The Asheville citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1885-1889, 1886-10-19

STRENGTH DAILY.
Owing to a pressure pf other matters
we were not able to use bme notes of the
speaking at Limestonet which were
furnished us. sT
There was good crowd in attendance;
and the speaking was plritedy the DEM
ocratic candidates well > cantaining their
ground, and making a eep impression
upon all present.
Mr.. Wells, republican 4pened the leg
islative debate, in ones1 his chatacter-
istically good humorei speeches, varied
however by very eAnesk and begging
appeal to his republican friends to stand
to his colleague Mr. Pearson, assuring
them that his election meant repeal of
the county government system which
Mr.. Wells very sewers denounced, and
also would bring abouthe submission of
the stock law to the voers of each town.
ship.
thought Mr.. Wells very hgenious man,
but was greatly surprised shat be should
find it necessary to deTote forty minutes
in urging the people to vste for Mr.,
Pearson. This shows that ,Mr. Wells
feels the ship, with Mr.. Healson as cap
tain, has run aground and is RAPIDLY,
breakinE,to- pieces. 1t alp taatNr.
Wells has been calleT 49, hv
Mr.. Pearson. Mr.. Gud@er tbs. S;scnss-
ed the stock-law, and showedtbat M.
Pearson's sponsibility for t1S' same
that he, P. had voted forotber stoctr- laws
even against the earnest orofaetS of re-
Presentatives. He revieWeG M Pear.
sons course and showed the ihi1istice Of
his TRADE against and abl1se of the maois-
trates and commissioners. Discussed Mr.
Pearson's circular No.jl, in which mr..
Pearson attempts to abuse, upon false
premises, the prejudice5 of the country
against the people of Asleville, and asked
why Mr.. Pearson failed 10 state that he,
Pearson introduced tha bill. Mr. Pear
son makes much of his amendment;
what credit should a man have for
amending his own bill and why should
he take credit due others, or not have
fairness enough to state that his col
leagues were in full accord with him in
demanding the clause be stricken out,
even telling him to strike it out of the
bill before he introduced it. Why should
Ar. Pearson abuse the officers of the
town, when he knows their positions on
the matter and why that section was in
serted in thebiil sent Mr.. Pearson; also he
know they neither expected or desired
that section TO be passed. Why does
Mr.. Pearson endeayor to array the coun-
try against the town, try to stir up bad
blood between the poor against the more
fortunate; such a course, on Mr.. Pear
sons part, ought to bring a blush to his
face. Mr. Gudger then discussed the
principles of the democratic party, and
showed how it had either kept, or
endeavored honestly to keep every
pledge given.
Mr.. Pearson followed, and made such
a speech as he has been making, which
was of character for inconsistency and
demagoguery which has characterized
his publications. Many of Mr. Pearson's
friends are greatly mortified at his
course, specially the disgraceful methods
he is resorting to, by speech and other
wise, to secure not his own election SO
much as the defeat of the democratic
party. His denunciatioH-sg the roanty
magistrates and commissioners was ex-
ceedinglY bitter, even exceeding any
thing we have heard the most aVowed
radicals indulge in. This gives fair
idea of Mr.. Pearson's speech.
Mr.. Jones followed Mr.. Pearson. He
spoke of the necessity for the preserva-
ton OF peace and good order at the speak
ings. 1t was best for all parties that
there be no disturbances. Let US have
peace, he said, or words to that effect.
He made pleasant, and compliments
ry allusion to his Republican opponent,
Mr.. Wells, whom. he spoke as a genial,
good-hearted gentleman, whose wit and
made fun for all. The can
10 ERnnn1 10 III of
show and said Lon Wells might be called
the clown of the circus, because he kept
the audience in good humor with his
Jokes.
Mr.. Wells had told an anecdote about
an old man eating nineteen apple dump
lings and getting sick over it. Joneslturned
the joke on him by ikening the Repub-
lican Party to the old man. It had
eaten a number of political dumplings;
the first was Billy Holden; the seven
teenth was Tyre York the eighteenth was
Lon Wells. The old man might get
through with him, as he was "true
blue" and j good fellow; but the nine
teenth dumping had made the old man
sick-very sick-he had mortal gripping
that would be sure to take him off on the
I'd day of November That dumpling
was more than the stomach of the Re-
publican Party, tough as it was, could
stand. twas Mr.. Richmond Pearson.
Mr.. Pearson had charged General
Jones with refusing to vote for his vindi-
cation during the session of the Legisla-
ture, alluding to the fact that upon the
resolution to raise committee to lnves-
tigate the McAden assault, Mr.. Jones
had been excused from voting on his
own motion. Jones showed that his
course in the House on that occasion
was taken after consultation with
Mr.. Pearson and with his full concur
erlce and consent, and that afterward
Mr.. Pearson. had thanked him for the
speech he made on the matter and the
course he took. He reminded theaadi-
ence that he and Pearson were at that
time on terms of friendship and long be-
fore any difficulty arose between them.
The speaker answered fully the charge
that he had made and violated pledge
to oppose the stock law of Buncombe
county. He read the certificates of P. ] !.
Israel, Eli Glenn, w. B. Cook, Thos. j.
Garland. tSam Brooks, and W. Foster
Johnston-all good and true men,. Mr.
Israel and Mr.. Glenn, the former DEM
ocrat and the lattef Republican. he
showed both men were of the highest
character for truth AID honesty farmers
whose heads were white with the SHOWS
of many winters. Mr.. Jones insisted
that no question of veracity was raised
in the matter; but simply of recollection.
That for his part all he could say was he
made no public pIedge to oppose a stock
llaw; and ifhe said to any man that he
had no intention to interfere with the
! fence laws of the country he told the
/ truth, for at that time he had formed no
purpose to advocate the no-fence law;
that he never madeu his mind to In
lnE-r Hi until q fer hE