New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-07-30
A DEMOCRATIC BREACH.
THE CANVASS IN NORTH CAROLINA
THE DEMOCRACY FAR FROM UNITED-A FIGHT
ING CHANCE FOR THE REPUBLICANS


Charlotte, N. c.. July 27.-It is a wellcstablshcd
fact that the Democracy this section Of the South
Is far from united, and that there is no congenal'y
between the few followers of senator Vance ana the
friends Of the States best interests The articles OF
Vance, which have from time to time appeared IN mo
baltimore Sun"-puc, free-tradc rcasoning-haVe sph'
wide open the breach already existing between Judge
Fowe the candidate for Governor, and those OF iom
Holt, the candidate for Lieutenant Governor Tho
former flies his kite to suit the Cleveland men, and
tho acrs interests lie directly opposite he being
largo mill owner and otherwise fdeHlhcd with tho
infant industries" Of the South. TO beat "sio'
Alexander. who was tho Granger candidate in tho
Democratic contest for Governor, Fowle's friends
associated @Toms Hollis with the former to
nlease the farmers losing sight Of Hollis attitude on
the leading question of the day. II can DO readily
seen that the unity of forces in this State has no
foundation In fact and that whilc Holt would be
proud Of the honor Of being Lieutenant Governor,
hoping rowle viii 60 the United States Senate, and
he may himself thereby become Governor his pecunlary
interests are too great to permit him to engage In
much Of the work that is mapped out for tho Dcmoc-
racy to keep solid South
Some Republican journals seem TO look Win no
hope toward the South for electoral vote for their
candidate. This is gross mistake, and II 1t is per
sisted in and followed By effort great oppor-
tunlty will be lost In this state 1t VIII require out
little effort to turn the tide This will be due more 10
inaction on the part of the leading manufacturers,
than to any conversions. Even to-day your cor
respondent was told by mill owner with over two
hundred voters In his employ that he did NOT ihtend
request them to vote in any other way than tner
interest demanded He believes that free trade means
bankruptcy for the South.
Taking the State ticket for Its ordinary influence In
the Presidential year. it is weak one and this Is an
9th n reason why the Republican party should con-
centrate its efforts here. Mr.. DoeRery, the head OF
the Republican ticket, powerful spealcA and popu-
lar with the party generally, but he has no Journals
10 back him. The dissemination Of fallacies by over
one hundred Democratic papers In this State VIII be
feature Of the canvass while little II assistance
Will be afforded the Republicans in that channel unless
the National Committee will give some help 1t may
not be known The Trbunes readers but 1t Is fact
that the coorod people whole more Intelligent
than the laborng class OF whites. Such being the
case the best medium for reaching Republicans here
is through vigorous campaign papers. Judge fowle
is weak candidate, from his connection with the
special tax" issue Of state bonds, of "unsavory
memory" and with who built railroads on paper,
and, 1t is charged. pocketed the State endowments
Holt has been coquctting with the labor element IN
this state for hrcc years more, having 1t is sad
actually taken the obligation OF the Knights OF Labor
At heart, Tom Holt has use for laborng man
other than to get three dollars in work out OF
him for dollar check redeemable at some future
time. Let the Republican party consider tho oppor-
tuntcs presented by divisions in the Democracy OF
North Carolina and arrange to open vigorous canvass
here. The result viii be break In the solid south,
and the election of the National Republican ticket,
which IS presented by Providence for the salvation
Of this section.