The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1892-08-11
mr.. mULLEN'S DISCLAIMER


nine, OF your eoauty, winch. OpllIIuI
names, reads as follows:
DEAF ~ received letter
from few days ago. in which
be sent me the euclosed list Of names.
He writes me that the parties live on
vCur lands, and that all of them
have allied themselves with the
Third party. Re has requested me
10 write you snd get you to work on
them and get them straight. This
Third party movement is most alarm
ing, and, If persisted IN. instead OF
making matters better, will but brlp2
about harder times and greater IN
rest. The strength 1t may develop
in the South will be at tie expense
| OF the Democratic party; for the
negro may make promises, bat when
voting time comes, he will vote the
Republican ticket every time, and
the result Will be the Republicans
will carry the election and then will
come the old state of things, especi-
ally In the negro Counties, that ex-
lated before the Democrats got into
power"
While In Halifax, n. c., last We'd
nesday, | was surprised 10 learn
tha: some persons had politically
proclaimed there and elsewl ere, thst,
in this letter, | had advised my
friend to get rid of al tenants who
had Third party procllvites. unless
they recanted and promised to vote
the Democratic ticket. II Is need
less to say that these informants
have, | trust not designedly for the
purpose of creating greater dlssatls.
faction and bitterness, done me a
great injustice. L keve always rec
toynized the fact that this 8 free
country. in which every citizen so
Hong as he keeps within the pale of
the law, has g right to think and aat
for himself, without coercion or at
| tempt at coercion from any one. i
| haYo endeavored ever to act upon
| this principle, snd as / have never
been known to attempt to coerce
sny man in bis political opinion or
| conduct, | certainly am the last
| person 10 advise another TO do that
which | will not do myself. Argu-
cement and persuasion, advance IN
q friendly and conciietory manner
| alone should be resortaG 20 TO bring
back ar erring brother, aad if that
does not avail, let MIN alone. | fear
TOO much bitterness has already beon
injected into this campaign, by both
sides IhEeats and harsh speech
never yet made converts, while
Macy q nan mas been made to
see the error Of hla Way, if approach
| ed in the right spirit. No one can
ldeny that the agricultural classes
| have grievances, bat can see no
| redress for them in the violent, in
practical ana dangerous remedies
proposed BY the Peoples party sub
yer5!ve as they are Of all preconcelv
ed ideas OF States rights, sound
! financial system and good govern
ment. Tie only tvonble is, We have
GriIted too far already from the old
| moorings. Let Us get back to them
and ell Will be well. The Sub
treasury scheme and the 5overnncu
til owne1ship Of railroads etc, are
hot only utterly lmpractioaDie, bat
the one wonld bankrupt nation and
individual, and both is Capitalization
run woUld breed patterns.
| centralized government ten-fold
more intense than was ever dreamed
by the most extreme Federallst
WHAT we want is, tariff for revenue
only with incidental protection, free
banking privileges for each anG
every State. under wholesome regu.
lations such as obtained before the
war, and tie monetizstion of silye:
, having due regard to the ratio il
should bear to gold. With these
and with less cotton, more home
raised supplies, auo the elimination
Of this bitterness aud rancor that
has sprung up among Southern
brethren, new era Of prosperity
woald dawn upon the South. Differ
ence6 between the white people OF
tue South must be removed; for.
disguise 1t as we may, they must
stand together, or else perish pollti.
callg and degenerate IN manhood.
ga house divided against itself can
not stand.'
Yours truly,
j. NJ. MULLEN.
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Simmons Liver Regulator has never
failed to relieve costiveness, and blind