The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-10-29
THEY ARE BOUND TO COME.

ment are rapidly seeing tnat ther place
is in the ranks of the Democratic party.
THE pomIists who were honest when
they said they left the Democratic party
because of Cleveland's nomination voted
with the Democrats last year for Bryan.
Their natural home is in the only party
that has as its shbboleth 1.-THE white
metal and the white man" From al
most every county comes the news that
they are resolved never again TO permit
'nigger- trading" politicians to trade them
off for offices for themselves, but are
resolved to redeem the State and Ma
ton from the scandal and disgrace to
which fusion with the negro party has
brought u.s. This is an omen for good.
There are Republicans, too, who are
sick and disgusted with the conditions
that have followed in the success OF
their party. Only yesterday news reach
ed us that two white Republicans in
Wake county had vowed never again to
vote the Republican ticket, but to give
their support to the only party that is
capable of giving clean government in
North Carolina, the Democratic party.
AS an evidence that Republicans are
Disguised with the reign of terror and
debauchery and scandal and incompe-
tency which their party has inaugurated
it is pleasant to note that the Republi
can editor OF the Sylvan Valley News,
published at Brevard, has converted his
paper from an independent paper to
full ledged exponent of the Democratic
party. We quote the following extracts
from the editorial announcing the change
of policy:
We propose hereafter to be in line
with the best element in the State, and
to work i'll the party for the same prin-
ciples we have advocated from the start
When the Democratic party took
up the platform which We had kept mt
our editorial head for months, we were
disposed to fall in line with them, but
at that time we doubted that sincerity.
We now believe that the education of
the campaign, supplemented by events
since Mckinley's Inauguration, have
firmly grounded every true Democrat on
the financial declarations of the Chicago
platform, and as we have from the first
advocated all It's planks, we cannot see
the wisdom of longer remaining out
side the councils of that party.
THE same elements of society that
originally formed the Republican party
of the North, are present to-day in the
Democratic party of the South. the APP
pellation of God and morality" which
attached to the Republican party in its
organization, is present in the Democratic
party of to-day; the appropriate title of
Grand Old Party" which was once
the pride and boast Of its followers. has
become by-word and laughirg-stock to
all nations which note its cringing atti-
tude to trusts, corporations, monopolies
and the gold standard
Having been a life long Republican
the writer knows that the patty has
laid aside all it's fundamental principles
and its usefulness is gone. II is no
longer the duty OF any true Republican
to remain in its ranks. and we haze de-
cided to take up arms in the Democrat
ic column and help to defeat it's future
influence for evil. Until that party can
throw off the corporate control which
now dominates it land this we believe
the News will be found in
the ranks Of it's old enemy, fighting for
the same principles it has so persistent
ly advocated.
ITO your tents o! Democrats. On
you depends the duty Of redeeming this
country from the clutches Of the gold
standard octopus which is now strangling
it's industries, choking its liberties and
reducing its honest yeomanry to a con-
dition OF serfdom. The Populist party
in this State has proven itself stencil
in the nostrils Of decency by its shame
less coalitions for Doodle, and there is
no road to redemption save through the
Democratic party. Buckle ON the armor
of right against might and let the unit
ed voice Of patriotism be heard at the
polls in the next great struggle for hui
mainly"
Those Populists, who desire to hold the
party for trading purposes are telling
their followers that it would be danger
Gus to return to the Democratic party
because to do so would be to go back
to a party which the monopolists, gold
bugs and railroad manipulators might
control. The Republican editor, from
whose paper the above extracts have
been taken, says in view Of the posi-
ton Of the Democratic party he 'can-
not see the wisdom of longer remaining
outside the councils Of that party" and
there is no road to redemption save
through the Democratic party" This
is as true as gospel and effectually dis
poses of the protest of those Populist
offce-holders and "nigger traders" who
in order to keep their Offices would see
the State disgraced and robbed without
uttering protest.
THEY.ARE COMING BACK.