The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1891-02-11
CUTTING LOOSE.

IL; but the Greensboro North |
State, which is presumably the
exponent of its best thought, has
apparently become tired Of cam
paigns Of falsepretenses. In its
latest issue, the North State adj
vises the party to cut loose from
its moorings, and no longer pre-
tend to do what has no inten-
ton Of doing. In the following
extractthere are enough changes
proposed to entirely revolution
ize the party:
The confession Of faith should
be a frank acknowledgment
That the national republican
party is opposed to national aid
for education.
That it is opposed to the total
repeal Of the internal revenue
laws.
That il fayors protection for
American capital and labor and
legislation in the interest of
agriculture.
That it favors national appro-
priations for internal improve
ments, such as great waterways,
postal telegraph, etc.
That it favors purity of the
ballot box and honest registra-
ton under the state laws.
That tits opposed to a railroad
commission, and favors legisla-
ton protecting the people
against trusts, monopolies and
extortion by corporations.
Announce boldly to the peo-
pie that the republican party
abandons all effort to restore
the popular system of county
government.
That it will ignore any and
every issue that raises the ne
gro question in any such way
as TO draw the color line.
If the bosses should change
the platform to agree with all
the recommendations quoted,
il would give the average Re
publican no little trouble to de-
eide whether he belonged to the
organization or not. The thou
sands upon thousands who have
been voting the ticket in the
belief that the party would pass
the Blair bill, would wonder if
they had been fooling him year
in and year out; but Blair has
been retired to private life BY
the Republican legislature Of
his own state; and thus has the
prop been knocked from under
that article Of their faith. There
fore the party may as well ac-
knowledge that it is against
national aid for legislation, and
let the voters think as they
please about its consistency.
The Republican party created
the system Of internal revenue
and has maintained tia system
Of war tax in time of peace
while pretending to the people
that il would repeal the taxes
if the wicked Democrats would
only let them alone. Now il Is
proposed TO be virtuous and de.
clare that the party Is opposed
70 the repeal Of the internal
revenue laws. In fact, Repub-
lican extravaganza has become
80 enormous that the taxes can
not be repealed without reduc.
ing the appropriations, and that
is something that the Republi.
can party will never consent to
do.
While the proposed changes
that have been the subjects Of
comment in the two preceding
paragraphs are in the line of
consistency with the record Of
the party, il may well be doubt.
ed If the abandonment Of the
county government and color
line issues are proposed in good
faith. Cut these out Of the
platform, and the Republican
party in North Carolina would
not know itself. In view Of the
record that the party has made
for trying TO fool the people, Il
viii not do TO trust Il though Il
may pretend TO do just what the
North State proposes.
There il nothing remarkable
about The other features Of the
North States new platform.
The Republican party Is welded
20 the theory and practice Of
protection; and that's unaItera-
bly, and eyerlastingly opposed 10
the agricultural interests. Ma.