The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-12-08
A RINGING ADDRESS.
The State Democratic Executive Committee
to the White People OF North Carolina.

cnsS plans tor the next campaign
The meeting was largely attended
and good work was done.
The following resolution, intro
duced by II. l.. Stevens, was
unanimously adopted:
THAT all white electors who
intend to vote with us in the next
election, and who desire the re-
establishment of Anglo-Saxon ST.
premacy and honest government
III North Carolina, are cordially
invited to participate in all of our
primaries"
The following address, prepared
by Francis D. Winston, of BERTHE,
was unanimously endorsed:
The representatives of the
Democratic party IN North Car
DINA congratulate the Democrats
of her sister States, who, with a
firm stand for the principles EN-
bodied in 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 majorities were
largest, and Republican MAORI
ties were smallest, in those. States
where that platform was the issue.
1t is significant fact that DEM
ocracy was defeated in the States
where local concerns 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
decided. "They have expressed
their faith i'll the Chicago plat
form, their belief in bimetallism,
their disgust and disapproval of
Republican creeds and practices,
and, above all, their hatred of the
tyrannou. gold standard. They
show that they will no longer SUBJ
init to the robbery of trusts, the
domination of bosses and the op-
preston of the money power"
The condemnation of the hypoc-
risy and falsehood of the Republi-
can party is crushing.
1t is equally pronounced, wheth-
or we hear it, loud and free, in the
wheat-felds of Ohio and Iowa. or
struggling for utterance in the
wealth-congested center of Greater
New York, where the candidate for
mayor received $4,000 plurality
a candidate whose only campaign
utterance was Il am Democrat
who was heart and soul for the
Chicago platform and the candi-
dates who stood on it.
No less significant is the fact
that the people of the State of
New York have elected by 10000
majority as Chief Justice of the
Court of Appeals a Statesman who
sought support by announcing
that he chad voted for Hon. VIM.
j. Bryan last year,
And with this glorious news of
Democratic success we rejoice that
SHAM international bimetallism"
mas been exposed. There is now
mo room for Republican lodging.
We reaffirm our belief in the
principles of the Chicago and State
platforms of the Democratic party.
ms adopted in their entirety, and
we Will still support those princi-
pies until they are written in our
laws.
We would be untrue to the firm
and loyal allegiance the Demo-
Gratis of North Carolina bear to
our greatest leader, Hon. William
J. Bryan, if we failed to express
our confidence in his integrity and
honor, and in his devotion of head
and heart to the welfare of all
the people. We emphasize the
fact that our greatest victory was
won in the States of Ohio and
Kentucky, where he personally
appealed to the people.
We view with alarm the de.
pressed condition of trade and the
low prices of products raised bv
our people, but we remind those
who heard Republican orators in
1910 predict dire disaster if the
democrats were elected, that Nc
Kinley is President of these United
States, and both branches of Con.
gress are Republican. The people
are swift to draw the proper con-
illusions.
VI
We thank all of the patriotic
citizens who joined with us last
year IN carrying the State for our
Presidential candidates, and we
invite to the future councils of
the Democratic party-the party
OF the people-all men who be-
iieve in its principles, and who de-
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