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

which have come the evils OF
wh4c4 the people complain; they
glcry In that abuse OF the tax.
| ing power which has nude q
few rich and millions poor, and
seeking new fields of injustice
and oppression, they openly de-
clare their intention to take
from tie States the right to con-
troll the election of their own
representatives, which is the
chief bulwark of their rights
and liberties. ..
The Democrats re-afiirm their
adherence TO the Constitution
their opposition to tariff robbery,
to banking monopoly and to
corporate oppression in all its
forms; and their desire to leave
the power to control elections
where the Constitution left it,
and where it has resided for
more than one hundred years.
Primarily it would seem that no
Democrat. and especially no
Southern Democrat, could hest
tate for a single moment as to
which Of these parties deserved
his support.
But a new party has arisen
which Is endeavoring to make
the people believe that the Dem.
ocratic party is no longer to be
trusted. The argument to prove
this is a travesty on. common
sense: That because for thirty
years they have as a party
steadily opposed all abuses and
have not been able at any time
to prevent or reform them, there
fore is 1t no longer worthy of
the support of those who desire
reform. The meaning of this is,
The Democratic party has been
in a minority. Its sin cons SITS
in not having done that which
it COULD NOT DO. Then let it be
condemned, whilst the Repub'i-
can party, which has had the
power and actually did all these
things, aid still has the power
to undo them and does not, is
acquitted. Nay, we will help it
to keep in power by betraying
and destroying its only enemy.
Therefore, as the Democratic
party, with it's vast rganization
in every State, county and town
ship in the United States, with
| it's control of one branch OF
/ Congress and comprising in the
popular vote a large majority OF
all the people in the Union, has
not been strong enough hereto
fore to effect the reforms fol
/ which it has labored and wished,
being without the Senate and
Executive, they claim the only
| chance for reform is to vote fol-
| the candidates Of this third par.
| ty. whose existence in the ma
| tlonal government and power Il
control legislation are evidenced
| UY three or four members Of The
| House Of Representatives and in
the Senate. Common sense
and self preservation woulC
seem to dictate that We should
| help the Democrats, who are
almost in power, TO get alto
gether in power, and trust then
to correct abuses as they have
promised. One strong pull al
the polls in November mex
would give them control o.
both branches of Congress anC
the Executive, aud the Ions
night Of misrule and injustict
would burst into the dawn of {
new and better day. 1t woulC
be time enough to leave then
and form a new party wheI
they had been tried and hat
proved faithless.
But the leaders Of this new
party, falsely called he PEG
PIES, insist that you shall
abandon the Democratic part,
now and vote with them. an
. grieved TO know that there ar
quite a number of our fellow
citizens in North Carolina VIII,
propose to follow that advice
It strikes me as the very ex.
IRENE of unwisdom; and wher
done with q full knowledge O
the consequences it ceases to b,
mere folly and becomes a crime
For whatever may be the hopes
or the wishes Of these men
they know as well as thci
know Of their own existence
that this party has not only N
chance of electiDg their candi
dates ct the polls, but also none
Of throwing the election init
! The House Of Representatives
about which they appear to b.
most sanguiue. Let no man BIZ
deceived about this. The hand
full Of votes which will be cast
/ for Weaver in this State, la il
as large as they can honestly
claim, cannot wrest the cleo
toral vote from both Cleveland
and Harrison, 50 as TO hell
throw the choice into the House.
1t is absurd to hope 80. But
thirty thousand $4,000 votes
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