Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1894-05-03

of the liver which caused his suf-
fering, and not intercostal rheu-
matism, Of the journey to Wash
ington and the agreement of the
PHYSICIANS there that enlargement
of the liver was the trouble.
During all this recital there was
apparent a nervous anxiety which
showed me, before words con
veyed the impression, that hope
had almost gone from the heart
of the Senator's devoted wife.
and my own was heavy when L
mounted the stairs to where the
sick man lay.
His voice was clear and full,
However, when he greeted me.
He lay at full length in the bed,
with his head and shoulders upon
a bank of pillows. His hand
grasped mine with a firm pres
sure, but as my eyes caught the
expression of his countenance,
the thought forced itself on my
mind, He will never leave
this Bed" The fire Of strong
intelligence was in his strong
eye, ring of conscious mas
terry Of all his mental faculties
was in his voice, but over it all
came the instructive conclusion
that he was in the valley of the
shadow of death.
He enquired minutely con
cerning friends in Asheville, and
as to the effects Of the recent
cold weather upon the fruit in
North Carolina and expressed
the hope that his "Gombroon'
orchard had escaped by reason
of it's altitude, saying that the
season was ful3y two weeks later
up there than DIT any point imme-
diately east of the ridge.
The Senator then turned his
face full upon me and asked,
How is the Democracy in North
Carolina?''
replied that political matters
were more or less unsettled with
us, waiting for the final action Of
Congress upon questions now
being discussed.
The Senator lay perfectly Still
for a few moments, and | coulC
see that his mind was at work
preparing words for his thoughts
Presently, raising both hands
and his eyes to mine at the same
moment, he said :
The Democratic party is i'm
mortal. I have not recently ar
rived at this conclusion, but since
I have been lying here on my
back [ have thought profoundly
of many things, and among then
this idea of my earliest man
hood has become a steadfas
conviction. For thirty years O
my life I fought, as a Whig, thu
Democratic party and sometime
when it was overwhelmingly de
feated [ thought it could rise III
more, but from it's wrecks and di
sasters it would come forth NOR
mighty than ever before AM
sweep away all opposition. TE
word Democrat stands for libert
and human freedom and cannC
die. The people believe in it
and when freedom is menace'
and liberty jeopardized, at on
blast of that magic name men vii
come from the mountains an
from the valleys and place tn
| Democratic party in power.
In the ancient days the littl
gladiator, with his simple shiel
and short sword would step i
the arena before the assemble
thousands. The fierce and rag
ing lion would be turned in upo
him. By his skill the might,
brute would be slain. Anothe
monster would be turned in t
meet the same fate. Anothe
and another would follow onl
to 60 down beneath the appal
emily puny Strength Of the glad
ator, until the people would CT
he is a god, the supernatural i
with him In some sort thi
represents the idea the America
people have of Democracy. Their
is attached to the name kind G
supernatural power, and when a
, else fails the people will turn t
it as an invincible champion, a.
an unfailing friend
The Senator's hands dropped
his eyes were taken from mine
but when I clasped his hand a
! parting, and expressed the hop
that he would soon be better, tn
i words he uttered rang in my ear
and are ringing yet:
DEMOCRACY is MINOR
TAI :"
1.-THE WORD DEMOCRA'
/ STANDS FOR HUMAN LIE
ERTY AND HUMAN FREE
l,DOM AND CANNOT DIE"
And though the voice that u
tered them is stilled in death,
have faith that in the year t
come they will urge, with on
nipotent force North Caroliniar
and Americans to do their duty
, JNo. P. KERR
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