The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1891-1893, 1892-08-30

The Dalty Argus Will contain to-mor
row morning the following which speaks
for ITSELF
To the Hon. w p Eeum, Peoples Party
Candidate for Goce,nor Of North Car
olina:
My DEAR SIR:-Aftcr looking care
fully over the field, | find every argument
against the democratic party false. |
looked carefully through the ''political
tickler' and | find that the republican
party is responsible for all the bad laws,
and only occasionally has democrat vot-
ed for any of these bad laws. The repuli-
can party passed all the bad acts of tinan-
cial legislation which we have had since
1860, namely those acts explained in the
seven financial conspiracies'' 50 truth
fully by Mrs. Emery, and when these
measures went through Congress every
branch was republican. One of the leading
facts our reformers now ad gocate is that
this legislation has been more harmful
than even the iniquitous protective tar
if laws, of which the republican party
is also the author and advocate When
Mrs. Emery's eloouence shook the faith
of the western Republicans in their
party, / am of the opinion that the en-
jolnment should have been, 90 to the
democratic party which has so earnestly
| opposed these conditions that now crush
| the laborer and farmer to almost half
existing state of livelihood. If the
reformers now divide On the verge of
victory, is it not suicide-and
especially so when they are to
look to the republican party
for assistance, and that party the ac-
knowledged author of all the evils of
which we complain? l see SO many dan
gers ahead that | tremble for the destiny
of our State under the existing political
condition of affairs. The republicans
are now taking census of the voters to
find out our strength in the following
way: First: To know how many peo
pies party men we. have that have beer
democrats. Second: How many will
return to the democratic fold in cast
they give US three cornered fight Now
if they are assured of Il victory to fight
their own battle, they rejoice at our di
vision and will take advantage of the
same. But as the last resort they vii
, support our peoples party ticket, and
victory with their support will be a blanl
victory for reform and only leave n
at their mercy in 1896. Hence tn
very same lion that pulls our load il
1892 will turn on us and devour us il
1896. And see that victory for us nov
is victory for the republican party il
1896, with the strong probability of thei
coming in the field in the 18th. hour thi
o year even and carrying the State b
p reason of the peoples party. While re
gret to be seemingly untrue to my friend
p in the peoples party there is a duty NOR
q sacred than personal friendship and tina
duty is to 90 in the cause that calls til
- patriotic Sons of North Carolina to tn
! standard bearers of democracy; and ur
der this banner am not only true to m
friends but to all other citizens of m
:. State, because democracy is the tru
friend of all the people-the masse
- l surrender all political ambition
|. or prospects for what conceive to be
h more sacred duty, viz: voting the dem'
h cratic ticket and thereby proving myse
- faithful to the best interests Of my Sta
- and country. | assure you of my pc
" sonal friendship, and also regrcttin
; everything that shall prove detriment
y to you personally. But | assure you tn
:, the same motives that caused me to
= your political advocate, cause me. upC
= accurate investigation, to be true to Il
=, party that opposes the great evils tn
-, now atfiict us.
~ ~ Yours very respectfully,
- DAL. NJ. HARDY
-, Goldsboro, n. c., Aug. 20, 1892.