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

The Asheville Ncps thinks the SrxND ARD
indulges in "two kinds of talk" 1t takes
extracts from tHo ARTICLES in the STAND ARD
and presents thefn>to its readers is "two
kinds of talk. Thennc. was an article re-
ierring to the business interests of the South
and pointing out the hest methods by which
to bring back tho. prosperity of which the
party represented by the Nraos robbed every
! Southern State. Pho whole larticie was de-
voted to that subject The other extract
was from o purely party article in which we
urged upon the Republican party the neces-
sity of keeping only loyal men in office.
That the Republican party should he cx-
pected to retain in Office men who are hos
tile to Its principles and false tn the govern
ment which it supports cannot lie expected
by any man of sense. No party should put
men into offices of honor or trust who are
its enemies We only wonder that SO
many democrats can be found who are mean
enough to wish to buy favors from the party
and men they have SO long villiied. IT they
were true and honest in their convictions
then every sense of honor should prevent
them from holding office under a party
whose principles they believe to be wrong.
II they are not men who act according to
their honest convictions, but merely sneak
ing time servers who who will do any dirty
job, the Republican party has no use for
such poor trash. 1t has plenty of honest and
loyal men who are true to the party and
them alone it will place in office. Therefore
there can be no excuse for Democrat to
hold office under a Republican administra-
tion. If he is honest in his opposition to
Republican principles he cannot consistently
ask for office under the party he has opposed.
If he is not an honest man. but political
time-server, the Republican party has no
place for such man. If any Republican
officer, having minor offices at his disposal,
SO far betrays the confidence of the people
who elected him as to appoint to or retain
in office, men who are not Republicans, he
may rest assured that his time in office will
be short, and that he will never again be
trusted by Republicans This is the kind
of "talk" we make about Democrats hold
ing office, and if the Netos can see any in
justice in it we shall be happy to have it
state its'points
As to the other extract, We have simply to
say that the STANDARD is Southern Jour
nal and is devoted to the interests of the
South, and especially to the interests of
North Carolina. 1t believes that the prin-
cipies of Republicanism offer the surest and
quickest means of bringing to the South all
the prosperity she enjoyed before the rebel
lion, and far more; therefore it is uncompro-
misiugly Republican. 1t does not believe
in sudden political conversions to the domi-
nant party, and prefers to see all men tried
before they are trusted; therefore it is
unwilling to see men who few months ago
were fiercely opposed to Republican prin-
ciples, placed in positions of trust. 1t be-
lieves that there is glorious future for North
Carolina, and desires to see everything done
To hasten its coming. In the work of advo-
eating the interests of North Carolina, the
STANDARD will ever be in the front. 1t does
not wish to prevent the strife of party, for
upon political oppcsitions depends the very
existence OF government. But it wishes to
see that strife waged, not to crafty hatred or
to raise sectional prejudice bat to see which
party can do the most to benefit North Car
olina. Let the Democratic party put their
issues upon this ground and the Republican
party will meet it squarely. and the people
can determine which will do the most to aid
lhe old North State and benefit the people. 1
This is the platform the STANDARD, and if
the Neacs can find "two kinds of talk in
This, let it put its arguments before the
people of North Carolina, and We will trust
them to endorse our course -a la a. 4