The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1886-01-14
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II Mr.. Cleveland had Stunned the
contain mating iniueAces q Curtis
Penlicton&Co as the ri !, hteous ought
to avoid the wicked, he would now
,e in harmony with his own party at
| least. Bat now he IS under fire fl2m
both campe. From the democrats
| L/cause he does not turn enough OF
the rae calls out, ftom the republicans
because he turns too many out; had
he kept his c vn counsel, aad been
as wise as a serpent and as harmless
as a dove, it wonld have all been well
with him, at least in his own party.
The republicans expcctd TO beturn.d
out, they GU Iht not to have been nis-
appointed, the democrats expected to
he turned III, they ought not to have
been disappointed, Mr.. Cleveland
has disappointed both parties. and
has not won the entire conf leace Of
either Heis not strong enough to
con.iol either party, nor is he strong
enough to control factions sufficient
to pnt any one Of his pet measures
through.
No one but the political cranks
Of the Two parties and those who
care nothing for party will sustain
/ hpn in his civil service notions.
None but the bond holders and gold
gentry will sustain his <nosions;
He is straddle tie fence On the
Tariff ready to fall Oil the Eastern
or Western side as it may promote,
his future d signs. On the Nor
mon question he is half right and
half wrong. lie has taken too rank
a hold against them to command the
cordial appreciation Of the country
Mormans have some right that a
democratic president ought to re-
spent. Our own opinion is, he has
advanced far enough in the da'k
and ploughed with the eDemt's heit-
ers long enough. lie had better
return to the democratic camp and
household. The republicans are
right in making Him toe the mark,
he forced the assault himself Ii he
had not lost his head and drawn the
line he might have tIrned out every
republican in the land, and no one
would have opened his mouth. But
as sooa rs had declared unftness
alone, sufficient cause for dismissal
he put each fellow dismissed upon
Tic defensive as matterof right.
SO far as We are concerned, we care
rot Low many big guns the enemy
opens upon him, Dor how hard they
shell him, fer we gave him good adj
vice in the heginning,hnt he consnlt-
ed his enemy, who set Ills net--Land
winked and drove the President into
it. But we do care for the country
aud the democratic party. Ne love
both with all our heart. But Of lac
We have been inclined to ask oal-
self il there is a democratic party
10 day in this country. Sometimes
We are inclined to think the parry
has past away since the appearance
OF Mr.. Cleveland upon the stage
But however that may be, the good
ola principles Of that grand old par
, ty, Will live. SO we call upon Sen
t,tor Beck and Senator Vance ard
those who believe as they do tt
stand like wall OF. stone and &
sheet Of fire against the onward
march Of Capitalization, despotisn
, bankruptcy and shipwreclS. And We
| tell them eandidly and honestly tina
the people will stand by them
We know eur people are against Mr.
C;evelanG's policy and any sena:
tor or representative from this STATE
who favors the decentralization O
silver and the retention Of the repuh
leans for life or even Democrats
will be left il the next struggle il
,, this State. We believe four peopl,
mean business, when they condemn
the policy of the administration
, ana II we iui5e from the declara
, tions we hear from the people, GU
2 people are not we'll pleased viii
their President.
;. We see some Of our exchange:
5 are disposed to sheer at cur sena
{ tor Vance because he is not in favo
: Of the civil service huinbug. Wei
we have heard Of Lillipu's bat til
| N IN who sneero at Zeb Vance is
= great deaf smaller animal than til
L!lliput. .xab Vance IS decidedly til
strongest man in the Safe and ia
souades- democrat in congress from
: the State. Tue people love hin
: They trust him. He is our frient
, He will not fail Us in the time G
! neea-hence forth and forever.