The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-03-26

ed upon Congress, which, If it becomes
law, will make the power of the Pres
ident absolute, and which 1t Is not too
much to say ought to be entitled AN
Act to Make the President of the United
States A Military Dictator Because
the reprimanded Lieutenant Commander,
answering the summons of Congress-as
was bis duty-expresses an opinion ad-
verse TO this bill, it is proposed TO re-
tire him from the service. Taken IN
connection with some ether matters OF
more or less sinister suggestion, these
are menaces of most ominous import
But turn from the White House to
the capitol and look at the Republicans
in Congress. The trail of the trademark
is over them all. Old High Tariff dances
the can-can in the House, whilst Old
ship Subsidy does the cake walk in the
Senate. Everything for the syndicate;
nothing for the people. And not content
with their arbitrary power in the White
House and their mercenary power in
Congress, the leaders Of this party OF
Federalism and false pretension would
rip open Pandora's box to fitch thence
the black, piratial flag of negro domina-
ton, the equally disreputable and
bloody shirt of sectional agitation, and
in order to make sure of the next House
they are proposing to bring forward
another force bill to smite the South to
blight the North and to convert a land
teoming with love and peace into land
reeking with hate and strife. Such is
IL. I. sot Sc oil in
ley, the statesman, and the advent of
Roosevelt, the Rough Rider has invited
us.
81 am something of lingo myself
believe in the expanding greatness and
glory of my country. 1 never see the
flag floating on the dome of yonder capt.
tol that my heart does not throb with
the proud, glad thought that my eyes do
not fill with happy exultant tears, that
too am an American citizen. God bless
the flag and God bless the boys that
fight beneath it. i would carry it invio-
late. / would keep them spotless. And
with this view l want to know what is
going on away out yonder across the
multitudinous, the mysterious waves OF
the Pacific seas. ] want other witnesses
than self-seeking politicians and self
exploiting soldiers to come here and tell
me. I refuse to hold my tongue. i re-
fuse to rest content. And If | am told
by whipper- snapper in shoulder straps,
that unless / do am traitor to my
country. my reply to him shall be slap
in the face.
Friends, brothers, Democrats, let us
h, wit I nt
our backs on the past, our eyes to the
future, calling the old fight off and the
old sores square, He who stands with
me against these things is my comrade,
no matter what he thinks, or ever
thought about silver or gold He who
would deny me a place by his side to
fight them must be either very per-
Versed or very blind. Let us cross no
bridges till be come to them. But al
ready we can see far enough ahead to
take our reckoning. There will be but
one test of a Democrat in 1904-toe the
line, toe the ilne-saying to arbitrary
power and absolutism, thou shalt go no
further; we, too, are in the expansion
business, but our expansion is for the
religion of the Constitution no less than
for the relieion of Christ and Him cruel
fed; our expansion means peace, not
war, the honor, not the degradation of
the flag. and just as surely as Jefferson
wrote the declaration of independence.
ard jackson fought the battle of New
Orleans, to resist despotism. shall we
make a new Fourth of July and celebrate
another eighth of January in resisting
this unrighteous scheme to abolish the
Constitution and MeXicanize the govern
ment.'
Lewis Nixon was next introduced
After a few felicitious remarks regarding
Virginia, his native State, he declared
that the Democrats of New York had
made up their mind to stop fighting one
another and turn their energies of war
against that great opposition party, which
so often had achieved success through
the discussions in the Democracy II
the Democratic party was to achieve sue
cess it was absolutely necessary to hold
prejudices and personal aspirations in
allegiance and resolve on unity of action,
and in that event would again come vic
tory as it had come in the past