The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1888-09-05
AT MONROE.
JUDGE FowLE DEMol;sHEs THE pEMA.
GoGUE d ckEsY.
Special 70 News Observer.

special 70 News-Ubseryer.
MoNRpE, N. G., Aog. q. The big
gest day ever known in Union county!
Five thousand people we're here TO
hear the discussion etSeen Fowle
and Dockery. Juags Fowle reaches
here on the 12.4l ttsin from Char
lottc. He was carried TO his hotel 10
an elegant pLston, drawn By two
magnificent bays, decked with silver
mounted harness and flowing bandan.
mas, and was followed by 800 mount.
ed men. Driving through the prin-
cipal streets, he stopped in front of
the motel. The street in front was
completely blocked with surg.
ing humanity. At this time tele-
gram was circulated for the supposed
purpose Of getting Judge Fowle to
make bis speech. before Dockery ar
rived. A telegram from Wadesboro
says Dockery is on the train. The
people are wild with enthusiasm
Dockery arrived on the 2.4l train and
is driven 10 the hotel in carriage
drawn by bay and a clay.bank, no
one attending him except his brother
and some friends from Rockingham.
At 3 p. m. ID. A. Coyington, Esq an
nounces that Col. Dockery will open
the discussion. Col. Dockery looks
pale and worn; says he is sick and
will not be able to do justice TO his
cause. He knew he differed with the
largest majority present. but that
this was necessary. He said It was
no time for white hats aud bandan.
mas. When he said this it looked
like all the hats and bandannas in
North Carolina went up in the air.
Col. Dockery sand: What is the cause
Of the hard times? The audience
completely drowned him with the cry
High tariff Col. Dockery says he
5 an old Henry Clay Whig, and that
he drew it from bis mothers bresst.
ne fayors high tariff btcIuse this ID
indirect and not direct taxation
Cyl. Dockery saysthe only thing nee
essary to reduce taxssion Is to abolish
the revenue. Hesays the Democrats
have done nothing to redeem theil
pledges except to plss the Mills bill
One hundred men in the audience asl
him Why his party oppose it. Col
Dcckerv complains that the Demo
cratic platform has not the word rev
enue in it. He claims to have yotet
for the measures that bettered tn,
colold mans condition, but that AM
man who sald he wanted white chill
dren and black children to 90 TO th,
same school was an infamous liar
Here be becomes nervous and ASK
how much time be has. He is evi
d .ptly at the end of hts speech.
Dockery arraigns the Democrati
party for the failure Of the Blair bIl
TO pass. but had 10 acknowledge tbs
| the two Senators from North Carroll
| na voted for it. Dockery shove,
throughout his whole speech that b
was 10 poor condition and his speecl
is with one accord pronounced q fail
ure.
Judge FOwle, with the exception
Of a slight hoarsness, is In fine trim
Certainly man never had mIre to in
spire hIm. He says Col. Dtckery ha
10 90 out of the State to get recor
for the Republican party. file showe
that while the Republican party ha'
prostiiutld the credit Of the State
ruined its school system and stole
the money. the Democratic party hal
given schools 10 the children, IRE
spectiye Of color; had reduced Oh
taxes on the poor man and had bull
asylums for the poor and unfortur
ate Of all classes. Judge Fowle pu
in one telling blow ON the Mills bi
and showed the people that the X.
publican party had refused to tax
the only opportunity Of reducing ii
revenue on the tariff. Judge Fow
was to the last degree forcible an
; simple, standing on the broad groun
! that no law ought 10 ask more tax,
than was sufficient TO carry on Il
! expenses Of the government. He sal
D labor must be free TO be pioGtabl
: On county government Ju lge Fow
I said: We feel no enmity to the co
ored man, but that we did not thin
the colored man the ct custodian
this country.
Col. DOckeiy said in his speech
thought white men in the main oug
1 10 hold Office.
a Judge Fowle asked him if
|. Dockery) did not on one occasion
!. Richmond vote for negro laws
/, against a good citizen OF Rockngha
y and on another occasion, in the sar
: county, il he (Dockery) did not VI
. for black negro against q good ms
!. and be too q one-leRgsd soldier.
< To b,th ofthese indictments c
! Dockery plead guilty IN the preser
Of this vast concurse Of people.