The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-05-27

men and solid and safe measures before
the populist teat-suckers and salary
drawers cannot come UP before h
mind of a genuine democrat who scorns
trckery AMI corruption No democrat
could dare to consider that suggestion
Of a trade and Of falling in the dust be-
fore me- Of no real principles and but
little character without a certain self
conscious lowering Of his own finer
principle. No pure oma without
abasement could listen for a
to the fiattering solicitations of a
scoundrel and without regarding her
self ever afterwards as less pure. No
democrat can so forget MS protested
principles as to ever listen TO a p-o-
position Of fusion and bartering, much
less to seek where Shere is no solicit
tation, without inf1icting a stain upon
himself of which he would he perfectly
victory with fusion at all. It is not a
question OF gain with disnonor. It is
simply to make an open, brave, deter
mined fight to a finish-to uphold the
long tried principles Of the party-to
throw to the breezes .the wide. ample
banner of an united democracy, throw
ing down in open field the gauge of
battle, emblazoned in ietters Of living
light and proud device-A White
Mans Government for North Carolina
In that sign we can If not,
clinging to principles and sanding by
our race that always governs, with
hope high and purpose firm. lie. he
White Men drill for another campo tsn,
make solid their ranks, strengthen
their stakes, unite their forces, and ap-
pealing to the Mighty God Of Battles,
strike for their affairs n their fires,
n flag or despair until the vic
tory is Won and forever.
In North Carolina there are more
than $50, 900 white men. They are dem
ocrats. If they will all vote they will
poll more than $50, 900. Then let there
be such a house to house canvass as
was never known before in the party.
Let the plan of Governor Jarvis as ap-
piled in Pitt county be adopted in all
the counties. That will bring out 20, 900
voters who never vote. Take the last
vote in the state and compare it with
the number of men tWenty-one years
old and upward in 1890, (eight years
ago. and you will see how great the
number of nOn-vOterS, men who sca
away from the polls.
A distinguished and very honorable
democrat, writing to us, says of the
145,0 600, or more, democrats: These
figures contain most of what is best
the courage, skill and intelligence, and
they will win if We erect steady stand
ards, inscribed with sentiments of fair
mess and Justice. A public tossed by
the storms of foolish passion, wickedly
.engendered, is almost exhausted, and
very soon will welcome a safe landing"
These are most timely, most pertinent,
most wise words. Ponder them. The
democracy must keep their feet, plant
ed firmly On the noble principles that
are their very foundation-basic, inn
pregulable, eternal; the same yesterday,
and today, and forever-and under no
allurements OF promise, no whisper
ings of fancy no dread of the future
must those principles be tampered
with, and no "entangling alliances
formed.
The highway to honor and political
success may be something steep and
rugged, but it has ahead a temple
erected to character and truth and
duty. The way to personal success and
the fruits of office lies i'm another di-
rection it may fbe-by marrow cults and
hidden by-paths. But there is no tenn
pie at it's end, and no enduring fame
and nc gathered ~'fhOnors." The way
of duty is the way for democrats. They
should only hin of walking in the
as "well-respected honor
bids them on"