The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-02-19

| to bankruptcy, stand trembling beg
| cling gold from Shylock. Our fore
| fathers of the Revolution refused to
| pay the smallest tribute to England,
| but we to-day, by the ignomlnious po-
| sition of our own government, pay mn
| lions of unjust tribute 10 the Roths-
| ehilds and bondholders of London. ~
| an angel of darkness had, with the
blast Of d trumpet spread war ana pes
thence and famine from one Sh4
this land to the other hc cahig -,
done no worse than did tteNet'', s..,,,s,t,Ii
ne COMPLETED the wofN - I'LL
can marty ia the detlo''
49, tfsrsb, eanHaeatine the homes OF
.si,ii,,s. naralN sing Industry, turning
,lnrknen out of employment 90 raise
the red hand ot riot and anarchy,
bringing want a. humble "Reminiscences
taking bread from The mauthe ~ ehtl
dran and ringing tears from the eNea
~ the tunovcnt aud helpless shall We
mdorae this great conspiracy aud
crime againSt the pcoplo' The hemo
Gratis of North Carolina viii never pn
dorse IL The Democratic pRrty Of thc
Union viii never endorse IL and " amy
organization falsely purporttnE 60 net
for tbe party should endorse itthc pee
pie will orRaulse u ueW amt
purified Democracy, and enc that will
two la reality aS ia name the party Of
the people, and stand for govern
meut hy the people aud for the people
that viii forever soourge these money
changers from our temples, aud declare
anew the proclamation of the enamel
patton Of humanity. The people Of
North Carolina are for the free coinage
OF silver. They are in earnest for t.
They must unite for II, We believe
that they will unite. No political
trickery can prevent them from uni
ting The entire electoral and Con-
gressional vote of this State will be
cast in accordance with the wishes of
our people.
The fight is on; the sword has been
drawn, the scabard thrown away,
There are some who from honest con-
victions will contend for the single
gold standard To such, if necessity
require at the parting of the ways, we
will bid a sad and respectful farewell.
There are others who, with blind pre-
JUDGES, viii cling to dead traditions
and party name, and there are others
yet, who from the hope of federal
patronage and the emoluments of
office, traitors to every trust Of citizen
ship and leadership, actuated by the
motives of the wretch who betrayed
his Master for thirty pieces of silver,
will basely desert the cause of the peo-
pie, regarding not the voice of duty
that must speak to the consciences of
all good men. For little money they
are helping to rob the poor and the
weak and to drive the iron wheels "oyer
the good and true and beautiful that
might spring from human lives" They
go with the contempt of all men az
all parties. Let them 60. Let those
who would fall back, fall back. Let
those who would oppose, oppose.
rally, and with an enthusiasm that will
inspire others, that will arouse this
country from ocean to ocean, gather
ing and swelling, like the accumulating
torrent that rushes from the noun
tain sweeping all before it.
Come with me-" said Richard Cob
den, as John Bright turned heart
stricken from new made grave Gin
London there are women and children
dying with hunger, with hunger made
by the laws. Come with me and we
viii not rest until we repeal these
laws" The same condition threatens
our country to-day. HE who will
hear. to him the clarions of the battle
call"
NJ. i. REID,
LOCKE CRAIG.
AsheyiIle, n. c., Feb. II.