The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-06-28
the CAMPAIGN OPENS TO-DAY.

The Democrats-the unterrlhed adYo-
Gates of the white man and the white
| metal-will to-day start the Democratic
campaign.
The convention has been held. 1t
adopted the best platform ever adopted
by any party in North Carolina. II
win send out among the people able,
eloquent and honest advocates of the
principles for which the party stands.
The gentlemen named for the bench are
not only learned lawyers, ranking with
the best jurists the State has pro-
duced. but are also men of character and
integrity.
To-day the party will select a chair
man of the State Democratic Executive
Committee and central committee,
and will map out the plans upon which
the campaign is to be conducted. No
mistake will be made in the selection Of
chairman who is in hearty accord
with the platform, traditions and best
hopes of the party. When he is named,
he will receive the hearty and earnest
support of every Democrat in the State
in carrying out the policies that will
make for sweeping Democratic vic
tory.
There never was time when the De-
mocracy deserved more to win than this
year of grace, both on account of its
own past record and present position,
and on account. of the sins and Omis-
sions of the present disgraceful admins
tration.
The contrast is clearly drawn in State
affairs between clean and honest gov
eminent by white men and incompetent
and demoralizing government by con-
glomeration dominated by negroes and
carpet baggers The Democratic speak
ers win go out before the people and
give the details Of the administration
between 1S76-1S94 and 1S94-1S9S, and
there will not be an honest voter in
the State who will not feel like hanging
his head in shame when he reflects upon
the scandals and evils that have fallen
upon the State since Russellism, with
its blight and desolation, has cursed the
Commonwealth.
Upon national questions the party is
particularly strong, standing firmly and
without break for the immortal prin-
ciples contained in the Chicago platform.
1t invites and seeks the aid of all men,
regardless of past, party affiliations, in
securing a victory for those principles,
and it hopes and believes that many
who left the party because of Cleye-
lands undemocratic leadership, will re-
turn to the Democracy that has had the
virtue and courage TO cast off and re-
pudiate leadership opposed to true De
mocracy.
The Democratic campaign will be
waged under the banner of ''the white
man and the white metal" All who be-
lieye in what Bryan and Vance represent
are the natural allies of the Demo
cratic party, and win be welcomed into
the primaries and invited to help lead
in the fight. to restore government
that will stand for exactly what Vance
and Bryan preached and still preach.
The man who believes in the gold
standard, or in affiliating with the Re
publican party they virtually amount
to the same thing)-will work to COM
pass Democratic defeat.
The man who wants to see the free
coinage of silver and other reform fin
ancial legislation must forever and at
all times fight the Republican party. At
filiation with the Republican party, such
as the gold Democrats were guilty of
in the nation and many Populists IN
North Carolina, is equivalent TO working
to fasten the gold standard and all its
evils upon the people.