The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-11-28


Capt. w ii. IAitchin recently to
Democratic friend of his, copy OF
which has come into the hands Of the
editor OF The Commonwealth, and we
commit no breach OF confidence in print
ing 1t:
NV Dear Sir. We had as we'll be hon
est with OuselVeS-and look 1acts III the
lace because, twist and squIm as we
may. these facts must IN the Wlnd-up
he met aud satisfied or we must go uh
der in the coming contest. Inc Dehloc-
racy IN inns state cannot whip Prltch-
ard, buuer, aud a. Andrews, the ne
groes and the Devil and his angels ali
combined with the golu bug element
added Tor good measure. 1t mas accom-
nlished wonders aud can accomplish
wonders in the future, but cannot per-
form Representatives,. / believe the world
has an inalenabie right to curse the
STUFFED prophets" Cleveland and But
Ter. because they nave both betrayed the
trusts rep0sed in them, by deserving the
people and joining forces with the com
mon enemy of the people. But the
honest, deluded victims who followed
them. some into the Republican party,
some near the outer lines, and Others
standing trying TO determines what to
do and where to go, do not deserve the
abuse that some papers ana people seem
determined to heap upon them.
| Judge other people by myself. Ana
we all know thousands upon thousands
of good men left the Democratic or
ranization, not because they dIsapprov-
ed of its principles, or believed III the
principles of the Republican 'organiza-
tion: but because they felt that the
party had been betrayed into the hands
of the enemy and that they were beng
led into the Republican party and made
to eat dirt and crawl in slime to build
r the fortunes OF Cleveland and ms
followers ut the pense of true Democ-
rocv and the interest OF their country.
was one Of that number, and nave
no hangs of conscience, and no apology
to offer. | have never been OF the
Democratic platform, nor have ever
advocated any other doctrine than the
purest, cleanest cut Democracy and
never will. But when you undertook
to cram Cleveland down my throat, as
Democracy and undehled, you made as
big mistake as Butler and his crowd
did when they undertook TO make me
swallow Zeb Vance Walser, the Repub-
lican party and the negro, as Jefferson
ian Democracy.
The Democratic party was wrong IN
following Cleveland into the Republican
party, and those who rebelled deserve
credit and the national Democracy
when assembled at Chicago said so IN
tones of thunder by the adoption OF
Democratic platform, and the nomlna-
ton of a Democrat thereon, and also
by the Reputation Of Cleveland, Hlll
and Wall street Democracy. No, L
insist that those who left Cleyelandism
simply preceded the Chicago conyen-
ton in the right direction a little in adj
vance.
Now since the Democracy has passed
a bill of enforcement and separation
from Clevelandism, Republicanism and
negroism, and gone into business on its
own hook. renewed, regenerated and
redeemed from Republicanism, L deem
it the patriotic and christian duty of
every gentleman who left the party for
the above named reasons, to either re-
turn or aid that party to re-estabhsh
good government in the State. Those
who left because they were not Demo
Gratis, or because they preferred spolls
and plumber to an honest adminlstra-
ton of the laws and white supremacy,
are not coming back and it lisa useless
expense of time and labor to abuse
them, or beg them to come back.
But those who acted with the Third
party from patriotic motives, or from
honest, though mistaken motives, are
as good and true as the best of US, and
ought to be encouraged to come home
from among alien enemies, and do SER
vice in the cause of good government,
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harmony and brotherly love.
And this wholesale denunciation and
abuse of all who aided in administer
ing a merited rebuke to the national
Democracy, is all wrong and out of
place.
There is one thing as certain as the
setting sun, and that is this: if none Of
the fellows who voted with the Third
party three years ago and even one
year ago vote with the Democratic
party, but against it with the Republi-
can party, the party cannot win. Now
do you want to win the next battle! Ii
you do begin this hour to win back the
lost and strayed sheep from the house
of Israel, by argument, reason, common
sense and brotherly love. | don't mean
to 60 into the Republican party to bring
them back because a sucking calf never
turns loose an udder as long as he is
hungry and the milk flows
let them suck until they are
full or until you can capture the
cow. But remember thousands are noSI
sucking and can not, and that thous-
ands do not want to suck; and that al
they want is a good government, pros
perity, and an even show In the race of
life, and to feel and know that they
have the respect, confidence and love-
of the best citizens of the land.
: It is a great mistake to suppose all
men bad who are not in your party. And
the organization that adds those to its
voting strength by fair dealing, kind
treatment, manly conduct and even
Handed justice almost always wins. Give
us reason and argument instead OF abuse
and billings-gate.
Invite all without distinction to come