The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-08-12


till you get to it,
eff some white men get into their
heads that we have got majority
enough they might stay away from
the polls or make it an excuse to vote
with the Republicans. The campaign
| is upon us now and from now on the
newspapers will be producing articles
and stuffing their columns with argu-
ments to win votes. If we are not af-
ter more votes, instead of being afraid
our majority is already too big, editors
will stullify themselves i'm writing
vote-getting editorials. We don't want
to talk about the danger of a big ma
jCrity i'm the face of a campaign.
Selah!"
There is more political wisdom and
patriotism and common sense packed
III the above sentences than has been
put in type this year.
To all Democratic speakers and
writer's this year, let us make one sug-
gestion: Plead with Republicans,
Populists, Independents. Prohibition
lists and all other white men who are
not now in the Democratic party to
come over and join the Democratic
party. The State will not be political
ly safe and pure permanently
until all the good white voters
are in the Democratic party.
Now that the negroes are dis
franchised, it is apparent that nomi-
nation made by the Democratic party
is equivalent to an election. Therefore
the North Carolinian (except in a
handful of counties not yet opened up
by railroads), who stays out of the
Democratic primaries, has no voice in
the affairs of government. This is
not the situation that is most desir-
able. The campaigners ought to urge
all white voters, whose assistance
would help to make good government,
to "quit their foolishness," join the
Democratic party take part in it's pri-
maries, and have a voice in govern
ment., In the recent primaries in
Richmond county-so it is stated-all
the Republicans except thirty-seven,
| took part with the Democrats, helped
| to nominate the ticket and Will give
| il their support That is what ought
!
| Carolina. AS a matter of fact most
white men who have been voting the
Republican ticket in North Carolina
except ice-seekers-have been doing
so on some antiquated issue. The old
men got mad with the Democrats in
1860 about the war and have been
voting upon that dead issue for thirty
years 1t is time to quit voting upon
an issue that has been dead and buried
quarter of century. Nearly all the
young Republicans vote that ticket
because their fathers did so. 1t is
time for fathers and sons, who have
been voting the Republican ticket, to
turn their faces away from the setting
to the rising sun-to leave those things
that are behind and vote upon living
issues. There is welcome for all such
men in the Democratic party of today.
The North Carolina Democratic party
of today is not the Democratic party
of 1860 but of 1904. 1t embraces the
bulk of the old Wing vote of 1860 as
we'll as the Democratic vote. If Jona-
than Worth, Zebulon Vance, Daniel
Fowle and that class of old wings
could help to create dominant Demo-
cratic party in North Carolina, why
should any white man today, who wish
es to be a factor in government ana
have a voice in the selection of public
officers. hesitate to come into the DEM
ocratic party?
The speakers should emphasize the
invitation to come into the Democratic
party and show that upon all vital is
sues the Democratic party alone stands
| for what progressive men of all parties
must stand for-education of all the
people, sensible temperance legislation,
good roads construction, proper care
of the insane, business management
of all public interests and institutions
control of government by white men
who will govern the negro in justice
and in kindness, and a system of taxa
ton that bears equitably upon all in
| terests and all sections. Against the
Democratic policy, what does the Re-
publican party-now completely domi-
mated by office holders-offer? Let
fathers reflect upon THIS seriously.
They offer abuse of the Watts law and
unrestrained sale and manufacture of
liquor away from police protection and
subserviency to the Whiskey Barrel;
carping criticism upon an educational
policy which will put the opportunity
| to secure an education within the
reach of every boy and girl in the
State; hostility to the appropriations
| for the care of the insane, education
of the deaf, dumb and blind, and the
support of the Soldiers Home; strlc-
/ lures upon a Democratic admlnlStra-
ton because it resisted the attempt of
| looters and conspirators to deprive
| the State of it's last remaining piece
of railroad property; and a long drawn
out snarl at all the progress that has
been made What does it offer? Read
their platform, hear their speeches,
Thoughtful men who have been voting
the Republican ticket will see thai
| the only appeal that is made to voters