The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-10-15
HOLD THE HAND
The Democrats Have Become The Cen,
servative Party IN a
NUMBER OF THE STATES

And the Big Interests Of the Country
Look to It<for Justice-The Usual
Order Is Reversed and The Repub'
,;cans Find It Hard to Secure
Campaign Funds.
ii The democrats in New York are
beginning to chafe little under the
8, Z ,r;eneatea assertions that all cor
.rorations, the financial Interests, the
big money lenders with foreign
names, the Wall street gamblers,
the railroad magnates and siik-hat-
Ted shabitues of 5th avande clubs are
supporting the democratic ticket this
wear. These men are afraid OF
Roosevelt and his ticket and look to
the Democrats to give. them justice.
1t is novel position for the DEM
ocratic party to be placed in. inls
is the first campaign since CleVe-
lands time when the democrats have
been able to get to the pie counter.
Heretofore they have stood 6y and
abused the republicans for trust am
liations. Republican leaders al
ready are preparing to disseminate
the news that Andrew Carnegie con-
contributed $4,000 to the democrat
campaign fund. Carnegie says Roose-
velt wants to become dictator and
must be beaten.
Not alone in New York state IS
the democratic party the reaction
ary'' party this year and the repuGtl-
Gan the radical" In New Jersey.
the democrats are being supporter
by. the interests" tits openlychargea
in financial circles that the New 1er-
sew democratic campaign Is being
financed by J. P. Morgan's office.
Prof. Woodrow Wilson may not be
coenizant of it, but it is being declar-
ed with great positiveness to De tne
fact The reason assigned for THIS
support is that the financial interests
are grooming Prof. Wilson to op-
nose Roosevelt in 1912.
In Ohio it is well known that GOV.
Harmon, the democratic candidate
for reelection, is backed by the mon
eyed and corporation interests, anu
the campaignf.i is receiving aid"from
New York, all with the object OF at
tempting to check republican success
for fear that Roosevelt will take con-
troll of that party in the nation as ne
has in: New York.
In; Indiana Beveridge is tighting, g, a
lone hand with practically empty war
bags, while the democrats are get
ting substantial aid from sources tnat
hitherto supplied the Republican
party.
1t is pathetic to hear the Repuoll-
cans whimper about their forlorn ana
deserted condition. 1t is as II tae
uampered son Of the household naa
been turned out to eat his bread anu
molasses on the back stoop. whlle
an interloper sat at "the first table.
And they are not exaggeratlng
their woes, either. It is an absolute
fact that the Republican campaign
fund is as poor as church mouse.
The collectors report that they only
..get the laugh" when they traVei
well-vorn roads of the past in search
Of contributions.
The head of one bf the great f.
nancial institutions, which heretofore
has been generous to the Repuoll-
cans. made this remark to the writ
er:
1--WE don't care if Democratic
house is elected. It will simply mean
a deadlock on legislation, and the
less legislation we get the better we
will like it. We would enjoy rest
for two years. Besides, it will DO
the Republicans good to get licking
and make us stronger in 1872.
The Republican managers groan
when they hear statements such as
this. They realize they are up
against it. for fair.
The roseate Democratic prospects
in New York and New Jersey are re-
Elected in Connecticut, and the Dem
ocrats are working in the Nutmeg
state as they haven't worked for
years. Not since 1882 have the Dem
ocrats elected a governor in Connec-
ticut, but they feel that it is coming
their way this time.
They have very strong candidate
in Judge Simon E. Baldwin, OF New
Haven, a man of high character and
clean record. The Republican plur-
ality of $1,000 which the late Gov.
Lilley received is rather staggering
when they get down to figures but
they comfort themselves with. the
thought, that all figures fall IN land
slides, and they believe this is the
year of landslsdes.
Eron If they don't carry the state