The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1892-03-17
BE CAUTIOUS.
Reasons Why the People Should
Cling to Democracy.
no THIRD PARTY NEEDED.


is necessity. We can sometimes
aff ,rd to follow old things of honor
aud success without serious
thought, but certainly we should
never depart from the old land
marks, nor make new pledges
without the most careful consider, &.
ton. At present we hear much
talk of a Third Party in State
politics. My purpose in writing
this article is to call upon every
good citizen of Person county TO
paasA, to hesitate long and to con
slider we'll and without prejudice
the whole situation before he in.
any desire or purpose to turn hIA
back upon the party of SO many
glOries and victories, of so many
triumphs IN the dark day, OF such
pure and righteous principles and
of such responsibility and hope a.
now Characterlze the Democracy OF
North CaTullna. | would ask every
good man to weigh we'll the matter
before pledglDg even TO his brother
any support OF new party 10 ou
beloved state. Those who are
dissatisfied with a bad party can
Ileely go aud Will be gladly wei.
coined into the Democratic ranks.
However, If good man after
MatCIe deiOtIa. Ion and candid iu
.estlgatlOn should decide that thr
party With VIII 'ch be has hitherto
affiliated shalt no longer have his
support, he ssli bear with hlm tue
5dtItactIUn of CONSCIENTIOUS sepa-
catt0n. BuJ it IL my Oe!irt that
With tho. Examination his
forts will be more deyUttdly given
O bis old ASSOCIATIONS. Perhaps be
will learn to look with suspicion
upon the ThlId party. deemlDg 1t
She shadowy SUB tance OF pUltt cal
-pe"ulators, a simple WIll-o'-th.
"lsp whose sednctive light would
ture us from our high ground Of
safety only to lead us into the quas-
mlre of radloalism and destruction.
PROBABLY he will decide that while
here may be sections and states
where Third Party can do 40 haru,
surely III North Caiulina its only
'esult can be dlSattr. and its El~tOIA
could only be Written Ia the do1
tall Of the purest and be>t party
yet known to man, and a regret
would follow that no other had
akan its place in the confdenc.
and esteem of the solid and vlrtu-
OuS masses.
For certainly under no name, and
upon no platform, and in behalf OF
no institution can ever be more
perfectly united the lntelllgenc.
the responsibility, the virtue and
The glory OF North Carollna than
they have been and are tO-daN
united in that organization which
1as SO often repudiated the Ignor-
ance aud corruption wh,ch followed
Che war, aud so often thrown tie
safeguards Of victory around ou1
GOOD government. When tie
dement's of society which are now
q the Democracy of North Carolina
IRE united, what more Can be ash ed9 ?
hat more is needed? Can we
-ver expect any party to do mOie
Lban that party which is hujld, d
lpon those safe principles who b
constitute the basis of the D-moc-
racy and which is composed Of al
chose classes of honor and manhood
which now follow the Dem ocrot
rarner?
Take North Carolina, consider
ner condition and her parties, and
hen ask the question whether 1t Is
possible tor any party to make a
sood government where the Demo
cratic party has failed? Gould {
third Party possibly enlist in its
ranks a single good element which
Is not now DtmocratlcS
Oar interests are the same. We
have no bondh0lders to be pptted
Ne have no interests clamoring fol
the unjust high-tarlff protection
Ne have the same taxes to pay
the same laws, aud the same condr
tlons-the same desires, san
needs; and the same hopes and
purposes. The Democracy steppee
| forth from the chaos of Ieconstru,
ton aud depended upon Us for it:
progress. 1t has developed an ed
ucatlonal system. 1t has created
charitable institutions. IC has bet
tue servant of the people, and stl!
serves them truly AID well; aud il
rerurn. deserving Our SnnDCIt i