The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-06-16
G. 0. p DOOMED
Senator Smith Thinks its Days
Are Numbered.
PEOPLE IN EARNEST
And the Tariff Bill Will Caus the
Undoing Of the Republicans-The
Democratic Party Has the Oppor-
tunity, Under Skillful Manage
o to cot New Life.

tunity, Under Skillful Manage
n,ent, to Get New Life.
Hon. E. D. Smith, junior united
States Senator from this State, spent
Monday in Columbia on personal
business. The State says Mr. Smith
is in the very best Of health and
spirits and his work at Washington
agrees with him, although he said
that really he prefers cotton cam
paigning" with its activity and work
to the more sedate occupation as a
member of the Senate.
Mr.. Smith was generally congrat-
ulated Upon his stand on the tarln
question and many of his friends
expressed their qualification that he
had received such f%attering attention
and such complimentary notice up
on the occasion Of his speech In the
Senate last week.
Mr.. Smith declares his belief that
the tariff bill Is the rock upon which
the Republican party ship will get
a lar which will send 1t to the bot
tom in the next presidential cam
paign.
I'm this present tariff bill, In the
present discussion" he said, 1T Is
made apparent that the Republican
tariff policy has at last reached Its
logical outcome. The principle has
| been applied and its disastrous ef-
| fects, understood when this bill
| becomes law, will defeat the Re-
publian party. And, in order to
prevent this logical result of their
outrageous policy, the Republican
press is attempting to magnify what
seems to be the d~isloyalty Of some
Democrats.
by holding this up before the
public, they are hoping to distract
attention from the disastrous ef-
fects of their W. applied policy,
1.-THE difference between the Dem
ocratic situation and the Republi'
can situation is that the Republi-
can principle has been applied, has
been tested, put into law and has
proved disastrously disappointing.
Its advocates have been loyal
practically unanimous, while, on the
other hand, the Democratic doctrine
has not been applied, and the few
Democrats who have seemingly de.
serted have in nowise affected the
principles of Democracy but have
simply emphasized the misleading
and pernicious doctrine of protec-
ton.
Therefore, the hope OF the eoun.
try Is in pruning the Democratic
forces of such as will not stand for
Democratic principle and the appli-
cation of the plans of Democracy in
government.
1.-The people must not be mislead
in thinking that Democracy as a
| principle of government Is a fail
ure because a few men may be un-
true to their pledges, but it Is true
that the Republican protection prin'
| ciple Is a failure, because the Re-
| publicans have been true to their
| pledges. carry them into effect and
| the result Is that the people will
repudiate it.
IF the press of this country will
keep this distinction and will insist
on the reputation of the graft sys-
tenn now on US. and will plead for
the principles OF Democracy being
put in practice by the genuine Dem
ocrats. 1 believe that the next cleo
ton will witness an overwhelming
victory for the Democratic party.
The line Of distinction between the
two parties, as 1 see 1t now, is not
sectional to the extent that 1t has
bsen, but is the line between the
masses and the protected interests.
This will be the battle ground
Of the coming conflict: and If handl-
ed properly, I have no doubt of the
issue. I think the interests Of the
people would be better served If more
prominence were given to the dis
tinctions between the present
system and real Democracy,