National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-03-14

ouSaue IN any Otner light. II Is mere
emotion, which we fear will, in the end,
injure the cause it is endeavoring to
strengthen and advance. .. .-
NORTH CAROLINA POLITICS.
An election will occur in North Carolina
on the sixth of August next for Superin-
tendent of Public instruction, judges of one
half of the judicial districts of the State,
members of the Legislature and county Of
fcers. The Republicans have decided not
to hold State convention. This decision
was reached some time ago at caucus held
by the Republican members of the Legisla
ture, which was attended by members OF
the executive committee of the party and
leading Republicans from different sections
of the State 1t is sustained by the better
judgment of those interested, as plan
which avoids the cost and trouble of gen.
eral gathering. The questions involved,
while they affect the State at large, really
depend upon the results of contests of a
purely local character, and can be settled
without the action of State convention.
The Democracy will probably pursue diff
ferent course and 60 through the usual
FORMS They have already begun prepara-
tons for the campaign, and thus far seem
to be more generally aroused to due inter-
est of its importance than their Republican
opponents.
From this explanation the general reader
will infer that the coming summer will be
replete with the exciting political incidents
in the Old North State but to one who has
studied the matter closely it presents ques-
tons of material importance. The Demo
Gratis have had virtual control Of the State
since 1865. e., they have held majorities
in both branches of the Legislature, and as
the Governor is not empowered with au-
thority to veto laws passed by that body,
their will has been supreme. During this
interim they have made many promises of
reform and pledges to secure the advance
ment of especial and general interests. 1t
is hardly necessary to. add that they have
failed to keep any of these promises and
pledges. They consequently appear in po-
litical default before the people, and unless
the latter are satisfied with a meaningless
repetition of them, certain defeat stares
them in the face. They attempt, however,
to overshadow their own shortcomings by
attracting the attention of their constituents
to the swindling transactions of certain rem
egades who succeeded in disgracing the
Republican party before it went out Of
power in 1868. In other words, an analy-
sis of the situation shows the Democracy
Of the State to be in the position Of crying
"stop thief" to detract public notice 8f
their own crimes. The thieves after whom
this cry is sent are few in number, and have
either fled from the State or have subsidized
into meritcd oblivion. 1t matters not that
they were driven away or banished from
place by the Republicans themselves; the
object of the Democracy is to make the
misdemeanors of small clique appear so
colossally hideous as to overshadow ques-
tons of greater importance. The whole
pack of Democratic Office holders and place
seekers, therefore, join in the cry, and the
State resounds with echoes of their declara-
tons of sham virtue,
1t is high time that the people began to
look deeper into the issues of the day than
they have been in the habit of doing. and
it is matter of congratulation that recent
occurrences connected most directly with
the derelictions of the last Legislature,
have forced them to do SO. Questions of
internal improvement, and the consequent
Development Of especial as well as material
Interests, are involved to such an extent
that they can no longer be ignored without
danger to the Commonwealth at large.
The promises and pledges Of the Demo
Gratis to which we sllpde have been made
for the purpose Of inducing the people to
believe that with the success Of their party
alone existed the realization Of these de-
sirable benefits. While the eastern portion
Of the State has been partially grid-ironed
with railroads, and while the property of
That section has been enhanced in value by |
he construction of public buildings, the
western and northwestern sections have |
been virtually ignored, although the votes
If Democratic legislators from those sec
ions have been required to be added to
hose of the Republicans of the east for the
purpose of building up the latter. In no
;ase since the organization of the Repub-
lean party in the State have its representa-
ives failed to do anything in their power
o promote the building Of railroads and the
general prosperity of the entire community
" aiding every judicious system of i'm
,rovement submitted for their considera-
ion. The Democrats, on the contrary, as
nay be inferred from the foregoing explana-
ion, have pursued 2 different course, and
ave prove. sl&selves to Sc veritabie OBJ
ffTuctionists of the most obstinate. old-fogy,
3ourbonish kind. Now that the people
,egin to understand these facts, and the
Inference which an intelligent comprehen-
ion of them conveys between the Demo
rats and the Republicans, ii seems to be
oregone conclusion that they will no longer
'e deluded by the meaningless cry Of stop
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