The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-11-10
Why We Were Beaten:

We are told that the Democracy
lost in the recent Presidential elec-
ton because the people of the North
were afraid of Mr.. Bryan. We DO
not believe this contention at all.
Bryan was defeated simply because
he was supported by the Southern
people and his election would have
interfered with the thieving trusts.
In other words, the people OF the
North have determined that the
Southern people shall have no part
in the management of the nation,
and therefore they have determined
that the Democratic party shall rot
prevail. Gray, Johnson, or any 9th
er candidate nominated by theDc-
mocracy would have been defeated
the same as Bryan was.
The result four years ago proves
what we say. The Democratic party
then yielded to the sentiment 20
nominate "safe and sane" candi-
date. Judge Parker, of New York,
a most excellent man was nominat-
ed. He was conservative candl-
date, and was in touch with all the
interests of the East. He stood iI
with the rich folks and enjoyed their
confidence and was not unpopular
with the denizens Of Wall Street.
When the sterling character of the
man is considered Mr.. Parker was
an ideal candidate, judged from an
anti-Bryan standpoint. And yet he
was defeated even worse than Bryan
was in the late election. He did
not carry a single Northern or
Eastern State.
This year the Democratic party
went West and selected a more rad
ical candidate in the person Of Mr..
Bryan, and yet, in the face of the
most favorable conditions for DEM
ocratic success, he was defeated
almost as bad as Judge Parker was
in 1904. Doesn't this. look as if the
solid North had banded as closely as
it possibly could against the Demo-
cratic party, it makes no difference
who its candidate may be. All the
East wants from the South is her
money, and when they get this they
have no further use for us. They
do not propose that the people Of
the South shall have any hand in
running the government, and there
fore they defeat any kind of can
didate the Democratic party may
nominate for President simply be-
cause he would be friendly politi-
cally to the South.
The Republican party was orga-
nized in spirit of opposition to
the South. 1t continually made war
upon Southern institutions and
Southern civilization until it brought
on the war. After that struggle it
put the ignorant negro and venal
carpet-bagger in power in every one
of the Southern States to oppress
their citizens and humiliate them for
daring to defend their rights. The
North or the East has never hello
out helping hand to the people of
the South, and they never will
Yet in the face of this, Mr.. Taft ask
ed this section to divide in favor of
principles they did not believe in
and in favor of men who have never
shown us any consideration.
If we had nominated Governor
Johnson or Judge Gray this time,
does anyone believe that they would
have received any better treatment
than was accorded Judge Parker and
Mr.. Bryan? For forty years the
South has allowed its northern. as
sociates to select the candidates for
President and Vice President. 1t has
shown thoroughly national spirit,
and unselfish, and patriotic motive
throughout. And yet everything
that she touches has been repudiated
by New York and New England and
by the larger States of the middle
West.
Yet we are told that the Solid
South is thing of the past and that
our people will flock to the Republi-
can party. We do not believe 1t.
We do not believe that the people
of the South will ever become Re-
publicans to any great extent. Twice
in the last five years we have been
ignored and beaten with the big
stick, and now we are invited to get
up, rub our bruises and fall in with
the party that dubbed us. Some
few who may expect to gain by it
may accept the invitation, but the
rank and file Of the people will re-
main true to the party which stood
by them in the dark days Of the
period.
Clark Howell's Spiel.
The day after the election the At