The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-01-17
The WAY TO WIN
Dsnoclasic Leaders Gel Together al ths
jackson Day Banquet
.BRYgaaRE| MAKES 4 SPEECH
He Preaches Harmony and Predicts
a Crest Victory for the Democracy
in the Approaching Presidential
Election, Which IS Most Enthusfas-
ticaIIy Received.

tically Received.
| Democntic leaders of the country
at the Jackson day dinner at Wash
fington OF Monday urged their fol
lowers ID stop fighting each other
and assaR the common enemy, the
Republican party, with a united
front. Coy. Woodrow Wilson Of New
jersey, SPEAKER Champ Clark, VIII
liam Jennings Bryan, William Ran
dol2h Hes-st, Jos. ". Folk and 9TH
|er Democratic ciieftains, who have
differed IN the past, Joined IN a
unanimous plea for harmony IN 1912
and predicted that political victory
would follow.
It was q tumultuous dinner, in
which the prospective candidates for
the presidential nomination shared
the honors Of the occasion. Gov.
Wilson, who spoke earnestly on the
issues Of the day, was given a tre-
mendous oyation. When he said it
was the duty Of the Democrats in
consideration Of the trust problem to
| hit the heads that we see and see
that our sKllesahs ars of good hick-
ory," the ranqueters almost raised
| the roof.
When William Randolph Hearst
said that ne: would use every power
and resource" in his power to bring
about a Democratic victory and char
acterized Theodore Roosevelt as g
harlequin d. politics" there was an
other explosive outburst.
But whea Champ Clark, the
speaker Of the house, called attention
to the HARMONIOUS action Of the
Democratic majority in the lower
ouse Of congress and the results they
had achieved and set it up as an
example for the party to follow, the
climax of tht Democratic optimism
CT the occasion was reached.
When Mr.. Bryan, who spoke last,
predicted a revolution OF political
action at thu polls next November
and appealed without any suggestion
az to who should be the standard
bearer sor a united Democracy he
was given Welcome tina. rivaled the
ovations Of MS early campaigns for
the presidency.
Woodrow Wilson was received
when he arose to speak with pro-
longed cheers He discussed the tar
if and other issues, but his refer
ence TO the currency question awak-
ened the greatest interest.
Judge Alton 8. Parker was the
first speaker tc make direct refer
ence by name to Former President
Roosevelt. =
He called the assault on the trusts
ga cheat and nasty fraud"
"The statement Of Roosevelt that
the trust law was impotent was un-
true, and You lawyers know that,
he said. 81 charge now-and when
the opportunity is presented and I
am asked for facts and figures will
prove it-that all Of his TRADE
against the law, tie courts and the
States was to attract attention away
from the truth and t'tat every bit OF
the responsibility for the conditions
today rests upon the Republican par
ty."
Gov. Folk of Missouri who fol-
lowed Judge Parker, declared that
''the Democratic party never had
better opportunity for public service
than now
passing Piutocracy."
Mr.. Bryan, who spoke last, dis
cussed The Passing Plutocracy."
Nothing that he said awoke so
much applause as his poetic periora-
ton quoted from Byron. This is
what Mr.. Bryan said:
The dead shave been awakened
shall IEsleep?
The worlds at war with tyrants-
shall I:crouch?
The harvest's ripe-and shall / pause
to reap?'
.'I slumber not-the thorn is in my
couch.
Each day trumpet soundeth in my
ear
Its echo in my hear
Referring to political affairs, Mr..
bryan characterized the movement
for popular election OF senator's as
the greatest nationa! reform OF the
generation and he urged elimination
OF the partisan issue that has been
Injected into the controversy on that
point. asserting that neither CT the
great parties could hope to win 4
constitution victory unaided.
Mr.. Bryan begged Democrats and
Republicans to agree upon q wording
! OF the resolutions providing for such
popular election Which will purge the
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