The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-03-11

idea to the Philippine question, the
Republican leaders initiated the en-
pires of the Old World and entered
on colonial policy which has in
volved US in enormous expense,
brought US weakness instead of
strength and humiliation instead of
glory.
Tile present financial stringency
is another illustration of Republican
incompetency. In the full possession
Of power it has allowed the country
to be run by Wall street fnanciers
and in the crisis is impotent to do
more than furnish money out Of the
public treasury to support the mar
ket. 1t has made no effort to stop
gam bling-the fruitful cause of pam
ics-it has made no effort to furnish
government notes for an emergency
and it has made no effort to protect
deposit s. While 1t demands secGi-
ity for government funds when de-
posted with banks. it has left the
Individual depositor to risk his say
ings without protection against mis-
management by hank Off
The Republicans hat
something must be don ay
now know how to proceed re
so convinced that the pre- I ,ondi-
tions are deplorable that ouey ap-
plaud the presidents last message
which was an indictment of Repub-
ilican misrule. for all abuses of which
he complains are traceable to Repub-
lican legislation or lack of leglsla-
ton.
eve face the future with hope
and that hope rests on firm foun-
dation. Democratic policies have
grown in popularity as the voters
have become better acquainted with
the evils to be remedied. The Dem.
ocrats have been looking at public
questions from the standpoint Of all
the people, while Republican leaders
have been looking at them from the
standpoint of few AS the strength
of a party must be measured by the
strength of its principles, Democrats
have reason to believe that then
prospects Of success have been great
" increased by the widespread &C
ceptance of Democratic remedies.
Another reason for hope is to De
founI in the fact that the Democrat
ic party is united while the Repub
t]ican party is diviGei. and the re
union OF the Democratic party is cue
70 the same causes that have brou8n
division in the Republican ranks
1.-THE country has moved forward to
ward positive and aggressive resist
ance to the encroachments of preda
tory wealth and this growth ma
brought the rear ranks of the Dem
ocratic party up to the firing line
while it has separated the Republl
can reformers from the Republican
standpatters. The fight for suprem
acy in the Republican party IS
hitter one, and whichever side win
the other will be disgruntleo A
the Republicans used one faction 0
the Democratic party to defeat us !,
; 1896. we shall return the compll
; ments this year and use one par
Of the Republican party to defeat tn
: other. for it is so hopelessly diVloe
that it can not be trusted to do any
: thing at present.
, The third cause for hope is to b
: found in the moral awakening. Neve
in the generation has there been sue
: stirring Of conscience and Tn
e sense of justice has been made ser
4 sitive to the Democratic appea
1 which is essentially an appeal 10
: Justice. The Democratic party ha
: been doing pioneer work and now
will enjoy the gratitude and apprf
+ citation heaped upon the pioneer whe
;. the character Of the work IS full
D understood. -