The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-11-03
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THE Will QUIT
General Exodus Of Republicans Ezpsesed
If Democrats Win.
WHICH is VERY LIKELY

| WMCH Ii VERY LIKELY
Heroic Measures Are Now Being
Adopted by the Republicans ten
Prevent O Democratic Landslide I'm.
the Congressional Elections, But
They Admit that Hope Is Slight.
p. H. MCGOWAN. the Washington
correspondent of The News and
Courier, says if the efforts of ths=
League of Republican Clubs, with
headquarters in Washington, to stop
the Democratic stampede is any In
dication of the coming landslide, then
the deluge to get close to the home
or the long-eared donkey will closely
resemble the situation when Roose-
i velt carried the country by storm in
1904. Democrats who have fought
valiantly for six years to once again
lget within hailing distance of the
White House see their fondest hope.
about to be realized, while on ths
other hand, the Republicans are III T.
blue funk and are all but ready 10
quit. If they lose control of the.
! NJ ~ To- S1yc,x
lin the elections of next week they
will be ready, many of them, to leave
the G. o. P. like rats from sink
ing ship.
The organization already referred
to as the. League of Republican State
Clubs Is supposed to be the life and
centre OF the young Republican. Its
purpose is to get the 5000 Govern
nlent employees in Washingtos who,
are followers OF the G. o. P. to be-
lieve there is some use to 81 home
and vote cn election day. /; is an
organization backed by the Admin
istration, with all its powerful ms
chinery, determination to cary the
country Tor the Republican cause Or
die. AT the headquarters" or "bu.
rcau" at Washington there is much
activity at least On the part OF the
.anagers- to yn! out the vote, h!,t
to the outsider who reads the plain
tive appeals appearing in big req
letters and reach half way across An.
ordinary street, il looks liie t:le jig
Is up.
Saturday nights meeting of the
l.catrc va perhaps the best attend
ed of any OF the regular "sm7Sers'
vet held. Spellbinders like John Z.
Capers, formerly commissioner Of IN
ternal revenue, and others close III
the Administration, were on hand to-
tell Of the everlasting giories of the
Il. o. p ,u.,e .he pledge Eas hsen
taken to stand with the faithful.
1t was Connecticut night. so the:
big sign read, there was speaking,
smoking and refreshments in the ma
ture of real Connecticut pie. The
edibles OIL hand suggested that there
were other kinds of pie" Than the
brand of pastry made in the Nut
meg SLatS.
The truth about the situation Is
that many honest Republicans admit
that they see their last hopes going.
They have lost ground rapidly dur
ing the month-in fact so rapidls
that It has staggered them; more,
it is appalling. and they realize now
that even the wonderful personality
! or Col. Roosevelt, the Moses who
was to pull them from the political
uuagmire, has not been equal to the
occasion.
Col. Roosevelt not only fell down
on the job. but what is more, Is en-
dangerine his party every time he
oDens his mouth. There is genuine
fear of him throughout the country.
! His radicalism Jon certain issues Is
regarded as dangerous, and even
men of his own party are swinging
into the Democratic line, so fearful
are they that should he again be-
come President his erratlc policies
might bring a money panic upon the
country.
Meantime. while Roosevelt has
been going up and down the coun-
try, talking first upon one subject
and then another, wherever he could
get an audience, President Talt has
maintained a digniiied silence. He
has said little, but clearly does not
like the drift or events. His state
ment, made a day or two ago, that
he thought the Jig was up. just
about fits the situation. The jig IS
up-or soon will be-
All over the country. Judging By
villa, one lc@ rms at Washington. the
people are preparing to give Il DEM
ocratic Congress-the House th!s iaIi
and the Senate just rs quickly as
vacancies will permit Of Democrats
succeeding Republicans. That such
a situation Is soon 10 be realized few
will doubt. It's the same old story -
told from one end OF the country TO
the other-distrust OF the party that
has fooled the people so long with
: broken promises, unfulfillcd pledges
and unredeemed resolutions.