The weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1869-18??, 1870-06-08
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1t has been remorked with truth that the
Conservative or Democratic party Of this
State is engaged in nominating violent and
extreme men for Office and throwing over
board their only representatives who seem
to approach true Conservatism Mainly for
this reason, Messrs. McCorkle and Bailey at
Salisbury, recently retired from politics,
and we believe that other gentlemen through
out the State have made up their minds to
do the same thing. H 7 q q
Violent men precipitated the Southern
States into the recent war. At its close,
violent men renewed the strife. They keep
it up, and give countcnance at this day to
the most violent acts throughout the entire
State. 20 .a ~ 4 r
Because Of personal or partizan prcjudices,
and In a great degree, because Of moral
cowardice, they have thus far been able to
control all the coansels of the opposition
party. From time to time, as they saw fit,
they have put forward their most mild and
moderate men as figure heads But invari-
ably SO soon as they were enabled to secure
any thing like political triumph, the most
| violent and insane measures were adopted,
| the most Objectionable men foisted upon
the people, and radical rebel rule pro-
claimed all over the State. ltt 70
| But the moderate men have, it seems. in
great measure grown sick of being APP
| piled to such base uses, and have retired
from the political arena. f
For this reason, and because it is now ap.
parent that Conservatism" is in its death
struggle, the leaders of that party have de-
termined to call upon their old guard, their
reserve force of inflammatory orators and
radical office-seekers, in order to rally the
| party, and to seize the State government
and revolutionise it.
| Without charity for errors in government,
they assail the whole fabric; and suppress
ing the truth concerning the doings of their
| own partizans, they charge an indlscrimi-
nate corruption upon Republicans. The
campaign opens with acrimony. The radi.
cal organ here at Raleigh adds fuel to the
flames. 1t applauds the nomination OF ex-
treme men, and lays the lash upon the bar
Of this City, with the coolest effrontery.
| Violence reigns in many counties of the
| State Violent men incite this condition OF
affairs. They become the candidates of the
opposite party. Their weapon isviolence
They oppose peace. They usurp the law.
They create disturbances and destroy the
| order of whole communities. - 70
Whatever may be the platform on which
such men pretend to stand, there is but onG
result attendant upon their election, and
that result will be a revolution of the exist
ing state of affairs. The State will be
plunged into deeper misery, and we will
read the old adage once more, in sorrow
that "wlien the wicked rule the people
| mourn"
| While we imagine this conclusion, We
do not deem their triumph at the mex
election at all probable. The people can dis
Germ tic signs OF the times as well as TIT
politicians. Time and again they have dis
cardcd violent men and condemned vioen
measures. They stand ready to do so again
We rely upon them in full confidence. Fo
in the language of Judge Pearson, now tina
the storm of passion has subsidized, the trut
Conservatives of this State must take tn,
reins of power aad control the government
| of the State