Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1888-09-08
70 VILE AND DOCK EE AT
H/LLSBORO.

On Tuesday a large crowd of the
cit gems of Orange gathered in Hills
boro to hear the joint discussion be-
tween Judge Fow'e and Col. Dock
cry, candidates tor Governor. Judge
Fowle sarrivcd on the ll.55 train
from Graham, and was conducted
from the depot to the Occoneechee
hotel by a mounted escort. The
speaking began at III p. m. S. NJ.
Gatlis announced the discussion and
introduced Judge Fowlee
Judge Fowle began on County
Government, and said The Demo
Gratis are pledged to continue the
present system. 1t is the system OF
our fathers. 1t is the government,
we have always had-except for ten
years under the Candy constitution.
Republicans, when in power in this
State, put negroes in office over
white men in Eastern Carolina
Ruined the credit Of those counties.
Democrats came III power in 1877,
paid the DEBTS put on these coun-
ties by the Rcpublicans-restored
the credit of these negro counties.
and did it, too, without Increasing
taxation, but decreased it. Showed
two AK eceipts-one under negro
Radical rule for $1,000 and another
under white Democratic rule for
$1,000 for the same piece OF pro-
perty. Referred to the record OF
the Republican party on schools.
They built no school ~houses-paid
no teachers-bad no Normal schools
no teachers institutes-closed the
doors OF our University and squan.
dered the school fund. During the
three years the Republican party
was in power in North Caroline
they spent less than $4,000 fol
schools. In 1887 Democrats spen,
S653,O0O tor schools. Judge Fowle
contrasted taxation under itepubli
can ,and Democratic rule. In 1869
under Republican rule, the rate 0
taxation was sc cents on 500. II
1883 under Democratic rule, it i.
only 20 cents, and has never beer
higher than 81 %. If Republican,
get in power we will have a negro
Judge in the 2nd District. The ne
groes have a large majority there
They have had 4 negro Solicitor 70
ten years-had a negro Congress
man and would have bad one GOV
hut they got greedy and wante,
two negro Congressman from on,
District at the same time, and
white man slippedi in. Decker,
says there is more niger in tn,
Democratic wood-piie than in tn,
whole Republican woodward.
Dockcry says he is a farmer and on
posed TO lawyers, yet Dockery is
lawyer, but a mighty poor one
Dockery says he is a great friend o
the farmer. but in 1854 he voted fo
Quick, a negro larVer, against J. w
Sneed, o respectable achite turme7
Tor the Legislature. Dockery vote,
Tor a "nigger" for Coroner against
achite man and for a "nigger' agains
'rhite farmer for Register 0
Deeds. Don't tina, show that Dock
cry loves a Rad.eal negro lurye
better than a white Democratic ra7
mer Judge Fowle then DISGUISE,
the tariff. The tariff IS 3 tax. +.
planned the workings of the tariff
We have an average tariff OF Il pc
cent, that is, when you buy good
worth a dollar, you pay Sl.47 70
tben For all the articles of cloth
ing, all the farming implements a
the necessarles of life, you are force
by this, iniquitous tariff to pay one
third more than they are actual
worth. Every third row of you
corn, every third bushel of you
wheat, every third hill OF your te
bacco, every third dollar of you
wages, is taken GU: of your poke