The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-04-28
BY Senator Newlands on Jeffer-
son Day in New York.
WHO ARE DEMOCRATS
The Senator Says the Real Democrats
are in the Republican Party as Well
as in the Democratic Party,
and that Bryan Will Lead
Them to Victory.

The speech printed below, delivered d
at big Democratic gathering in New
York on JEFFERSON Day by Senator
Newlands, Of Nevada, Is somewhat
sensational, but it will be read with
interest:
What is Democracy? Who ale Dem
ocrats, and have we Democratic par
ty? These are the questions to be de-
termined before the next national clec-
tion. Democracy Is faith, not an as-
ISOLATION. Democrats are those who
believe in that faith, not tho;e who
are simply enrolled in an organzation
The Democratic party should be a
homogeneous association OF men who
intend to put their faith into Practice
not OF men who make n pretcnce OF
faith in order to secure Lt1ice and
spoils. Dem ocratic faith i'm plies equal
rights for all and special privlly ges for
the source Of all power. II teaches the
holding OF all power close in the hands
OF the people. 1t means g.vernment
near to the people. IL means dat each
county as to county affairs shall govern
itself, and rot be gove ned by tie
State; that each State, IS to State af
fairs, shall govern itself, and lie gov
erned by the nation; that the nation,
In all matters Of The general welfare
and defence, entrusted by the Clnsti-
tuition to its GOvernmont,S shall govern
itself ard not surrender the exercise
OF Its powers to the States. 1t NEAR S
that the will OF the people, when ex-
pressed In constitutions and laws, shah
be inforced according to thtir letter
and spirit unaffected by partialty ana
undisturbed by the changing passions
OF the hour. 1t means the highest re
Bpeot for and obedience to tie law,
c0psti tn tional and statutory, 1t means
EgOvernmento g OF fslaw,S q OF men. 1t,
means that the constitutional dislrib
ution Of powers, national or State,
shall be maintained. 1t means that t; e
powers OF government Shall lie excrcis.
ed for and dedicated 10 the benefit and
happiness OF our own people, and not
for the benefit or conquest and sub
Jection OF other peoples. 1t means con
struct1on, not destruction. 1t means
peace, not war. Ii means that cur SyS
TENS OF finance, transportation and
production shall be framed Wi6h view
to the prosperity Of the mauy ana not
Tor the advantage Of the few. 1t N ans
that as to all public utilities, nation
al, State or municipal, The Govern
ment shall either own or control; that.
II such utilities are entrusted 10 prl
vate enterprise regard Shall be h d
only for fair return, not speculative
advantage. 1t means The olen COR
for competition aud c)-Operarlun, lot
the closed door o. nono poly. 1T means
the protection OF the rights TO tie
many, not OF the interests OF tnc (, w.
1t stands against cas- .. r2 k ana
privilege. 1t stands tur humanity.
DEMOCRATS IN DISGUISE.
Judged by these princip es, there
are men In the Democratic organlZl.
tion who are not Democrats judged
by these primo PIES, there are m n in
the Republican organic tion who are
Democrats. Judged ny these prirci
pies, Abraham Lincoln was a Demo
crat. Judg, d by these principl s, in
most matters relating to domestic leg
IslatiOn Theodore Il osevelt is q ID NJ
Ocrat. Should all the real Demo rat,
in both parties be united in one or
ganizatlon they would control the leg
tslation Of the country. In The las
campaign the count showed taIt the
Democratic party had lost out r ;Ose,
velt's message shO we'd tha d, m cfacy
had won The Democratic party han
declared for an immediate assurance
to the Philippines of ultimate liberty
under American protection Roosevelt
expressed not the assurance, but the
hope, Of such liberty. The De nncr;.t-
1c party in it's platiOrm had declares
for many domestic reforms. Roosevelt,
wrote into his Administration plat.
form demand for these reforms
Democrats, whether in The Democrat
ic or Republican organization, val
support this demand, and insure it:
accom- plishment. No miSchievOus spir
it, no mere desire to diSmcmbcr I'll {
Presidents party or to ombroil mi:
administration promotS the support
by the real ID Damt Gratis In the ID mo
cratic organization OF Ro0SeyelJ's 90
mestic policy They do 1t because ii
is their duty TO support the man t,
whom Providence has assigned the cp
portunity OF accomplishment. But ont
man can defeat tue accomplishment
of Roosevelt's domestic policy. ant
that is ROosc vet. G I'D We, durin,
the next four years, cut ourselves loo
from the external plcations Whicl
have absorbed us for the last eign
years, we would witness the triumph
ant success Of Democracy In al th'
domestic refolm now preS]ing uppl
the attention OF The country. An
these reforms would be accomp!l: H.
mainly by the aid Of the Domo rali
organization, standing heaird r.
publican President Of ID mocrati
faith, who will bring to his supper
all the M Of the Republican part.
of like faith.
WHAT UNITED DEMOCRATS CAN DO
The union OF Democ ats, whcthc
nominally In the Democratic or tn
Republican organizations, on tn
irrigation question, accom- plShed th
passage OF an Act the most importau
In the history uf the last half cen
tury; an Act broad, coo1ptehensiV
and enduring, which without othe
legislation will, wiJhin the n X5 aft
years, develop an empire In the re
gion west Of the Missouri dedicate,