The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-09-28
SIGN OF THE TIMES
REPUBLICAN PARTY TOO LONG
IN POWER
Democrats Practically Certain Now
to Control the House and a Faint
Hope of Senate

II begins 70 look as X the people
have made up their minds TO have
an accounting at the hands OF the
Republican party. which has been IN
power entirely too long Tor the coun-
,ry's good In fact. 1t has been in
power much longer than any party
should be allowed TO remain in pow
er. II we want clean. honest ad-
min!stration Of affairs. Here is a
summing up OF the political events
Of the year:
c. c. Atkinson. Democrat. was ell
ec,ed 20 Congress from Missouri on
February 1. 1910. by plurality OF
3.ll1. the Democratic plurality in
1905 being only 1895.
Eugene y. Foss. Democrat, was
elected to congress from Massachu-
sets on March 90. 1910. by plural
ity of $40. in district that had
gone Republican two years before
b. over 10000 majority.
James S. Hayens. Democrat. was
elected to congress from New York
over Boss Aldrich in April. 1910. by
plurality OF a.S3l. in a d;stric;
that gave a large Republican vote in
the election OF 1908.
In the recent election IL Maine
that stats went Democratic for the
frs. time in over fifty years. electins
the governor. two congressman and
the legislature, which will elect a
Democratic United States Senate,
and Democratic State officers. Be.
sides TWO mem bers Of the State Su-
prene Court will be appointed by the
Democratic Governor The Demo
Gratis carried about four-afths Of the
counties in the State.
United States Senator Julius C
Burrows. 'e;ano-pac" Republican
was defeated in the Michigan prim
aries by Representative Charles E
Townsend. progressive Republican.
"S,and-pa:" Republican senator:
who have announced their retire
ment are:
Eugene Hale. Of Maine.
Nelson ". Aidrich. OF Rhode Is
land
| Frank Flint. OF California
| Samuel Il. Piles. OF Washington.
Regular machine Republican re
presentat!ves in congress who have
been defeated for denomination are
I Duncan Mckinley. James Nc
Lachlin. OF California
John 4. T. Hull. Of Iowa
| Charles S. Scott. James ". Miller
William A Calderhead and William
4. Reeder. Of Kansas.
Ralph D. Cole. OF Ohio.
! William H. Stafford. OF Wiscon
sim
Jas. 4. Tawney. OF Minnesota
Joseph Sibley. machine Republi
can. forced to retire from ticket !!
Pennsylvania after buying his nomi
nation for Congress.
Cannon Democrats defeated for re
nomln2Ccn are.
Leonidas Livingston. William II
Howard. OF Georgia.
The Republicans carried Vernon
by the smallest majority since 1872
La Toilette. progressive. was re
nominated tor Senator from Wiscon
sin by a majority OF 10000 over hi
''stand-pae" opponent.
Bass. progressive Republican can
didate for governor carried the New
Hampshire primaries by vote nea
lly double that Of the regular machin
candidate.
Thomas Leary wss elected to tn
Vermont legislature. the first Demo
crat from Crittenden county IN ffty
TWO years.
IN the wake Of such s!gn!fican
signs as the above we are lookin!
for a regular Democratic deluge i!
Novem Der. The people do not pro
pose to be plundered any longer ant
they are looking to the Democrat:
for relief II the party can regulate
its mem bers who voted for any par
or parcel OF the Republican protec
tive tariff. and give the people th'
relief they need. It has a chance o.
remaining in power for many years