The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1892-10-27

vious August. and appointed him
chief in the sth Congressional dis
| trict.
During the conference Mr.. Wilson
stated to Mr.. Brins that be had
selected him to be chief in the lat
| Congressional district.
Yours respectfully,
(Signed.) j. S. BELL.
Mr.. EDITOR Through the me-
dunn Jt the press desire to lay be,
fore the people OF North Carolina
two letters recently addressed to
me by MIR. Reed, member OF the
present House of Representatives
aud a prominent member of the
Alliance, and fir j. S. Bell, a men,
Der OF the present State Senate, and
recently State Alliance Lecturer.
disclosing the existence iii this
State of An unlawful and dangerous
political society, whose chief is S
Otho Wilson, the Official head OF
the Peoples party in North Carolina
The letters show conclusively
that this society did exist in thi-
State but recently, and if it has
ceased to exist, the duty Of showing
this fact rests upon the men who it
shows introduced it.
In exposing this dangerous
scheme to the liberties OF the people
aud tie peace and good will of so.
clety. these gentlemen but dis
charge the plain duty of good citi.
zenship. The facts which they have
disclosed clear the mists from the
present anomalous political sitna-
tion in North Carolina, and explain
many things connected Herewith,
otherwise unaccountable because so
radically at variance with all the
known characteristics Of our peO-
pie. 1t accounts for the refusal on
the part of many of those supposed
to be under the influence OF this
society to hear discussions upon I'M.
portant questions affecting vitality
their highest interest; 1t accounts
for their refusal to read liter ature
not having the stamp and sanction
of the leaders in this movement; 1t
accounts tor their bad temper and
the absence IN their political con.
duct of that independence and con.
servatism which has ever been a
distinguished characteristic Of the
North Carolina "breed' wherever
found; 1T accounts for the automatic
and subservient manner in which
III their political evoIutlons they
move and act; 1t accounts for the
remark we frequently hear coming
from the simpler bat more honest
of these people to the effect that
they cannot do what they know and
admit to be their political duty De-
cause they are sworn to do other
| wise; and 1t accounts for the
humlliating fact that a people hith-
erto brave and free have apparently
surrendered their independence,
fettered their cOnsciences and ceas-
ed TO act as free men.
need not 60 into an explanation
of how these results might logically
flow from the means employed, for
every intelligen. man will readily
understand how easily a few men
acting together in secret under
common orders and to a common
end may shape and direct the action
of multitude, each individual act
ing for himself.
As the existence Of this secret ST.
ciety, acting upon and directing the
political convictious OF these people
accounts for the eccentrlcitss which
have marked their receut conduct,
80 that conduct correborates aud
supports the evidence l now lay
before the people of It's active e1is-
tence ia our midst.
The presence here Of the Band Of
Gideon recalls all too wildly the
"Unlon Leage, or Heroes Of Amer
ics." that night mare Of 1868. which
in the name OF charity and In the
form of benevolence became the
secret auxiliary of corrupt, pOlit.
lioal party, and brought every home