The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-12-09
A STIRRING ADDRESS.
The mncratic State Executive Com
mittee to the People.


"The representatives of the Demo |
cratic party in North Carolina con |
graduate the Democrats of her sister
States, who, with a firm stand for
the principles embodied in the Chica-
go platform, have won splendid
victories for the people.
SIN rejoicing at the success of the
Democratic party in the late cleo
tions, We remind the people that
Democratic msjorities were largest,
and Republican maiorities were
smallest, in those States where that
platform was the issue. 1t is sig
nificaut fact that Democracy was
defeated in the States where local
concerns We're allowed to overshadow
tile principles of the party. Democ-
racy is tor all he people. The recent
utterances OF the people are plain
and decided. They have expressed
their faith in the Chicago platform,
their belief il bimetallism, their dis.
gust and disapproval OF Republican
creeds and practices, aud, above all,
their hatred of the tyranDous gold
standard. They show that they will
no longer submit to the robbery of
trusts, the domination of bosses and
the oppression of the money power
The condemnation of the hypocrisy,
and falsehood of the Republican
party is crushing.
st is equally pronounced, whether
we hear it. loud and free, in the wheat
fields of Ohio and Iowa, or struggl-
| ing for utterance in the wealth con
gested centre of Greater New York"
where the candidate for mayor re-
ceived $4,000 plurality-a candidate
whose only campaign ut erance was !:
1 am a Democrat; who was heart
and soul for the Chicago platform
and the candidates 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
chief justice of the Court of Appeals,
a statesman who sought support by
announcing that he had voted for
Hon. VIM. ] Bryan last year.
"And with this glorious news Of
Democratic success we rejoice that
sham International bimetallism' has
been exposed. There is now noroom
for Republican lodging.
1--WE reaffirm our belief in the prin
ciples OF the Chicago and State plat
forms of the Democratic party, al
adopted in 1896, In their entirety
and we will still support those prin
laws.
"We would be untrue to the firm
and loyal allegiance the Democrat,
I - a.
our greatest leader, Hon William
Bryan, if we failed to express GU
confidence in bis honor and integrit.
and in his devotion of head and hear
to the welfare of all the people. W
emphasize the fact that our grea
victory was won in the States @
Ohio and Kentucky, where he per
sOnally appealed to the people.
"We view with alarm the depresse,
condition of trade and the low price
of all products raised by our people
but we remind those who heard Re.
publican orators in 1896 predict dir
disaster if the Democrats were cleo
ted, that Mckinley is President c
these United States and bot
branches OF Congress are Republican
The people are swift to draw tn
proper conclusions.
"We thank all patriotic citizen
who Joined with US last year in car
rying the State for our presidentis
candidate, and we invite to the futur
councils of the Democratic party
the party of the people-all men VIII
believe in it's principles, desire it
supremacy, and who will assist i
carrying out it's policies.
I'm less than one year opportunit
will be given the voters to express
firm adherence to those principles
We regret that the ballot box wa
not this year opened to all Mort
accidentally Republican. We do nc
believe that any number of INTEL
gent and virtuous men expected c
hoped for the present rule In tn
State. We are sure all good men al
eager for a change. We have falle
on evil days in NORTH Carolin,
They recall the days of recoustru
ton. They demonstrate the trut
that no Southern State can be gov
, erned with honor and decency by tt
{ Republican party. Too large
, number of it's voters are ignoran
for the masses to control, and to
large a number of the leaders al
t venal and corrupt, to give Mort
: Carolina good government. "
, look with horror upon the evi
wrought by combination of Repul
, licans and the corrupt elements
the Populist party by means
! which our Legislature has become
farce, many of our office-holders b,
> come corrupt and criminal, an
8 ignorance and vice raised above Il
$ telligence and virtue. We denoun'
, the efforts OF this combination I
place the insane OF the State at I'll
8 mercy of incompetent, vicious an
9 lustful men, and we condemn I'll
g changes wrought in our laws wher
a by ignorant and impure men ha'
: been placed in control of school
S courts, prisons and asylums. The
r are the inevitable consequences
Republican rule. The Democrat
: party promises the people on its r
s turn to power to correct all the
abuses. 1t will guarantee ever
citizen his rights, but it demand
that virtue and intelligence shs
n rule the State. 1t will restore to I'll
a white women of the State the secul