The Goldsboro star. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1881-18??, 1881-11-12

ever remembering the old but true
adage, eternal vigilance is the
price of Liberty and continue
guarding our rights and liberties as
guaranteed to us by the Constitution
Of our State and the United States.
Heretofore, after an election SIM
liar to the one upon the question of
Prohibition-one that had apparent
ly no party signifcance--there has
always been manifested q DISPOSE
ton on the part of the minority to
acquiesce in the result. but, greatly
to our astonishment, leading Repub-
licans and Democrats in different
parts Of the State have announced
their purpose to force, as 1t we're,
the obnoxious measure into future
campaigns and being apprised of
this, as the Executive Committee
we feel it to be our duty to sound
the alarm and notify the friends Of
Anti Prohibition throughout the
State, Of the purpose, and inten-
tons of their opponents, and, fur
Their, to suggest the propriety of
maintaining our organizations in
their various relations to the State,
counties, towns, &c., as Anti rohi-
bitionists, and to accept the issue
thus rendered us, not as Republi-
cans or Democrats, but wholly with
out reference to your political afiili-
atoms heretofore, and make the fight
as freemen who are determined to
be free, and lovers of that liberty,
the birthright guaranteed to US by
Washington and his compeers in the
earlier days of our republic.
The efforts and purposes OF de
signing politicians within the last
few years to run and manipulate
parties in their organizations in their
individual interest, and without ref
erence to the rights of the people, is
SO apparent to,oll observing and
thinking people, that we are of the
opinion that this is a fit and oppor-
tune occasion to suggest the propri-
etp of ignoring party altogether,
in the next campaign;
first, because the question Of Prohi-
bition is above and superior to any
ties that Party may have upon us,
and, next, because there is no cleo
ton, State or National, that can APP
peal to US for our support or divide
us on party principles or policy.
Regardless Of our previous party |
affiliations, it is our necessary and
bounden duty that in the coming
election none but those who were
and are true to the great principle
we SO earnestly contended for, and
which was so zcalously maintained
by the people at the ballot-box, on
the 4th day of August last, should
receive the votes Of those who are
DESTROYS Of maintaining and defend
ing their constitutional rights and
liberties. In the selection of mem.
bers to the next General Assembly |
lies our strength or weakness, our
safety or danger.
Again reiterating that we are
friends Of sound morality and tenn
perance, and shall in the future, as
in the past, be the earnest advocates
Of all constitutional methods for the
advancement and reform of our peo-
pie in these respects, We cannot and
will not submit to fanatical ems
croachments upon our liberties, such
as have elssShere failed to produce
buta lowering of the NOR
atty Of the people.
T. N. COOPER, Chairman.
J. II. RENFROW,
w. B. STAFFORD,
J. j. SIMMS,
Q. j. BAILEY,
MATT ATKINSON,
II. E. SCOTT,
III. BRUNHILD,
w. A. MOORE,
J. e. O'HAkA,
ED. P. POWERS.
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