The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-12-07
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ISIS.

The State Executive Committee OF
the Democratic party held a confab IN
Raleigh on the night of the 3O5h ult.
The News and Observer OF that morn
ing gave in substance the resolutions
which were to be adopted and, judging
from later events, everything was "cut
and dried"
The following address was ssued
THE representatives Of the Demo
cratic party in North Carolina congrat
ulate the Democrats of her sister States
who with a firm stand for the prln-
ciples embodied in the Chicago plat
form, have won splendid victories for
the people.
I'm rejoicing at the success OF the
Democratic party in the late elections,
we remind the people that Democratic
maiorities were largest, and RepuOll'
can maiorities were smallest In those
States where that platform was the
ISSUE. Il is a significant fact that De
mocracy was defeated n the States
where local concerns were allowed to
overshadow the prlnciplesof the party.
Democracy is for all the people. The
recent u~tterances of the people are
plain and decided. They have expressed
their faith in the Chicago platform,
their belief in bimetallism, their dis
gust and disapproval of Republican
creeds and practices, and, above all,
their hatred of the tyrannous gold
standard. They show that they will
no longer. submit to the robbery OF
trusts, and domination of bosses and
the oppression of the money power.
The condemnation of the hypocrisy
and faIsehood of the Republican party
is crushing.
1T is equally pronounced, whether
we hear is, loud and free, in the wheat
fields OF OHIO and Iowa, or struggling
for utterance in the wealth congesCed
center of Greater New York. where
the candidate for Mayor rece vel 80,
900 plurality candidate whose only
Campaign Inference was i am a Demo
GRAFT VINO was heart and soul for the
Chic go platform, and the candidates
who stood on it.
mo less significant is the fact that
the people of the State of New York
have elected by 70 900 majority as
Ohiet Justice of the Court of Appeals a
statesman, who sought support by an
nouncing that he had voted for Hon.
Wn. J. Bryan last year.
''And with this glorious new of
Democratic success we rejoice that
sham International bimetalllsm has
been exposed. There is now no room
for R9pu olic8n lodging.
I'VE afirm our belief in the pFin
ciples of the Chicago and State plat
forms of h Democratic party, as
adopted in their entirety, end we will
still support those principles until they
are written in our laws.
I'VE would be untrue to the firm
and loyal allegiance the Democrats of
North Carolina bear to our greatest
leader, Hon. VIM. J. Bryan, if we
failed to express our confidence in his
honor and integrity, and in his devo-
ton 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 K3ntucky, where
he personally appealed to the people.
I'VE view with alarm the depressed
condition of trade and the low prices
of products raised by our people, but
We remind those who heard Republican
orators in 1896 predict dire disaster if
the Democrats were elected; that Nc
K,nley is President of these United
States and that both branches of Con
gress are Republican. The people are
swift to draw the proper conclusions.
I'VE thank all the patriotic citiz9 ems
who j1ined with us last year in carry.
ing the State for our Presidential can
didates, and we invite to the future
councils of the Democratic party-the
party Of the people-all men vino be
lieve in it's principles, and who desire
It's supremacy and will assist in carry.
ing out it's policy.
I'm less than n year opportunity
will be given the voters to express a
hrm adherence to those principles. We
regret that the ballot box was not this
year opened to all North Carolinians.
North Carolina is now accidentally Re-
publican. We do not believe that any
number of intelligent and virtuous
men expected or hoped for the present
rule in this State. We are sure all good