The news & observer., 1904-10-30
MAKE THE MAJORITY LARGE.

Only one more week of the cam
raign remains.
The National outlook has steadily
improved and may be summed up in
the words of Judge Parker at Esopus.
"If we work hard enough, If we each
do our part, we can win the fight. L
have not felt like saying so until late
~, but we are growing so rapidly that
if our people do their best, do believe
victory will be ours. He was ad-
dressing a delegation composed largely
OF farmers from two counties in New
York State, but his words were intend
ed for the Democrats in every portion
of the Republic, particularly in the
doubtful States. So far as North
Carolina is concerned, there is no
doubt that its electoral vote will be
cast for Judge Parker. The admoni-
ton to North Carolinians is for all of
them to vote so that we may register
a record breaking majority for the
wise and just judge of Esopus, and
at the same time register an emphatic
1,rCtest aaginst the policy of the pres
ent occupant of the White House, dan
gerous 20 our free institutions anG
tending to make racial troubles in the
peaceful South. Every man in North
Carolina who stands against centraI-
zation. against the one man power.
against the disregard of treaties,
against the spectacular methods or
MI Roosevelt, against his attempt to
destroy the most essential and sacred
social view of the Southern people, and
against the menace that his Crum-Cox
and Booker Washington incidents con-
stitute should hold it as high duty
to vote and make the majority as large
as possible.
The absence of any real contest for
the electoral vote of the State makes
1t more difficult to secure a full vote,
but the issues are of such tremendous
Importance that every good cltizeI'
ought to register his faith in Parker
and his condemnation Of Roosevelt.
IN. view of the certainty that Parker
Will carry the State, some Democrats
may say "Why should l take the
trouble TO vote? 1t is all right any
How" But, beloved, suppose that
every good Democrat should ask to be
excused for the same reason, how
would YOU feel on the morning of No
yember 9Th, to read that Roosevelt had
been endorsed by carrying the electoral
vote Cf North Carolina, or that the ma
iority for Parker was so small the Re-
publicans could say that the people
of the State really approved the
Presidents policy, or there is an al
most even division of sentiment?
1t is most unfortunate for Mississ-
ipoi for the country, and for the DEM
ocratic party that since the disfran-
Chisement of the bulk of the negroes,
the people have largely quit voting III
their regular elections, having settled
everything in the Democratic prima-
ries. The people of North Carolina
ought never to fall into that habit.
1t breeds lack of interest in public
affairs-a fatal condition where the
people rule.
What vii; the Democratic majority
be in North Carolina? That depends
upon the size of the vote cast Upon
full vote a majority of $4,000 would
probably be recorded. This major
ity may not be expected this year.
Upon a small vote the Democratic ma
jcrity will be 10000. The majority
will be between these two figures TO-
00G on arsmall vote and $4,000 on a
full vote. Let Democrats in every
county exert themselves to give Par
ker and Glenn a majority as large as
was given TO the judicial State ticket
Ill 1902.