The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-08-31
WILL NOT AGREE
be Republicans in Iowa Are Divided
Into Hostile Camps

Into Hostile lamps
AND HATE EACH OTHER
This War Between the Insurgent and
standpat Republicans Gives the
Democrats Good Chance OF MAX.
ing Gains of Congressman in the
State at Least.
Zach McGhee Is writing some very
interesting letters to The State OF
the political conditions out West. In
his letter from Sioux City, Iowa, Mr..
McGhee says:
The old Democratic party is con-
venient, thing to have close at hand,
is the way both factions of the wide
ly split Republican party look at 1t.
In all of these Middle Western States
there is a good sprinkllng of Demo-
Gratis, not enough to get anywhere
very much, and for this reason amen
able to various kinds Of oVertures
from Republicans of this persuasion
or that.
In large numbers the Democrats 90
into the Republican primaries and
help choose the candidates. Then
they try to beat the men they've
voted for, but generally fail. The Re-
publican candidates naturally make
appeals to Democrats in one way
or another, and this whole condition
of affairs has been steadily annihila-
ting the bitterness between the ap-
treies. Especially has the old-time
party antagonism been dissipated by
the growing bitterness between the
two factions of the Republican party
But the Democrats are used by the
Republicans in another way. Near
ly every old line, or regular, or stand
pat Republican out here who has
studied or is supposed to have stud
lied the congressional campaign will
say, and seems rather to enjoy say
| ing, that the Democrats will most
likely have the house Of representa-
tives in the next congress. My OBJ
servation in politics has taught Ire
that among politicians nearly always
the twish is father to the thought.
The old line Republicans enjoy
the contemplation of DemooraJc
victory In November because they
think the defeat of the Republican
! party would in large measure rindi-
cate their position. Having no high
er conception of politics, or states
manship, or whatever else you call
it, than the preservation Of their
party's hold on the government and
rule by those men who call them
selves Republicans, they want to
teach the leaders of the insurgenc
movement lesson: If we had been
able to have our way" they will say,
the Republican party would have
remained in complete possession of
the government. Now see what you
have done; you have given over the
government to the enemies Of the
party
Observe always that with the gen.
eral run of old-line Republicans the
party is everything; the country,
nothing. Of course, giving them cred
it for patriotism, for the rank and
file OF real Republicans, even Of the
old school, must be credited with
their share of patriotism, the theory
of the Republican party is that what
is good for the country. and the
continued success of the G. o. P.
Is necessary for the welfare of the
country. Let us assume, then, out
of charity, that the reason they do
not say much about the good of the
country and SC much about the good
of the party is that everybody knows
that they are the same Now, every.
body does not seem to know it, not
at least in this part of the country
and so great many are going to
vote the Democratic ticket.
The rank and file of the insurgent
Republicans, as matter of fact, care
very little about party integrity. The
old stand-patters admit this, and that
they say, is the trouble and the dan.
ger; the people should be taught to
remain loyal to party rather than en-
couraged to break away. But, they
say, if these insurgents who are
wrecking the party insist on hanging
themselves, we will give them the
whole rope and let them hang them.
selves quickly and to the queens
taste Then. think the stand-patters
the old-line Republicans, these reck-
less fellows like Cummins, Bristow
La Toilette, Murdock and the others
will quit their foolishness, and let
some real political leaders take hold
Of things again.
There is nothing new in this II
is generally known that the old-line
Republicans are intrenching them
selves in the position to say. Il told
you So" But have Just been talk
l.