National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-03-28
NORTH CARoL1NA POLITICS.
bourbon Alarm at tho Prospect Of nn
Independent Republican Victory in
the Pine Tree State,
Raleigh Noes and Observer tDem)


independent Republican Victory In
the Pine Trec State.
Raleigh Noes and obssrsr (Dem)
Now, that tho republicans have called their
state convention republican talk about their
probable candidate Is somewhat interesting
From tho best information we have, many
influences join in bringing forward Congress-
man York as the choice Of that party for
governor. We imagine that tho matter is
already decided on. Tho republican conven-
ton will meet and will pass strong resolutions
against tariff reform and against county
government" Tho liberal convention will
adopt more comprehensive platform whose
chief plank will be the abolition of tho in
tcrnar revenue, and will then nominate Con-
gresham York for governor, whose nomina-
ton will be ratified by the republicans. Such
we presume will be the modus operandi The
result of the whole business will be that York
will run on platform of his own choosing,
whose central ideas will he that the revenuers
must go and county government must GO
and the laborer must be protected. These
will be the issues rendered by his nomina-
ton.
Now, Mr.. York will be formidable candi-
date His election to congress shows that.
Everybody knows that he carried democratic
counties in the west last election right along
llb ran IHtu OH IidtiOIiu bubSlbutihhy tho
same as that we have indicated above. How
do the democrats OF North Carolina propose
to meet this aspect of the CasoP IL Ia very
true that tho republicans have never had u
more bitter opponent than this same Con-
gresham York. No one was ever moro
denunciatory on tho stump than no has been
toward the radical party. He used to fay
them alive and then salt them down. But
what of that? Every republican will vote
for him. He will again deuoupce the revenue
system as vigorously as he did in 1882 and
the rovenuers, the Rays, the Andersons, and
the whole batch of them, will work for him
increasingly and will harry the west like the
bushwhackers during the war to secure his
election Without doubt the negroes will
vote for him to man, and the rovenucrs
will support him with all the power of the
government and the democrats will find 1t no
easy matter to defeat him. The issues of the
campaign will be local issues peculiar to North
Carolina and appealing directly to our own
people. And whatever may be our chances
to maintain democratic supremacy IN this
state, they will be greatly weakened unless
we shall be able to secure some legislation on
| the part of the democratic house in the line
of our platform demanding the repeal Of the
| internal revenue system.
York's overtowering prominence at present
rests almost exclusively on the fact that he is
| aggressive for the repeal of that abominablC
and vexatious system. He will run on that
idea. 1t will in 1854, as in 1882, be the rally
ing cry of his clans. The republicans propose
to make the election turn as far ms possible OF
that one idea-that the rcvenuers must go
1t is q movement to flank the democrats Out
OF their old position. The way to met thi:
shrewd move on the part Of the enemy is t.
push forward upon the line We have beer
working on for so many years and get al
the relief we can for our people from the
annoyances of the internal revenue system
Let our congressman In Washington leave II,
| stone unturned to this end.