The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1912-11-12
Senator Tillman's statement fol-

History has repeated itself. The
Democratic party was born in 1903.
With only few Interruptions by the
Whig party, its grasp in power con-
tinued firm until 1867 years. Then
it divided and went down to defeat,
although polling an overwhelming ma
jority of the popular vote. 1t had
grown insolent and intolerant, but was
never charged with corruption.
THE Republican party, born IN
1860, with only a slight interval, the
two terms of Mr. Cleveland, has been
in power 50 years. It's policies were
dominant even during Cleveland's ad-
uinistration; its record has been very
glorious and the country has prosper
ed marvelously. In spite of its having
been the party of special privileges
without any regard for the rights and
interests of the common people, 1t mas
been very successful in persuading
them that it was their only friend. The
people have been bamboozled and de-
bauched and robbed mercilessly all the
time, believing that they were voting
for public righteousness and their own
interests.
The Main Object,
"Its main idea has, been to levy
high tariff duties in order to obtain a
great revenue Collecting much
money-far too much-its expenditures
have been extravagant and wasteful.
Now it, too, has gone down to defeat
because of division. The modern bat
tie of Armagedden has been fought and
the bodies of those who claimed to
battle for the Lord strew the 1eld,
the dead carcasses of the G. 0. T.
elephant and Bull Moose are ready for
the buzzards.
"The Democratic party, after haV-
ing been out of Office half a century
or more, has been entrusted with
power again by the American people.
Will President Wilson have the state
manship and firmness to guide and
restrain the hungry horde OF ofhce
seekers and steer the ship of state
safely through the breakers? AS long
as the South was in the saddle before
the war, we had frugal, economical
and wise administration of public af-
fairs.
The battle cry of Jefferson Of
Equal Rights to all, with special priv
ileges to none, was the guiding prin-
ciple of those presidents chosen by
the Democrats. Now that Southern
man for the first time in more than
so years has been elected president,
hope to see a return to the older and
better policies of the republic, mora
sternness in dealing with malefactors
of all kinds (those with great wealth
as well as those with moderate
means). There will be great clamor
for place and the cry is already rising
TO the victors belong the spoils. Wall
we Democrats have virtue enough,
patriotism enough and craftsmanship
enough to hold our friends in check
and abolish all useless Offices? can
we bring the country back to 'Repub-
lican simplicity 1 use the term Re
publican not in it's political, but in
it's generic sense.
Will be Hard.
cit will be very difhcult-well nigh
impossible abolish Offices when
men have so many friends and poll
tical allies clamoring for place and
eager to suck the public teat.
president Wilson will have q glo-
rious opportunity, and firmly believe
he will measure up to both his oppor-
tunities and his responsibilities; he
has a fearful burden to bear, but l
believe he is man enough to bear it.
We should compel the corporations to
disgorge; squeeze all the water posi-
BILE out of rotten and corrupt stocks.
There is nothing more certain than un-
less this be done the masses OF the
people will be enslaved to pay interest
on stocks and bonds which have been
issued without any foundation other
than the paper upon which they are
written. Ii these Watered properties
with fictitious values are permitted to
compel the labor Of the country TO
bear the burden to pay dividends, then