The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-06-30
NO SAILING UNDER FALSE COL
ORS. :

anarchists, demagogucs, counterfeIterS,
disorganizers and hypoctites, while those
they abuse should not only take their
medicine in silence, but even lick the
hand that smites then. Woe betide the
day when such independence as this pre-
walls in North Carolina. When people
have SO far lost sele-respect and spirit
that they cease to resent an insult them
indeed, will they no longer deserve to be
called freemen.-WadesborO Messenger
and Intelligencer
A patent truth has seldom been so we'll
expressed The men in North Carolina
who are clamoring for what they call
independence of thought and action" in
variably accompany their demand with
the most scurrilous abuse Of Democrats
1900, and with advocacy Of the cardinal
principles of the Republican party. When
they are answered. they fly into rage,
say that they are denied freedom OF
speech and that little fellows" are read
ing them out of the Democratic party,
thereby seeking to win applause by
convictions.
This talk became systematic and was
propagated from a central subsidized
source prior to the coming of McLaurin
into the State to advocate four Republic
can policies: 1. Subsidies; 2. Protection;
3. Imperialism; 4. Capitalization. Fol-
lowing the delivery Of that speech, full
of abuse Of the Southern men who are
ever true to the Democracy OF Jefferson
and Calhoun. a bureau saw to it that
the speech was printed and widely cir
culated in this State. Nobody objected
to McLaurin's "free speech" His rupllc
utterances were public property and were
discussed in the press and elsewhere
1t was shown that he was advocating the
same policies that Hanna supported III
the Senate. They may be the correct
policies, and any citizen has the right to
advocate them without criticism But
they are Republican policies, based upon
Republican principles. They are opposed
at every point by the traditional Democ-
racy. Cleveland, Hill, Bryan, Jones'
Gorman-the leaders of every schooi OF
Democratic thought-unite in opposition
to the policy promulgated by Nc LauFih
at Charlotte If what he preached at
Charlotte is Democratic in any particular
then eyery Democratic leader from Jef-
ferson and Madison to Cleveland anu
BRYAN has not known the abc's OF DeIno-
cratic doctrine The Democratic press III
this and every other State in the Union
declared that Mr.. McLaurin was adVo-
eating Republican principles and under
took to show that they were wrong.
Forthwith came the cry that little fel-
,ows,, had read McLaurin out OF the
Democratic party. Let us see VINO IL was
that read McLaurin out of the Demo-
cratic narty. In the last Congress upon
l. verv issue where there was party OWL
sion. Mr.. McLaurin voted with the NC
! Kinley administration. Democrats olu
| not like this and said so. but though
| voting always with Hanna nobody reau
him out of the party. Shortly before the
adjournment of Congress Mr.. McLaurlh
| reonested the chairman of the Democratic
caucus to erase his name from the mem
hership of the caucus. 1t was zone y
b;s recnest. Some time after this NC
Laurin was given the distribution OF FED
eral patronage for South Carolina anu
sought to buy the influence OF Geheia'
wade Hamilton. or to silence him, by the
tender of the Columbia postof1lce' nc
old Roman replied by saying: Ine peo-
ME of South Carolina know cannot NC
honpbtn who was it that put McLaurin
ont of the Democratic party! he uiu =
himself by his own act. At that time nc
doubtless thought he could organize WIN
Federal patronage a victorious White ne
publican party in South Carolina. A1ter-
| wards he saw that as Republican, even
| with Hanna's money and Federal patron
| age. he would have no chance OF VIII
| ming and then he conceived the plan u
advocating Republican policies, distriput-
| ing Republican patronage, and seeking
recollection at the hands OF Democrats
He calculated that there was strong OPP
position to Tillman, that many men OF
wealth would support him, and that ne mac
chance of success. and therefore he Is
running as a Democrat without adVo-
| eating a single Democratic doctrine. we
cav that such a course is dishonest and
dishonorable. There are good men ad-
| vocating the measures for which NC
Laurin stands who enjoy the respect o.
honest men, but they are not claiming e
he Democrats. They are either avoWee
Republicans or claiming no party ale
glance. No Methodist preacher mas
right to demand an appointment at the
| hands of his conference. and then preacf
the doctrine and policies of the Baptls
| church. II he believes in the doctrines helt
by the Baptist church, he says SO ane
openly espouses that faith, and retains TIT