The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-04-03

iraternal saying, United we stand, di-
Vlded We fail. And Lincoln knew but
for that element of Democracy in the
North, the South would have whipped
the North before the end of the first year
OF the war; He was also conscious, as
every thoughtful citizen old enough to ap-
preclate the conditions then knows today,
that the elements that constituted those
who voted the Republican ticket when
Lincoln gave it a name, and life, as a
national party, were far from being in
sympathy with his broad and patriotic
principles. He knew as we know today
those who voted for the cause he main
tanned, consisted of five distinct clements
that took shelter under his party's name
The first were those who believed in the
maintaing inviolate of the original com
pact of the Thirteen States, with all the
additions thereto at all hazards This
constituted the real fundamental princi-
pie of the party Lincoln founded that
made it possible for him to enlist Demo
cratic sympathy sufficient to enable him
to maintain the Union. The second were
those who, while they had no love for the
negro, nor particular interest in his free
dom opposed slavery from the belief that
It would ultimately result in the division
OF the Union, and regardless of political
belief, felt the country would best be
served by supporting Lincoln. The third
were the religious fanatics of the North
opposing slavery from q religious stand
point, and believing Llncoln's party would
best serve their end for the religious
freedom of the slaves. The fourth were
those who loved the negro and believed
in social equality with him, and believed
the extravaganza of the stories of Harriet
Beecher Stowe. This element was COM
posed of what is known as the John
Brown radicals, not Republicans from the
Lincoln's standpoint in any sense of the
word, but people who wanted
the negro freed to amalgamate
with, and saw they could be
hest served by voting with Lincoln's
party. The fifth were those more par
ticularly of the East, who had failed to
be able to utilize the negro to their profit,
and sold him to the South, and hated the
South, because it had grown rich in the
use of the negro, and was fast becoming
the great power of the nation These
elements took shelter under the Repub
lican canopy, because it best served their
purpose, and this fifth element, furnished
more money and venom to the ReDubli-
can cause, than all the other elements,
rot because they loved Lincoln's party,
for they did not believe it ought to pay
the South for the slaves. but turn them
loose helpless on the South because they
hated the growing wealth of the South,
and believed the precipitation of war
would end in the confiscation of the
South's homes. and they would be de-
stroyed. and divided amongst the negroes.
These four elements voted with the Re
publican party, without which it would
have had but feeble hope of success.
Of late years there has been added the
sixth element. that has taken shelter un-
der the Republican canopy known rs the
gold standard element, that believed it's
purposes could best be served by stealing
the corner of the mantlo OF Democracy,
and opera ting for the success of the mod
err Republican party. which has rewarded
this sixth clement. that left the Demo.
cratic party, carrying its millions of
wealth with it, by making Lyman Gage,
profnssed Democrat, Secretary of the
Republican Treasury, and here in our
State, rewarding old Democrats like Heze-
kiah Gudger and Dug. Carter, and
numerous others with Republican office,