The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1890-10-02
CHAs. II. MOORE.
The colored Candidate For Congress
Speaks in Winston.

Speaks in Winston.
c. II. Moore, (eolored) editor of
the Greensboro Progress and cam
didate for Congress in this district.
spoke in the courthouse last Friday
night The brass band attracted a
crowd and when he began to speak
the negroes were packed into the
room like sardines in u hox, with here
and there n white man, eager TIC hear
what the speaker would say.
Moore is a bright mulatto, well
built, with an intelligent eye aud a
strong chin. He is the first negro we
ever heard speak who could follow a
line of argument. He thinks logically
and speaks forcibly, even eloquently,
and carries his race with him. His
use of the English language is phe-
nomenally good.
He id he was Republican but
would not support every little devil
that the party nominated. 1t was
not that he loved Democracy more or
Republicanism less but that he loved
manhood-negro manhood which
had been trampled in the dust by the
Republican party.
The Winston correspondent of the
State Chronicle gives the following
outline of his speech: ''In spea king Of
the denunciations heaped upon him
by men of the Brewer stripe, he de-
clared that there was not a soul in
all the world that could point to an
act of his that was a dishonor to
himself as man or his race. II cam
not be intimidated nor scared off by
such unprincip d demaSogues as
John Nj. Bro, er, and despite the
calumny that has been made / thank
God that truth, crushed to the earth,
will rise again" He denied the charge
that he had ever voted save for a Re
publican, and after speaking of the
charge made that he was running on
Democratic money he turned to some
of the Brewer men who were kissing
and asked them who paid them to 90
about saying so. He spoke of his
race as being Graded in Republican,
ism and asked the negroes about him
if they had sworn eternal allegiance
to that party because the Republican
party of 1S61-65 had freed them. He
showed the difference between the
party of '65 and the party of 80, and
declared that the warfare now ragged
was to let that party of 80 under
stand that the negro knows his
rights and dares maintain them.
eve as Il down trodden race, have
not enough true dignity ofcharacter,
fortitude and love of moral justice,
and though some may call me trail
tor of the Republican party, thank
God they cannot charge me with be-
ing a traitor to my race. loud
applause) | would rather stand
alone in the fight than to be counted
with the thousands who allow men of
the Brewer stripe to stand upon their
necks and whip them with the party
lash. CHEERS by some and Kisses by
the Brewer crowd) The negro is
waking up in all other lines save po-
litically and in that we are retrograd-
ing.
Moore then began his attack on
Brewer. He charged him with being
a dishonest man, a liar and SLAM
derer of his race. He reviewed his
record in Congress and, mid the Wild
est of excitement in the large crowd,
branded him as a base misrepresent-
| ative of the people that elected him.
Winding it all up he declared that
| ever circumstances l may be forced,
by the help of God, Charles H. Moore
will be found in the field as long as
Johnnie Brewer" The negroes APP
plauded him loudly and cheers went
up from the excited crowd"
After Moore had finished Prof.
Granderson, of Bennett Seminary
made ringing address to his race in
favor of Moore. He was frequently
interrupted by cries of "Give us
| Moore "Down with Brower," Hur-
| rah for the colored mans party, &C.,
&c. He wound up by asking every
man in the house who would vote for
Moore to raise his hand. Every ne
gro present and several whites raised
their hands.
The effect of the speeches can only
be told on the day Of the election.