Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-09-26
VANCE MEETS YORK.
A BIG Day for she Cid North State Demo
erats-Thc Republican. Candidate Used Up.

crats-The Republican Candidate Used Up.
From Dispatch STAFF Correspondent.I
LEXINGTON, n. g., September %, 1884.
United States Senator Zeb. Vance and
Dr.. York, Liberal Republican candidate
for Governor, met here in Joint discussion
to-day. Vance drove from Macksvile,
where be spoke yesterday, and York came
by rail from High Point, where he had n
meeting last night. A little beyond the
limits Of the town Vance was met
by crowd OF mounted men and es-
corted to his hotel, the streets being
lined with Democrats who welcomed
him with enthusiastic cheering. The
speaking took place in a grove, where
handsome stand and sents for several hun
dred had been erected. The Salisbury
brass band was employed, and very large
crowd, including one hundred and fifty
ladies. was gathered there. A good many
people drove here from Salisbury, seven
teen miles of. and from even more distant
points. Vance preferred that York should
lead of, but the Doctor would not
agree, and thus 1t was arranged
tha, Vance should lead off in two-hours'
speech, York to reply in the same time,
and each TO have half an hour TO reply.
Vance was IN fine form-bnght. vigorous.
and aggrcssive-and made wonderfully
captivating speech. declaring that it is
not good for parties or men to hold
power too long, lest they come to
consider themselves the masters and not
the servants OF the people. He a.raigned
the Republicans in long list Of cOrrup.
T.,
siyc taxation. referring TO the internal
revenue as oppressive. and the tariff as I'M
constitutional taxation. He would not call
the inicrnal-reyenue taxation uncOnstitu-
tional, but characterized it as one Of the
NgANEsr, MOST TYRANNICAL,
and most oppressive possible to be con-
ceivcd Of. II was not the taX-colleetor that
he so much complained OF as the flaming
tail OF the rcd-legged grasshoppers, as he
called the spies and iniorwcrs, that follow
ed in its wake as the tail does the comet.
The Democrats have never had an opportu-
nifty to repeal the law, inaSmuch A. they
have never yet had both branches OF the
Government. but he admitted that the
Democrats were not a unit on the repeal.
Yet he thought ii ridiculous to suppose. as
York had argued in other counties, that
trusted TO repeal the law than the Demo-
cTats.
Senator Vance declared that the Supreme
Court of the United States hid decided sub
siantially that the present tariff is uncon-
stitutional on most OF the articles protected.
and then he went into a detailed expose Of
the enormiles OF the tariff, and advocated
the doctrine rs set forth in the Democratic
platform. ON the question OF the
BLAIR EDUCATION BILL
he said that he and his colleague voted
for il; that it took about three years for
the Republican Senate 10 get the bill in
shane: that when il went 10 the House and
an attempt was made to expedite it, refer
cnce there. Republican, Mr.. Iliscock, oh
jccfcd. and that the bill would be taken up
at the coming session, and, he believed.
would lie passed. But, at any rate, it
would be time enough for DIR. York 10
charge the Democrats with having killed
the bin when the bil was dead. The Sem
afor next went INTO state politics, and COM
pared with all his Tacy powers of iilustr2-
tiOn Republican and Democratic admins
fratlons. Y0rk's record WAS reviewed and
cI iticised, winding uD with the question;
81 want you 10 tell ne. Doctor. when did
YOU join the Republican partyf"
York was silent.
Voice in crowd: Make him answer
Senator Vance He won't answer. and |
don't blame him for being ashamed Of il.
IGrcat laughter.1 But think he ought t0
fcll lis when he became converted, and IN
Justice 10 his new friends he ought not 10
he ashamed to acknowledge that he Is 4 Re-
publican. II j. nll right for him 10 be
ashamed Of that to IL, but not to them.
WITH VANCE's ARGUMENT,
which was strong. clear, convincing. wasa
succession of brilliantly-pointed anecdotes,
winch enforced his idea, while they enter
famed the audience IN the highest degree.
York. though naturally solemn.faced. was
compellod IL times to see the joke ana
laugh. Bouquets enough TO almost ill
bu. .hel measure were sent up 20 Vance. Al
the end Of bis two hours
YORK sTARIED OUT
in his speech with an explanation Of the
causes that led him TO leave the Democracy.
and he claimed hat he was doing no more
than Vance had done; that Vance was
an CID Wing who had freely denounced
the Democrats as rogucs, then joined
| the Secessionists, then became 4 Con-
seryative, and finally a Democrat. York
| spoke Of having plucked the feathers
| of Jarvis and Cole and others IN
previous discussions, and mtimated that
| that fate would beiall Vance. As to what
sort Of men be would appoint to Office II
| elected Governor he stated: "rll appoint
no man unless his record, morally and
otherwise, Is rs good as any others IN
| North CarOlina-unlcss his record IS a.
bright as the MONDAY sun"
a voice in the crowd: Will you ap-
| point nigger!"
York Don't bother me, my friend
| [lauehterl; III appoint no man as Judge
| that will not do even and exact justice To
all, or who will be moved by political IN
| fuence." Then he went into praise Oi the
Republican party; said Vance, who han
Geen the greatest Secession sinner oil a'l'
had been amnestied and given n seat in the
Senate, and yet was ungrateful.
| Vance. in his half-hour's reply, said tlal
"'pon" his honor he didn'tknow where 10
take hold OF York's disconnected speech
| lie characterized some OF York's statements
as beneath contempt. reviewed York pr
| ticularly on the tar1f, and convicted hlh
Of the grossest errors. He gave II u
him warmly for refusing to tell 10
what party he belonged. Vance's vofk
was 4 great triumph, and achieved Wlihou.
effort. He dealt with York with little ol
personal severity. York commenced li'
rejoinder just as darkness fell upon me
earth, and closed to = largely-dimin!'il'u
crowd. W. u. t.
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