The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1898-06-02
WISDOM PREVAILED.

The Democratic State Convention
lid very wise thing last week in
ejecting the Butler proposition f1r
usion.
1t also did wise thing in going
step further and delivering an ulti-
natum that no such proposition will
be entertained by the Executive
during the course of the
Before the Convention met there
was some fear that it's expression |
would place the party in the broad
way that leads to disintegration and
to ruin-that the party would walk
into the hole prepared for it by the
foxy Butler and his pie-eating allies.
But now that fear has passed. The
purpose of the SIRENS song was
detected before it was too late
before the Democratic party rushed
to it's own destruction. The Demo-
cratic sun now shines in a clear at
mosphere. The miasma of entang
ling alliances and sacrifices of prln
ciple have been lifted. The party
has renewed it's vigor at the fountain
of pure and unadulerated Democracy
and is the better equipped for the
coming contest with the enemies OF
good government. Party news
papers and party speakers and party
workers and party voters are not to
be handicapped by allegiance to
Butler and to Aver and other politi-
cal demagogues who are responsible
for the present deplorable condition
of affairs in North Carolina. No, the
way is now clear to vigorous ex-
position of the dark deeds of the men
who have betrayed the mother State
and sold their own birthright for
mess of pottage, and the way is clear
to the best and strongest fight that
we are able to make for the perm8-
nent restoration of good government
in North Carolina-such a fight al
we made in the years gone by, wheI
i the sceptre Of power was wrestee
from the hands of the despoilers anC
white mans government was re
established.
1t is for this purpose that tn
Democratic party again puts on it
armor and enters the field OF contest
1t desires and invites the aid Of ever.
true son of the State in pushing thi
ca use to success. 1t invites all sucl
sons, regardless of past politica
utilization. All who want pure an
honest government, all who are tire
of political trading and dickering-o
} fifppantfy dealing with principle
selling convictions for spoils-al VIII
, are disguised with the Vaccination
: of wire-pullers and bosses, who US
the honest votes of honest but mis-
, guided and deceived voters for tn
, sole purpose of strengthening tn
+ hold of the wire-pullers and boss
upon power and upon pie-all VIII
love their State and would protee
2 it's honor and integrity and restol
! it to it's wonted place in the siste
4. hood of States-all such, under wha
2 soever banner they have fought
1 the past, are urged and cordially il
g vited to unite with the Democrat
! party in securing the triumph of tt
t principles enunciated by it's platform
There is much in common betwe5
e the avowed principles of the Demo
cratic party and the Populist part.
while the platforms of the Republics
party and Populist party are al
1 tagonistic at almost every point.
the Populists are sincere in their d
clarations, the way to secure tt
, greater part of their demands is t
uniting with the Democratic part
and fighting for reform, instead
E forming an alliance with the
}. enemies and our enemies and losiI
l that which they desire in order thu
few men may fare sumptuously al
be clad in fine linen, while the mass
of both the Democratic and Populi
parties continue to suffer the cons
quences of Republican misrule al
rascality.
AS a question of policy, there WI
some division in the State Convel
= ton in reference to fusion, but tt
large majority was strongly Oppose
to the very absurd proposition
Butler. The wisdom of the majorit
was accepted by the minority, wit
out contention, and harmony pr
vails in the Democratic ranks. No
: let the slogan be: On to victory
AS TOLD IN SPAIN
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