The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-06-26

1t has been fair and just to the
South and in it's recognition of South
ern men.
1T has made force bills impossible,
and as it's browning glory it has erased
from the statute books of the Nation
all ignominious discrimination against
the heroes and patriots of the South.
For all these things let US thank God
and take courage.
It's financial policy, sad truth to
tell, has not been in accordance with
the wishes Of a great majority of the
Democrats of North Carolina, nor in
accordance with the last National
Democratic platform, as we interpreted
it-not in accordance with the time
honored Democratic platform of North
Carolina.
This, however, will not be repeated.
The Democratic people of this State,
of this entire country, are alive to
what they believe to be their true in
terests-they have broken away from
administration control spurned self
constituted guardianship and deter
mined that the currency shall not
further be contracted; that the degre-
dation of one of the money metals
shall cease, and that silver, the old
time standard of value, shall be re-
stored to it's 1tightful place as money.
They have determined that discrimi-
nation in mintage, in coinage and in
payment shall cease, and that the dol
lar shall be as fair and honest for the
debtor as for the creditor; for the
seller as for the buyer; for the pro-
Queer as for the consumer; for the
borrower as for the lender; for the
farmer as for the banker.
Thus, | believe, will our platform,
both here and at Chicago. be written
so plain that he who runs may read;
so plain that there can be no room or
reason for misconstructl0n or mis-
Interpretation. Thus will the issue be
joined, and in this sign, under this
white banner of bimetallism will the
great hosts of Democracy march to
assured victory.
Let us drop all differences, forget all
chickering's, and yielding as good Demo
Gratis to the voice of the people as the
voice of God, form in solid phalanx to
fight this battle of the people, this
Armageddon OF American politics.
We need the enthusiastic, effective
help of every loyal Democrat, and we
thousands of good men in North
Carolina, who have gone out from us,
but whose true place is in the Demo-
cratic party
Let this be a campaign at once of
courage and of wisdom, of reason and
not of prejudice; of argument and not
of abuse; of attraction and not re-
pulsion; of invitation and not of re-
buff; of cancellation and not of crimi-
nation.
Let us all let bygones be bygones,
and rally as true Democrats to the
support of our platforms and nomi-
nominees, State and National.
If we do this, every man standing
in his own place and doing his duty, a
great shout of victory viii assuredly
go up i'm November from the sandy
shores of the sounding seas on the east
FROM the verxlant hills and fruitful
valleys of the centre, to be echoed
back in thunderous tones from the
mighty domes Of the grand old noun
tains of the West. North Carolina will
be redeemed, the blighting hand OF
Russell viii never wreck her ship Of
State; the true Democracy of this
country will write it's laws and admin
lister its government; panic-making
" i'll become a lost art, and bond issues
rendered not only impossible, but I'M
necessary. Then will great era Of
| peace, happiness and prosperity dawn
upon this country, and the dream OF
| the founders of the Republic be
realized.
God grant that it may be 30!