The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-05-22
ACTION OF THE WAKE DEMOCRATS.

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vention, which met in Raleigh yesterday
was a truly representative body of the
| Democracy of the States metropolitan
county. 1t was largely attended-in fact
was the biggest convention that has as
sembled in years, when there was no
contest for nominations.
The action of that convention in de-
claring in favor of a union of white men
of the State by a vote of Ill to II, truly
represented the sentiment of the Demo
cratic voters of the county.
Wake county Democrats are intense
believers in the Chicago platform. They
want to see those principles enacted into
law, and in order to secure such remedial
legislation are willing to vote with all
men who helped to carry the State for
Bryan. They gladly welcome them into
the Democratic primaries when they
come, and they are ready to treat with
win virtually give us only two political
armies in 1900.
A week ago it is doubtful if the Wake
County Democrats would have passed
the ringing resolutions they adopted yes
terday. 1t was the action of the Popu.
list State Convention in repudiating the
Pritchard Populists that convinced the
Democrats that large element of the
Populist party was in favor of joining
hands with the Democrats. Ii the
Democracy of the whole State could
have witnessed the contest in the POpu-
list Convention, there would no longer
be any serious opposition to joining
forces with the majority Populists upon
the basis of 1.-THE white man and the
white metal" There has never been a
time when any Democrat favored joint
action with any element in the Populist
party that did not put free silver as "the
paramount issue"
The National organization of the
Democratic party has adopted co-opera-
ton of all silver forces as the plan of
meeting the combined gold standard adj
vocates. There has been no condition
imposed that they shall abandon their
organization and desert their national
party. 1t has been cooperation in
which two separate armies have agreed,
in the language of the resolution to adopt
the maxim, ..in essentials, unity; in
non-essential liberty; in all things,
charity"
The Wake Democrats are in line with
the national principles of the party, as
well as the national policy, and show
their devotion to principle by willing
ness to forget past differences and preiu-
dices, and even past wrongs, in a de-
sire to unite the white men of the State,
whose interests and whose professions
are identical.
The resolutions adopted by the Wake
county Democrats do not commit the
delegates to any union of forces with men
who are not willing to labor for common
principles. They are clear and explicit
in advocacy of cooperation to secure
white supremacy, good government ana
the doctrines of the Chicago platform.
The Democrats Of Wake county would
be the last men IN the State to dicker or
trade for offices, as they are the fore
most to live and die by the principles
they profess.
If the spirit that actuated the Democ-
racy of Wake county is the spirit that
controls the deliberations of the party in
All parts Of the State, the day is not far
distant when the men who fought to-
gether up to 1892, will be re united for
common warfare against the Republican
party, the common enemy of ali men who
do not believe in the domination Of
trusts, money kings and tariff robGer
barons.
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