The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-10-20
How Their Votes Hurt,

victory since the war. It was this is
sue upon which the Democrats won in
Maine, and It is upon this Issue
that the Republican party has splli
into two factions. AS the State says
from the Democratic viewpoint it is
pitiable that the attitude toward pro-
lection of many Southern Democrats
Hooking for a dollar instead of
supporting principle-has weaken
ed the party as a leader in. tariff re-
form and given insurging Republi-
cans tenabie ground on which to de-
fend themselves as the most reliable
opponents Of protection.
When these Democrats deserted
their party last year and voted with
the Republican machine in opposi-
ton to the principles of their par
ty, The Times and Democrat de-
clared that these individual acts OF
desertion Of party principles would
be visited against the party as a
whole in the next campaign, and the
failure of the party to stand Its
ground would be thrown into the
faces of Democrats throughout the
North and West. That prediction is
being daily verified. And now comes
Golfers Weekly, independent, but
powerful champion of tariff reform,
declaring for Insurgents as against
Democrats. Here is the reason Coll
ier gives for preferring the 1nsur-
gents to the Democrats:
Wherever an Insurgent is the
Republican nominee, he; should he
elected. The Insurgents, as body,
represent the most wholesome and
vital political movement in the
United States at this time.
A Republican majority in Con-
gress, if that majority is dominat.
ed by the Insurgents, as now seems
probable. holds out more prom
ise of real tariff revision down
ward than a Democratic majority.
The Democratic National Con-
ventiop at Denver in July, 1908,
put this plank in their platform:
"We demand the immediate re-
peal of the tariff on wood pulp,
print paper, lumber, timber and
logs, and that these articles be
placed upon the free list.
The Democratic orators thrust
this plank forward in all the
doubtful States. In the Middle
West it was popular battle-cry;
it is not too much to presume
that the scant 4,102 votes by
which Bryan carried Nebraska
were due to this plank.
In April, 1909, less than a year
later, the Democrats had a chance
to make good. In framing the
tariff bill, an amendment was in
troduced providing for free lum-
ber. That amendment was defeat
ed by a vote of 200 to 1s1-.arl
SO of the Congressman who ,r5ted
against free lumber were Demo-
Gratis. They were:
From Geo rg a7sE wards,
Griggs, Adamso9. Livingston, Lee,
'1sBell. Brantley"-
From North Carolina-Smali,
Thomas, Pou, Goodwin, Page,
Webb.
From Virginia-Glass, Lamb,
Lassiter, Maynard, Saunders.
From Louisiana-Est o p n |,
Broussard, Watkins, Ransdell,
Wickliffe, Pujo.
From Mis- sissippi-Bowers,
Dickson.
From South Carolina-Ellerbe,
Lever.
From Tennessee-Padgett, Cor
don, Moon.
From Alabama-Taylor, Hob
son. :
From Florida-Sparkman, Mays
From Pennsylvania-!Vilson.
From Texas-Dies, Gregg.
If these thirty-eight Democrats
had not deserted their party to
vote with the Republican machine,
free lumber would have won by
a vote of 219 to 162. Only one
of these thirty-eight Democrats
comes from north of the Mason
and Dixon line. OF course these
Democrats voted for a duty on
lumber because it was for them
a local home industry-Whlch
is exactly the same reason why the
Pepublicans voted for high duties,
and under the sufficient explana-
ton of our high tariff. Many OF
the Democrats were perfectly frank
about it. Clark of Florida, for en-
ample, said:
IF YOU put what my people
want in the bill, If you give them
protection against Cuba on pine
apples, and give them protection
against the pauper Tabor of Egypt
on long-staple cotton, and take
care of their lumber and all these
things, then you may put what
you please in it.
No honest man can blame Collier
for favoring Insurgent victory rath
er than Democratic victory. 1t vii
be seen that when the Democrats
had the chance to put lumber or
the free list thirty-eight Of then
deserted their party to vote with the
Renuhlican machine. To our shame