The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-11-20
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The Washington Post, which poses
asan independent paper, but which IS
really a Republican paper. recently
said when Bryan supplanted Grover
Cleveland as a leader, both houses
Of Congress were Democratic; Con-
neticut, New Hampshire, and Rhode
Island were Democratic; New York,
New Jersey, Indiana, Illinois and
Wisconsin were Democratic, and
Ohio doubtful. Both Senators from
New York were Democratic, as
we're those from New Jersey, lndi-
ana, and Wisconsin, and there was
one Democratic Senator from Ohio,
and another from Illinois.
This statement was either prompt
ed by ignorance or viciousness, as
there is not one word Of truth in it.
In 1892 Mr.. Cleveland was elected
president the second time. He car
led all the Southern States and
New York, New Jersey, Connecti-
tut, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin and
California. Ohio divided her elec-
toral vote and Massachusetts, elect
d Democratic governor. The
Democrats elected a large majority
# the House of Representatives
and the Senate was also Democratic.
This all happened in the election Of
1892, when Cleveland was elected
the second time.
Cleveland was inaugurated March
4, 1893, and for the first time since
the war the Democrats were in COM
olete control of the legislative and
executive departments of the gov
ernment. What did Cleveland do
with this grand victory. He was
elected on a tariff reform platform.
out instead of carrying out his
pledges to the people, he called
Congress in extra session and fas-
tened the gold standard upon the
country in payment to Wall Street
for the money it had freely contri-
outed to his campaign fund. This
vas in direct violation of the plat
form upon which he was elected as
it declared for bi-metalism and tar
if reform. This base betrayal of.
the people by Cleveland was what
wrecked the Democratic party.
In 1894 the biennial elections came,
On and the people were called on to
.ndorse or repudiate Cleveland, who
was then in the middle Of his Sec
md term. Did the people endorse
Cleveland and his administration?
No. They repudiated him and his
administration as no president had
ever been repudiated before or
since. He had betrayed the people
and they rebuked him in the severest
manner. The States Of New York,
New Jersey. Connecticut, Massa-
chusetts. Indianna, Wisconsin and
California, all Of which had been
carried by the Democrats in 1892.
we're carried by the Republicans in
1894 by large majorities. Even the
Southern States of Delaware, Mary
and, West Virginia and Kentucky
Cleveland and his admin
stration by going Republican.
1t must be remembered that all
:hese States were carried by the
Democrats in 1892. The Republi-
ans also carried the House, the
Democrats elected fewer members
n 1894 than they had elected in
many years. The Post tries to ere
tie the impression that these States
yere lost to the Democratic party
y reason Of Bryan's leadership,
7hen as matter Of fact they were
ost to the Democrats two years be-
ore Bryan's leadership began, and
'hen Cleveland had only served two
ears Of his second term. Brvan's
of the Democratic party
egan in 1896, two years after Cleve- {
md had wrecked the party almost {
eyond resurrsection. The fact that !
ryan revived the party and brought :
ut under his leadership the largest
ote it ever polled in a presendential
ection proves that he is a match {
SIS leader, and worthy Of the con. !
1ence and support Of the people, $
rangeburg Times and Demacrat. (