It is'better to use tact in applying the
measure, and any man who wishes
the support of those who hold the
yardstick can very easily add a few
more yards to his cloth, if he fears the
test, and incorporate it into his gar
ment, or prove to them that their yard
stick is not a standard. No merchant
expects less than that his customers
shall have his goods measured to him,
and he does not expect to give him
short goods or light weight. Were
he inclined to do so he knows that he
could not hold his customer.
There are men, plenty of them,
within the file of the Democratic party
who come up to the full requirement
of those who have but recently taken
a hand in directing the affairs of
government.
To -establish a third party at this or
any other time, with any considerable
following from Democratic ranks,
would work a menacing evil to the
nennlp nf tin (South and invnlvp a riclr
whichtl cannot afford tQ take
Should such a t suddenly spring
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into successful existence it would be
like turning a pack of hungry volves
into an asylum of helpless children.
Such a condition need not be feared
from the farmers. T. Ivey.
PRESIDENT BUTLER'S VIEWS.
Weldon News.
