The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-12-10

One reading Mr.. Pa@a's art Il
i'll the last Chyonjcle becomes in
pressed with his selfassumed p0lit
zeal omniscience anal Miraculous IN
sight. He presumcs thai to op
pose his sentimental io0lishnas
concerning the Civil Service hum
bug, Whica he styles tle mora
movement Of the age, display
great ignorance. He 1atrciI2ssl,
ridiculeS papers not published il
cities nor does lis pen SPARE ever
AingsburY, with national ropu-
tation as sound democratic VII,
ter, end the Ne2cs- Observer, though
his W0uid-be criticisms, and unizst
jeers upon them are as ants upon
bulls horns. The mountain peaks
of Carolina journalism aud delnoc-
racy eannot leel Pages frosty
bites.
Knowing his weak position he
tells his co-worilers to argue not
with his opponents. lie is SUI
prised that "country paners" con
tain political thoughts; lie at4,.iD.
utes to their editors gross igHo-
rance OF everything palitical: he
Is shocked that an editor has tie
arrogance to say "(1cyelandr and
not President nor Mr., and then in
his same article, consistent with RS
consistency however, he himself
speaks OF Cleveland ana uses no
title whatever. How ao~,rci to c.n,
Geinn As breach Of courtesy in
country paper that which lie cu,n-
nlits: (fis blunler is near the
end Of his articlc). This CricL-9n
Of ouc politics makes other re-
marks Which his own experience
and hunbied pride should have
forbidden. He speaks Of & '4cou;...v
paper wish one or two hundred cons
les and says II its editor vs. a |
smart man ana OF broad inforlia>
ton ace; move 10 a City where he
could h.t'Ao money, OF something 10
that ei4ect. ne all know how q
mah otislikea and is ,lissati~iied VII: J,
'ic4 "il.2ejn and the peopIa
among whom he iias miSeiaoly fail
ed Ill any enterprise Cur hero
Sees ont little to be commended in
our good Old state. Last week Ma
Noticed lis charge Of the lack O. ~.
taiiecVaM freedom in our State. <vp ;
ny chance, were a reader of the
paper once published iii our State
Iii Naieloil ana edited by MI. J, al
tef n. Page. We snow its fate. j
IL was a 'ialiy, lii d big town, with :
Il smart estltoI," with more than. l
We h1liayes, zoj weeaIy silou,s,-a..,l Y
IL "ot.stet 80 % speak. .iia idea i
oi one VINO llla,.e newspaper 1a;l. IL
are Speaking is Walter Lage does c
VI Vod"~iJ i,apeIs is brass i!lneas> S
iled. Another feature Ea VIZ G
1o'o as a compliment 20 15r. a
RACES editorial Ire is that wj;Ia s
he wrote Tor @;s osgn paper we Never
Sd" III 1t such ideas as he now n,ts r:
Il print, The CAroatcie buys, we g
Ar .P.'s articles. 4 bought el
'ftlcle must he in accord with fro c.
purchasers views. AS he saws t., st
Re writes for nine different Journals d;
Ne" York State and h. aovaas 81
vita al we suppose. He is, we SC
mink too,sincere in his opinions. He 10
red true Carolina democratic pr;n~ re
iplsS and failed and, NATURALLY, bel.g III
lnoralist,he believed rigE5 would pi
'e,thegefore since he failed ha Indeed
IS course wrong. Then the course q
now pucsue5 offered to his bl;oht- ca
hopes the best reward for his la- ai'
ors and tue best field in which 10 an
cover, even al q sacrifice. his lost 81
'rtune, Therefore he reasons His III
resent course is right and qriI Ii. Go
o"eVer he don't wish 40 arrue W.
lth" his opponents. Now 10 fn~, S'ii
er MS riga5-to -h;e-heart IDEAS he Ia
'ldiy says that two separate pol;.;. pr
j parties should be built upon tie
wi Service act--ona pro, enc cen no
2. Like Burr, who desired. when AS
had lost his influence in his own emf
untry, to establish a new empire.
Page, with p few similar ones an
wing brilliantly failed in lie 6emo~ an
ate party, the grandest that ever Gu
listed, desire, to form & naw party. Z
seems to forget that great eternal are
iacipies are the foundation stor.. ma
onr sloTious party, and sc demo. PR
It's who oppose the Civil Service iort
will remain democrats aal mr. ha'
&c can use lis Own JUDGMENT il 10
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