The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-11-02
WHY NOT MAKE IT ONE HUN.
DRIED THOUSAND MAJORITY!


ing campaign came to a close last night
The issues are with the people. They
have heard joint debates, speeches of
candidates and orators, read the appeals
of newspapers, and are well posted upon
every question that is of issue in this
campaign. On Tuesday they will cast
their ballots. Their will as thus ex-
pressed will be carried out.
This has been peculiar campaign. In
half of the counties of the State there
has been no contest. The Republicans,
seeing themselves impotent and hopeless,
have not made any fight. In a number
of counties in Central and Western
North Carolina the Republicans have
waged an active campaign, having been
supplied with plenty of money. Their
hardest work has been done to re-elect
Blackburn and Moody and they hope to
succeed. If the plentiful use of money
will elect them, both will be chosen in
November. IL certain counties in the
East, notably Franklin, Cumberland,
Carteret. Pamlico. and two or three in
the First District together with such
counties as Durham, Granville, Ala
nance, Randolph. Davidson, Forsyth in
the Central section they have exerted
themselves to the utmost.
The Republican method of campaign
was pitched upon this idea: The Demo-
Gratis, having over our protest, dsfran-
chised the negro, they ought to be de-
feated for bringing political peace and
the enemies of the Amendment and White
Supremacy should be given power. 1t
was an insult to the intelligence of the
people to expect them to return to power
the very men who put 1000 negroes in
office and would do so again if thereby
they could get offices for themselves.
Instead of appealing to the people to
support the Republican principles, the
Republican leaders have offered their
nominations to dissatisfied Democrats,
promised them Federal Sie, and agreed to
give them as much money as they needed
for their campaign. The best evidence
of the patriotism and devotion to prin-
ciple of the people of North Carolina is
the fact that so few men in the State
could be found who would accept their
nominations, touch their dirty money, or
turn their backs upon the party that is
the hope of peaceful conditions and good
government IN North Carolina. If it
were known how many poor men have
resisted the temptation it would give
all a higher appreciation of the in
tegrity of North Carolina manhood.
The Democrats have pitched their cam
paign upon high plane. They have told
the voters that if reelected they would
go forward in educating the people.
caring for the insane, pensioning the
Confederate soldiers, and make North
Carolina march to the music OF Progress.
They have pledged themselves to give
clean, economical government, and impose
none but just burdens upon any class of
the States citizens, individual or corpor-
ate. In national affairs they have spoken
bravely and given forth no uncertain
sound. They have met the Republican
plea that the Dingley bill is the author
of all the prosperity the people enjoy,
no F,,Il c
fallacies in a crushing manner. There has
not been a time, except of course in 1898
and 1900, when the people so wholly and
so generally approved the Democratic po-
sition. If vote could be taken, independ-
ent of party utilization, upon the State and
national issues in this campaign, there
would not be cast 10000 white votes
against the Democratic ticket. But the
messy back white Republicans in many
counties, as in Mitchell and Madison, are
still voting on war issues, and of course,
will keep on voting the Radical ticket
as long as they live, regardless of the
living issues.
From first to last the Republican cam
paign has been pitched on a low plane.
Senator Pritchard went over the State
making plausible speeches. From first
to last he gave utterance to not a
syllable or sentence that appealed to any
higher motive than love OF the dollar.
His Heutenauts followed his example.
In State matters they denounced the
Democrats for increasing the Governor S
salary $1,000, buying forty dollars worth
of soap, and borrowing s20O,0 to keep
the schools open, care for the insane,
and pension the Confederate soldiers.
The day may come when campaign
of niggardliness and demagogism may
win again in North Carolina. But it
will not arrive again during the life of
this generation. The people of North
Carolina have heard the command given
to Moses: THAT they go forward" and
they will support no party that cries
whoa" to the wagon of progress.