The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-08-21
.pINGrNG ADDRESS.
n.oo,e's Party Executive Committee
The ,ssges an Address and do Some
plain Talking.

uo Executive COuu1AHS0SO
Ine Iartv OF North Carolina on the
PIES Pals IBIS the most important politi-
eve Oh wnaign for many years past, If
cal FdPct the most momentous cam
not III 10 the history of the State, are
pSlgn orsnaded that some words or ad-
now Pei the voters of North Carolina
vice " this crisis of public affairs serve
nay ~ ! 1rnos and aid in arousing
GOV sentiment to the patriotic
popuIaff having free and fair elections
IN NGic J truth that no man can dispute
fronuent recurrence to the fun
tnaI = toI principles of government is
dSnEot;o1 tn preserve liberty. All po-
sssenTSI economy, as well as human ex-
l ID;once, teaches that political power
Sgnnntinually passing from the many
sV tbn few in our own, as well as In
" ~ other political system. The bal
HeIy J the only instrument through
@ - the will of the people, the source
VIII \ nj sovereignty, can be expressed;
OF a tbo man or set of men who would
s hStsov or impair the free and untram-
aes JaS Ise of the ballot in elections
NEE lsaot bo regarded as Unfriendly to re-
mLSH w
Tnblican Institutions:
- are overrun with voters I'M
VVa-tod from foreign countries by the
T;n had during the quarter of a cen
sup Last mast. and who are unused to
y system of government which OBJ
~ W. in a republic, we in North Caro-
sno can happily boast Of the smallest
Ereign population Of all the States and
5sveI according to the last census re-
nnrt less than ), 900 foreigners In a total
Emulation of more than one and half
%EHTiIiona. For many years past we all
nov that the Federal interference and
s,narvisorship in our State elections,
wbia accomplishing little or no good
~ a nracticaI way toward securing
tr elections. have been q constant
source of irritation and in a measure
oycuse TO resort to methods of contriv-
onca trickery and fraud as q counter
iTitant. which upon occasion, and in
.Gme localities. has most efectually
suppressed a free ballot and a fair
count.
This Federal interference IN elections
nv common consent of all parties, and
the c~rystalized popular sentiment of
MP State, is now a thing of the past,
and it is hoped behind for all time to
come. Two wrongs do not make q
right. Now let US rise to the full meas
QFe of patriotic duty, and also discard
forever, and root out of our political
system, all fraudulent methods and
p~ractices which tend to impair the bal
lot and to suppress the voice Of the peo-
Die fairly expressed at the ballot-box
While men may honestly differ as to
parties and political principles, let us
bV earnest endeavor in this compalgn
be more v~igilant and watchful than
ever before, to the end that, whatever
the result of the pending election may
be, we may all have the satisfaction OF
feeling and knowing that henceforth
in North Carolina elections shall
elect"
No intelligent man this day pretends
to deny that the poisonous seeds Of dis
honesty at elections have been sown
broadcast over this Republic, and are
maturing now a bountiful crop of I'M
told evils, which follow as a natural
harvest. To the credit of the great
State of New York, it is recorded that
men once potent in election frauds are
low doing service for that State in
~penitentiary garb, while in our own
State, those equally guilty go I'M
whipped of justice and even have the
Orazen audaCity to aspire to positions
@hOnor and trust among the very peo-
PIE whose rights they have trampled
upon, and being thus emboldened stand
ready to repeat their practices of equal,
L not greater, atrocities. And when
and where shall it end9
Cheating at elections, like fraud in
BUSINESS will, and does lead from one
many to another. l tsaps and under
mines the very foundations of govern
9ent, destroys confidence in the sta
Slty OF u institutions, makes capital
9nld Of Investment, destroys conf
Oence among neighbors, fosters and
encourages a spirit of ~lawlessness,
Sfeeds anarchists and mobs, strikes
GOWn the principles Of morality and
afns backward the progress of our
seat. revered Christian civilization,
anu Il persisted in must inevitably de-
s'oy the last vestige of liberty, as dear
!" our own hearts, as it was to our
gaIrlotIc ancestors who fought the bat
U8 OF the Revolution.
We therefore appeal to all good citi-
sSas, Irrespective of party affiliations,
"a"ake to the duties of the hour, and
%unlte with us in actively condemn
.,5 the unjust provisions of our cleo
,S laws, and to firmly resolve that in
s sae election the laws shall not be used
%s.33ey have been, and can be again,
,%Gleat and defraud citizens of their
mSats. Weappeal to every fair minded
n and especially to the honest men
i n Ine Democratic party to use their
~~1nmuen3ce that the board of county
NJ fEnlssloners may respect the wishes
H. we people, and in appointing cleo
i iG officers shall heed the recommen-
AMI 9o:'ol OF the different political parties
c Sa1 appoint good, honest, intelligent,
evy atPP and representative men; the
~1S SITf Of the pretended power to erect
F5 riI pens and to force citizens to cast
h. WI ballots, in dark rooms in daylight
|! candle IIg1t iUpC1iDp with ballot