Semi-weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1852-1853, 1853-07-23
For the Standard.
STAND TO YOUR PRINCIPLES, DEMO
GRATIS

1t is well known that there three candidates in
the 4th Congressional District, asking the hands
| of the people election to the next Congress-twu
hitherto recognized Democrats and one Wing
upon whom it is likely the Wing party will unite
Therefore il behooves the true Democracy of the Dis.
trIct to concentrate upon the Democrat who stands
upon the platform of principles adopted by the Bait
Imore Convention and the State Convention of May
1862, in regard to lie distribution of the public lands
That Democrat is A. M. Lewis, Esq. of Frank
iin 1t the democracy of II the Counties adhere 10
their principles they will at organize and secure
their triumph Men die and are generally forgotten,
but principles endure forever, and he who, as a
public man, will torsake the principles of his party
ought TO be renounced, lot his experience and eIo-
quence be wha: they may. The Democratic party
have hitherto acted upon this principle, not only
with their local but with their State and National
candidates, and should they refuse to do SO in the
pending Congressional election it will be the means
oil inducing many "Arnolds - TO spring up in the
party and be'ray its best interests to secure the at.
tanment of their individual interests.
These principles are now in jeopardy, and beseech
you' brother Democrats, to arouse yourselves and
determine now, as formerly, that you will suffer
betrayal or surrender uf them, but that you will re-
Pudlate now and forever those who have and are de-
sorting them. What but consistent and persistive
advocacy of the great principles of party-one of
which Is this land question-has ever enabled it 10
obtain and TO retain, with but short and few intervals
me possession of the reins of Government from its
foundation, and the formation of the great parties
OF the country! What out Democratic Adminstra.
and happy land such enviable position amongst
the nations of the earth : And are we noao-seeing
such resuIts-to surrender of the cardinal DIT n
clPies OF our party at the behests of few Of The
priests of the party, and embrace those of the
aoVerse party Never j.! never! forbid ii Democra.
cy! whenever our party has failed to achieve vic
torres has been owing to the aposacy of these who
nae always shared largely of our confidence. How
then, should towards retaining or
obtaining the services of any rho has repudated
not only the principles of the party, but the usages
oy which those principles can have the ascendency
The next step would be total abandonment of the
name.
we call upon the Democrats Of The District to
stand to their principles, and elect who is true to
lhem' aud not suffer one who is fshy," TO say the
least OF 1t, or Wing, who has right TO represent
The District, to be elected This they can DO if they
Will organIze-to organize now is ensure the hon
DIS and glories Of certain triumph the 4th of
August. Let US be fully prepared by the day of
battle for the conflicts them Notwithstanding we have
an " ardent Wing" and one who has Wing ,enden-
lies 10 contend against, we shall gain a victory
worthy of ourselves and of principles.
A DEMOCRAT OF 1921.