The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-04-17

the war there were but two recognized
classes in the South the shareholders
and the slaves. God knows what was
called the ''Do' white trash
was taken no account of.
In the midst of the revou-
ton and in its after effects, they were
forgot. These shareholders forgot that
the privates in their ranks found their
first freedom upon the freeing Of the
slaves 1t took many years for them to
assert themselves even tentatively. And
perhaps they never would have done
so had not the aristocratic coloring given
the Democratic party by the slave-hol-
ing leaders made the machinery Of the
democratic party almost intolerable TO
those of what was called the plain
white people who had the pride
of men 1T was so that
there was no thought of pre-
Torment for these men. 1T was a doe
skin and kid-glove and gambaiter Demo
cracy and the loyal men who had fought
the battles came up and voted as the
doeskiDS said. because they wanted to
save their homes from the shadow of ne
gro rule. The time came when they as
serted themselves in independent move
mentS in the Changers, in the Farmers
Alliance. now in the Popuist party
They asked a voice that was all: before
that they had not had it, If in organic
ing themselves they adopted principles
that seemed silly and extreme such rs
the Sub-treasury plan. which has prac-
fically vanished. it was not to he won
dered at. They had not been trained to
formulating remedies for the ills of GOV
eminent.
But their purpose was high. because
il was toward an independent voice for
the plain white man in the South II
came about that the patriotic men in the
Democratic party also. began TO scent the
excessive aroma of Doe-Skin. and q tide
SET III toward new Democracy that
would he the highest Democracy, he
cause it took in the lowliest of men.
Such was the Democracy embodied in
the Chicago platform In that plat
form every grievance that was Justly.
that Of the 'po' white" of slave time is
mct. He Is ut last recognized as an ac-
tive. moving thing of life among men.
and is invited to stand with the regen-
Grated Democracy on the basis of prin-
ciples fashioned for the people
W ME ~ Is the duty of Democrats TO
look upon the existence of the PopuIists
aF an evolution after some such man
ner rs that stated. it il the duty of the
IopuliStS. also, to give the Democrats
due credit for seeing the drift away from
the people of their party. and of taking
prompt action so To enlarge its scope as
to make room for all THE people" If
the PopulistS and Democrats will but
regard one another now with some such
spirit of concession as is involved in the
above outline. there should be no reason
able objection toward their cooperating
toward white State government. toward
opposition to corporate domination of
legislation. toward the rehabilitation of
silver. 1t b> folly TO stand apart Onger-
men who agree-men who can get their
desires only by such agreement Those
who would put these forces asunder now.
loving their State as they do. may live
to regret deeply the act that can plunge
North Carolina into two years. and many
more years. perhaps. of the history
making of deep disgrace.
Tile arm of the Lord God Almighty is
not shortened that it cannot save.
THE VOTE FOR GOVERNOR.