The Asheville citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1885-1889, 1888-07-26

OIs1A0 0fJn carolina He euIOglZet
tue clubs in complimentary terms an
ikened their organization throughou
the State unto the building of th
beacon lights upon the mountaf
peaks Of s'auld Scotia by the clan
who sought to make an offensive O
| defensive warfare upon marander
or other clans. The organization o
democratic clubs in North Carolini
Wete the beacon fires of democracy
who warfare upon radicalism haC
beer fairly begun. Beacon fires haG
been lghted at Wilmington, Durham
Ralelsh, Charlotte, Fayetteville
Gold oro, Greensboro, Asheville
and other places, and they were burn
ing brightly. These fires are calling
the aemocratic clans together, and
bidding US to go forth and meet the
enemy The Young Mems Demo
cratic clubs viii accomplish noble
ends. They will organize the party
give fire, and form nuclei
afG1Ls II the democracy of ths
old North State viii cluster and march
forward to victory. He gave the
biblical ORGAN of the word club.
He said their was club around when
David met Goliath and that Goliath
was struck with that club and bit the
dust. So shall it be in November
next-when the great republican Co.
Hath shall be met at the polls by the
democratic clubs: in every hamlet,
village, town and city of North
Carolina, and there made to bite the
dust as did Goliath of old. Mr.. San
derlin's entire speech was one of the
finest we ever heard, and we regret
that it cannot be produced here in
full. He handled every point nicely,
and well settled the fact that prohi-
bition could not hope to succeed this
year. His address was frequently ins
terrupted by applause from the au-
dience, and his anecdotes were nicely
put, and always pointed to moral
that was true and effective.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Sander.
Inns speech, that favored, honored
SUI, OF bunCOmOe,
GEN. RoBT. B. VANCE
delivered the closing speech OF
the evening. To say that it was
elegant would not describe it.
Floating along upon a sea of
memories of the past, the speak
er's words were those of elo-
quence and murmurings of the
heart. The old days Of the war,
the prisons at Camp Chase and
Fort Delaware; the privations and
sufferings of the boys who wore
the gray; the magnanimity of
Allen G.. Thurman and his noble
wife; the purity ofthe great dem
cratic party; it's fidelity to the
people; the principles, purposes
and ends; the republican party;
its treachery, deceitfulness and
praeticed duplicity, towards the
people, and an explanation of Mr..
Levi p. Morton's connection with
the special tax knnds of North
Carolina to the amount of 50, ,000,-
600, and interest were all elo-
quently and forcibly explained to
the assembled multitude by the
great and good man whom all
North Carolina, democrat and
republican loves to honor. The
exercises of the day were then
announced to be at an end by
chairman Carter, and the i'm
mense crowd, after listening to
three hours of solid, substantial
and truthful eloquence, dispersed
to their respective homes.
At night, a brilliant demon
stration was had at Battery Park
and speeches were made by
Messrs. Sanderlin, Busbee, Fin
ger, Coke, McLoud and Judge
Fowle. Major Breese with Swan
nanoa torch light legion was there
and most enthusiastic speech
making and jolly good time was
had.