The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1876-08-23
HILISBOROUGH, \. c, AUGUST q, 1876.
rnE UNrERlslllED DEMOCRACY

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Tho Charlotte Oisssruef says w pressri
10 ourrcndcrs tu-dayihe manly. abln uild
ligui6cd lcitcrs nf the standard harrelsicI
the untcrriiicd Democracy, IN our Cenld,l-
nial year. stioy. 1ilduns letter Is The
nl,.st admirablc state inper. which has been
given TO tho country for years II rea,ls
more like some document OF our patrlot
fathers. when the government was pure
and honest, than the emaiation from q
politician of to-day, and In pernsing Mr.
Ti.den's we'll drawn. patriotic scntunccs,
ono can almost imagine that tho cpun6y
has rcnc hack fo-shc era Of Wchstcr. Gal.
hoaa aid Clay. Ia this patriotic letter
MIR. Tildcn. MS far as pssiblc. lifts him.
sulf abasc the partisan dcnagngues, of the
dag and brcathcs only the sentiments Of the
statesman.
lie tears tho mask of lypocr,.icsl cant
from the Republican party. and proceeds
to argue 10 his own imitahic style, that
tho present depression. IL business through
uut the country. isa diseasc. which has
been accustomed by the governmental con-
sumption" Of tho Republican party. and
that there has been waste Of capital
Throughout the country since 1860. IN a
Time Of profound peace. or what woula
have bcen profound peace. but for the
nachiuaiion. aud Credit MobllicrisIns. d
ihe Rrpublican party which can only end
III universal disaster, 'and then with mas.
ter iai.d shows some ii ihc reforms which
arc necessary 70 the prrpc.uation d free
AMI honest government on American soil !.
llc next shows. ronclusiyely that much
of ll.e evil under which the country labors
is 10 hc f,und in the Systematic aud IN
suppsrtSble mis-gaycrnment. imposed mp
on the States 1T the South. taking the
ground that be believes IN reform. .Slieh
nj the san,n time will 10 a reconciliation.
IN regard tUsnch hluts upon the ciylliza-
tinu, 81 the present day. asthc Hamburg
affair. 10 merely says. II elected 10 will
use the power. entrusted 10 his care. tn
protect all ciiiEens. whatever thcir for
ner condition. III every political and per-
sanl right On this subject ne could not
have said more, aud he nugh, not 10 have
said les. Every true Dcmasrat. or Con-
seryati,c Of the Southern States. will up
hold him III thess sentiments. There isno
desire ~ our part u take any right from
the freedmen. bu, II the same time We
are equally a. positive IN Tie assertion tlia;
they, shall not bc allowed 10 infringe upon
our rights. Gov. fiidon. regards this ~
Tree country. IN shich alI are vested with
certain rights aud privileges. which be on
taking the p1ih Of ollice will be bound 10
protect. and TO iliiscycFy good Democrat
North or South viii say. amen.
On The one term question. he expresses
the conviction that no reform IL the
civil service ii this country will bc com.
pictc and pcrtnrncnt until ils chief magis.
tratc i eonsiitniionaliy disqualified for rc.
election, and hc thus settles this yrxaiiOus
question 10 totally different manner FROM
his competitor. Gov. Hayes. who says,
Give me this one term. please. 1911 no,
nsk for another IN the tone. aud with the
whine Of the regular partican Jomagoguc
Gov. Hendricks stands by tho ST. Louis
platform, ID escn more positive terms than
tay. T'ilIen. anI lis lcttcr may justly 10
said 10 10 i careful review of that admir-.
able dncamrnt. given ii bis adhc,iah. 10
the different plsnks scriatiln. On the
question of the rcpell u the rcrump.i,n
act u &, he Is even more positive illan
Gov. Iildcn.
Altogether Tie | ciien will satisfy tho
country. and hcnctforih, The canvass may
be considered ns opened. The letter u
Coy. Ilcn,iricks reads somewhat like q
stump speech, hut thu, of CIV. Tildcu
ii NC expected it would be Isl mn,lcI
Ut dignity sud reserve. without word that
could Offend. u Is tho lcttcrof slrcwd.
able, independent staicman. aud will have
weight with the country. The orc Thought
that will crafty men Of both parties is that
in the essential principles Of the canvass
Hayes ani Tildcn take high ground. They
agree 10 protecting the national crciil. IN
regulating Iinancisi rccklc~ncS and Iolly.
In alTonlihg protection % All races and
classes IL The South. IN promoting har.
nony between tho sections. IN the ncccrsi-
Is for civil service aud tho wisdom Cfili
ono term principle as the basis Of al irus
reform. Tilden and Hendricks asc both
honorable mcn who will carry out their
pledges.
With these men Tor our standard bcarcs.
,hc Dimocrotic party mirclies to victory,
and whom they shall have been elected.
and our own Xcb Vance. once .norc lends
dignity aud ability % the gubcrnaiurial
chair 10 North Carolina. thcn will the
wclkin ring with tho plaudits o. the true
pohs or the old North State. who will have
been indeed aud 10 truth redeemed aud
discntlrullcd.
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