The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1890-10-18
WAKE COUNTY CANVASS.


Green Lays Out The ParsOn.
The county canvass was resumed yes |
terday at Apex. One of the largest |
crowds that has greeted the candidates
at any place met them. Everything
went we'll for the Democrats The can
didates that simply announce them
selves were soon through, and the fun
began.
| T., r Purnell spoke first and made his
usual speech. He tried to convince the
farmers that high protection made them
prosperous.
He showed plainly that he was in full
sympathy with trusts and monopolies,
and that he would spare nothing to ad-
vance the interests of that party which
has oppressed and almost ruined the
country. He gloried in having always
been In full accord with the radical
party except at "that one time'
He hit at the Sub-Treasury bill, the
stock law, election law and wound up
about as he begun.
"Buck" Jones first paid his respects
to Mr.. Purnell. He told him that he
had always been in league with corpo-
ratlons both in and out of the legislature.
He reminded the people of Purnell's
course in politics, and how he had criti-
cised his own party four years ago.
His discussion of the tariff was q tre-
mendous slap in the face of the Radical
party They measure the rate of taxa
tion by the cupidity of the scoundrels
who profit by it. 1t is against the farm
ers every time. When he referred to
what the poor children of the South lost
in opportunity. and the burdens placed
he grew eloquent and pathetic, and tears
/, welled up in many eyes. He had only
two minutes to devote to the Force bill,
but he used them we'll. He exposed the
&; damnable provisions of the bill with
telling effect. 1t was good speech, and
{, some said the best he ever made.
Chas. D. Upchurch next appeared,
and you could see big grin come over
: the faces of the negroes They seemed
: to appreciate his "leaying his own and
: and coming to them"
He still intimates that he is the only
. man in the county that can fill the Office.
Q He said all the women in the county
It were for him. 1t was his usual soft-soap
: speech, ons which no man appreciated.
: Honest John Thompson said the peo-
k pie were tired of voting for men who are
J. not in sympathy with them. Upchurch
l. talks with you, bat he works with those
); who oppress you. He spends his money
[ to defeat his cousin, Mr.. ". B.
J. Upchurch, Democratic nominee fol
J. the legislature,) and will vote for 6
n negro. And thus on and on went Mr.
sr Thompson dealing the Radical head
8, blow after blow until it looked like there
S, was nothing left to hit. Mr.. Thompson
5, was at his best and the people there will
b, give him rouSlng vote.
t. Rowan Rogers came next. He said il
Y, reference to the charge of collecting
It. costs unlawfully that the law allowed
8: him to collect costs and he did it when
a. ever he could. He Acknowledged tina
It. he had resorted to means in collecting
r- taxes that no other sheriff In the Stat
k; ever had.
,st Mack Page told the people that b
had perfect right to ventilate Rogers
public record and he intended to do II
ol- He proceeded to give it to Rogers
al fine style. Last year when all the farm
Ter ers were weighed down with poverty an
le; had no money, and, many of them, n
on bread this sheriff collected costs frol
IN. them every time. and sometimes unlav
ID fully. He charged merchants unlawfl
m, fees, and Robert Utley made Rogers r.
,rd turn his costs" He promises to col
Ter tinue to serve you as he has here t
,od fore Doyou want any more Wi
ly; you have it
by DIRTY Parson" Meacham said the tar
,ai. before the war was as high as now,
rod not higher He said the CHRONICLE hf
B a great deal to say about him and U
est. | church he thought it was afraid
lid: them He opposed increasing the pu
J. lie school fund, and favored withdra
s. ing State support from the Universit
DR.. He topped out into National issues aga
g.v and cavorted, AMI snorted, and exhorte
,rk. and distorted until about all the VIII
,ur- men left him and the negroes to the
les, selves. He IS bad preacher.
Mr.. A. G. Green.
When Mr. Greene arose the white 20
nds. began to crowd back to the stand to h'
him. He said 1t troubles my oppont
that l discuss him Well,
tell you the truth he tried
$ in Democrats for an Office, and fail
their he got mad and joined the Radlca
willie He tried to touch your sympathles
first, but he broke his sympathy s,r
and must try something else. ]
meanest thing he has done is to trad
and misrepresent Col. Polk. lie
doing it and he knows it. | wart
III to go to heaven, but he will have
say: stick closer to the truth if he gets th'
tlook He quit preaching because it did
10 in pay, he says. He is after money, be
) re- after money. Mr.. Green here read
Ition statement (sworn toy and the gen
strin. man who made it says if the parson
kablv nies it he will thrash him.
such That Statement.
VIM "Mr. Meacham said old Tracy's no
r.oo was burned this morning, his wife
vh;cb %io daughter perished in the flames, an.
.n,. 49, is unconscious and not expected to
~ "" 20 Sympathy for the stricken family
~ .;aurp uIp expressed, to which he replied: They
,v' onn, nothing but old radicals, let them
Who cares.
: GOV. They just lie up there at Washing
500 &c and spend the money made by US
of oS7 hardworking Democrats of the Soutl
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