The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1895-03-21
TRH OUTLOOK.

, TRH OUTLOOK.
We are not disposed to take pes
simistic view OF the political situa
ton in North Carolina with reference
to the future Of Democracy, who's
principles the lamented Vance de
clared were immortal and who's
principles actively promulgated are
essential to the highest material
welfare Of our people.
To the contrary, to US the future
appears full of hope and promise,
notwithstanding the defeat that
overcame our colors in the last ca N
paign. North Carolinians, with their
love for justice and liberty, have "a
way OF correcting mist4 kes and the
Democratic masses are largely pos
sessed OF that high typ Of manhood
| that acknowledges an error an
makes reparation therefor.
Prior to thu last election, the ppo-
pie were in condition of depression
and unrest, consequent upon thr
national Republican, policy OF ex
travagauce and OF line of legisla
tion that maze the rich richer and
the poor poorer. Taking advantage
Of this state OF things, Fusion den2a-
| gogues came along with oily words
OF sympathy Tor the dear, oppressed
people, and with the promise that
they and only they could lead into
the promised land OF prosperity and
cOntentment.
Bnt this history is too recent TO
have been forgotten. Under the in
tluence OF these Siren strains, many
honest voters, anxious for relief from
a depressed financial situation, wrr+
begu ed INTO tn. trap set by tue con
fu-lonists, and thus comp 4ssed the
'ie'eat OF Democracy and, as subse
qnent events show, brought Disgrace
upon North Ctrolln. ).
he Fuslonl-ts hav- had an innings
at law making aud the record ha-
pass d into hast ory, and ii dark spot
It is III North Car lima history, with
out ii parallel, save Ia the L-gisisa-
ure oil 1868 SO.
We believe that many voters who
assisted in COMMUNICATING this un
holy and unnatural allianc-. are dis
appointed at the result and are
heartily ASHAMED OF the part they
took in it, as they see how utterly
opposite are the promises aud the
acts of those they trusted.
The eyes of the people have been
opened aud they now see, unmarked,
the miserable demaSoguery and
hypocrisy of the political tricksters
by whom they were entrapped. They
see that the howl of Democra tic ex-
travagance and high taxation was "A
subterfuge, as they realize anin6rease
of more than ten per ceht in State
taxes and more expensive legisla-
tive session than the preceding. They
see nov, as they should have seen
before, that North Carolina had one
of the best governments IN the Union |
and that our affairs were being Just |
iy and economically administered |
They see, too, that nearly every wise |
law enacted by the last Legislature !
WAS in line with the pc icy of the
previous Democratic administration /
The experiment. of Fusion has beer, /
a costly one aud it will take a long |
time to entirely recover from it Ont-
dose of it has been quite suffic ent
and in the next electi IN We expect to
see the seal OF disapproval empha6i
cally stamped upon it, a. the Dsmo-
cratic hosts march again To victory.
Indeed, We doubt il such thing as
Fusion will exist at that time
Many of the Populists realize that
what THE SENTINEL has repeatedly
told them is true-that the Republic
cans had 40 use Tor Populists except
TO ad an e their own purposes-and
We expect to see many who, in the
asst election, voted with the Fusion
SITS, return o the Democratic ranks
and do service against the COM
mon enemy of Republicanism in the
oil 1896 and IN this way
make PREPARATION as Tar as possibl
or the sirriul results OF their sal
OF 1894