The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1888-07-06

ties heretofore granted TO them, aid all
the terms and conditions of the adjust
ment which succeeded the late Civil War
were TO be entirely dlsregarded. These
preposterous predictions We're based upon
the assumption that the Democratic party
possessed neither patriotism nor common
sense They were founded upon the alb
surd supposition that five million Ameri-
can citizens, with all their interests as in
diyiduals and members of the community,
dependent upon the stability of our social
and political institutions, w,illd deliber
ately proceed, as soon as they We're en-
trusted with power, to destroy the founda
tons OF their own safety and prosperity.
Incredible as 1t may appear, there We're
undoubtedly some people in the country
who really believed these eXtrayagant as
SertlonS and allowed their Sufrages to be
controlled by them: but they cannot be
deceived again The Democratic party
has not only demonstrated its capacity 70
administer the executive department of
the Government in strict accordance with
| the Constitution and the laws. but it has
| set an example Of fidelity to the interests
of all the people and integrity in the dis
charge of official duties which Will be of
infinite value to the country through all
| time To come. Such an example was GER
talniy sorely needed
| butlIS lIe leTlOl Oh lDOllllcdI anu sec
| tional agitation and strife which the Re-
! publican party inaugurated after the close
of the war, and which L prolonged for the
! purpose Of perpetuatlng its own existence,
| the public service became almost hopeless
! " demoralized, and the Government itself
/ was converted into a vast partisan organ
ization, with no fixed purpose or policy
except to distribute the official spoils and
! public fayOrS among the friends of the
faction in power. We had wandered very
far from the paths in which our fathers
walked, aud 1t required the strong com
mon sense, the sturdy integrity and the
/ indOmitable courage Of Cleveland APP
plausel to bring the Government back to
the plain and simple met GOds Of the Con
stitution. la spite OF embarrassmentS and
| Instructions which few other executives
/ have encountered III time of peace, he has
gone steadily forward in the performance
of the great work committed TO him by
the sutlrages Of the people and a Demo
Gratis we have abundant reason TO be proud
| of this opportunity TO celebrate and ratlfy
his denomination FOR the high office he
now so ably fills
.'Assocated with him on our ticket and
in every respect worthy of that honor and
Of any other honor a grateful people could
bestOW. IS a statesman and JuriSt whose
very name has been an inspiration TO the
| Democracy for more than Il generation,
Allen q. Thurman applause That grand
old man. the leader in many fierce con
test for the principles Of his party. has
been called once more from his retirement
to participate il its last great struggle and
to witness its final and permanent triumph
over its old antagonist. l say final and
permanent triumph. because, unless all
the signs of the times are deceptive, the
Republican party cannot survive another
defeat III National contest. Its cohesive
power will be destroyed and it Will fall 70
pieces, as all its predecessors have done,
Its dismembered parts will either be con
verted into warning factions or form
themselves into a new party under new
name. For fifteen years It has had no
mission except TO foment strife and dis
cord among the people aud no ambition
except TO hold the offices and control the
expenditure of the public money; and Yet,
during all that time il has OstentatIOu>iy y
paraded itself as the special guardian and
sole custodian of the public interest and
as the only political organization having
the patriotism and Wistton 10 govern the
country This offensive claim Of supcrI-
ority over all other parties and all other
citizens will not longer serve the purposes
of our adverSarfes-