Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1897-12-09
INVITATION TO WHITE MEN
TO PARTICIPATE In NEXT
DEMOCRATIC PRI-
MARIES
Address to the People.
Issued by the Dem ocratic State Executive
Sommittee-t hfcago Platform Reaf
frmed and Republican Administra
tion IN n, G. Conde.a.et4-
Raleigh Post.

The Yarboro looked its cd self
to-day with such a number of
stalwart Democrats congregated
and punched in the lobby. the
scene Of so many political gath
erings.
The occasion of this gathering
was the meeting of the Demo-
cratic State Executive Commit
tee, which was had in rooms 40
and Al, on the second floor.
The meeting was called to
order at 8 p. m. by Chairman
Manly, and the attendance of
such a large number of members
Ia an off-year politically was
noticeable
There was full and free dis
c1ssion of political matters with
out reservation by members of
the committee. At the conclusion
of these remarks the following
address was issued to the people
of North Carolina. The address
was prepared ard submitted to
the committee by Mr.. Francis ID,
Winston:
The representatives of the
Democratic party in North Caro-
lima congratulate the Democrats
of her sister States, who with
firm stand for the principles en-
bodied in the Chicago platform,
have won splendid victories fer
the people.
In rejoicing at the success of
the Democratic party in the late
| elections we remind the people
that Democratic majorities were
largest. and Republican majorl
ties we're smallest, in those States
where that platform was the is
sue. It is a significant fact that
Democracy was defeated in the
States where local concerns were
allowed to overshadow the prin-
ciples of the party. Democracy
is for all the people. The recent
utterances of the people are plain
and decided. "They have ex-
pressed their faith in the Chicago
platform, their belief in bimetal-
lism, their disgust and disap-
proval of Republican creeds and
prac ices, and, above all, their
hatred of the tyrannous gold
standard. They show that they
will no longer submit to the rob-
berry of trusts, the domination of
bosses and the opl ression of the
money power" The condemna-
tion of the hypocrisy and false
hood of the Republican party is
crushing.
It is equally pronounced,
whether we hear it, loud and
free, in the wheat fields Of Ohio
and Iowa, or struggling for ut
terance in the wealth congested
center of Greater New York, u
where the candidate for mayor
received $4,000 plurality cam
) didate whose only campaign ut
terance was Il am a Democrat,
who was heart and soul for the
Chicago platform, and the candi-
dates who stood on it,
No less significant is the fact
/ that the people of the State OF
: New York have elected by 10000
majority as Cnief Justice of the
Court of Appeals statesman
: who sought support by annouuc-
2 ing that be ''had voted for Hon.
> VIM. j. Bryan last year"
2 And with this glorious news ot
: Democratic success we rejoice
3 that "sham international bimet
t allism" has been exposed. There
q is now no room for Republican
S dodging.
q We reafirm our belief in the
r principles of the Chicago ane
e State platforms of the Demo
1 cratic party, as adopted in theil
q entirety, and we will still sup
: port those principles until they
are written in our laws
We would be untrue to the firm
and loyal allegiance the Demo
: Gratis of North Carolina bear tc
o our greatest leader, Hon. William
). J. Bryan. if we failed to express
our confidence in his honor an,
> integrity. and in his devotion o
;. lead and heart to the welfare o