Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1892-10-15
VANCE TO HIS PEOPLE.
Timely and Able Address and Ap-
peal to Patriotism.
God Has Afflicted North Cardinals
Beloved Senator, But He Has
Left HIM His Clearness
Of Head and Purity
of Heart
t. the People If North Carolina

of Heart
t. the People If North Carolina
FELLOW CfiizENs For many Years
past have been in the habit Of visiting
You III person during every important
campaign and addressing YOU upon the
political issues of the ttne Being on
tn, occasion prevented this privilege By
tie condition Of my health and earnestly
believing that the questions To be dccid
ci by our November election are Of vital
Importance 10 the publ" welfare, | am
induced to contribute, in this way nv
share III the discussion Of them.
regard the situation as most critical.
since 1850 the legislation Of onr country
1a- been almost exclusively within the
power 81 one po! tcal party Naturally
II hrs cca-ci to be general in its bcncii-
ccuce and has become local and partial in
the extreme The law making power has
become III" fcarfil'ly efficient implement
of such CLASSES, corporation, cligucS and
combinations It, could by fair means or
iout obtain control Of it. 1t has been
made 10 subservc purely personal ends
Ia divers ways the taxing power Of the
government has been perverted from
public - private puropo~cs, and moneys
leyle thereby - enrich manufacturers
to suppress rivalry III business, and ia
every conceivable WAY to help the ia
vorcd few at the expense Of the many.
The varied corrnpting influences upon
tn susincss world arising from this
legislation prodnccd their natural effect
The classes whose business was thus ia
t.l 1st hn
favored have experienced in the midst of
peace and plenty all the losses and hard
ship, commonly felt only in time of pub
lIc calamity; aud the extraordinary spec
ta"Ic i, presented Of 4 nation whose az
gregatc wealth is rapidly and vastly in
cten~irg whilst the individual wealth Of
is chief toilrts and wealth producers is
din inishing in propnltion thereto.
| From the Republican party, with its
! disregard Of the limitation of the con
>titu,on and its natural dependence ior
| support upon the money of the people
| whom 1t has enriched, all Of this corrupt
I Legislation has proceeded. Without it.
there was nothing evil done that was
done. 1t follows as an undeniable truth
Ithat whoever directly or indirectly up
holds. helps OF supports that party is a
friend to the corruptions which it has
produced, and is an enemy to those who
would repeal that legislation and reform
| escape from this
The Democratic party. on the contrary,
believes in the strict limitations of the
constitution, and has as Il party steadily
opposed all abuse OF the taxing power,
or 10 amy other power of the general gov
eminent for private purposes; and has
INCREASINGLY advocated the most absolute
and perfect equality of all citizens in the
legislation Of our country. There is not
a single wrong or injustice of which
complaint Is made in our laws for thirty
years past. which can justly be charged
to the Democratic party. Nor ONE. 1t
has ever been a breakwater against the
tyrannical tendencies of the Republi.
cans: amt though in minority. .la>
| been alAc To prevent some Of the worst
| legislation ever attempted and to mndif,
other laws which IN their original ini-
quLty would have been intolcrable This
Il tcmont Of the acts and purposes OF
the two great political parties cannot b,
tuthfulIy denied
j Now. what is the situation1 What i
i the manifest duty Of our people to 4,
in III" coming elections. The two srea1
fpolilical parties into which our people
tie mainly divided are once mo in the
field with their platforms of principle,
aud thcit candidates. State and Federal
thereon. The Republicans profess all o
their ~o.i doctrines from which hav,
come the exits .: which the people com
plain; they CORY in that abuse of tn,
;cNing p,wcr which has made a few ricl
and millions poor. and, seeking new
fields # injustice and oppression. the,
openly dc tlarc their intention 10 tax,
from the Stat the right 10 control tn
election Of their own representatives
:. which Is the chief bulwark Of their right
and liberties.
The Democrats re- affirm their aiher
cnce to the constitutions their opposition
10 tariff robbery. 10 banking monopol
and - corporate oppression in all il
forms anal their desire u have the powe
10 control elections whore the consti
tutions LEI, il and where It has reside,
len more than one hundred wears Prima
IiiN. II would seem that uo Democrat
auti especially Southern Democrat. coul'
hesitate ;4-~in1ic moment as 10 which q
these part!e> deserved his support
Rlt new party has arisen which
cnitavoriHg to make people believe ths
ttc Democratic party IS no longer y Il
trusted. Tie argument - prove this
= travcSty on common >anse: that becius
iar thirty years they have as . par.
steadily opposed all abuses and have DC
Al ANY time been able 10 prcveat or re
!. .orln them. therefore is il no long,
/ w.r,hv OF the support Of th3se who lie
sire reform. The meaning Of this i.
the Democratic party has been guilt
u being in minority. lis sin consis
) IN not hayin. done that which il corI
| suT - Then they in effect saw IL
i be condemned, whilst the Republics
party. which has has the power and a
{ tuasy did a.l these things. and still b:
= the power 10 undo them. ard does 10