The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1894-11-01
ONCE MORE TO POPCLISIS.

voice Of the people as expressed by
their ballots We hope that every yo-
ter will lay aside prejudice, if he has
any, and think carefully upon bis ac-
ton before he casts his vote. 1t Is
time when principle and the desire for
the best interests of the whole people
should prompt us to action. This should
be the test, nothing more and nothing
less
The great issues Of national interests
have been discussed time and again
through the papers and on the hust-
ings, until almost every voter in the
land has had an opportunity to know
something of what has transpired du-
ring the past two or three years. The
Democratic party made pledges to the
people two years ago and the pledges
have been kept, with some exception.
But the party did not pledge to correct
the i'll effect of thirty years Republi-
can iniquity in two short years. And
yet much has been done in that direc-
ton So much was done by the last
Congress towards making complete
change in the policy of the govern
mental administration OF the nation
that the wonder is, not why more was
not done, but how did Congress do 50
much?
AS to State interests, the government
Of North Carolina can not be easily i'm
proved upon. The only question before
US is whether or not our grand old State
shall still be controlled by model
Democratic administration or shall 1t
be turned over to the Fusionists who
are part PopuIists and part Republ1-
cans, both sides having surrendered
what principle they ever did claim for
the sake of office for their leaders For
this is all that fusion has ever meant
or ever can mean in North Carolina
office for hungry office-hunters, and no
consideration for the deluded but hon
est Populists who allow themselves to
be carried away by the persuasions and
Establishments of men who think and
act only in their own interests. Fus-
ion in State politics means nothing but
surrender of principles and combi-
nation against the solid Democratic
government that we now have.
The Republicans have hitherto apus-
ed the Populists, and fusion between
them now says for the Populists, 1--WE
will accept all your abuse just so you
will let us help you defeat Democracy:
and for the Republicans it says, 1--WE
are willing to take you in with us not
withstanding we have abused you,
if you will only help us get offices by
pushing Democracy back
Narrowing the question down to
county interests, especially in Halifax
county, there can be only one solution,
and that is this: To vote the RepubIi-
can ticket is to openly and directly sup
port the party which has been respon-
sible for the evil administration of the
national government for more than
quarter of century and which but a
few years ago was the promoter of dis
cord and the fountain-head of corrup-
ton in Halifax county and elsewhere
in the South, to that degree that an
honest mans word or an honest mans
labor counted tor no more before a
Board of county commissioners than
il it had had some other motive power
behind it.
To vote the Popuist ticket in Hall
| fax county in this election will not di-
rectly support this party whose whole
record is only corruption, but will be
supporting it indirectly for with three
| tickets before us there is no shadow of
a chance for the Populists to be elected.
So, then, a vote on the Populist side is
a vote taken from the Democratic side
and vote, therefore, for the Republi-
cans. The question then comes to this ::
Do we favor Or uisfavor Republican
rule? It goes without saying that ev-
cry man who has any interest at stake,
outside of public office at the hands of
Republicans, does not favor Republican