The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-03-10

ton.
Under Republican rule the rela-
tions between capital and labor have
become more and more strained and
yet the Republican leaders resist each
attempt to bring employers and en-
ployes into more harmonious rela-
tions.
"The Philippines present another
instance of gross Encouragement
Instead of applying the American
idea to the Philippine question, the
Republican leaders initiated the en-
pires of the Old World and entered
on a colonial policy which has in
|yolved us in enormous expense,
'brought us weakness instead of
strength and humiliation instead of
glory.
"The 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 financiers
and in the crisis is impotent to do
more than furnish money out Of the
public treasury to support the mar
ket. It has made no effort to stop
gam5ling-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
deposi;o s. While it demands seoul
ity for government funds when de-
posted with banks, it has left the
individual depositor to risk his saw
ings without protection against mis-
management by hank officials.
1.-THE Republicans admit that
something must be done and they
now know how to proceed. They are
so convinced that the present condi-
tions are deplorable that they ap-
plaud the presidents last message
which was an indictment Of Repub-
lican misrule, for all abuses of which
he complains are traceable to Repub-
lican legislation or lack OF lesisla-
ton.
1--WE 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 it's principles, Democrats
have reason to believe that their
prospects Of. success have been great
ly increased by the widespread &C
ceptance of Democratic remedies.
Another reason for hope is to be
found in the fact that the Democrat
ic party is united while the Repub-
lican party is divided, and the re-
union Of the Democratic party Is due
to the same causes that have brought
division in the Republican ranks.
The country has moved forward to-
ward positive and aggressive resist
ance to the encroachments of. preda-
tory wealth and this growth has
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 a
hitter one, and whichever side wins
!, the other will be disgruntled. AS
the Republicans used one faction OF
} the Democratic party to defeat us IN
1896. we shall return the compli-
ments this year and use one part
of the Republican party to defeat the
other, for it Is so hopelessly divided
that it can not be trusted to do any
thing at present.
; "The third cause for hope is to be
found in the moral awakening. Never
in the generation has there been So; n
: stirring Of conscience and the
sense OF justice has been made SEN
sitive to the Democratic appeal
which is essentially an appeal to1
Justice. The Democratic party has
been doing pioneer work and now II
will enjoy the gratitude and appre'
| citation heaped upon the pioneer when
, the character of the work IS fully
: understood.