The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-10-16
DARK IS OUTLOOK
FOR The REPUBLICANS THROUGH.
OUT The NATION.
sure ruin AWAIT Them
Only Democratic Over Confidence
Can Save the Grand Old Party, and
Events Of Recent Days have Gone
Farther to Foreshadow Rout Of
Taft and Roosevelt.

The Washington correspondent Of
The State says with less than a
month remaining until the presiden-
tial election, it is apparent to any
man who is not deaf, dumb, blind
and paralyzed in addition that Wood
row Wilson will be elected by the
largest popular majority every given
q candidate Of the Democratic party.
These things have happened during
the past week to make it absolutely
certain that the Republican outfit,
bag and baggage, will leaVethe White
House at noon March 4; Roosevelt
reached the zenith Of his popularity
when he ended his swing around the
campaign contribution committee IN
Washington few days ago; Charles
ID Hilles, Taft's man Friday, who
should hereafter be known as
Charles-claim-i -it-all Hilles, has made
monkey out Of his chief and has
proved himself a poor prophet by de-
claring that the regular Republicans
have everything sewed up when any
one Of unprejudiced mind knows that
nothing of the kind IS true; Senator
Joseph N. Dixon injured the Progress
sive cause by his attitude Of hostility
before the campaign committee by
crying for the ''other fellow" to be
called; Bryan has done the right
thing by Wilson and again proved to
the country where he now stands,
and lastly William Bill" Sulzel, by
being nominated for governor Of New
York will make the Empire State
sclid for Wilson and Marshall. These
are the big political events Of the
past ten days, not to say anything of
the countless smaller indications, all
pointing toward a Wilson and Mar
shall victors.
It would have been better, accord
ing to well known political leaders
there, had Roosevelt not appeared
before the campaign Investigating
committee, and his cause would not
have suffered If he had kept Senator
Dixon OF the stand. The latter hurt
the Progressive movement more than
anything else that has happened
since Roosevelt threw his hat i5.lne
ring at Chicago and declared that he
would have the presidential nomina-
ton if it could be gotten regularly, if
not he would have it anyhow. Dix
oE's attitude, when before the COM
mittee, convinced not only the COM
mittee members but spectators as
we'll that there was much that ne
knew hut would not tell, but alto
sether his demeanor was 80 oyerbear-
ing that the committee was glad to
let him 90 and be done with him,
according to what the campaign mon
ey probers say. If anything at all
Was accomplished by the Roosevelt
Dixon testimony it was to send Roose-
yelt and Taft further apart and Gem
ent the Democrats.
Where Charles Dewey Hilles gets
the inspiration to feed President Taft
reelection dope is more than the av-
erage politician there or anywhere
else ia able to understand. During
the last few days the big chief has
been taking extra large quantities OF
DR.. Hilles cure-all stuff and the
strange part about it is that the doc
tor is really making Taft believe he
IS gong to pc reelected.
Even the very close friends Of the
president admit that under present
circumstances he stands third in the
presidential lineup. and they see
with clear vision that while the total
.raft-Roosevelt vote at the election
next month must come from one
source alone-the Republican vote
and that there are two men to split
it-Wilson, on the other hand, has
the entire solid Democracy behind
him. Any man who can not see that
proposition must. indeed, be blind.
and all do see 1t. apparently, but Mr..
Taft himself. Hilles is making him
believe he is really to be reelected.
The truth about the matter is that
the C. o. P. is slated for rout before
the year 1913 has gone far into his
tory. Ask the real thinking men in
the party whose perspective is clear
and whose vision is keen. They will
tell you that the handwriting on the
wall clearly spells Wilson and Mar
shall and Democratic victory and that
probably only one thing can defeat
the Democrats-oyerconfidence-and Dem
that leading to Indifference and
apathy in some sections Of the coun-
; try.
With the G. o. P. split as it never
has been before and dashing itself
| to fragments with every incoming
wave. to say nothing Of the influence
working for Wilson and Marshall
| with all the big and little Democrats
pulling for Eictory-the demise OF
| the G. o. P. is near at hand.
pE-uED AFTER MANY YEARS.