Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-04-15
ALL PREDICT VICTORY.
Democrats Getting Together For Con-
aressionaI Elections.

eressionaI Elections.
There was a big gathering of Dem
ocrats at a banquet in Washington last
Wednesday night. in honor of the
birthday of Thomas jefferson. and
| those present included not only the
Democratic members of the house and
senate, but representative Democrats
from all parts Of the country There
were a number of rOusing speeches by
Francis H. Harrison Of New York.
| Champ Clark of Missouri. John w.
TomlinSon of Alabama. and others, and
| all predicted victory If the Democratic
cohorts would only work in harmony.
John Temple Graves was present as
| the representative Of w. r. Hearst with
an offer of cooperation, II the Demo-
Gratis would endorse the principles Of
| the Independence League: but the
principal feature of the Washington
| banquet as we'll as a similar banquet
| i'm Indianapolis. Ind, was the reading
of a letter from Hon. VIM. J. Bryan,
now in Brazil. bringing greetings and
discussing the outlook. Mr.. Bryan's
| letter is as follows:
II thank you for the invitation to the
| jefferson Day banquet. While | shall
| not return to the United States in time
to attend can join with you in spirit
the more heartily because Of what
tries. | have seen everywhere the in
| huence exercised by his teachings. In
| the nation in which am now sOjourn-
| ing | find illustrations of his idea Of
conquest. He cOntended that we should
conquer the world with our ideals rath-
er than with our arms. and in this
sense we are affecting conquest OF
| Brazil Her action is modelled after
ours: she has copied from us the Fed
eral system Of government. which unit
| ed local control of local affairs with
national supremacy; her flag. like ours,
has star for each state and her school
system is being made to conform more
| and more to ours. These things seem
| to cement friendship instead Of aroUs-
| ing enmity. Hail to Jefferson. the
| worlds schOolmaster whose views con-
| tinue their majestic march around the
| earth.
But in our country as well as
| abroad. .his views are triumphing. He
| taught that the art Of self government
| Is the art Of being honest and each new
| investigation proves the folly OF those
| who refuse to learn of him.
He was the foe Of monopoly in ev-
cry form and his name is the one
which can with most prOpriety be in
voked when the trusts are attacked
and when a. contest is being waged for
application Of the principles Of popu-
| lar government. | am so far away
from home that 1 am not fully Informed
as to the recent events but | have just
read Of one Jeffersonian victory. name
| ly, the selection Of an investigating
committee by the house instead Of the
speaker and better still each party Sc
lected it's member Of the committee. This
establishes precedent which II fol-
lowed will make Investigations real and
effective. l notice also that we seem
| likely to win victory against the meat
trust. Monopoly powers have at last
provoked a popular protest and now
that the people are looking for remedy
there is hope that tney will accept the
Democratic party. 1t is not unnatural
| that they should use the boycott, even
| if they punish themselves while they
are inficting punishment on their OPP
pressors, but l am sure they will, in
| the end, find legislation more salts
| factory than abstinence from meat
and join with the Democrats in de-
| claring a private monopoly--nOt the
meat trust only, but every monopoly
| -indefensible and intolerable.
But there is another item Of news
which has just come to my attention.
President Taft in his Lincoln speech
at New York, attributed the present
high prices mainly to the increase in
the production of gold and the con-
sequent enlargement Of the volume OF
money. This unexpected endorsement
Of our party's proposition in 1896 when
we demanded more money as the only
remedy for falling prices Is steadily
gaining ground. How valuable that
admission would have been to us If 1t
had been made during the campaign or
| that year when the Republican leaders
Il tIn Of
had any influence on prices and assert
ing that it did not matter whether we
had much money or little provided 1t
was all good. We may now consider
the uuantitative theory of money es-
tablished beyond dispute and proceed
| to the consideration of other questions.
But tine president and his predecessor
| have admitted the correctness or the
Democratic position on so many ques-
tions that further argument Is hardly
necessary on any subject, we may now
take judgment against the Republican
party by confession.
please present my compliments to
| the Democrats assembled in memory
| of the sage of Monticello. l take II
| for granted that your gathering Will
not adjourn without the adoption Of
resolution urging the ratification by all
| the states Of the income tax amend
ment to the Federal constitution.
THE time is ripe for return to JEFF
fersonian principles and l trust the
representatives of our party will make
record which will secure us major
| ity at the coming congressional cleo
tions. With that advantage gained. the
Democrats will have an opportunity
to outline a programme and with a
programme in harmony with the Jef-
fersonian ideas, the Democracy Will en-
ter the presidential campaign with
promise of success"