The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-03-28
4 NEW TEST or DEMOCRACY.

The Morganton Herald reads the riot
act to the News and Observer because
we said that the utterances of the Nor
canton silver meeting were wise, for
chile and unanswerable,"
If we are not mistaken the editors
Of the Herald were called upon by their
own Democratic readers to tell the
PEOPLE whether they approved OF the
issue of over two hundred millions
Of government bonds in a time Of pro-
found peace at the behest of bankers
who had drained the Treasury OF gold.
Let them answer the demand OF their
own home people before they try to
impeach the Democracy of those VINO
are really in touch with the Democrat
ic masses.
No doubt the Herald would like
to see this paper bought by the New
York Chamber of Commerce and run
in the interest of the gold ring. Should
this paper and its good will pass under
the hammer of the auctioneer, how
ever. our neighbor may rest assured
that the editor will not sell his princi-
pies with the press and fixtures
More than nine-tenths of the Demo
Gratis of North Carolina, in our opinion,
agree with MS in advocating the free
and unlimited coinage of silver and in
condemning the policy of redeeming
coin notes in gold, thereby necessitat-
ing the endless issue of government
bonds.
There are more than 800 Democrats
in Burke county. We will give a
chrome or a picture of it's patron saint,
J. Pierpont Morgan, to the editors OF
the Herald if they will find $50 of that
number who are opposed to free coin
age, or who approve of reducing notes.
payable in gold or silver, with gold
only, or who endorse the issuing Of
government bonds in order to get gold
to be used for such purpose.
Reports on Internal Improvements,
We have taken some trouble to en-
qnire whether the Herald represents
its readers. y We are informed that
there is certainly one and there posi-
bly, may be two supporters of the gold
standard views of the Herald west OF
the Catawba river, in a territory in
Guiding nearly half of the Democratic
vote of the county. In Morganton
township we are informed that there
NAV be between rs and so who enter
tain the same opinions. We invite some
Of the leading men, such as j. II. Hoff-
man, Calvin Houk, w. NJ. Winters, W.
". Arkin, b. A. Berry or j. A. Jockey
to state whether this paper or the Her
aid is the exponent of the views of the
Burke Democracy.
If the News and Observer is to be
read out of the party, we hope it will
be done by some one who has been
enlisted under its banners long enough
to ask for naturalization.
We confess that the News and Obser- 4
yer does not represent the virulent
type of Democracy that threatens to
go over to Bill Mckinley as the best
exponent Of Democracy, or that pros
criptive class that seek to drive out
all men who disagree with it. Most
of all, we set up no new tests Of Demo
cracy, holding 10 the landmarks which
the fathers have set; walking in the
simple paths trod by Jefferson and
Jackson; believing in the right Of the
majority, rather than the bond holder
and gold spectators, to rule; and hav-
ing faith that beside the applied princi-
pies of Democracy nothing else is
needed to restore our government to
it's pristine purity. If this be treason,
make the most of it. Never until now
was the worship Of the Golden Calf
made test of Democratic fealty.