The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-09-14
A THRUST AT BRY AN
AND THOSE MOORAT3 WHO
AGREE WITH HIM.
Jerome feeking Aid of Gold Demo
orats and the Republicans in
His Fight.

| DioOIAcV AVbVtuPy w u. IfaV6fH e
rome of New York was the centra
tiVure IN the conference of up State
Now York Dem orats called to NEE,
at Albany, N. Y. ON Wednesday t,
consider tho condition OF the Demo
cratic party in the State Of New
York 1t was daclared by the spon
sors of the conference, leading among
~hom was OK. Mayor Thomas Nj o,
borne Of Auburn, that Mr.. jerome
was present merely as speaker, not
~ party to the conference and tina,
the meeting was not In tho interes
of his candidacy, or that Of any other
man for the gtv,rnor.
Mr.. Jerome mentioned no names In
hiu address. He dealt with the gen
ofal purposes, general condition and
possibilities Of the Democratic party
He declared ID as his understanding
bhab the conference was In the inter
sst Of no particular candidacy, leas,
Of all to dicsato to or threaten the
convention Of our party soon to as-
semble ab BLffAlo."
He took direct issue with the opin.
ion recently expressed by Gov, Folk OF
Missouri and Others though he named
10 one.
'R al leadership is nowhere In
ighb." said he, and what passes for
leadership seems to consist Of demag
ogic depuncation of existing oondi-
lions aud the ad vancinC Of vague
'chemes Of socialism and paternalism
which are essentially revolutionary in
character.
I'VE are not on the threshold Of
10 greatest political axak uiug this
ration has ever known ma king the
beginning OF new age, buv we are.
[ believe, about TO return to our senses
and to earnestly address ourselves to
the solution OF the difl1oult problems
confronting US by the methods which
the past has shown to be entirely ade
quate to meet tho greatest emergen
oies
Oar elections, where national DO.
lttical parties are involved, have be.
come little moro than ignoble soram
nles for otlioe, In which each candi,
late declares how good he will be II
elected to Office and vies with his op
ponent In claiming trust. busting and
inti'c 'rporatinn virtues, not forget
sing to emphasize how warmly his
heart beats for organized labor.
La the midst Of all this, the plair
people go about their business, see,
ing no real issues Of present interest
In dividing the national parties, they
sand Indifferent to each, ready and
free to chose whom an issue arise,
chat interests them,H
A The II spu blicsrs party, bo CONTINUE
I'd, had always bean conservative, 0p
posed to change and innovation, until
today, half consciously 1t voices It's
character by declaring itself to be the
party Of the 'sandpatter f"
"On the other hand, the D emccrat.
ic party has been the party of the
Liberal. Oaly recently, he said, had
efforts BEEN made to drag the party
from the path Of progress to that OF
revolution.
The men responsible for the pres.
cnt demoraljze condition Of the party
machinery should be driven out. From
great vote getting organization,
they have made 1T simply delegate
getting machine"
Inc Democratlo party, 'disgraoec
and humiljated by years OF misman-
agem ment, to give 1t no harsher name," /"
would array themselves behind thei,
party candidates If they are men Of
character, standing on q platform OF
real Democracy.
And In that platform, be said,
they want no cr&z7 ooialism nor
revolutionary paternalism. What they
want ia men and not measures. They
have little faith in news laws while
there is not honesty and capacity
enough In public servants to work the
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