The Asheville citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1885-1889, 1886-10-06
Hort AsHEVIL1R CEuznN.
AlE IS. JOHNSTON AND MALONE
AT WEBSTER.
1T rs THE SAME, SAD STORY FOR
MALONE.
srER, n. c.. Oct. 2nd, 1888,

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Editors Citizen Hon. 7. D. Johnston
and Mai. Malone, candidates for Con-
gress, addressed 1 goodIy crowd of the
citizens of Jackson here to-day, and in
the absence Of any Of the editorial staff
of the CITIZEN I viii endeavor to give a
short though truthful account Of the
discussion.
Major Malone spoke first and begun by
saying that, while a stranger to most of
the audience he was not stranger when
| it came to considering the condition of
the country. He had voted the DEM
ocEatic ticket all his life. There were
two modes of becoming candidate. He.
was an Independent candidate while his
competitor was the candidate of q con-
vention in which the will of the people
was not consulted, but which was COM
posed of political managers who run the
political machinery. That he opposes
the Morrison and Carlisle wing of the
Democracy. He then read an extract
from Virginia paper and another from
the speech of q distinguished member of
Congress, and then argued from these
admissions, or rather charges of distiNg-
1tished Democrats that only the pet meas
ures of the ring could get before the
House. He then charged that neither
President Cleveland nor Mr.. Johnston
had kept the pledges made two years
ago, that Johnston had failed to repeal
the Internal Revenue laws, and had fail
ed to pass the Blair school bill and had
failed to affect tariff reform, and while
he admitted that Mr.. Johnston favored
these measures, and had introduced a
bill to repeal the Internal Revenue law,
he had effectually prevented all these
measures by voting for Mr.. Carlisle for
Speaker. That he ought to have elected
Mr.. Randall. He then eulogised the
Blair bill, said every State in the South
had instructed their delegates to vote for
it, but its passage through the House had
been prevented by the leadership ofthe
Democracy. He charged that they kept
$500, 100000 locked in the Treasury.
That all these failures had been caused
by Mr.. Carlisle's manipulation of the
House Committees, and that Mr.. Johnston
was responsible because he voted for Mr..
Carlisle for Speaker. The audience gave
him good attention throughout his entire
speech without manifesting either
approval or disapproval.
Mr.. Johnston then rose and announc-
ed himself as the candidate of the DEM
ocratic party by the unanimous voice of
that party in solemn convention, and that
he was not ashamed Oft the "collar." But,
said he, where is my competitor? Is he
Ia Democrat He abuses the party. Can
Democrats vote for him while his whole
theme is abuse of the party? Is he a
Republican? He has not the manilness
to say 80. Will thev vote for q man who
is ashamed of them? He has voted the
Democratic ticket all his life? Why has
he left that party, just when Mr.. CleFe-
land had proclaimed q united country
For the first time in twenty five years
the South had been practically recogniz-
ed. Mr.. Cleveland had gwen three
Southern men seats in the Cabinet. The
Democrats had promised retrenchment
and reform. What had they done?
They had redeemed millions of acres of
the public lands. Had put stop to pub
lie lands being taken up by aliens.
Thereby efectually preventing foreign
nabobs iording it over our people and
introducing in our glorious country such
expressions as are now felt in Ireland.
That Mr.. Cleveland had gone through
all the departments of the government
and renovated them. That he had re-
duced the clerical force, but did forty
per cent more work. That he saved
$SOO,OOO in the single item of collecting
the Internal Revenue and collected
So, ,000,000 more. He went on to show
that President Cleveland had now in the
first year of his administration saved
$25, 100000, and he read from the official
reports to prove every word he said. In
short he took up every point in Major
Malone's speech and utterly refuted him
point by point always appealing to the
official statements, and not as Major Ma
lone did, to the speeches of distinguish
ed men.
Mr.. Johnston'sspeech was interepersed
by many flashes of brilliant wit and was
received by thunders of applause by the
appreciatiYe audience. In fact report
cannot do it justice-it was complete
triumph.
The writer noticed that the editor of
the Advance was present. Ifhe can have
the face to say that Maj. Malone sustain
ed single charge he made he is alone
in his glory. One OF THE PEOPLE.
"Blood-food" is the suggestive name