The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1892-09-29
SCOTLAND NECK, \. G. THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER %. 1892

| honor and profit out OF them. They
pressed 10 The front, thrust :he real
farmers aside, sni involved the Al.
lance IN the widest and most i'm
| practicable propositions ever heard
OF among sane men, and in defiance
OF their constitutioL soon converted j
it into a mere political party COM
posed OF the dlscontentsd anil the
disappointed elements OF society,
professingIao fixed political princi-
pies or regard for the Constitution
OF their country, bat striving only
to obtain the very worst OF class
legislation, which 10 their cole idea
of statesmsnship. Their proposition
to purchase eEd cootrol all The lne.
OF transportation and telegraph In
the United States ST the expense Of
many billions OF dollars. and OF re-.
funding TO the soldiers the difference
between paper and gold at the date
OF their payment, st least billion
more; OF loaning people money on
real estate al lower rates Of latere.t
than the market rates, and Kindred
schemes, are so preposteroas, that
to argue them seriously is = slauder
upon our civilization: and the siyo-
cacy OF such measures Tor the bitLer-
to most conservative element Of our
society is a notification to all the
world that We a:e approschino that
stage of denagoguism and commun>
ism which marks q people a, unfIt fov
self>government
MY unfaltering confidence i in the
true farmers Of North Csrolins, who
as members Of that Allisnce slll,
| trust, not permit thler noble Order
and their just cause to be thus per.
verted and debased. Rest assured
that no real friend OF that noble
class OF men who, under the provi-
dence OF God give MS our daily
bread will ever consent to this de-
gradation Of their ca1se into the OBJ
sequious tool Of unscrupulous, am
bilious men, forteiting sympathy Of
all moderate people, making tie
very name of Alliance to stink in
the nostrils Of justice and common
sense. | can but believe the good
Judgment OF our farmers will enable
them to see where these leaders are
taking them, and that their native
honesty will impel them to draw
back in time to save their country.
Many Of our people, it is true,
have objected TO Mr.. Cleveland, and
preferred that he ehould not have
been nominated. | cor fess that
was among that number. But an
indlvidu ual preference before tue nom
ination of candidate lso one thing,
and the doty Of true man after that
nomination has been faigly male is
another and very different thing in
deed. In the one case a preference
may be INDUCED in properly, without
danger to the principles in charge;
in The other case we endanger both,
and falsify our prerensions, by con-
tributina undeniabiy to the success
Of our adversaries. II we refuse to
abide by the voice of the majority of
our fellow-Deuocrats, freely and
Iunmistskably expressed In friendly
Convention, there 10 an end Of all
associated party effort in the gov
ernment OF our country II we per
sonally participate In that consulta'
ton or convention and then refuse
to abide by the decision of the trib-
unal of our own selection, then there
| Is an end of ell personal honor a.
mong men, and the confidence which
is necessary to sIl combined effort
IL gone forever. The man who bets
proposing to collect il be wins and
| to repudiate II he loses, is in all
countries and among all classes oi
people considered a dishooest man,
But ifthe considerations Of good
faitn do not influence mems actions
| 10 such cave as this, surely those
which pertain 70 the public welfare
!ougnt to he decisive. II not salts
fed with Mr.. Cleveland. it seems to
me an honest man should balance
accounts, pro and con, In this way
Cleveland agrees with me in desir'
Ing to reform the oppressive tariff
taxation, to restrict the abuse oi
corporate privileges, to repeal The
tax on State banks and thereby tc
/ lexpand the currency, and above al
be is vehemently opposed to Force
bills and all similar attempts to de
stroy the rights and liberties OF tht
St.toa In all easential reforms b,