The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1888-08-15
DURHAM, NORTH CAROLYN A,
y white and colored Rnt the hos

to white and colored. But the best
element Of that party, 80 far as my
observation has gone, have never
heen able to control It. There were
asmany good inch III the Republican
party IN 1868 8 as there are TO day,
but they were unable TO prevent the
exresses 10 which that party went at
that time.
y, Mn Docaserg, ,hiaeelf saysr thstsheI
came 10 Raieih dlrieg, the session
,sfthei Legislature when the act 1au-1
thorizing the Special Tax Bonds was
pissed, aud tried to prevent the same,
tbut was unablsto dp So. As il was
tthen 20 it is now, the majority OF the
voters Of any party giyescharacter TO
the leaders and coatrol their acts Ii
is true in this city and elsewhere, so
faras ! can, see. that The best elecl
msut of the colored people are not
ahle 10 ieadthslr race, Hence ! am
afraid for governmental affiirs TO fall
into their hands. Not from any ill.,
i&iilao them, but from conscientious
convictions.
For,these rcasogsI "a not afaYor
tho Organization ofthes Third party.
and would warm Democrats in North
'Oaolina from participating In the
same. We have made rapid strides
il this State in educating our people
ifT prohibition, aud If We will stand
lbg our party we can advaDcestill far
thor Butifwe 20 into Che Third
party, and in so doing weaken the
ID Dssnocratic party and cause its tsdefeat,
we shall 10 the cause Of prohibition,
iasting harm and bring upon orr
selves and posterity great shame, with
lthe Possibilities Of burdening US with
hardsllips grieyous indeed.
HI have been indnced 10 say this be-
laause,ef my great concern,&for she
cause Of prohibition as well rs my
hatosesi In the success Of the Demo-
cratic party. Without regard TO party
lhhAyg soRl side ty side sith cllloss
ofJh5 ffiehds engaged in the Third
party m,vcment in former contests to
lsupprcss the evils of intemperance,
and with al my heart and soul / am
ready for service along the same line
now aud hereafter; but when ! am
ici.led 70 90 into movement, the re-
suil Of which can only be harm TO
our cause, and possibly place the
State " North Carolina In the hands
sfmen that I am ,nnsilling should
eentrol i, !, and slso place this nation
back in the.power Of the party that op
ptessed as for twenty years, and an;
DIR whose reign 30 many trusts an1
conbinatio we're formed 70 grind
4 the poor and helpless L making the
few richer aid the many poorer-a
party that had SO little regard for the
over burdencd taxpayers Of this
country as 10 declare for free whiskey,
instead Of providing foF, hungry
mbuths, half clothed bodiesand shell
terless families. When | am asked 70
turn ms back on the Democratic
party, that has stood as the great bul.
wark 70 the white people eoflhe South,
from the humiliation and degrade
ton to which bitter hatred At the
North would have subjected us,
When | am asked 10 do this my ans
swer for myself and All whom i can
influence is, No. 4 lll
/ call upon my brethren Of the
Temperance cause iii North Carolina
ShO are considering this matter or
'teho have theugh t.sfininipg With ths
Third party 10 stop-look ahead-
see the danger Of such q course. And
! then lei US determine 70 stand BY the
Democratic party and contend fof
! prohibition as We have been doing.
- S N. B. RRoueHToS.