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, delivere d
at big Dem ocratic 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 elec-
tion. Democracy Is faith, not an as
sociation. Democrats are those who
believe in that faith, not those who
are simply enrolled in an organization.
The Democratic party should be- a
homog geneous association of men who
intend to put their faith into practice,
not OF men who make pretcnce Of
faith in order to secure Ctlice and
spoils. Dem ,cratic faith mplies equal
rights for all and special priviltg ges for
none. It implies trust in the people as
the source Of all power. 1t teaches he
holding Of all power close in the hands
Of the people. 1t means gQvernment
near to the people. 1G means tiat each
county as to county affairs shall govern
itself, and rot be gOve ned by tie
State; that each State, as to State af
fairs, shall govern itself, and lie gov
erned by the nation; that the nation,
in all matters of the tIelal welfare
and defence, entrusted by the 9 nsti-
tuition to its Government, shall govern
itself ard not surrender the exercise
Of It's powers to the States. 1t NEAR S
that the will OF the people, WHEN ex-
pressed in constitutions and laws, shan
be inforced according to their letter
and spirit unatfecte d by partality ana
undisturbed by the Changing passions
of the hour. 1t means The highest re
speot for and obedience to tie law,
sconstit tiOnal and statu tory. Il t means
Egovernment of law q or OF men. II
means that the constitutional distriO.
ut1on OF powers, national or State,
shall be maintained. 1t means that t. e
powers OF government Shall De eXcrciS.
ed for and dedicated 10 the benefit and
happiness Of our own people, and not
for the benefit or conquest and sub.
lection OF other eCp!es. Ii means con
struction, not dpstrucf ion. 1t means
peace, not war. Ii means that cur Sys.
TENS OF finance, transportation and
production shall be framed Wiuh Il view
to the prosperity OF the ma ana nol
for the advantage Of the few. t N ans
that as to all public utilities, nation.
mn nj inir
ment shall either own or control; that
II such utilities are entrusted to pri
vate enterprise regard shall be h d
only for fair return, not specu'a i've
advantage. 1t means the oten ooov
for competition and Cooperation, lot
the closed door OF II on, poly. 1t means
the protection Of the rights 10 TIE
many, not OF the interests OF the ftw.
1t stands against cas- q. re- k, and
privilege. 1t stands fur ituma4ity.
DEMOCRATS IN DISGUISE.
Judged by these prnaip cs, there
are men In the Democ ratio organizl.
tion who are not Democrats. Judged
by these prime pes, there are m in
the Republican organic tion who are
Democrats. Judged by these prirci
Piles, Abraham Lincoln was DEM
crat. Judg; d by these prncipl s,
most matters relating to domestic lc /,
islation Theodore r. Rosevelt is a ID no
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 tn1t the
Democratic party had lost, out r ose
velt's message showed that DE- m cracy
had won The Democratic party hac
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 nccrt.t
tc party in its plaalOrm had declarct
for many domestic reforms. Ruoscvel
wrote into his Administrator plat
form demand for these reforms
Democrats, whether In The Democrat
1o or Republican organization, val
support this demand, and insure it
accom- plishment. No mischiev0us spir
1T, no mere desire TO diSmembcr Ill
Presidents party or to tmbroil hi
l. y
by the real Demo Gratis In the ID, mo
cratic organization OF Ro)SeyelJ's 90
nestle policy. Tney do it because i
1s their duty TO support the man t.
whom Providence has assigned the op
portunity OF acc pliShmon5. But Oh
man can defeat the Accomplishment
of Roosevct's domestic policy. an,
that is ROoso velt. Cu'd We, durin
the next four years, cut ourselves loo
from the external cor pilcations whic
have absorbed us for the last eigh
years, we would witnrsS the triumpl
ant success Of Democracy In all TIL
domestic reforms now pressing upr
the attention OF he country. An
these reforms would be acc)mp!l h
mainly by The aid Cf the D0mo IA Il
organization, standing be iipd n r.
publican Pfcsiden Of ID m7crati
faith, who will bring to his suppol
all the M Of the Republican part
of like faith.
WHAT UNITED DEMOCRATS CAN DC
The union OF Dcuoc ats, Whcthc
nominally in the Democratic or tn
Republican organizations, on tn
irrigation question, accomplished til
passage OF an Act tho most importan
In the history of the last half cel
tury; an Act broad, coolp -ehensiy '
and enduring, which without otht
legislation will, wiGhin the II, x5 Hft
years, develop an empire in the r.
gion west OF the Missouri dedicate