The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1846-03-25
From the Carolina Waterman.

~& Salisbury, March, 1896.
MIssRs. EDIroRs:-Our Stale election,
are now drawing near. Ideem il not thu
proper. belote the canvass opens and pie.
uouslo the selection of candidates on ,i.
ther idle. TO invite your, and the attention
Of the community TO a .ubJeei in which
large number Of our fellow-citzens in
COMMON with myself feel deeply interes-
ted. refer To The practice OF treating.
for slrc iOnesrins purposes. during The
progress OF the csmpaign-a custom OF.
eTis repuensn. as veil TO sound poll.
cy As I" good senss--crea,ing the neres.
siiy OF 4 dissnluie and ruinous ex,rsy..
psnca an ana hand ann mnuuiu@ -.
handoned prostitution If morals and poll
tics on she other. that all good men mus
deprsca,e and which will reflect shame
on any civilized country. TIE evil is
growing with obvious rapidly, aud ser.
peni-hke eoiling itself around the prsju.
dices and uncontrolled passions Of a pnr.
ton Of our criizsns, and eventually must
blight our pro.p'rty and dim the escul-
rheOn Of our reputation. Beg ond all
counties in western North Carolina it ex-
'.ts most particularly in this.
| appeal therefore 10 the rejecting, in
Iellisent population Of r ivan as moral
men. as christians aud good patriots, to
exert promp,ly and efficiently the poa er,
which the eniIs htened institutions Of The |
country. Tor WISE purposes, have placed 10
their hlnds, to cheek this sbom,nabIe |
practice n0w. Apartftom the encourage
inent ex ended To Idleness aud seductive
temptations TO habits of iniemper.nce-
considerations serious enough surely
there are Others Of nature perhaps yet
more grave. Striking t4ly at the roo,
1t destroys the fret principles and best OBJ
jecIs Of Republican government ut by can
ceiling aud rendering utterly null the po-
lllicai we,ght If the majority. For illus
ttaiiun ,'ke thi. County: We may have
l500 vo,er': One party has the majority
over the other OF loo. But say there Is
a duaung vote of 300 individuals wha
care infinitely more for liquor than for
principles, laws. morals, religion or anv
thing else. /. IS manifest in a political
conIe,t .ha. 10 which eyer side The greater
lumber attach themselves the victory be-
longs. Wnh them consequently, accor.
dung 10 the ueaung system, the battle i.
to he fought. Armed and equipped in ac-
cordance with the most approved articles
Of such warfare: with btace of black
boltl's nndrr the arms, q couple Of tick
lers ia their pockets and one.hor,e wa
won c.ose in the rear. which 10 replenish
from, tie Candidates bearing their glitter
ing armor right molly enter the arena with
glowing Draws and open bpales, burning
for the conflict. The most eInquen, sp-
pesls come gu'ghng 10 sofl murmurs from
the bowels Of decaDiers, and from ,hs
hidden depths Of the uhiskey barrels.
IL would be absurd to say that in the
whole Of THE the sole object is not to car.
~ these 300 men. tho less, capable and
The lea.t worthy--utleEly devoid OF DO
Inic'i principles or acknowledgements ibe
Certainty tia. their VOTES giving the pre-
pnnderance either TO the one side or the
Dthrr. are absolutely to control The cleo /
lions and determine who shall be- our re- ,
and county officers. The
1900 hundred intelligent substantial re-
ascung men, whose sufftages are only ,
with reference 10 opinions well
considered. arc ,hrown entirely into The .
back ground. and rendered perfectly impo.
en'. Well nov in candor is such state
If things to be enduredl 1. is idle for q
he candidate to say" thers are those I
whose votes can O"ly be obtained by the /
Ise Of such mesns'' The reply isJt