The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1892-10-12
BACK HOME AGAIN.
j. L. GALLOWAY FORSAKEsl
THE THIRD PARTY
He Will Vote the Democratic
Tlcket--The Case Plainly
Stated.
From the Rockingham Rocket.

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EDITORS RocKET:-After ma
ture reflection ] have decided to
withdraw from the Peoples par
ty and at the same time decliI $
the nominatio for County Sur
yey, and return to the Demo-
cratic party. Had it not been for
the nomination for this Office it
would only have been necessary
for me to vote as my conscience
dictated. As it is, it may be
needful to state the cause of this
change. The Republican party
having put out q State ticket,
and will doubtless do the
same in the counties, has
about a grave change
in the condition of affairs; SO
serious indeed, that il behooyes
every thoughtful citizen to con-
slider well what his action will
bring about. 1t cannot be de-
MED that with three tickets in
the field, the white vote split up,
that the success Of the Republi-
can party is certain. Towards
this calamitous result do not
propose to lend any help, and |
would be a coward indeed, if |
did not place myself right with
the people and do my part to-
wards keeping our country from
going back into barbarism.
That there is widespread des-
titution none can doubt except
those who are wilfully blind
caused by laws passed with the
purpose of benetitting the few,
at the expense Of the many.
This | hold has been the pur-
pose, intention and result of the
thirty-odd years tenure in office
of the Republican party. And
that party has put upon the peo-
pie the grieyous burdens and
widespread restitution from
which they are now suffering.
However good the intention
Of the Peoples party may be
land | believe a large number of
them are actuated by right mo-
tives), the result of their action
in splitting up the Democratic
party, will be to throw the cleo
zion, both State and National,
to the Republican party and by
SO doing place away off the re-
forms they so much desire. 1t
may be urged that the Demo-
cratic party will not grant the
relief needed. Their platform
speaks for itself. tits pledged,
amongst other things, to tariff
reform. 1t many not be amiss
to quote the National Watch
man, Peoples party organ, it
discourages the discussion of
the tariff issue and urges all
speakers and papers to confine
themselves TO the three planks
of their party-land, transpor-
tation and finance.
After long experience in the
old country where tariff for rev.
enue has been the policy for a
number Of years, | am thor
oughly satisfied that the Excess
siye, outrageous protective tar
lift is one of the chief causes of
the impoverishment of the peo-
pie. The price of everything
raised by the farmers Of this
countryis fixed in an almost free
trade country-England, and
what the farmer buys he has TO
pay an extra profit to the man
ufaeturer Of Ga per cent, or
whatever they may charge him
varied according 10 COMPETE
tion or other causes. This ap-
pears to me enough to make
tariff reform one of the vital
issues and one of vast impor.
lance. Therefore would it not
be of the highest wisdom in us
10 put away political animosity
be patriotic, considering the
times, burying our differences,
and stand shoulder to shoulder
to defeat our common enemy,
the party that has imposed such
burdens upon US and proposes
to add still further to them.
am sorry to disagree with
some Of my neIghbors. We
have worked together in many
ways and | would rejoice il we
could think alike and continue
to stand together now that mat
tiers are in such q critical posi-
ton.
~.b JOSEPH L. GALLOWAY.