The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-11-23
SOME GOOD ADVICE.

SOME GOOD ADVICE.
What the New York American Thinks
the Democrats
MUST 20 TO WIN NEXT EIME.
In Order to Win the Democratic
Party Must be Democratic
and Stand Up For
The Masses.
No real Democrat is DISCOURAGED by
Tuesdays tremendous Republican
victory. The reasons for it are
thoroughly conprehended by all men
VINO Understand the country's needs
aud its deep political currents.
These who cry, either in exultation
or despair, that the Democratic party
is smashed" destroyed" ''obliter-
ated," do not know what Democracy
means.
Nothing can kill the Democratic
party except itself, and it can commit
suicide only by persistence in being
undemocratic.
The landslide for Roosevelt, or away
from ParkeI-boweVer you choose to
put twas certainly Of gigantic pro-
protions. But look over background it
traveIssd and you will see much that
gives profound encouragement to the
true Democrat.
Consider the number OF States
which, though giving majorities for
the Republican Presidential ticket,
nevertheless elected Democratic Gov
ernors.
Roosevelt carried Massachusetts by
S6,279. William T.. Douglas, Demo
crat, is chosen Governor by 35 900.
| Roosevelt carried Colorado by TO-
900. Adams, Democrat, gets the
Governorship by 1000.
Roosevelt carried West Virginia by
Is, 1000; Cornwall, Democrat, for Gov
ernor, by 10000.
Roosevelt carried the hitherto rock.
ribbed Democratic state Of Missouri,
but Folk wins the Governorshlp by
rs, 900.
Roosevelt carried Minnesota by
10000 Johnson, Democrat, is elect
ed Governor.
Roosevelt carried Rhode Island by
$4,000. yet the Democratic candidate
for Governor was beaten by the mar
row margin OF 594.
The whole country knows why Fix
could not be Vanquished. He stood
so definitely, so conspicuously, for
something that Missouri would have
been shamed in the eyes of civiliz:d
men by bis rejection. The something
that be stood for was common homes
ty. A Democratic District Attorney,
be made war upon Democratic bood-
lers and the corporate millIonaires
with whom they did business. -
The election OF Douglas in Massa-
chusetts- usually as safely Republi-
can as Texas is safely Democratic
rises in its broad significance above
all the rest.
His Republican antagonist, Bates,
secured the Governorship year ago
by a plurality of 35,9S4. Douglas
goes in by plurality of 35, ,7lo.
This represents shifting Of 1900
votes.
How came this political mirscal to
be worked in Massachusetts?
Organized labor die it.
In all the mil towns Douglas won
by big majorities.
A manufacturer and large en-
ployer Of labor, Mr.. Douglas is also a
man, who believes in treating the
worker with justice. And be opposes
the shackling Of trade with robbing
tariff duties that helps the trusts at
the expense of legitimate business in
tereSts and the whole people.
The labor vote elected Douglas.
What IS the Democratic party with
out the labor vote? What reason has
the Democratic party to exist if it
does not give cause to the men who
toll to be with it?
The Roosevelt avalanche does not
in the least alter the fact that the
great, the overwhelming majority OF
the American people are Democratic
the fact that they believe in equal
rights and are against special pr1Vi-
lege.
Give them the opportunity to vote
for Democratic princip?es-make the
issue plain between favors for the few
and fair play for the many-and they
will vote for the right and in their
own interest.
And the peo-le are quite able to
discriminate. Their adherence to
Democratic candidates in many
States who stood for something while
the Roosevelt tide was rushing, proves
that clearly.
These Democratic successes, it must
be kept in mind, were achieved under
the most adverse circumstances they
could hardly have been worse. To
resist a political tidal wave calls for
intelligence and steadfastness.
Douglas, Folk and the other Dem
ocratic Governors have their unnis-
taxable lesson for the Democratic
party as to what it's national course
must be if 1t Is to escape the recur-
renee of such defeats as that which
overlook it on the 8th.
The party has only to be Democrat
ic to win.
There is needed simply national
platform containing tie fundamentals
Of Democracy-Jefersonian princi
pies applied to the conditions no mat
ter how dear they may be as hobbies
tn anv leader OF element. And on