The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-10-25
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speak at Whitakers.
BY 10 o'clock the people were
gathering IN crowds from the three /
counties named. Bandaunas and /
flags with the stars and stripes we're
waving from the buggieR and CARR |
ayes of those driving in, and the
stirring music Of the Whitakers |
Band made the occasion lively as
soon az within hearing OF IA" town.
At 10 80 o'clock carriage drawn |
ny two beautiful blacks, with para
Dhernali4 of handannas, bore the
speakers from The hotel to the stand.
escorted by procession marching
to music by the handsome band, At
10 AS O'Clock Col. F. NJ. Parker, of
Enfield, gracefully introduced ''Hon.
Alfred Moore Wadjen, the gallant
son of the Cape Fear"
Mr.. Waddell touched the electric
cord of Democratic sympathy IN his
opening sentence. Hc said, II am
not stranger to you" He spoke
something more than al hour and
half with that ease aud grace and
rarnestness that characterizes all of
Mr.. Waddelrs appearances before
the public. His first sent noes told
the vast audience that he is q sthOl
IT and the progress Of his speech
told them that he is a statesman.
He said " | am not here to appeal
10 your pn~sious. but t. your pOCkr'
am here not to talk burcombe tat
20 talk business" He propounied
IN the outset the question rs to
whether or not q citizen can do his
duty by joining the Republican
party. He showed how the Repub>
llcan party has been defeated and
bespoke the same thing in the cons
ing election.
With ftsh of eloquence that
would CHALLENGE the pen of Dom
Piatt he recited for the young De-
mocracy especially In anticipation
the words Of the future historian.
He declaitned how the last Union
soldier took his journey back to his
happy home, and how the lOae Cons
federate wendell his weary way
through a land of tears and blood to
find perhaps the chimney of his once
humble hut He showed graphically
how strangers came in and possessed
the land and held rule and then be
dwelt on the blessings of being free
from that rule.
Mr.. WaddeIl showed how the Re
publican party gave away one huns
dreu and forty nine milllOh acres of
the public lands from '62 to I'll. He
showed the $64,0OO,OOO with the
$42,0O0,000 of interest that the Re-
publican party gave to railroad coz
pOrationS
He then disCus Sod the tariff with
great force and clearpess. He said
that tie plain truth about the tariff
is that 1T IS "tax.' He quoted the
only authorizing clause in the Con-
stitutlon for a tariff and showed that
the present high tariff Is not so
authorized.
The tariff law was made 25 years
ago to collect unjust taxes. He
made an especially telling point
that If a protective tariff effects labor
uniformly how Is 1t that laborers IN
different States receive such different
pay? The tariff has nothing to do
with the question of wages. 1t is
governed by supply and demand just
like every other commodity.
HIS tribute to Cleveland and
Thurman was grand indeed.
He said Of Thurman: AS a
Southern man | could never forget
him. have seen him under his
gray locks in the nations council
defending Southern men and South
ern principles, fiourishing in one
hand his broad baadannq, which,
thank God, is the substitute for the
bloody shirt"
The speech throughout was one Of
great and convincing powe., and
the gallant son of the Cape Fear"
made for himself new honOrs and
scored victorious fyhl tor truth
and Democracy.
THE SECOND VANCE"
/ AT the close OF Mr.. WaddelPs
speech there were loud aud long
cheers and after a lively air by the
band, Col. Parker introduced DR.. G.
w. Sanderlin, INTERCHANGEABLE cardid>
ate for Auditor.
He WAS greeted by round Of app
plause. His speech was very spicy =,