The weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1869-18??, 1869-08-25
,,4,,c,1 Changes in the South.


r,,, ,resont political condition of the
' e indeed contradictory. Men pro-
.,rtain sentiments, yet hate Others for
-,fr,a opinions exactly like their own.
TN, Republican party has from the first
lid the principle of Universal Suffrage.
49,, doing many men, who throughout
war were staumch Unionists, have
..,,sa,i IT. and given their support to those
h, oppressed them during the rebellion.
The present so-called Democratic party
sd, formed upon this issue. Its discordant
ments were kept together by the cry OF
rhite mans government" The people
ycre assured that Universal Suffrage meant
4 Nero Supremacy. and was an attempt to
lisfranchisc tho white man.
C,,r,,,. was declared to be the "dividing
line in politics"
Tpon these platforms the late presidential
campaign was fought.
The Republican party triumphed
No evil has resulted from colored Suffrage.
And now the Democratic papers declare
.i,mse!ycs to be in favor of Universal SUI
fare. and virtually adopt the platform OF
the Republican party.
Pnt they still keep up their outcries
..,.,iust the Republican party for doing the
,arv thing which they themselves are doing.
They still attempt to incite the people
..,3.ast the Republican party because it
ives the colored man his rights, yet pro-
is themselves anxious to do the same thing.
This glaring Inconsistency upon the part
,,r The Democratic leaders has been noted by
ire people.
They say IF our papers are right n0~, as
frev claim to be, the Republicans must have
len right from the beginning, and our leaders
have deceived u.s."
Hence they are leaving the sham Demo-
srlcy in large numbers.
Another thing is also exciting the atten-
ion of the people. They have been told by
the Democratic papers, and by Democratic
wircpullers and stump speakers, that the
Republican party is proscriptive party.
They have not before reasoned the matter,
but have, without examination, accepted
as true the statements of the Democratic
leaders.
Late events, however, have opened the
eyes Of the people to the falsity of such
charges.
They see that the Republican party is not
proscriptive;
That it proscribes no one for opinions
sake, or for race or color;
hat its motto is Universal Suffrage and
General Amnesty;
That it is the only Liberal party;
That it is the party of the laboring man
-,he PEOPLES party.
3at the people see more than this:
They see that the Democratic party, while
crying prescription against the Republi-
can party, is Itself prescribing all men who
differ from 1t;
They see that, by its bitterness, it is injur-
ing every business interest of the State;
Hence the people are leaving it by thou
sands and are joining the Republican party,
which is now recognized as the peoples
party.
The attempt of the sham-Democracy to be
half Republican will not save it. The people
wisely think that, if half Republicanism is
so good, whole Republicanism is much bet
ter. Therefore, while the Democratic lead.
ers go halfway towards the Republican
party, the people go the whole way, and
the leaders are left without followers.
When the Democratic papers are ashamed
to cali themselves Democrats, and wish to
be called Liberal Republican or Conservative
Republican, it is evident that the Demo
cratic party is dying.
We tell the people that we are ready tc
receive all that join us in good faith.
We tell the Democratic leaders that they
must prove the faith of their works before
they can be considered worthy to be called
Republican.
They must take back seat in the syna
g7guc until they have proven themselves fl
to be trusted.