Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1878-07-25

and settled so6iety OH a firm and de-
sirable basis, SO that our people live
together in peace, harrlcny and friend
ly relations.
1t has checked the reckless extrav-
agance of otir national government,
and curtailed its annual expenditures
many millions of dollars.
1t has required change in nattep-
al legislation in the interests of the
people, ard rescUed tile government
from the baneful influences of great
corporations and Of those powerful
capitalists who, during the late war,
preyed upon the necessities of tia
people, and accumulated iiast treasure
at the public expense.
1t has fought long and glorious
fight with political zealots who in
their mad fanaticlsm had sribverted
The Constitution and reared military
relationships upon the ruins of our
former State governments. 1t has
driven the Republican party to aban-
don its illegal and arbitrary meas
ures which operated so disasttorsly
upon our Southern industries and I'M
perlled our whole civilization, and by
its sound principles and its wise policy
Of conclllatlon has restored peace and
harmony to our distracted people.
1t has broken the chains of mill
tary despotism forced upon our down:
tIodden people, ard has freed South-
ern State houses from armed soldiers
prostitutcd by the Republican admin-
istration to illegal and base uses.
1t has forced the Republican lead
ers to deslst from their scl,emts ot
usurpatioh and to leave the Southern
people free to :ote for tie men Of
tieir cEo;ce according to tile dictates
OF reason an1 of totiscietce.
But while firm in declaring the right,
while persistent that the Constitution
should be observed, while determined
that law and order and peace should
prevail, the Democratic party has ev-
er recognized that our government is
founded on the will of the people, and
that the will Of the people under tile
Constitution must lie obeyed: 1t las
neither employed nor invoked force
but has used only peaceful and consti.
tutional methods to accomplish tho
great ends 1t he'd in view.
In fine, it lias restored to the Con-
Stitutiou Of oIir fathcts; has re estab-
lisl,ed prosperity in our rftidst; las
iightened our great public burthchs,
and has rekindled an ardent patiio-
tism in the hearts OF millions OF otir
Southern people. With such a re;
1
strike blow at the Democratic party
now on the eve of its complete tri-
umphi If any there he, we appeal
to the people to give Ihelfi no lid ind
comfort at tie polls.
We appeal to our friends to remem-
Der what would have been our wretch-
ed destiny had not the Democratic Or
ganiZation rescued us from the terri
BILE fate Which Republican fanaticistt
had prepared for Our people, ard we
urge item tC stand stcadfastly by that
organi2atioA WEich las so HAPPILY dc,
| livcrcl our country from those great
public evils that threatened to over.
whelm US.
! BE sure that lie ;#aho IS not with us
is against us and he wIio, arra}ing
himself in the garb Of an 1ndepen-
dent, stlilles lis covert blow at Our
party, is more dangerous foe than
the open, pronounced Republican,, ,
who fights fairly because he does not
pretend to be with us, nor of us.
Stand by our nominees hold up
their hands; register and vote, and
when the sun goes down on August lst
we viii have routed The enemy, horse,
foot and dragoons, ell along the linc.
BY the Committee,
! S. A. ASHE, Chairman:
J. J. L1TciiroRt, Secretary: