Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1894-11-01
Watchman! What of the Night?"

How seems the outlook in
North Carolina eleven days be-
fore the election? Can the watch
men on Tower of Liberty respond
-'All is wel''? Is that so? Is
North Carolina really safe? Can
the State be shielded from the
anarchists and plunderers who
seek it's ruin? Will the honest,
| wellmeaning citizens who are
following the will-o- the -wisp
leadership of Butler and Otho
Wilson, the dynamiter, continue
to the end, hoodwinked, deceived,
befooled, or will they withdraw
in time and help to save the good
old State? Will all the white
men hitherto calling themselves
Republicans throw aside all their
principles for which they have
striven to uphold, and go into
the conspiracy with the Pop fana-
tical leaders who are betraying
their own trusting people? Will
all the negroes sink the past, for
get the principles they have as
serted and unite with faction
like the Pops-whose Big Boss
Butler has again and again in his
dirty sheet insisted for a0hite rule
in North Carolina? We know not
how this will be.
In the election in 1892, the Radi-
cal and Populist vote united was
| IA, 500 more than the Democratic.
That this vote will be overcome
is not so sure as the prophets Of
success may think. 1t may be
overcome 1t can be overcome.
1t should be overcome. OIt can be
overcome, but will it be over
come? That is the question.
The Georgia Democrats were
much surprised at the result in
that State. The Democratic ma
jority fell off 10000 votes. The
majority is but 10000, while
heretofore it has been 10000 or
more. One of the chief causes is
the radical division among Demo
Gratis as TO silver.
North Carolina Democrats
Ethe real Democrats-are united,
are marching in column, and will
make splendid fight on 9th
Of November. Will they beat the
Eenemy? We hope so. Dragging
will not do it. Wild prophecy
ing will not do it. Speaking g
will not doit. The united press,
with all its activity and power.
cannot compass that end. What
then. Are we whipped? Will
the RadPops carry North Caro-
lima? Not if the Democrats will
Iotherwise.
| How is that? What the Hes
senger has been saying all along
needs to be repeated with greater
emphasis now-on the near ap-
proach of the day of conflict that
is to decide all. If the Demo
Gratis 10orb as neue1' before and will
| Horoughly organize eUery toa0nshi
in the State they will beat ras-
cally combination and conspiracy
Why do we say this? In every
election held in North Caroline
since the war the stay -aways
have been numerous. The reg
istration has been larger than
the vote. The census of each de
cade Shows much larger voting
population than votes from time
, to time. The people do not al
vote. By fair estimate 10000
| Democrats, or men who could b.
5 got to vote for the Democrats
fail to go to the polls.
Il In 1890, the population o
= North Carolina was 1 617, 747. [
5 is perhaps 100000 now. 1
: ought to vote, if full, 100000
9 Will it vote 300,00 In 189
0 two years ago-it gave 280. .665
Its voting population was the
S all of 325, ZOO, as we doubt no
the census would show, with tn
" natural increase added. In 1873
V there were 800, 900 males in thi
e State. From 81 years and uI
d ward there were 342, 653 males
e all could vote, with the exceptio
e of the convlcts. Two years late
J the total vote, as given above
! was but $50, ,665. More than 90
t. 900 men failed to vote. Surel
n more than 10000 were whites
J. The Democrats can succeed, W
S repeat. The Democrats aOiU SUI
II rceed-provided.
W If they will organize in ever
township and work hare
Le they will win the day. To organ
20 ize means this: to have list {
g every voter in every township
Ie to shut out all spurious or color
ID ling or tramp voters and to g
re every friend of honest, just, ec'
lr nomical, benevolent Governmel
j. to vote for the Democratic ticke
Do that and you can carry Mort
At Carolina by 10000 majorit,
e. Leave it undone and then see tt
o. issue!-W Wilmington Messenger.