The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-10-30
TURN OUT AND VOTE
THIS IS WHAT EVERY DEMOCRAT
SHOULD DO.
Let Us Give the National Demo-
cratic Ticket and. Lever Rohsing

cratic Ticket and Lever o Rohsing
Vote Tuesday.
1t is the dnty Of every Democrat
to turn out next Tuesday and vote
for Bryan and Kern and Lever.
The enemy is nard at work In this
State with Capers at their head, and
it behooves Democrats to see that
their National and Congressional
ticket gets full vote. A very inter-
esting circular is being distributed
in South Carolina by the Republicans
urging Democ to vote the Re-
publican Electoral and Congressional
tickets. a copy Of the circular has
fallen into the, hands Of the vigilant
Democratic chairman, Gen. Willie
Jones, and he says Its circulation
makes 1t all the more necessary that
all registered Democrats turn out and
vote. The circular Is rs follows:
Republican Circular.
Southern Men to Vote for Taft
Electors-Ticket Headed by Leumas
W. G. Blalock and Others-It's all
Right In South Carolina to Vote
|
Your State and County Ticket and
| Vote for Taft for President.
If you participated in the Demo-
cratic primary for Governor and
State officers, Of course you are
bound to vote for them In the gen..
eral election, because Of your state
ment at the polls that as to those
offices, State and county, you would
abide by the result of the primary.
You made no statement, however
and took no oath as to voting for
President Of the United States, and
in fact you have never voted in any
primary election for President.
You can therefore with perfect
consistency vote for Mr.. Taft for
President in the separate Presiden-
tial box at the time you vote for your
local, State and county officers.
Except in one or two Of the lower
counties in the State there are no
accredited Republican nominees for
office in South Carolina to disturb
your local affairs in the State.
Conditions which have prompted
many of our citizens to resort to
methods unnecessary to review no
longer exist, and at this time apurely
national proposition is involved.
We all value traditions and histu-
~ of our State and people, but there
are now hundreds of men In South
Carolina who see no earthly form Of
disloyalty In contributing through
their ballot. to perpetuation of the
financial and industrial prosperity of
the whole country, which seems per-
manent only when Republican
President and Republican Congress
are in power. ~
The development Of the Panama
Canal, certain features Of protection
the great need Of improving our riv-
ers and our roads in the South nlead
to us to get for South Carolina
and every Southern State some nat
ional standing and enjoy the result
ing national influence and assistance
for. the development of our great
resources.
Letter From Mr. Lever.
We have received a circular letter
from Congressman Lever bearing
on the above, which we hope every
Democrat will read and act on. II
his letter Mr.. Lever says:
II am in receipt Of information
from Orangeburg to the effect that
Richardson. the negro candidate fo'
Congress, from this District, is very
active in his efforts to poll the full
vote Of his party in the election
on November 3rd. OF course, 1t Is
hardly likely that the number of
votes that he will get will be suf-
ficient to be dangerous, and the
real danger lies In the small number
of votes polled by the Democrats
themselves. l cannot. therefore, too
stongly urge upon the people the
Importance Of voting in the General
election.
II Mr.. Bryan Is elected. he will
want behind him as large q popu-
lar vote as 1t Is possible to get. AMI
it Is the duty of the Southern States,
not only to give him their electoia:
votes, but also to give him the moral
support Of a large popular vote.
Not only this, but If we are TO judge
the future by the past. the probabii-
ity Is that we shall have q contest
from this District, and 1t Is very
Important that your candidate for
Congress should be backed by the
full vote Of the party.
Every man who voted in the re-
cent primary Is pledged to vote IN
the general election. Those OF us
who have fought these contests In
Congress for many years, know the
handicap we labor under in the
small number of votes polled In the
general election. It. is hard to en-
plain how 1t happens that Southern
man Is sent to Congress with so
few votes in the general election.
I of nrnrr MN thnrnfNre do his