Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1894-09-07
EDENTON, N. C. Sept. 9TH, 1894.
COL. 7. S. CARR'S ADDRESS
TO THE DEMOCRATIC
CLUBS.

To .'Le Democratic Clubs and the
Young Democracy Of North Gar
alma:
The "War" is not closed ; indi
viduals, corporations, trusts and
must submit to
the free Legislative will OF the
peoples representatives" they
must not "dictate the laws which
the people must obey" The un-
holy alliance, contaminated on
Thursday last i'll this city, be-
tween the old-tine enemy of the
Democracy and the Gideonitish-
Populistic leaders, must be de-
feated;its efforts to undo the work
of the Democratic party must be
COMPOUNDED. Great expectations
are based on your efforts i'll this
campaign, and VIC are sure that
the party can realize on those
expectations for with untiring
devotion to party principals and
unhinching loyalty toits leaders,
the young Democracy i'll this
campaign. wherein its very faith
is at stake, eagerly awaits the
signal of battle.
Wherefore, as the President of
your Clubs, l have brought you
again in the field to resume those
political labors for which your
organization was called into ex-
istance some six years ago. In
our call for a Convention OF
Democratic Clubs to meet in
Raleigh, on the goth of Septem-
Der inst, issued on the 18th Of
August ultimo, we called upon
you to recognize all clubs on the
rolls of the Association of Clubs,
to form new clubs in every town,
village and township, where
none now exist, and to elect del
egates to the convention, as the
means of promoting the growth
of those fundamental Democratic
principles which are the very
bed-rocks of our political free
dom. AS we said III a former adj
dress to you, "nowhere can those
cardinal principals of Democracy
be more effectively disseminated
than in and through those home
organizations of the people,
where neighbor is banded
with neighbor, shoulder to
shoulder, in jealous support of
those liberties which are the
birthright of the American PEG
pie, but held only at the price Of
eternal vigtIauce" Thorough or
ganization is necessary i'll this
campaign, if we would thwart
the Vaccinations of a few design
ing, ambitious men; men who
are working with all the energy
of unholy ambition to lead their
honest, unsuspecting, misguided
followers into the camp of the
great enemy of the people; men
who have nothing to loose but all
to gain by the overthrow of the
Democratic party-the only
part that truly represents the
people. We fight for measures
not men. We enter this fight
with a living faith in the right
eousness of our cause. We have
an abiding trust i'll the virtue,
honesty and good sense of the
people; that they will be swift to
see the good that has been ac-
complished by that party, and
quick to recognize and appre-
ciate the Herculean efforts of the
true Democracy i'll behalf of fl
nancial Legislation and tariff re-
form; and we know that if they
be met face to face with a frank
and manly statement of the faith
which inspires and the princi-
pals that controls the leaders of
the Democracy, they will, as in
the past, give them their hearty
loyal support. But those whose
vaccinations prevent our reach
ing the full measure of sue
cess we deserve, should not be
forgotten.
In conclusion, we can not rest
until a full measure of relief is
secured to the burdened tax pay
ers Of this country. We must
not relax our efforts until the
gigantic nonopolies and trusts
that are still expressing the poor
have not only had their wings
clipped, but have ceased to ex-
list. There is work TO be done.
And wher ever there is work to
be done i'll behalf of those great
cardinal principals Of the party;
wherever patriotism is encouraged
as a virtne, and treachery is
damned as vice, and the traitor
is not forgotten or forgiven, we
pledge the young Democracy.
We pledge it for the "war," until
the question may no longer be
made, "Is this a government of
the people, for the good of the
people. or government of trusts
for the benefit of trusts?"
We have the honor to be
Your obedient servants.
T. 6. CARR |