The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-08-31

guarantees this; and it even guarantees
q hearing and representation to the MI
nority. 1t only asks that Democrats
make their fight within their own ranks
Let them fight as hard as they please
over candidates and platform ana Wneh
the decision is made, then the minority
acquiesce in the judgment CT the party
No man can render the State service
as an independent, as valuable as the
service he can render as the member VI
a political organization. Without poT
litical organization man can seluon
accomplish much. Within the party
man can always accomplish some goou'
often he can accomplish a great deal
Every man should affiliate with soihe
political party; and there is not now
and for years to come it is not propaple
that there will be, but one party TO Whlch
a good citizen ought to belong. That par
ty is the Democratic party.
The Republican party will fail to gam
ANYTHING from its support of the so-calied
independent movement The scheme Is
too Transparent 1t is nothing but
repetition of history. In 1878 they back
ed independents and lost. In 1882 they
backed another movement and lost. That
year they called it Liberalism. In 1884
and 1886 they assisted independents ana
in the latter year carried few coun-
ties, but lost the State by large mar
jority Afterwards they went into the
Fusion scheme with the Pops, and after
four years of Fusion misrule. this conn
bination was ground into powder Now,
with the same old crowd, Except the
negroes. whom they have hid out in the
woods for a purpose), the Republicans
invite the white people of this State ID
be independent and let them (the Re-
publicans) have the offices.
And the feeble scheme is the only hope
left to Senator Pritchard of holding the
seat in the United States Senate so lone
occupied by Zeb Vance.
ALL INDEPENDENTS AFTER REPUB-
LICAN VOTES.
y 1t is usual, almost universal, for an
independent to claim that he is a bet
ter Democrat than the regular nominee
This claim is so common that it has be-
come a set formula of all independents
Some really delude themselves into be-
lieving this to be true. Yet there is mo-
a single independent in the State who
unless he shall get the bulk of the Re-
publican vote. Go over the list and yot
will not find one who stands a ghoS
of a. chance without the Republican vote
The Republicans know this, and at tho
proper time and before the election The
Republicans will .'see" these indeperd
ents and make terms with them, or droI
them Some of the independents will sc.
through the game. refuse the Republican
demands, and withdraw from the race
Some bold men will denounce the Repub
lican proposals. But some of the indc
pendents, too, hungry for office, will
make terms with the Republicans. stal
in the race and receive the Republican
votes. We predict that every man tha
remains in the field until election day
as an Independent candidate. will do 81
solely relying on Republican votes
Every such man, if elected, will be undel
the obligations of the deal, as well al
of gratitude, to do the will of the Re
publicans. The Republican, know this
They are counting on these independents
to re-elect Senator Pritchard
1t was to encourage these independent:
that the Republicans refused to attaci
the amendment, and put out so few
nominees. 1t was to placate these inde
pendents that the Republicans kicked The
negro delegates out of the convention
and swore, after living thirty-ive years
with negroes, that they were now goins
to try to act like white folks But tn,
movement will not deceive anybody.