The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1908-09-28
WHY DEMOCRATS SHOULD
VOTE DEMOCRATIC.
Safe Leaders to Follow and Good
Enough Company to Run
With.

With.
Charlotte Observer.
Senator Daniel made speech |
to the Democratic club of Rich
mond last Thursday night and
The News Leader says it was a
heart to heart talk. To quote |
that contemporary:
He stated frankly that he
had opposed vigorously some of |
Mr.. Bryan's policies and methods
and that he had not favored the
nomination of Mr.. Bryan for
President. Probably two-thirds
of the men to whom he spoke
had the same experience. Even
at this meeting the enthusiasm
for Mr.. Bryan himself seemed to
be in spots. Senator Daniel
argued, however, that in politics
we cannot have everything ex-
actly as we would like it. When
we have to choose finally between
two men and two parties it is
our duty to give our votes and
our influence for the least objec-
tionable of the two, the one likely
to do the least harm and the most
likely to do good and to promote
the welfare and happiness of the
people. In this election the
weight of the argument being
with Mr.. Bryan and the Demo-
Gratis and against Mr.. Taft and
the Republicans, the country re-
quiring a change of administra-
ton for the correction of wrongs
and the stimulation of progress,
and the Democratic party prin-
ciples being cleaner, better and
safer than those of the Republi-
can party, he urged not only
unanimous voting but active work
for the Democratic nominee"
That was talk by sensible
man to sensible men. Those
who were opposed to the nomi-
! nation of Mr.. Bryan, who slop
} over about him now and try to
{ { out-Herod the original Herods,
do not fool themselves or any,
body else but only make them
selves ridiculous. The simple
questions of this campaign are
! whether you prefer Mr.. Bryan or
Mr.. Taft; the Democratic party
! ! or the Republican, and the ex-
cessive zeal of new recruits is
y unseemly. Senator Daniel thinks
: as matter of calm judgment,
:, that Bryan and Democracy are
. to be preferred and so do we.
= That BRYAN is objected to for
T one reason and Taft regarded
+ more favorably for another are
Z not the considerations, but which
'. Of the two taking them bye and
T large, as Senator Allison used to
, say, and weighing their plat
u forms along with the men, should
l. be elected. 1t seems to US thai
= looked at in this light, and con.
u sidering the i Influences aronnC
!G each, Democrat should find ne
II difficulty in deciding to vote fol
II Bryan. The News Leader be-
. lieves that the attitude of Sena.
tor Daniel is that of the large
e majority of the voters of Rich
n mond; that they intend to vote
u for Bryan as a matter of common
III sense, public policy and duty
$ 1t says that Taft sentiment anC
~ vote in Richmond seem to dwindlt
'e daily; a month ago it though
y Taft's white vote there would
g amount to 1000 or 200; now i
~ thinks between 500 and 600 il
y nearer the right figure. This il
IL a pleasing report.
); The morning of the night o.
81 Senator Daniels speech the let
ter of Hon. Richard Oiney to Th'
.. New York World appeared. ReaC
% this citation from it and see tha
the two gentlemen follow pre-
:, cisely the same line of reasoning
Ill 1T is true that the Democrat
e. ic party of to-day is made up O.
IL. groups with diverse views ant
le aims on various more or les
le important topics. Yet, taken a
at a whole, it is the best organize
Ue protest there is against Republi
aS can misrule- against the eX
ID cesses of all sorts brought on b
ar the long Republican revel in ur
limited power against eXcesse
n in expenditure, in taxation, i
en- territorial expansion, in tn
st creation and maintenance G
lie military ornaments, in the er
or largement of the sphere of gov
all ernmental action, in the concer
We tration of power in the gener;
p government to the enfeeblemer
1sC of the State governments.
81 Whoever believes in the pr'
le' vailing policies and tendencif
'e- of the Republican party will {
a course act with that party in til
ir; r; pending presidential contest. Bl
All whoever believes those policie
ne and tendencies to be vicious ar
ne injurious can record his belit
en- and make it effective in no oth'
nd way than by acting with tt
10 Democratic party"
ny Olney and Daniel. They a.
M safe enough leaders to folloI
they are good enough compar
to run with.
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