The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-11-12
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Below We give 81 few short eN
tracts from MIR. Walter II. Page
eil1r from New York to the Raleigh
chronicle and we add q few very
>hort comments. The subject .is, OF
course, Civil Service. Mr.. Page, we
bilnk, formerly lived in Raleigh
ard was one Of the editors of the
Chronicle but lie has gone to YAM
keedom, like SO many ether writer's
born South, become acclimated anc
has adopted notions strange to tn,
thoughtful ones Of his old State.
''It Civil Service Reforsn) is the
only public movement of the time
that has moral force in it, and it has
;.il the m;>-,si force that every o Ier
great Democratic increment hash d.
There is much novelty in that. $
sertion to say the. least Of it. On y
public oil the
"It is absurd to talk about the
great doctrinal difference between:
tile po!itica! parties; there is HOW
| 10 such difference"
What bosA4 Who ever heard Of
! such stuff? Thurman, Vance ard
ether statesmen will net dream OF
such nonsense, Cleveland, Cur<s,
and Eato2, will 10 countonance such,
We believe and We doubt if you
| would :, :. !! the minds OF sane men
OF either party throughout the L. S.
that any one else will be found to
to say The same,
"Iie (Cieyeland) is a good Demo-
osat, the best Democrat living, be
ta;!se he does not care q fs whether
an officer X v is Democrat
II whether ne is Republic
can, whether he have blue eyes or
black eyes"
Because what? Don't tell us!
Didn't think any body cared about
the cello, Of tie:eycs.
"For once in his life J! Vanee's)
great influence is aga st the moral
sense of tie time"
| What a ..:,ique n,.ralist there is !!
lHuNevcr. Vance is solid and vixen a
SIT, test CONS the vote, for Vance
Nh, We think will be about like
this ......... ........ and the other
side ike this fc:g and Far between
ynn see.
!. - OF moral grounds
l.hase is M possible defence for :ht
| isrsrinn that n Han has the slightest
lain to ali Office because he ha'
c~ked for 6 party. Yet this is {
1;.t Jon r,s:; to lie argIed.-
| j;os. argue. Nov we-will proph
};sI & little. notwithstanding tlsi
mo- :.lity, we predict that when the
/ fjss ,irlr url .:r. Page advocate .
mae Tor l. no,n.nali On before tht
next Conv. ntion that they will tel
ot Lilo work for ;he nary-it ma,
: nos lie the demncratic-an give 81
one of their slranghuids fog his nonli
.asn'n that he ias been g. od work
: ri, &c. Remember this.
: "the Observer, the Star. INC (Cha,
| lc"e) Demncrai are as clear,
:, .asaDs:st tie moral sentiment Of IL,
tire IS the cid prcncIlers We're"
, What say the.7
lii :laaven's name. l can't Sc
WHY :fur i!;yachess s,,uu'i not preac
l it Civil S vice. from the pulpits.
Perhaps they have other work
1 But OH account Of the writer's en-
thnsiasm, let Us sneeze-
sin Wake county itself it'll al
q the wealth ard power and intelil
gence and religion and soci- digni
! ty (hroadly speakingj in the Demo
cratic party. We have not
What will the homes o Ransom
Vance, Armfieid, Stcadman and
:, host Of other illustrious men in GU
ri State's borders say to that? Upo
that our comment will he nanght.
Il lit will move and conquer If a.
North Carolina opposes it; and til
question you have is simply whethe
e You will lead or be driven"
y Perhaps SO. Must we infer tbs
: the writer Of the above considere
70 that question" aud being too tint
d to doubt its truthfulness and ques
:, ton its merits, decided to, try to b
is one of the leaders, rather than cx
S, press opinions of his mind and heal
Is and then perhaps be driven?
{ $50, lead! Rather, follow tn:
a brave and great man, the foremo'
N Democrat living and among the FIR
w that ever lived. who in the Whit
: House is setting the Democrat
~ standard higher than it has eve
: been set, and making the party Il
N inyincible leader of Government II
es FORM"
e. Did ever slave follow master mo
I'd closely and boyishly? Read secor
IS clipping again. Why call him lem,
IN crat? Why speak of the party wha
I IL.