The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-11-25

COW. But remember thousands are not
sucking and can not, and that thous-
ands do not want to suck and that all |
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 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 and go along with the grand
Democratic column, who love home,
family, wives, daughters, children and
friends and bleeding humanity. In
vite all who believe in the unlimited
coinage of silver at 16 to l, in a graded
income tax, tariff for revenue only,
and who favor the control of all corpo-
ration by the power creating the same,
and against government by Injunction,
and who favor government by intel
ligence and white men, to come in
your convention and aid you In max
ing the best and wisest selection tor
candidates and committees. And just
here I had as we'll be candid and hon
est. The Democracy can not win I'M
der the old leaders. It can not win I'M
der a milk and cider policy. It can
not win with a gold bug committee,
nor can it win with any man on deck
who stood by Grover Cleveland and
his republication after the repeal OF
the purchase clause OF the Sherman
act, and who endorsed the sale of bonds
to keep up the infamous gold reserve,
or to pay the expenses of the govern
ment so long as fifty millions remained
In the treasury or silver, if utilized,
could have supplied the treasury with
out the sale of bonds.
It may not be amiss in me to touch
tenderly another thing which bids fare
to be forced into the next campaign by
Butter and his contingency.
No man in the State was more op.
posed to the ninty-nine years lease than
myself, and no one denounced the
wrong in stronger language. And
say now it was great wrong, yes 8
great crime. But it is finished fact
It belongs to the past. Butler and hit
crowd denounced the crime and de
clared and made it the issue in the last
campaign in the State. He and his
crowd carried the Legislature by almost
two-thirds majority. And yet he
could not pass an act to upset the lease
and if he had passed 1t, it would MOI
haye amounted to snap OF my little
finger. and both Butler and Russell
know it. And it is too late for Butler
to say the republicans defeated or thai
the democrats defeated his pet measure
He knew the republicans were in favo!
of the lease when he and his com
mittee sold out to the republican part,
in the State for loaves and fishes.
The very members Of the Legislature
elected by the votes of Buffers crowd
defeated his and Russell's pet scheme
If so small number as four or fiv
republicans in the Senate had voted TO
the measure it would have passed
Neither Butler nor Russell wanted
to pass. They wanted it defeated g
that they could have it as an issue il
future elections.
If the lease was valid no act If tn
Legislature could have made it invalid
1t was legal question beyond tn
power of the Legislature. And tn
courts can decide now as we'll as the,
ever could. It is all bosh, and
scheme of Buffers to befuddle and be
fool the people, and distract their mind
from the main issues in the comm,
campaign. Another thing will allud
to as am kind of free lance. I fire
quently see abusive pieces in the paper
against A. Andrews. This is all WRONG
If had been in his shoes or you O
any body else faithful to his trust, W
would have done just as he did. III
acted on business principles and mad
the best bargain he could tor his com
pany. He overreached the boys b.
had to deal with. He had more bust
ness sense and capacity than they al
combined. In truth, A. Andrew
out-generaled the Democratic, Repub
lican and Populist parties all combined
and displayed more tact, generalshi]
and business skill than them all. An,
from my standpoint l admire the mai
rather than despise him. At all event
there is nothing made by abusing him
nor does he deserve any abuse. I an
not in favor of abusing any body cor
cerned IN the matter. because I do ne