The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1892-09-28
Urban NORTH CAROLINA WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 28 1892
To the Late Democrats Of the
Peoples Party.

Peoples Party.
Our Democratic friends who
side tracked on the issues of the
Peoples party and are silenc-
ing their censciences on the
force bill with the slim assurance
that small Republican politi-
clans have given them that the
bill is not an issue, would do
well to think a moment. Is
there any safer way to judge
Of a party's future acts than by
its past, and Judging by the
past is there any reason to be
lieye that the force bill is not a
live issue? The President in
his letter of acceptance retracts
nothing, and there is no new
phase to the struggle in Novem
ber. Two year ago Mr.. Harri-
sons administration backed by
every influence his official posi-
tion commands urged upon con-
gress the Importance of the
measure. Under the party lash
the offensive measure passed
the House and was only pre-
vented becoming a law by the
independent votes of a few Re-
pnblican Senators. President
Harrison meanwhile anxiously
sat in the White House ready
to sign the bill as soon as it
could pass the Senate, and its
failure in that body was the
chief political regret of his life.
Upon that issue his party went
before the people in 1890 and
was most signally defeated,
but with that persistence that
characterlzes the man whether
right or wrong, he again re-
| wives the lost cause and actually
makes it a part of his party
platform upon which to win or
fail. If his party wins in the
coming elections every Con-
gresham, every Senator, the
President and every official of
his administration will stand
pledged to the support of a force
bill. There can be no excuse
for kickers in the Senate then,
the very platform upon which
they will have been elected
pledges them to its support.
Can any one doubt that 1t
would passs IL it does what
becomes Of our principle rota-
tion in Office; in fact what be-
comes Of American liberty.
The party in power will
be entrenched behind an inn
pregnable law which you your
selves have helped to make.
They may go on their reckless
corruption-as they undoubted-
| ly willard you may drop your
Peoples party fancies long
enough to try and GUST them,
but ballots viii be of no avail
then so long as they have the
counting Of them. With "a
bayonet behind every ballot
as Senator Frye said, what can
the people do! Our Peoples
party friends maintain that
they must stand together or the
party can never grow to success.
That may all be true, but the
issues in this campaign are
vital. II the Republicans win
they can laugh at you. What
matter will il be TO them how
strong or numerous your party
becomes; with the force bill
they can defy your votes. Many
Of the grievances you complain
of undoubtedly demand redress
but by assisting the Republican
party you ca:not hope to OBJ
tain relief, with Si0,00o,0 ,0Ol
annually going from the Soutl
to support an unlimited pension
| list and many other millions I,
the rich and protected Northerr
manufacturer, is there an.
wonder this drain has reduced
the Southern farmer to a condi
ton Of actual want. Th,
Democracy stands pledged :,
correct these evils-the Repub
lican party to perpetuate them
IL you would remedy the eyi
strike at the root Of the trouble
now while you have a free bal
| lot,