The North-Carolina standard., 1843-12-20

by forgeries-not by silly voting, but by false,
forged, bribed, fictitious votes and this was
no impeachment of the understanding of the
Democracy. On the contrary, it was rather a
credit to their unsuspcious integrity, that they did
not suspect such crimes on the sacred privilege of
voting until after theywere prepetrated.
The number of votes given for the Democratic
candidate, (no less than 1168,OOO,) proved that
the Democracy was as true to itself at the cleo
ton of 1910, as it had been in all the previous
elections in which its capacity for selfgovernment
had been tried. 1t satisfied the close and candid
observer that the theory of our Government was
not mistake--that our fathers were not fools for
having adopted it. But the proof did not stop
there. 1t has been pouring in ever since, and
continues to pour in with each succeeding election
in almost every State in the Union Victory up
on victory follows the footsteps of Democracy.
The fictitious majorities of 1910 vanish before
the apparition of true men. The thirty thou
sand Federal majority,in New York, the twenty
thousand in Pennsy ylvania, the twenty thousand of
Ohio, the odd thousands in Maine, New Jersey,
and many other States, are all gone; and even
the imported eargoes which beat Duncan in Gin
cinnati are non sunt imrenti and he is now elec,
ted by one thousand, where in 1910 he was beaten
by three hundredl
These are evidences of the characterof the cleo
ton in 1910, and prove that the Democracy was
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initiating contest. 1t is proof that the people are
still capable of selEgovernment-stills capable of
acting upon view of national policy, and follow
ing system of rational and consistent measures.
But there is seal yet to be set upon the proof
"a crown yet to be placed upon the work. The
Eelection of 1914 approaches. The actors in the
orgiesand mummeries of 1910 again in the
field and the people owe them a rebuke and a
caution, for the insults and outrages then offered
to elective government and to popular intelligence.
A reversal of the proceeding should be the watch
word and the rallying cry of the Democracy. The
policy of President Jackson was put down in the
person of his approved successor let it be restored
in the person of the same man. The victory will
be yours, not his; as his defeat ours, not his.
Those who impeached the capacity of the peo-
pie for selfgovernment, and charged them with E.
lecting an incompetent President in the person of
Gen. Jackson, carried the election of 1910, and
have now had the possession of the Government
for three years and what is the fruit of their
reign2 Does it compare with Jackson's? Is
their rule blessing curse to the country 3
Let taxes, laws, tariffs, paper money, and debt
of thirty millions answer! Let their measures
answer!
But, said Mr.. B., my time is out-the thread of
my discourse is cut I see the committee return
ing who were sent out to report resolutions for the
consideration of the meeting 1t is time for the
business of the meeting begin and, as did not
come here to assist in these proceedings, it will
not be right that shall impede or delay them.