The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1883-12-29
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PLAIN WORDS TO THE SOUTH.

PLAIN WORDS TO THE SOUTH.
Democracy Ho.tile to Her Progress
tracts from an Address by p. III. Whist ID,
Jr., to the People of North Carolina.
Two political parties have always existed
in this country, one acknowledging su-
preme allegiance to the Union and be1iev-
ing its perpetuity to be the only safeguard
of liberty: the other declaring that every
citizen owes supreme allegiance to his own
State and that any State may pulIify the
will of the people of all the other States.
At the beginning of the Civil War these
were called the Republican and the Demo-
cratic parties in the North, and the Wing
and Democratic parties in the South.
With peace came the policy of Recon-
struction. In the North parties were formed
on the old lines. in the South those who
favored Reconstruction called themselves
Republicans; but those who opposed it did
not take the name of Democrats they
called themselves Conservatives. In the
memorable years of 1868 and 1869 nothing
was heard of the glorious traditions of the
Democratic party" or the time-honored
principles of Jefferson and Jackson" The
dogma, " tariff for revenue only" was no
longer popular. The Democrats-the old
State rights and secession leaders-were
driven to the rear, while the old Wings and
Union men were given the leadership. The
wisdom of this course was seen in the
marked success of the Conservative party,
which from 1868 to 1874 prospered until it
was firmly established in power by the suf-
frage of the people. When, in 1874, the
National Democratic party came into al
most universal power, the name Conserva-
tive began to be dropped and the time
honored phrase" Democratic to be ap-
rplin6 until }bapn ic mr., (fnncorxrofiu
party in North Carolina. The absorbtion
of this large element into the Democratic
party was skillfully planned and boldly
executed, especially when it is considered
that the persons so absorbed were the life
long enemies of Democracy, and that the
Democratic party is the same to-day that it
was in 1860.
Reconstruction, which was the occasion
of the formation of the Conservative party,
is no longer all issue. The Democratic
party has declared its "devotion to the
amendments to the Constitution. If any
credit is to be given to professions of polit-
lcal faith. the Democratic and Republican
parties are in harmony on all issues grow
ing out of the war. Upon those issues only
servatives aud the Democrats of North
Carolina. These having been settled, it
behOoyes every man to join the political
party which more nearly represents his
views on living issues. accept the follow
ing as political truths:
l. The tariff should be levied with view
to protect American labor and capital.
2. The Constitution of the United States
is supreme law and not a mere contract.
and the boundary between the powers dele
gated to the General Government and those
reserved by the States is to be determined
by the National and not by the State tribu-
nal.
8, 1t is the right and duty of the General
government to maintain a National bank
ing system.
4. 1t is the right and duty of the General
Government to maintain generous system
of internal improvements.
3. 1t is the right and duty of the General
Government to foster, by pecuniary aid, a
humane system of public education.
No genuine Democrat can subscribe to |
these principles, which were held by Wash |
ington, Hamilton and Adams of the Federal |
party; by Webster, Clay, Badger, Gilmer, |
Graham and Morehead of the Wing party: |
and by Sewaad, Chase and Lincoln of the |
Repu bl1can party.
The Democratic party exacts not only |
general obedience to and acquiescence in |
the support of its men and measures, but a |
particular approval and laudation of all its |
leaders and ofhce-holders think, say or do. |
ANY member OF it who processes broad,
IL,
The leaders are gradually making the peo-
pie familiar with corrupt and tyrannical
political practices, and submissive to the |
loss of their rights. Yet their leaders are
the men who in 1860 declared they would |
rule or ruin, and madly brought the country
to ruin, or those who have been grown up
under their teachings. They are the men
Wn 1 1oen me people sent to the rear in 1868
and 1863: They have done nothing for the
good Of North Carolina, and have shown no
regard for the peace and welfare of the
people. They have driven from the coun-
CHS OF the party the far-sighted men who
the people against secession. From
matet1al point of view the most deplorable
tendency of the party is that it impedes the
development of the great natural resources
OF our State. The prosperity of North
Carolina depends upon her becoming a
State. Shall the south OPP
pose a protective tariff when all her manu-
factories are in their infancy? 1t is simply
suicide.
The Democratic party tends to the op-
preston OF labor by class legislation. The
poor man and the laborer have nothing to
nope from 1t. 1t legislates the laborer into
poverty Estaayy ana then makes poverty crime.
instead OF attracting to our State the tide
OF Immigrants that are enriching other
States, it has adopted policy that is driv
ing out of North Carolina it's energetic
young men,. The Democratic party also
lends to hinder intellectual growth. 1t will
keep the laboring class ignorant in order to
cypress it and appropriate its Iabors. 1t is
barrier to a wholesome sentiment of 10y
iley 20 the Union. It is struggling for the
md IN this struggle hesitates at nothing.
It's ascendency will be fatal to the South
md dangerous to the whole country. It is
lme for the intelligence and patriotism of
he South to unite with the intelligence and
PATRIOTISM OF the North in purifying our
Institutions.