The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-05-24

The most conspicuous Development IN
North Carolina politics this year is the
mention in different parts of the state
In papers OF all parties. for congress.
1udg. or solicitor. Of various gentlemen
OF whom nobody ever heard before
Charlotte Observer.
When the democratic city administra-
ton went out OF office. two years ago.
can administration the sum OF s. o.. Now
the outgoing republican board turns over
TO the new democratic board the sum of
S,sN@ difference in favor OF the DEM
Qcrats OF S.2i1.-Winston Sentinel.
Most of the counties that have held
have adopted resolutions.
carefully considered and drafted. Some
Of them would be creditabIe as state or
even national platforms From them and
their uniformity Of expression of princa-
pies, no one can fail TO fully understand
the issues OF the campaign upon which
We are about entering. The democratic
party. ana al who act with it.stand for
nanci reform. the free coinage OF sill
yer, an income tax. a tariff for revenue
economy. the restriction of corporate
power. war upon trusts and unholy COM
Dinations, opposition to and the curtai!-
ment OF the judicial powers 10 the proper
and legitimate scope OF the judicial de-
partment or our government, laws Just
and equal 10 all with special privileges
and favors to none. white men in office
and power over white men. white man.
ayers and controllers of schools for white
cnlidren, competency. decency. Integrity.
faithfuiness in office. For these the DEM
ocratic party will contend in both state
and Observation-Disclosures News.
We know that cooperation with them
as a distinct organization VII Civ them
new strength and new life 10 play see
saw in the future between the two old
parties TO flop 10 whichever side makes
I the highest bid. We Will throw out to
them the very chain by which they
VII in thelfuture bind US hand and faat
II we fuse we must the balance IF nlr
lives nurse and pet. with trembling anx-
iety. Mr.. Buffers favor Or stand in cow
ardly fear OF mis- menace and power 10
throw us back in the clutches of negro
ism. If We attempt to assert our man.
hood by resisting his demands back 20
the negroes and goldbug republicans he
will go. and we must fight over again the
battle We nave nearly won. Political an
mails fail to reveal a more double-faced,
s~poilS-hunting, and corrupt policy than
that exhibited for the last six years by
they wilfully and deliberately allied
themselves with the negroes in the state
and made open war against the white
men. . : With unrelenting malice and
hatred they have from the hour of their
political birth to this day denounced us
in the hitterest and vilest language.
They have accused US of every crime
known TO the history of politics. They
thieves and cut-throats'' and "bribed
tools OF plutocracy." They have branded
US as a band of organized liars and de-
famers.' They nave slandered and kick
ed and spit upon Us. And now we are
asked by democratic leaders to ROUGH
and crawl before the feet Of Butler and
his co-leadeTs and. like cowardly span
iels. try to lick ourselves back into their
faVOri Conventions can not bind and
parties cannot pledge its members to sucn
humiliation. : = They know that But
Ter and his co-leaders are silver man like
Judas Iscariot. They know that they
are anything and for anything for Of
fice-that to get office they would sell
out the professed principles of their own
party, ignore and scorn the racial sentt-
merits and instincts of the white men,
betray any friendship, violate any pledge
with anxious and willing readiness. For
office they have done this once. Fol- Of
flee they will do this again Our papers,
leaders. candidates and stump speakers
have taught the honest, mani democrat
ic masses that the Butterflies were office
hunters, republicans and ~gOldbugS in
sleeps c~lothing-that they were traitors
to the white men and allies of the ne
g~roes.-Claude kitchin in Scotland Neck
Commonwealth.