The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-11-11
THURSDAY, November IL, 1897
TALKING DEMOCRACY AND TALKING II
STRAIGHT.

The spirit of the Buncombe Democracy
& admirable. Before the echoes of the
last campaign had died away, the Zeb
Vance Democratic Club inaugurated an
other campo. gn, and it keeps the lights
Of Democracy brightly burning IN this
of-year of politics. 1t would be well
II the true and tried in all sections of
the State would follow the example of
the Buncombe patriots. Tammany is
strong in New York largely because it
keeps open house every day in every
year, always nstructing the voters, par
ticularly the young and inexperienced
voters, in the principles of Democracy.
As an Illustration of the spirit that
animates the Zeb Vance Club, we quote
. few extracts from a speech made at
the last meeting by Mr.. Locke Craig:
"We have now had about six months
of Republican legislation. Democrats
instead of feeling that they have suffer
ed defeat have cause to know that they
have won a great victory, for the people
are sick and tired of the results of Re-
publican administration. We have
seen the result of the Republican leg
islation. 1t has brought nothing but
devastation. This ought not to he So
This land of ours is plentiful land,
and the earth IS robed with an abund-
ant harvest. In this land of universal
plenty and universal wealth the people
are reduced to starvation. We see
farms and homes sacrificed every day
The cry of the auctioneer is heard daily
In front of this building. Why can't1the
people pay their debts? They cannot be-
cause the money with which to pay is
not in existence.
"My friends, when we are grooming
to-day for the want Of money and our
oppression at all times confronts us.
thank God that there is a noble and
great young advocate who comes for
ward and says, You shall not press
down this crown of thorns upon the
brow of labor, you shall not cruelty
mankind on cross of gold.'
After six months Of Republican leg
fslation, it is no wonder that rhe old
States have fallen in line and big
Democratic majority has been rolled up.
Ihe Democratic party will advocate
nothing but pure Democratic principles.
There will be no fusion, no compromise
whatever in the party's ranks.
u think the campaign in 1900 will be
fought along the line of bimetallism.
which will be the plank in the plat
form. In North Carolina the issue of
the campaign will be low tariff. free mr.
limited coinage of silver and the supre-
macy Of the white man. which means
the supremacy of the intelligence and
morality Of the State.
william j. Bryan, that young and
fearless leader, is at the head OF the
Democratic ship to-day, and that old
vessel is pointed now to the star of
eternal truth. When the des.inies OF
this nation have been realized. when we
will have truer laws and honest conduct.
1t will be accomplished by the triumph.
through a gracious and divine proyi-
denre. of the old Democratic banner"
We are told by the Gazette that these
declarations were received with applause.
They deserve to be applauded wherever
men are fighting for good and equal
government. 1t is upon the lines Of that
speech that the campangn of 1898 will
be waged and won. No back-track. no
stra'idle. no compromise. no trafticins
Tor offices, but an earnest fight all along
the line for the white man and the
white metal and all that they Imply.