The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-09-13
TO DEMOCRATS.
An Address by the President of The
State Association

An Address by the President of The
State Association
RALEIGH, n. c., Sept. / , 1894.
To the Democratic Clubs and the
Young Democracy OF North caro-
lima:
The "war" is not closed; individu-
ais, corporations, trusts and combi-
nations must submit to the free
legislative will of the peoples repre-
sentatives;" they must not ''dictate
the laws which the people must
obey" The unholy alliance, con-
summated on Thursday last in this
city, between the old time enemy of
the Democracy and the Gideonitish-
Populistic leaders, must be defeated;
its efforts to undo the work of the
Democratic party must be confound
ed. Great expectations are based
on your efforts in this campaign,
and We are sure that the party can
realize. on those eXpectations-for
with untiring devotion to party
principles and unfinching loyalty to
it's leaders, the young Democracy in
this campaign, wherein its very faith
is at stake, eagerly awaits the signal
of battle
Wherefore, as the President of
your Clubs, | have brought you
again in the field to resume those
political labors for which your
organization was called into exist
ence some six years ago. La our call
for a COnvention of Democratic Clubs
to meet in Raleigh on the Goth, of
September inst, issued on the 2Sth
n AnOnGf f..ili nI
you to recognize all clubs on :he rolls
OF the Association of Clubs to form
new clubs in every town, village and
township, where none now exist, and
to elect delegates to the convention,
as the means of promoting the
growth of those fundamental Demo
cratic principles which are the very
bed-rocks of our political freedom
AS We said in d former address to
you, nowhere can those cardinal
principles of Democracy be more
effectively disseminated than in and
through those home organizations
| of the people, where neiShbor is
! banded with Heighbor, shoulder to
/ shoulder, in z,4lous support of those
liberties which are the birthright of
the American people, but held only
at the price of eternal vigilance.
Thorough organization is necessary
| in this campaign, if we would thwart
| the Vaccinations of a few designing
ambitious men; men who are work
ing with all the energy of unholy
ambition to lead their honest, un
suspecting, misguided followers into
the camp of the great enemy of the
people; men who have nothing to
lose but all to gain by the over
throw of the Democratic party-the
only party that truly represents the
| people. We fight for measures, not
men. We enter this fight with a
living faith in the Righteousness of
| our cause. We have an abiding
| trust in the virtue, honesty and coed
sense of the people; that they Will be
| swift to see the good that has bet n
accomplished by the party, and
quick to recognize and appreciate
| the Hercnlean efforts OF the true
| Democracy in behalf of financial
| legislation and tariff reform; and We
| know that II they be met face to face
with frank and manly st,> ement of
| the faith which inspires and the
principles that control the leaders of
| the Democracy, they will, as in the
past, give them their hearty, loyal
support. But those whose mnchina-
| tions prevented our II aching the full
measure OF success we deserved,
| should not be forgotten.
In conclusion, we can not rest until
a full measure of relief is secured to
the burdened Taxpayers of this
| country. We must not relax our
efforts until the gigantic monopolies
| and trusts that are still expressing
| the poor have not only had their
| wings clipped, but have ceased to
| exist. There is work to be done.
| And where ever there is work to be
| done in behalf of those great cardi
nal principles of the party; wherever
patriotism is encouraged as virtue,
and treachery is damned as a 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, rs this n govern
ment of the people, for the good of
| the people, or government OF
trusts for the benefit CT trusts"
We have the honor to be
Your obedient servants,
j. s. CARR.
Pres. State Asso. Dem. Clubs
/ r. e. RECK WITH Spcratarv