The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-06-26
DEMOCRACY is IMMORTAL
Chairman Pou'S Words Of Coun-
sci and Cancellation.
CHAIRMAN kLuTTZ'S SPEECH
"Chastened by Disaster and Made
Wiser by Defeat We are Ready
Once More to Appeal TO
the People"

great honor, to call this convention to
order. 1t is manifestly a great con-
vention the equal of the greatest here
tofore held. 1t is fulfllment OF the
prophetic words of the great Vance,
who looking into the future and see
ing our troubles and dangers, chesred
our hearts by proclaiming aloud the
words: Democracy is Immortal"
This convention demonstrates the
fact that Democracy of North Carolina
possesses all of its old time yigor and
courage.
1t is well that it is SO, for upon no
convention has there rested weight
Ter responsibility than now rests on
this one.
Ii is not too much to say that the
patriotic people of our State, almost
without regard to party lines, are hop
ing and trusting that the action OF this
convention may result in the mainten-
ance of good government in North Car
DINA.
Never was any conventions duty
palmer than is our duty. As to the
platform 10 be adopted our duty is
simply ministerial. The people, with
singular uaanmity, have decreed what
our platform shall be and our duty is
but to record their decree. We shall
have no trouble in selecting candidates
in thorough harmony with our plat
form.
That we have had our troubles, our
dissensions, our hours OF doubt and
uncertainty none of us will deny, but
our controversies were over matters OF
principle and not like those of our en-
emies, over plumber and the spolls OF
Office Some thought our internal
connections foreshadowed the des-
truetion of our party, but the very OPP
posite YVES the truth. The people who
make up our party were studying
great question. They were making up
their minds and deciding what their
course of action should be. Their deei-
sion has been made. They have chos-
en- the Democratic party to execute
their purposes, and that party mas re-
newed its life again.
NV position has. | think, enapled
nae to see the one step we must take
ia insure our success, and as my OF
fetal position in the party presently
ends. | beg to impress upon YOU, rep
resenting the whole party,t the necessity
of taking that step here and now. That
step is this:
We must draw closer together.
we must drive out from among US
the evil spirits of suspicion and DIS
truet. and we must feel as we fall into
line and touch elbows, that we are a
oair friends. comrades and Democrats.
We have among us a very respectable
minority which doe. not fully
believe in The financial princi-
niles of the party soon 10 pc
enunciated. AS a class these men nave
acted with great wisdom and patrlot-
ism. They have repressed their smpl-
tfans. and they have held TO their opln-
ions i'm silence. that they might not
efnbarrass their party, nor place Cd
sulclex in It's path. Their conduct mas
been alike honorable TO them as
patriots and citizens. If they are open
to criticism on any point, IT may pc
that some OF them have made the mis-
take of undertaking the intelligence
of those who held to other opini@ns.
This would have been dangerous
mistake.
On the other hand the great majority
of our party believe nnreservedly IN
the imreaiate and Independents free
coinage of silver at the proportion OF
Is to /. Some of them have seemed
about TO fall into error. Some OF them
have seemed too prone to suspect, to de-
nesnee. and to ostracise those who did
not fully agree with them. In short
they moderated the patriotism OF
aheir opponents.
Ills course. if pursued further mlght
result in injury to the cause OF silver
as well as to the cause of Democracy,
for the restoration OF silver will never
be accomplished, by its success IN
primaries and conventions unless that
success is followed by success al the
poll.
Having already won at the primaries
and conventions, it behooyes every
Democratic friend OF silver to act so
wisely and generously that men, not
fslly subscribing TO the silver idea, will
fsaa no obstacle in the way OF their
voting with us.
Silver cannot be restored without a
great fight. We need the help of every
man who will go with us. Let us not
be proscrfptive. We need not inquire
of the men who help us what their
esoinionS were in '93, '94, or %. We
nFeu not inquire WDtinGI blt lawn VI
an international agreements, protec-
ten, the sub-treasury or prohibition
plain in those days; if he is willing TO
help us fight for silver now. Let us
remember that all of our high resolves
VA behalf of silver will be but empty
sound and paper wasted if we do not
reinforce them in November by choosing
she Democratic electoral ticket, elect
ING Democratic congressman and a
Democratic Legislature, which will
eject from the seat in the Senate of the
United States, once occupied by the
lsmentsd Vance, McKinley's little flu
slsman, who now disgraces it.
Fhese results can be accomplished
only by the Democratic party; and
the Democratic party cannot accom-
Blish them unless it be united.
Lat as, then, from henceforth east
sehind us all our suspicious, our fac
lions and our distrust, and make oul