The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1870-05-25

l. + 81 A.
There are TOO many politicians standing
in the way like guide-posts andall pointing
to different roads, for the people to take
the right one. The result IS: The peo-
pie are scattering every day, some going in
one direction, and some another, and all,
devilishly demoralized and ready to !. trem-
bic when the lion roars, !"
Congress sees the point. And once and
awhile they let slip growl just for the fun
Of seeing the soyereigns squat and the vol
e Of dcmagoguing politicians put to con-
s.;Pn. Inch BY inch is Congress gather
he up the reins to drive this mashcen !"
as they want it run, and not an unintcrest-
ing feature is the President himself worked
as whcel-horse in the national turnout.
Therefore the best thing We can do
is to elect sensible and conservative men to
Office who appreciate our situations as whip
ped people, and who submitting themselves
to the reconstruction laws will labor for
the agricultural and financial prosperity Of
this State, rather than to Show themselves
off BY senseless rhodomantade about !. seal
lawags" and radicals" and yankees"
and constitutional liberties, I" hi Betty
Martin, balderdash and nonsense.
Old things have passed away and all
things become new. And the election this
summer will argue nothing Of return to
"the old times as they used to be - for
those days have gone forever. And the
politicians themselves know il, unless they
be the veriest gumps. But the mischief is
these same politicians know another thing,
and they play on it too /; they know the
deep rooted prejudices Of our people against
the men that whipped them and with
cunning tongues they tickle their prejudi-
ces even at the expense Of starving their
prosperity. Noise is powerful element
An old writer says few men would have
courage for either battle or a wedding if
it were not for til. din Of the trumpcts and
the joy bells. 50 it is the action Of two
thirds ofour people in political campaign
is determined by noise on the stump.
We must scratch our heads and think.
Who says We may vote /? Congress.
Who says we shant vote Congress.
Who says We may pass laws ? Congress.
Who says We shant pass laws Congress.
Who reconstructed Georgia ? Congress.
Whounreeonstructed Georgia ? Congress.
Take care then. Vote for no men who
siz like fried meat whenever a party issue
is kindled. Vote for no men who are not
known to be in favor of healing the breach
between the two sections. Vote for no
men who have not been and are not now
fearless ana unwavering advocates Of law
and orderagainst the prevalence Of mobbim
and midnight whipping-posts. If you do,
you'll repent it. fyou do, you'll get
ashes where you ought to gather fruit. If
you do, you'll get dry thunder where YOU
ought to have rain. Remember Georgia.
Since writing the above the convention
in this place have nominated Gov. Graham
for the Senate, and Messrs Atwater and
Strudwick for the House. All right.
Mr.. strudwick is talented young law
yer Of this place we know very well and
like very much.
DIR. Atwater is said 10 be the best farm
er out and Conservative Of the !. straitest
sed"
Now word. II these candidates in
their course will endorse the line Of con-
seryatism this paper las steadily sud con-
sistently drawn we will support them. ri
not, not. We're we candidate before the
people We would make talk similar to the
following Fsiio,e Caizeas; You know
me. never stole any never cir-cum-lo- |
'u-tion-ized around any Of you for your vote.
I'm no kuklux, no league Tn for law. !
never was kuklux. never was league
vas always for the Law. was whipped al
appomattox. ] conclude to stay whipped.
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