The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1892-09-28

bileSe leaut rs are taxing Lnetn,
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 should
mot have been nominated.
COME s that | was among that
number But IN Individual pref.
ereIce before the nomination of
d candidate is one thing, ard
the duty Of a true man after
that nomination has been fairly
made is another and very d;f-
ferent thing indeed, In the one
case a preference may be in
dulged in properly, without
danger to the principles we pro
fess or the party which has
those prin ,iples in charge; in
the other ease we enaanger both
and falsify our pretensions by
contributing unaeaiably to the
success of our adverse les. Ii
we refuse to abide by the voice
of the majority Of our fellow
Democrats, freely and unmis-
.takably expressed in friendly
convention, there is an end of
all associated party effort in the
government; if we personally
participate in that consultation
or convention and refuse to a.
bide tie decision of the tribunal
Of our own selection, then there
is an end of all personal honor
among men. and the confidence
which is necessary to all COM
bined effort is gone forever.
The man who best proposes to
collect if he wins and to repudi.
ate if he loses is in all classes of
people considered a dishonest
man.
But if the considerations of
good faith do not influence
mems actions in such a case as
this, surely those which pertain
TO the public welfare ought to
be decisive. If not satisfied with
Mr.. Cleveland il seems to
me an honest man should
balance accounts, pro and con,
in this way: Cleveland agrees
with me in desiring to reform
the oppressive tariff taxation,
to restrict the abuse of corpor.
ate privileges, to repeal the tax
on State banks and thereby to
le<pand the currency, and above
all ne is vehemently opposed to
Force bills and all similar at.
tempts to destroy the rights and
liberties Of the State, In all
essential reforms he agrees with
ue except in the single matter
of the free coinage Of silver, and
in respect to this there is reason
70 hope that the same candol
and vigorous investigation
which brought him in full sym.
pathy with his party on the
great question Of tariff reform
will soon bring him TO see the
absolute necessity OF maintain
ling both of the precious metals
on a par 70 meet the urgent
needs of the currency of the
world. Harrison, on the con-
trary, agrees with me in moth,
ing; there is no change or reform
which ! desire that he is not
bitterly opposed to, and his
party with him.
Why, then should I hesitate
Either my vote for Weaver will
help Harrison and injure Cleve.
land Or il win MOTT cannot a.
vail Weaver, forhe has no chance
whatever, will probably not
carry a single State; why, then
should / rick doing a damage L
the candidate who would Dc
most .Or me, though he does MOI
promise t. doall, and contribute
to the election OF the one whC
promises me nothing but an in
definite continuance of existing
wrongs and an insolent threat
Of other and greater wrongs 50
soon as he has the power to per.
petuate them:
Itseems ID me, fellow citizens
that the path Of duty was never
more plain or the necessity Of
walking in il more imperative
than il is at this moment. Let
me be your earnest considera.
tion Of the situation before you
vote in November, and before
you cut loose from the old con-
stitutiOnal Democratic party,
which in times of our sx-
treme peril has 50 often brought
US forth out Of the house Of
bondage, and abandon It's ship.
ing Banners TO-. follow reckless
and incompetent men into the
wilderness Of their unreal
schemes. Think we'll Of the
possible result Of your action;
how easy it is 20 destroy, how
hard TO rebuild. / recently cut
down in my mountain home, in
about five hours, a tree that had
taken five hundred years TO
grow.
The Democratic party is strong
and able and willing to help
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