Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1896-10-22
A CLARION CALL.
CHAIRMAN MANLY ISSUES
AN ADDRESS TO THE
PEOPLE.
PEOPLE.
Let North CaroIinians Heed His
Call and Come Together as
Brothers and Work for the
Common Good of One mother
And Thus Ward off the FERRIS
7 hat Beset Us.
To the Voters of N..ri!, Ca*e

To the Voters of Na.ri!, Caso>
lima:
Fell ,w-cil:zsrs:--Ene Dsmo~
cratic party. now in tire midst III
it's greatest battle h.r the righ's
of the people ant: good gosarn~
mept in our behaved State ana
in the nation. again Calls on those
having tue sacred risht of free
meu-the baiiut-to sustain l.e
cause.
For twenty years va had VIC
tory ~foiioAlny viciorS. Wo
years ago d division in our ranks
lost our l. 'gis.a'ure 10 Democ-
racy. tbs wa must redeem
Twenty years ago, und-r the
master5ui j. a~tier>alp uf Ndtict,
we wei. from defeat 10 Vlctnry.
Again, with the Democratic ban
ner IN the hands of the champion
of the people-Cygus B Wat
son-ws 60 again to victory.
The De mocratic parry has
ever Stood with the masses. Its
principles have always oe&n the
embed m4us OF the necessities OF
the plam peopie--Ehat CLASS OF
producers aud bread winners
whose labore of head and hand
|Iepreseuls American manhood
and forms the essential structure
of the Safe. Never has this
truth been uore practically illus
tra.ed and exemplifed than tc-
day, when again it asks the sui
fragc OF the fire men Of North
Carolina.
If the Chicago platform OF
1892 d.d not express the peoples
wishes, or if The administration
OF the principles then enunci~
ated has not been IN accord
with the popular demand. the
Democratic party, as the ancient
and well tried organic 4tion
through which the people have
sought and obtained their rights,
is now in the peoples full cons
troll. The clear and positive ex-
preston Of the popular will IN
our State aud national declara :
ton Of principles leaves no ling
ering uoubt in the minds Of a
longasufferiug people, and this
complete assurance OF tue re-
forms demanded has satisfied
every atd~uv expectation by fix
ing as ;he executor If the iUWs
O be eI:oc I'd. men VIII Sc lives
are he LIVING ISSUES Of the day.
Democratic faith lies in those
i1-muiabie princip:ts which pie-
serve human liberty. L. has
brought them out Of the Past as
principles immortal ara ever tiv-
ing, and, in the course Of year E,
as exigencies have arisen, D.
mocracy has grne out no d.y TO
lend its helping hand 10 the pres
ent Wants Of the people. AND jim
with them in the establishments
of their wishes. This has Deem
it's triumph. Those representing
this great Democracy have tins
day acted in accord with his Vi
tai spirit Of the party. To day
three parties in this great tJ~
ancial crises, demandtrg ihtt
silver be restored TO lis prt:prr
position with gold as HOY Of
final redemption at the ratio 81
16 t., l; an income tax, thai iie
rich man bear their prutsf pros
| portion Of the burden OF i&Xafluu,
and kindred reforms, have uoul-
inated the same candidate for
President TO carry out these re
forms. There was in two VI these
parties a difference as to Vice
President. On account of the
constitutional regulations, pros
viding for the el.c;lt,n vi
a President ana Wee Presi
dent, we must act toge. her. or
divide our vote. The Democratic
party in North Carolina lad ro
hesitation as to its proper cnurs: s.,
but, proposed and arranged "a
composite ticket of electors Of
these three parties-thaJ the
peoples will might prevai:.
Again, that Bryan's admins
tration might not fail fer want OF
silver legislation, our party ded>
nitely proposed to the Peoplo's
party a united effort for silver
Congressmen in every district. in
the State. This poopnsltion. made
August Is h, has been insisted
on since by your committee, but
declined by the Peoples party.
More recently, it has become
apparent that the Republican
party was amasSirg an enormous
registration OF Illegal voters,
made possible oy all election law
of boosted fairness, but the pro
visions of which plainly permit
fraud. as many of those who as
sisted ia lis enactmenlnu plain
ly see. the colored race has
drawn the color line, and see
ing the white people lii DIVISION
over the question OF gold and
silver, have, with a few excep-
tiuns of the more consldefate ant
enlightened of their race, With
drawn from any participation
with the white people III consld-
GRAFTON of questions affecting the
public ~ieLerest, and arrayed
themselves in one unbroken Re.
publican coiumn, trusting tha1
the appartn division of the white
people would give them a do,ni-
nant position. Notonly this, blu
we have the boas;ful assuranc,
Of To MARTY H..S L.