Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1875-12-17

Our papers very wisely begin a.
rea:.r 10 look forw, I'd To an early aod
efficient reorganlz ,tion Of the ID III
ocrat.c party for the great NatIona
and St ate c3m pa gnS Of next yehr- 4
work so importaut cannot b. com
meucrd too soon, nor pushed TOO Va
goroueIy. we have a strong aud WI
~ enemy to encount r, and one "L"|
will contest every foot If gronhd III
dght in which defeat deprivea them
of the flesh pot upon whicA Tor
for nearly a score of years they ha7e
grown fat.
Bat in our orga nizatlo we must
SNAKE haste slowly" We ~ ust tie sure
We make no mistake in the incipiercy
of the campaign which will entail GER
tain disaster when the crisis arrives.
We must base our organization upon
principle and not upon expediency,
for the truest and best trusted soldiers
in the ranks will OF bear allegiance to
banners with new and strange devices,
and We cannot hope to succeed with
mere bushwhackers in the van guard.
We must depend upon our tried lead
srs and we must give battle upon old
and we'll founded principles.
We are led to these thoughts at
this time In our endorsation Of the
Fayetteville Gazette in it's article pub
lished elsewhere in reply to our CO.
temporary The Morning Star There
ie on the part of some of orr friends
TOO much restlessness TO seek new
parties and form new combinations.
The great National Democratic party
has just organized the Natlona
House of Representatives. and large
majority of the States of the Unior
are under Democratic control. The
Republican party has not recovered
from it's late defeats, and internal dis
sensions. and of the worst type, arr
visible in it's ranks. A wrangle over {
leader is augmenting into serious. anG
it may be, a fatal disturbance. So nov
is the most inopportune time since tn,
war for the Conservative people of The
country to think of new party comb
nations. We must cling more olosei!
10 the present organization.
In our own State the election o
1876 is PROBABLY the most Imperial
in its history. First in magnitude il
the adoption of the Constitutions
amendments. With the people OF thu
large neE 70 counties their adoption i
most vital. Under the present Con
stitution it may be pleasant for lis t.
know that Democrat fills the Guber'
material chair, but he cannot relieve
Us from the evils of the worst loca
government a people were ever curseG
with. He might not arm d regimen
of negroes and arm only one Whit
company, and that, too, under protest
but he could not make our Count,
Commissioners and Nag lstrates anG
Trustees and Aldermen more able
more economical, or more honest. no
cou d he relieve our tax burdened peo
pie. Our only hope ~ il the altera
ton o. the fundamental law.
Then we have 4 Governor and othe
st tie oIeers. a Legislature, upol
whom rests tse selection of Unit
States Senator, and, too, impor
can't county officers are to be elec,e d
We Cannot. Therefore, begin to-
soon. nor can we afford to mike al
mistake. We must not forsake tue oil,
landmarks. We beseech those VIII,
believe with our contemporary that w
must form new c, mbiuatious, to CIV,
up such feelings, for certain defea
will be the result. Under jrustt d lead
ers. and following tie tlme-honore 2,
banner victory is Within our reach
Let US unite and secure it.