The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1920-01-13


thrusting the treaty into the cam
paign is that it would divert atten-
ton from questions demanding imme-
date consideration. We are con-
fronted with the organization of new
parties on the theory that the old
parties do rot meet the issues that
have arisen.
Our party is the one party that
can qualify for the meeting Of these
issues. 1t can oppose class party
because it is not itself the party of a
class, but the party of the whole peo-
pie, regardless of class. The Repub-
/ lican party has become capitalistlc
party and has permitted tariff barons
to write the tariff laws, trust mag
mates to direct the policy of the party
on the trust question, railroad presi-
dents to dictate it's policy on the rail-
road question, while packing house
companies and other profteers have
used it as their own 1t would divide
the country into class parties and by
it's own attitude compel the formation
of a farmers party and laborer's
party.
Stands for Protection.
E; "The Democratic, OH the contrary
stands for the protection of the rights
of every class. dealing with each
citizen as an individual instead Of as
member of class. 1t has, since it
has been in power given the CONNER
t cial classes splendid currency law;
it has given the farmers farm loan
law; it has given labor an eight hour
: day and greater security in it's rights.
and has given to all the people relief
from the high tariff burdens that had
been placed upon consumers. Demo-
cracy contenlplates cooperation be-
tween all elements and the promoting
of the welfare of society in general.
''It would prevent strikes not by
prohibitory laws, but by the creation
of machinery, which will investigate
disputes ard thus secure peaceful
settlement of differences before the
controversy reaches the stage Of
strike or lockout.
"The Democratic party will dis
tinguish between evolution and revo-
luton, guaranteeing freedom of
speech and press to everyone who ad-
vocates governmental changes by con-
stitutional methods, and at the same
time prevent the use of either free
dom of speech or freedom of press
for the overthrow of constitutional
government.
Denounced Monopoly.
"The Democratic party has for
; twenty years denounced private mon
opoly as indefensible and intolerable.
It cannot surrender it's position on
this subject now when the benefci-
aries of all the private monopolies
are mobilizing under the banner of
the Republican party for a united
attack upon the right of the people
to own and operate all necessary
monopolies in the interest of the pub
lie.
"The Democratic party will con-
tinue it's fight against the profteer. A
government that restrains the indi-
vidual from the use of force in the
protection of his rights assumes the
solemn obligation to protect the dis
armed citizen from every arm up
lifted for his injury. We need mach
merry in every State and in each COM
munity that will give to the consumer
q tribunal before which dealer ac-
cused of profiteering can be brought
for examination. The f; aral trade
commission is a step in the right di-
rection, but the subject is too big to
be handled by the nation alone, or by
q national commission. The remedy
must be as complete as the evil, and
it cannot be complete unless States
and communities as we'll as the fed
eral government are prepared to deal
with the subject.
Accept Prohibition.
81 assume that the party will ac-
cept prohibition as the permanent pol
icy of the country. Three-fourths Of
the Democrats in the Senate and two
thirds of the Democrats in the House
voted to submit the national amend
ment, and every Democratic State