The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-08-10
ONE THING THOU LACKEST
YOU ARE SOLID ON PROTECTION
BUT EMPTY ON PIE.
A GLANCE DOWN THE CORRIDORS
The Neglect Of the Small Politician Defeated
Harrison, and if That Gentleman is
Dumped Again be Warned of
a Like Fate.
a Like Fate.
washington Post.)

The following open letter has been
addressed to the President by we'll
known North Carolinian:
"For the publication Of the last letter
] dared address you / received the un-
stinted and unmerited criticism OF few
of nv best friends. The allegation was
made that for me to address an open let
ter to you upon any policy or the al
ministration was a breach of etiquette
and an unwarranted presumption, which
could not be overlooked by the people
or condoned by you. The truth OF such
allegation / peremptorily deny, and con-
tend that this a right which Is youch-
safed to every citizen alike in our ma
tion-
"In the Book we all cherish, which
was given to man by gracious Creator
for the enlightenment, editcation, ln-
spiration and salvation of his creatures,
we are taught the only way to reach
divine life, with all it's beauties, hap
piness, and glory, is through direct ap-
peal to ur Heavenly Ruler, and if earn
estly sought He will, through the in
tercession of His Spirit and the media
tionrof His Son, grant our favOrs. SO in
this humble government of ours, we, as
citizens of one common country, have
a right to appeal to you, as our tempo
fary Federal head, to grant us the JUS
tice which Of right belongs to US as
members of this common federation.
my last was confined exclusively to
tho treatment Southern Republicans, and
especially those OF my own State, had
received in the bestowment Of public pat
ronage at the hands Of Republican adj
ministrations. Since writing that, we
are thankful for the Recorder of Deeds
in the District of Columbia and an
Assistant Attorney General in the De-
partment of Justice. While this is better
than usual, we think there is yet room
for improvement, and hope that others
may soon be called by you into the
service Of the country.
'In this j want to direct your atten-
ton to some of the virtues and weak
nesses Of your policy.
SOME PLEDGES FULFILLED.
"Of the virtues of your administration
Ibelieve the thoughtful, conservative
business interest of the country will
bear me out in the truth of the assertion
that no administration in our history has
SO nearly complied with its ante-election
pledges as your administration has done.
If the work of your administration fails
to accomplish the end sought by all good
citizens when called upon last November
to adopt their regular quadrennial policy,
then the party doctrine is at fault, and
not your administration of that doctrine.
The general business of the country has
already, along with the Republican party,
shown unmistakable signs of approval OF
the wisdom and efficiency Of your policy
for the restoration or confidence and
business among the people. In many
sections of the country new enterprises
are being established, old ones, which
under the blight of incompetent Demo-
cratic rule have been closed or running
on short time, are being opened or in
creasing their output, while every busl-
ness in the country, except the croak OF
the calamity bowler, has been accelerat-
ed surprisingly to the most sanguine.
Verify, the dawn of a new era in the
business world is upon us. The realiza-
ton OF the brightest anticipations Of
eonfding Republicans seems in the near
future. With these conditions a living
reality, and the whole people beneficial
ries OF their blessings, it would seem
almost sacrilegious to intimate that a
sensible people, whose long suffering pa
triotism withstood the temptation of re-
volution against the abuses Of four years
of stagnation and ruin under the NAL
administration of Democratic incompe-
tency, would again ever degenerate into
the barbarian idolatry which attaches
to support of the Democratic party.
To the student of history the contempIa-
ton of such a transition at the end or
your four years of unexampled prosperl-
ty and happiness among the people 10
no more subject Of miration than was
the desire Of the Israelites to return to
the flesh pots of Egypt, rather than pur-
sue the leadership Of Moses through the
wilderness in anticipation Of the glories
Of the promised land.
THERD ARE BREAKERS AHEAD.
Looking down the corridors of the
dim vista Of the future which envelopes
the meshes that may subject your
administration to the disfavor OF your
partisans, and their consequent disap-
prevail at the polls, / feel it my duty as
an humble member of your most reliant
followers, to warn you OF the breakers,
an 7 see them. which lie ahead of your
administration. AS before said, we shall
see that the business of the country is
amply satisfied with your policy, and
approvingly applaud you as doing well
your duty. But you must remember that
when the smiles of heaven rest upon
erring mortals, their .thanksgivings are
scant. So it is fact known of all men
that when prosperity smiles upon the
country, business men take no interest in
politics and elections. Humiliation, de-
yastation, reverses, assignments, and
wrecks bring business men TO a realiza-
ton of the situation Of the country, and
put them forward in political movements
for the betterment OF their condition.
These unhallowed conditions brought the
business men of the nation more solidly
to the support of the Republican party
In the contest in which you, as it leader,
was triumphant, than was ever before
known for any party in the history OF
this country.
with these facts before you, there
is no good reason for hoping that your
party will be so magnifcently supported
by the business interest of the country