The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1882-1884, 1883-06-07
Thursday. June z. 1883.

The evil eye of the Republican
party is gazing on North Carolina
and that party is eager and anxious
to lay violent hands upon her. The
Northern and Western States have
grown weary of its sway and its en-.
crc..chments upon the liberty of the
people, and, to perpetuate rule that
has already survived its usefulness,
It must needs look to the South for
aid in the Electoral College.
This party has nothing to boast of
in this State-its past history is in
glorious, and it's every page is blur
red and blotted with misdeeds and
fragrant violations of law. Having
no regard for right and justice, not
even the Constitution was a barrier
to it's illegal designs. Whenever the
liberty of the most distinguished of
our States noble sons Was an obsta-
Gle to the accomplishment of the un.
holy purposes of this party, it was
wrested from them and they were
crushed and imprisoned. Uu Ter its
malignant domination evil fiourished
and vice was propagated. Years of
peace and prosperity have not been
equal to the complete and effectual
eradication of the multitude of invet-
crate evils inflicted upon US by this
enemy of progress. morality and
peace, and friend fwrong,oppression
and injustice.
Wishing to envelop the State by
the darkness of ignorance. it locked
its University aud drove therefrom
educators who were an honor to any
land opposed to progress and the
development of the States material
interest. it drove capital and immigra-
ton from our borders; party Of
greed and avarice, it bankrupted the
State. aud pocketed its money. When
the shackles that prejudice had forged
and envy had bound were loos-d
from our people, peace was restored,
prosperity returned, immigration was
invited and encouraged, mining inter
ests were developed, magnificent en-
terprises never dreamed of by a gen.
Grafton back were carried to success
full completion, institutions of learn
ing were born and reared to sturdy
manhood. And now all is peace and
quiet and happiness the races are
friendly. Schools for both races are
scattered all over the land. A more
desirable prospect could not be wish
ed. This is the situation now. God,
only, knows what it will be, if we
allow the Republican party to again
take control of the State.
If the Republican leaders in the
State appealed to an intelligent
constituency, they would be Kissed
from the hustings; but they appeal
to negroes, blinded by prejudice and
ignorance. 1t is true the forty acre
and mule argument has lost its
charm, but the demagogue ls as fruit
full of expedients as he is of absurdi
ties, SO another argument, equally as
powerful with the negro, is used
Don't vote for a Democrat. if 70,
do, you can't get any whiskey te
drink IS now the all.powerful argu
ment.
Before and since Judas betrayed
the Saviour evil men have worship
ped Mammon. So we may always
expect to find white Republicans
enough in North Carolina to fill the
post-otfices, revenue offices, and
other offices, but you will never find
there native born white Republican
who loves the practices and teach
lngs of that party. If the Office was
taken away, white Republicanisn
here would fade away as a snow be
fore an April sun. We have no ldes
that the people of North Carolin.
will ever be SO forgetful of the past
and so derelict in duty, as to permi
the negroes to take charge of tn
State. We have powerful and eff
fective weapons of defence. The,
are numbers, vigilance, sound judy
ment, work.