The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-12-03
TO Il e PEOPLE
An Address by the Democratic State Com.
mittee of North Carolina

meeting in Raleigh November Goth:
The representatives OF the democrat
ic party in North Carolina congratulate
the democrats of her sister states, who,
with a firm stand for the principles
embodied i'm the Chicago platform, have
won splendid victories for the people.
In rejoicing at the success of the
democratic party in the late elections,
we remind the people that democratic
matorfties were largest, and republican
majoritieS were smallest in those states
where that platform was the ISSUE. 1t
is a significant fact that democracy was
defeated in the states where local con-
Germs were allowed to overshadow the
principles of the party. Democracy is
for all the people. The recent utter
ances Of the people are plain and de-
cided. They a expressed their faith
in h Chicago platform. their belief in
bimetallism, their disgust and disap-
prevail of republican creeds and prac-
tees. and. above all, their hatred Of
the tyrannous gold standard. They
show that they will no longer submit
TO the robbery of trusts, the domination
Of bosses and the oppression Of the
money power" The condemnation of
the hypocrisy. and falsehood of the re-
publican party Is crushing.
It fs equally pronounced, whether we
near 1T, loud and free, on the wheat
fields OF Ohio and Iowa, or struggling
for utterance in the wealth congested
centre of Greater New York" where
the candidate for mayor received 80, 1000
pluralfty-a candidate whose only cam
paign utterance was: II am a demo-
crat, who was heart and sould for the
Chicago platform and the candidates
who stood on it,"
No less significant is the fact that the
people Of the state Of New York W.
elected by 10000 majority as chief JUS
tice of the court of appeals, a states
man who sought support by ANNOUNCE
ing that ne had voted for Hon. VIM.
J. Bryan last year"
And with thisg glorious news Of demo-
cratic success we rejoice that Sham
international bimetallism' has been
exposed. There is now no for re-
publican lodging.
We reaffirm our belief in the princi-
pies of the Chicago and state platforms
of the democratic party, as adopted in
1896, in their entirety; and we will still
supper those principles until they are
written in our laws.
We would be untrue to the firm and
loyal allegiance the democratic party
OF North Carolina bears to our greatest
leader, Hon. William j. Bryan, if we
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honor and integrity and in his devotion
of head and heart to the welfare of all
the people. We emphasize the fact that
our great victory was won in the states
of Ohio and Kentucky, where he per-
Sonally appealed to the people.
We view with alarm the depressed
condition of trade n the low prices
of all products raised by our people,
but we remind those who heard repub-
lican orators in 1896 predict dire dis
aster if the democrats were elected,
that Mckinley is president of these
United States and both branches of
congress are republican. The people are
swift to draw the proper conclusions.
We thank all patriotic citizens who
Joined with us last year In carrying the
state for our presidential candidate,
and we invite to the future c%ouncils of
the democratic party-the party of the
peOple-all men who believe in it's prin-
ciples, desire it's supremacy, n who
will assist in carrying out it's policies.
In less than one year opportunity will
be given the voters to express a firm
adherence to those principles. We re-
gret that the ballot box was not this
wear opened to all North Carolinians.
North Carolina is now accidentally re-
publican. We do not believe that any
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expected or hoped for the present rule
in this state. We are sure all good men
are eager for a change. We have fallen
on evil days in North Carolina. They
recall the days of reconstruction. They
demonstrate the truth that no southern
state can be governed with honor and
decency by the republican party. Toe
large a number of it's voters are ig-
norant, for the masses to control, anC
too large a number of the leaders are
venal and corrupt, to Civ North caro-
lima good government. We look witt
horror upon The evils wrought by g
combination of republicans and the
corrupt elements Of the populist party
by means of which our legislature ha:
become a farce, many of our office
holders become corrupt n criminal
and ignorance and vice raised above
Intelligence and virtue. We denOunc'
the efforts Of this combination TO plac'
the insane of the state at the mere!
of incompetent, vicious and lustfu
men, and we condemn THE the change
wrought in our laws whereby ignoran
and impure men hav been placed IL
contrOl of schools, courts, prisoner
and asylums. These are the inevitabl
consequences Of republican rule. TIL
democratic party promises the peopl
on it's return to power to correct al
these abuses. 1t will guarantee ever
citizen his rights, but it demands tina
virtue and intelligence shall rule tn
state. 1T will restore to the white WO
men Of the state the security they fel
Under the twenty years Of democrat,
inaugurated by the immortal Vance
To the accomplishment of these end
let every patriotic citizen rally to tn
white mans party. ITO your tents 0
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ANGLO SAXONS, COME TOGETHE]
The following resolution was intro
duced by Mr.. H. L. Stevens, of Duplir
and adopted:
That all white electors who intend t
vote with US in the next election an
who desire the re-establishment of Ar
glo-SaXon supremacy and honest gov
rnmen in North Carolina, are cord
ally invited to participate in all OF OF
primaries and conventions.
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