The Asheville citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1885-1889, 1888-09-09


way through the crowd, walked upon
the rostrum, when cheers and waving
of hats among the colored white re-
pubhcsns became immense. Finally,
something like order, was restored
by Chairman Malone, who wrapped
vigorously upon the desk with a
hickory cane, and Mr.. Pearson de-
livered himself of substantially the
following:
MR.. PEARsoN's SPEECH.
FELLOW citizens:-I recognize the
right which you have to call upon me
in this mass-meetlng. We had
mass-meeting two years ago, and you
called upon me then. 1 responded
to your appeal, and you responded to
the appeal made 10 you afterwards.
You responded in a way never to be
foegOtten. apprehend that most of
yeu who are here to day voted for
me two years ago, and I repeat you
have right to know how I am going
to stand in this contest. I shall make
you no speech, but 1 shall tell you
how I am going to vote in Novem-
Der. But let US for a moment lock
into the history of this movements Let
rs look at the way we have been
treated in .Buncombe-from the
court house in this city to the capitol
building at Raleigh. And right here,
] wish TO say that Mr.. Wells was loyal
to me in that contest in the House,
snd understand that both parties in
Buncombe are going to vote for him
again. 1 hope they will, without any
opposition" Mr.. Pearson then re-
cited at length the stockt!aw affair
from its i1cipiency to the present day,
and recounted the action Of both Mr..
Wells and himself, with regard to the
same before the Judiciary committee
of the Senate. It was about the
same speech he uade in the court
house here two years ago, which
every Democrat in Buncombe will
rerHessser. Mr.. Pearson next re-.
viewed the acton of Mr.. Wells re
garding the election of justices of the
Inferior court for Buncombe. He
said that he was surprised at Capt.
Carter accepting the democratic nom-
nation for the Legislature, after hav-
ing received NOR ey, and lost the case
OF the stock-law men before supe-
rior cour5 in Buncombe. He was
troubled about how he should vote
for Capt. Carter-he YVES an able,
influential man, would make one of
the best representatives in the
House, 'but l shall vote against
HIM" Cheers from negroes
He. l. * our money, defended our
lights in court Of justice, and has
now accepted a democratic nomina-
ton for office. We as independent
democrats $50 called are going to
vote against the court house ring.
Mr.. Pearson read a letter from DR..
J. S. T. Baird containing what he
(Pearsou) called "adYice," and
said he would return this same adj
vice to the doctor. Mr.. Pearson said
she negro was ELIMINATED from
this contest, and said that he had
he proof, the law, the bill, which
Mr.. Cleveland signed for mixed
schools in the State of New York.
This proof, he said, was in his of
fee. He was opposed to social
equality as much as any man. The
negro question, he said, could not
be raised in this campaign. He
tnen told the crowd about tie
Trotter appointment; how Trotter
recliued in an armchair, and had
eight II lie and three female negro
clerks. Said the democrats mad
kept none of the promises they had
made, and he was ashamed of the
party and the part he took in it.
Said that the appropriations by the
administration last year amounted
to S95, 100000 more than they ever
had before. He next said that
s'Capt. BreeSa : SWannanoa brigade
could not scare the country
f ol With their white and
and red bandannas." Next,
he went for the national banking
system, using many of Major Ma
lone's pet theories to promulgqte his
views. The Major is known to be the
most successful financier in all this
country. The banks, he said, car
by this present system use your
monies, without the payment of 8
penny's interest" But, as to how
am going to vot--I will tell YOU
I SHALL VOTE THE TICKET
YOU ARE NOW ABOUT TO Sc
LECT. Echeers. "You can't figur,
up between now and election day
the majority the democrats viii
have to get to beat this ticket. The.
will have to get between six hun
dred and one thousand votes a
this box in Asheville, to beat thi
ticket in November. You will de
feat them. There is no hope Q
passing the Blair bill, or repealinI
the internal revenue laws, and
cannot follow in Mr.. Cleveland
line, and | shall not vote for him.
voted e1d worked for him fou
years ago, and made promises. il
good faith. which / thought would
be carried out, but they were moi
and amashamed of the part / play
ed. Mr.. Pearson closed his speecl
by predicting the downfall Of tn
present county government system
within the next FIVE years Whicl