The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-05-10
SHALL THE NORTHERN AND EAST
TERN DEMOCRACY CONTROL?


TERN DEMOCRACY CONTROL?
The Democrats who believe in the
free coinage of silver believe that the
men who vote to elect the Democratic
ticket ought to have the controlling
voice in writing the Democratic plat
form. They object, not from sectional
grounds but from principle, to the
nomination by a section which cannot
aid in electing candidates nominated
in Democratic conventions. There is
a good deal of feeling against domina
ton by the Democrats, who never con-
tributed to Democratic success at the
polls. This sentiment was we'll voiced
by the Charlotte Observer in 1893 and
1894 1t is not sectional, but it is the
natural resentment felt by man who
is to carry all the burden at the dicta-
ton of the play-workers v no sit in the
shade and give orders. The Charlotte
Observer said, in 1894, we think it was:
"The Eastern Democracy would
the country if it could. Upon all
financial questions it has more
sympathy with the Republican
than the Democratic party"
This statement has in many ways
been shown to be literally true. The
present agitation for ''sound money"
has as a part of its plan to "strike sill
yer from the currency of the coun-
try and the platform adopted by Mas
sachusetts and Rhode Island shows
that ''upon all financial questions it
has more sympathy with the Republic
cans than the Democratic party" But
the Charlotte Observer, in its dag
nosis, didn't stop there. 1t went on to
say:
We have spoken of the North
ern and Eastern Democracy" 1t
is not worth while TO take into ac-
count any Democracy of the North
or East outside of New York and
New Jersey, for it is only in those
States of the sections indicated
that the Democracy cuts any fig
ure when it is most needed and the
most is expected of it. 1t makes
an occasional effort in an off year
and carries Pennsylvania and Mas
sachusetts, but it is of no value in
Presidential year and the few men
it sends to Congress are, in the
main. as has been shown, obstruc-
tionists of Democratic policies.
Again on January 18th, 1891, the
Charlotte Observer said:
fSF
chusetts.a Democratic member Of
Congress and even member OF the
Ways and Means committee, is re-
ported as having said "a mum
Der of significant things" in refer
ence 10 the income tax, some or
which show that he 'contemplates
voting against the bill'' unless the
income tax feature IS stricken
from it. just sol says the Rich
mond Dispatch, commenting upon
the foregoing information. NEW
ENGLAND DEMOCRATS ARE
NOT BOUND BY CAUCUS AC-
TION. 1T rs ONLY THE
SOUTHERN DEMOCRATS THE
HEWERS OF WOOD AND
DRAWERS OF WATER FOR
THE NORTH WHO HAVE TO
eHl hhENDilh HELM ~ 1@N1IAft1s
AND TAKE THOSE OF OTHER
PEOPLE. Mr.. Stevens will cast
New England vote against the in
come tax. Why may not q Virgin
ia Congressman cast Southern
vote against free coal and free iron
ore?" A palpable hit. And if the
Massachusetts man must have his
way about the income tax. why
must the North Carolina Congress
man vote for free mica and free
kaolin2
These extracts are not presented
here for the purpose of proving that
our contemporary has "fopped." 1t
has a perfect right to change its opin-
ion without being subjected to criti-
cism. We publish them for quite an
other purpose, and that is because
they contain the truth in a nutshell,
and the people are looking for the
truth in this matter.
The present contest about gold and
silver is not merely free coinage at 1G