Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1895-07-11
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Phiiadelpia Record.
While conservative people
throughout the country were
rejoicing at the recent elections
over the defeat OF Populism in
Kansas and Colorado news came
over the wire that the sensible
Old North State had gone over.
body aud soul, to tbe priests OF
tree silver, 1at money and base
political conditions. By o COM
hination worse than that OF
Puritan and blackleg, North
Carolina turned from the men
and measures that had given
dignity and distinction TO her
history for the past twenty years
and took up with q crew of mas
queradtng reformers. political
advsnturers aud thoroughly
shrift1ess, shiftless, irrespon-
sible leaders. The combination
went through with D rush; and
before the Democrats awoke
from the competency engender-
ed by . series of long-sustained
victories the new order of things
had swept the State BY 10000
majority. elected its judicial
ticket, carried the Legislature.
and insured the presence Of one
Populist and one Republican in
the United States Senate.
Since that time the Democrats
have been looking around and
wondering what struck EN-"
The trouble il not hard to fud.
It 10 another case of evil com
munications corrupting the very
best Of manners. For the past
i've years the Democratic party
of North Carolina has played
fast and loose with the great
questions OF the day. It has
sought to keep down the Farm
ers Alliance opulistic element
by pandering to its interests,
conciliating it's leaders and con-
ceding to its wishes until the
backbone Of the party has been
al but shattered. The nOmins-
ton in 1892 OF . Farmers AL
lance free silver candidate for
Governor marked the head
waters Of oil their woes. Since
that frightful blunder the tide
has BEEN constantly rolling,
bearing on it's bosom the wild
heresies of the Populist faith,
and sweeping before it the old
landmarks of Democratic eonser-
vatism. Against this political
folly some men throughout the
State have stood courageously;
but the bark had been launched,
and. in spite Of the voices along
the shore warning the reckless
crew Of the rapids below them,
the Inflated craft has gone head
long over the political Niagara.
That North Carolina is to re-
main IN the power of Populism.
or Of fusion-for the present
gang will smell as rank by one
es another-seems hardly proba-
Ele when one considers what the
State has to risk in the struggle
Few Southern communities have
recovered 50 thoroughly from the
blightning effects OF the war or
adapted themselves so practical
~ to the new conditions ms has
the Old North State. In the last
quarter OF q century the material
development of the State has
increased wonderfully. Agri-
culture has been given o great
boom; the truck lands along the
eastern shore have greatly en-
riehed that section Of the State;
mining has taken practical and
profitable shape: commerce has
set in anew; the axe has rung
through the heretofore almost
untouched forests that skirt the
coaat. and manufacturing
throughout the piedmont and
western sections has sprung up
with surprising rapidity and
permanence. Money and men
have been attracted 20 the State
in great amount and number, and
the outlook for q mighty mater
ial If not social advancement has
seemed assured. This condition
OF prosperity, while due largely
10 the physical advantages of the
State, is attributable not q little
to her reputation during the past
twenty years for safe, .sound1
conservative opinion on oil sab
jeets, from finance to fads. The
representative "Tar Heel" has
been considered q sensible fellow.
by his brothers in the national
family. He has been at par
wherever he has gone; and his
reputation. IS we have already
emphasized, has been due to
so much - to a constant
10 the policy of his faith
ers. II now, however. the old
mooriu4s are to be abandoned.