The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1891-12-17

THE REASONS WHY DEMO
CRATIC SUPREMACY
IS ESSENTIAL.
DEMOCRATIC SUCCESS Is ID HE
OBTAINED BY HARMONY AND
MUTUAL CONCESSIONS.
Special Cor. State Chronicle ..

At recent conf renee OF the exec
utIve committee of the Democratic
party, which was attended by many
OF the leading citizens from differ
ent sections OF the State, and in
which our present political condl
tion, as a party, was discussed in q
spirit of forbearance and conclla
ton, it was deemed wise to issue
an address to the friends ana ad.
herents OF the party, urging tha,
the same spirit shall enter into and
control all our discussions and
actions preparatory TO and during
the great struggle Of 1892.
At this conference the undressing
ed were selected to prepare and
issue the address, and we were
especially eUjOined to voice.; as
nearly as possible, the spirit ol
harmony and unity and loyalty to
the Democratic party which charac-
tcriZed the conference.
1t must be apparent TO any
thoughtful observer that there IS a
general depression in agriculture.
and consequent feeling of dlssat-
isfactiOn and unrest among those
engaged in the pursuit, though the
tlllers of the soil are not the only
ones who are suffering from tins
general depression. This want OF
prosperity among the farmers has
seriously effected the great mass Of
those engaged IN other vOcatlons;
in fact, but few have escaped it,
baleful Influence. Then we ale
common sufferers from common
cause, III this be true, can there oe
any reason why We should not
work together to remove this cause
and drive from power its author?
The real author of the grievances
of which the people so Justly com
plain, is the Republican party,
which has administered the Fed
eral government for the beEefit OF
favored classes and against the in
terests of the tolllng masses OF the
American people. And We appeal
to our fellow cit Ems of all voca-
tlons to st md shoulder to shoulder
ia the fight We must make against
this great adversary.
In the dark days following 1868
and 1869, we stood together against
this same enemy in State affairs,
and we conquered. The lessons
then learned should not be forgot
ten, and we expect them TO oeaI
fruit IN 1892, if we 90 not mistake
the temper aud patriotism of our
people.
Let US not be guilty Of the folly
of wasting our strength and divld
ing our forces ia uncOmpromlslng,
acrimonious cOnteutlOns among our
selves as to the best means of ac-
complshing a dellverance from the
evils which now environ us and
from the burdens which now weigh b
US down.
Among these evils and burdens,
We will mention two about hich 1t
seems to Us We can all agree and
from which We cannot hope to be
delivered till we overthrow the
party which created them. The first
OF these is the inadequate supply Of
money in the country and the want
of better system for It's dl>tIlbu~
ton, so that it may be prOcura bic
more easily and at reasonable rates
of interest: and the other is the un-
lust and burdensome syste III OF
ta1lff taxation. The former We re-
gard as the chief cause Of the stag
nation 10 business, and the latter a
powerful ally in robOlng agricul
ture aud labor Of just rewards.
That the supply Of currency If
holly insufficient for the business
transactions of the country needs
10 argument to prove. II Is tue eX-
perience not only OF the farmers but
of most men engaged in othe. hdsi-
ness and professional ursuils
Now, add to this inadequcy OF
money supply and its inpioper DIS
tributiOn the uneq 1al and uDneces,
sary burdens of tarlff' taXatiuu
whose cruel eXactions have now
realized the widest dreams OF tie
most exnrbltant mOnopoH>t, anil We
fad a sufficient cause Tor the unrest
aud dl>9Qlet existing among onI
people. We affirm that these evils
are the direct offspring Of Repub-
lican legislation. Other causes 0!
greateT III less weight may be as