The weekly North-Carolina standard., 1869-05-05

of the people of North Carplinal BY the
people we mean the farmers, mechanics and
workingmcn cf the State, the bone and
asinsw which give strength and cnergyyto
our commonwealth. 1t advocates every
measure that will benefit the working class
os, and opposes all schemes intended to rub
honest labor Of its rightlul reward. That
the Republican party is the party which
has identified itself with the interests of the
working men of the country cannot be de-
MED. Il originated with the people and
oyercame the opposition of the arstocrats
who were the leaders Of the Democratic
party. The peoples party Conquered, but
the aristocrats resolved to ruin if they
could not rule. They hated the people
while they tlatteretl them to gain their votes
They organized a conspiracy to overthrow
the government of the people, that their
rule might continue. Like the vampire they
returned to the victim whose lile.blood
they had fattened upon. By deceit and
force combined they got control of the
people and forced them into war whose
sole object was to sustain the aristotracy
and degrade the people. They deceived
thousands by their false statements and at
last so managed affairs that the people were
helpless. b5l@ ,i ia tri'
Then the cry was, force them into the
army; conscript them; and shoot them if
they refuse to CO." The power of the aris-
tocrats was immense and despotic. Liberty
was trampled under foot. The people, the
press and the pulpit, were powerless in the
grasp of the tyrants The people were en-
shaved and terror reigned. The whole South
was one vast despotism. The people were
forced into war they detested. Escape
from military service was impossible. The
minions of the tyrants were innumerable, and
the conscript officer was in every city, town
and village Old men were shot in cold
blood in their own homes-sons were mur-
dcred before the eyes of their agonized
mothers for daring to love the government
they were born under The reign ofthe arlsto-
Gratis was reign OF blood. Their plans failed,
for the government put forth its strength and
defeated them. Peace was proclaimed. The
people returned to their devastated homes.
Ruin was everywhere, and poverty over
whelmed those who, but for the treason of
the aristoerats, would have been prosperous
on hatn Thta "a,
power and demanded to know who would
be faithful to it. The aristocrats, true
to their hatred of popdlar rule, refused
to be true to government of the peo-
pie. The passions reused by long and
.fiercely contested war were yet unquenched,
and thousands of the very class who had the
most reason to hate the aristocrats allied
themselves with them. Others were true to
the government. The aristocrats called
themselves the Conservative Democratic
party, the loyal men called themselves Re-
publicans The aristocrats, humbled, but
not subdued, by the war, laid their plans
to oppose every wish of the government to
benefit the people. The Republicans, the
peoples party, worked for the people The
right of suffrage was given every man, ire
spective of race or c.lor. The aristocrats
denounced this. They had for years voted
for their slaves and claimed it to be lust
Now that their former slaves were treemen
they denied that it was right for them to
vote! The suffrage rule would work but
one way-for the benefit of the aristocrats.
They wished to make the rich richer and
the poor poorer. Their opposition was una
valiIng, and to-day there is not man in
North Carolina who cannot exercise every |
right of an American citizen, unless he has
forfeited his claim to do SO by his own bad
conduct. The government of North Caro-
Ina is now in the hands of the people. Let
them administer its affairs wisely. and mt
no man into office who is not identified with
The interests OF the people. The STANDARD
has always taken this ground and will main-
ain 1t at all times. 1t represents the peo-
pie OF North Carolina-the farmers, the
nerchants, the working men of every class.
md will always be devoted to their inter
'sts. twill uncompromisingly oppose all
nat is intended to injure the working men
u the State, and will give the warmest sup
port to all that tends to benefit them. With
hose who seek to betray the people and
OBJ the laborer his hire we make no terms
3etween them and the STANDARD there is
md ever will be, an unceasing enmity. Our
MOTTO is "The peoples rights and the peo-
)le's welfare t.-