Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1892-10-15

states. win II, control cf one .ltfaGCli
Of Congress. and comprising in the pop
ular vote large majority of all the l,eo-
pie in the Union, being not strong
enough heretofore to etftc. reform for
which II has labored and wislied. being
without the senate and Executive: they
claim the only chance for reform Is II
vote for the candidates Of this Third
party, whose existence i'll the national
government and power 10 control its
legislation are evidenced bs three or four
members Of the House Of Representatives
and two in the Senate. Common sensI
and self preservation would seem to die
tate that We should help the Democrats
who are almost in power. to get alto
yether in power. and trust them 10 cor
rect abuses as they have promised, One
strong pull at the polls in November
next would give them control of both
branches Of Congress aud the Executive.
and the long night Of misrulc and in
Justice would burst into the dawn of
new and better day. II would be line
enough to leave them and form new
party when they had been tried and had
proved iaithlesS
But the leaders If this new party,
falsely called the ''peoplc's, insist tina,
YOU slall abandon the Democratic party
now and vote with them. | am grievcd
to kno" that there are quite Il number OF
our fellow citizens in North Carolina
who propose to follow that advice 1t
strikes me rs the very extreme OF IN
wisdom: and, when done with Il full
knowledge Of the consequences. it ceases
~. I.. 10
For, whatever may be the hopes or the
wishes Of these men, they know a we'll
IA they know of their own existence,
that this party has not only no chance of
electing their candidates at the polls, but
also none Of throwing the election into
the House of Representatives, about
which they appear to be most sanguine.
Let no man be deceived about this
The handful Of votes which will be cast
for Weaver in this State, be it as large ;ts
they can honestly claim, cannot Wrcs.
the electoral vote for both Cleveland and
Harrison, ST. as to help throw the choice
into the House 1t i absurd to hope
SO /, but thirty thousand go, ,0OO) votes
taken from Cleveland and given 10 Wea
yer Will throw the Vote, not indeed into
| a Democratic House, but into the hands
Of Harrison.
This result is so plain that the Re
publican leaders, notwithstandin" their
10 not let slip the opportunity, and they
are now reany with full tickets and Il
complete organization, to avail themselves
| Of everything which the dISsension and
| folly Of our people may throw into their
| laps. Their promiA Aes TO run no State
| ticket was manifealy made with the
| intention of a.luring Third party ticket
| into the field, trusting that when men
get hot and bad blood prevailed, they
! might walk off with the prize in both
State and Federal elections. Alas that
want Of reflection or patriotism should
render this scheme a probable success,
Indeed, it is 50 plain that no intelli-
gent man can fail to see 1t, OF an honest
one deny it. that the only probable, not
to say possible, result Of the Third party
movement in North Carolina this fall
will be to elect full Republican State
ticket and 10 aid in the election Of q Re-
publican President and House Of Repre-
sentatives What is to be gained by that
result need not ask How the reforms
which they profess to desire are To be
obtained through Republican success i
something which surpasse> human con
| lecture No true friend of this Common
| wealth. am sure, will contribute to TIM
result.
1t is reported that a prominent candi
date on the ticket of the Third party
SAYS he had rather submit 10 ntgrn O
any other kind of rllic than such a> W
have at present; but | am forced 10 be
ieVc that, if this be tue. there are Ncf'
few other white men of North Carolin;
who are outside Of the penitcntlnry ]"
VIII, ought to be outside. who cntertali
sentiments so foul and brutal, our peo
pie knoM that under Demrcsati, rI
they have had good laws. low taxes
economy and purity III the adminl~tt.s
ton Of their affairs, aud hope and u
lieve they will not lightly risk li~ over
throw by casting useless OF holeles
votes in November.
The class Of our people who have la
greatest cause to complain Of vicious lee
lslation is the agricultural The part
which has steadily resisted this anl con
tinualll dcclailncd against il OH II
hustines and have struggled mautuils !
repeal il in the halls Of legislation i Ii
Democratic You will bear me witnc>
that unremittingIy since hAy" been you
representative in the >enat,. have bot
spoken ani voted against .ha' .su a
legi>lation At home. a> Nan Know.
never ceased - expose It lnc4ut.lttt
and 10 advise the farmers to or-e,niZ, I
resist T. " hen they did bzglu - san.
binc they had the sympathy ana goo
wishes o: almost every Just m4n III u
} United States " h va, not in some ~.
the recipient Of the plumber arising !roi
this abuse Never was there polite.
. movement of our people founded az"
better grounds or more reasonable ra2
. plant
Bat thar which feared AMI warne
r them against soon came = pass. "e
who had little interest IN a-ricu.tur
: and much interest in their oAn forum
Y asIlrrd 10 be leaders 'ii,en ms
: sho had failed - obtain office iE3
D either Of ,h- old political partse 90
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