 100000 brave,
loyal men who sacrificed for me. /
came to get them as good platform
as could. l have helped them to get
a good platform. I came to help them
to get as good candidate as l can,
and hope that be will be one who can
draw the factions together, who can
give to US who believe in aggressive,
positive, Democratic reform, some
thing to hope for, and to those who
have differed from US On the main
question, that he can give them some
thing to hope for, too.
I close with an appeal that / make
from my heart to the hearts OF those
VINO hear me. Give US pilot who will
guide the Democratic ship from mill
tarism, the Scylla OF militariSm, with
out wrecking her upon the Charybdis
of commercialiSn.