The daily state chronicle., 1890-11-04
SENATOR RANSOM.
AsOUL.REACHING AND THRILL.
ING DEMOCRATIC SPEECH
FROM THIS NORTH CAR
OLINA ORATOR.

n
ING DEMOCRATIC SPEECH
FROM THIS NORTH CAR
OLINA ORATOR.
A Short Resum, of a Radical Past..A
Presentation OF a Democratic Pres.
ent..And the Direful POrtents of
Possible Radical Future.-. Head,
White Men..Think..Then Vote.
Senator Ransom spoke to very large
gathering of people in Metropolitan Hall
last night; 1t was an intelligent and
noble looking gathering. In it there
were a number of ladies who were out to
here the Senator speak. and here is
where Democratic gathering is widely
different from q Republican assembly.
Ladies are proud to honor with their
presence Dem ,eratic nesting, but no
lady can afford To be- seen in motley
Republican meeting under any circu n
stances.
Senator Ransom Was presented by
State Chairman Smith, who said that
the s tnator was just concluding most
arduous campaign, having male thirty
speeches in various parts of the State,
ani had reached here rather tired and
exhausted Chairman Smith expressed
his qualification at the presence OF the
ladies, and predicted that their greeting
would inspire the Senator to make even
a better speech than usual-if such a
thing were possible.
Senator Ransom.
The Senator's preface to his speech
was exceedingly eloquent. He regretted
that he was tired aud therefore incapac-
itated for presenting the issues of the
hour az he otherwise might; but he said
no man had right to think of personal
inconvenience or personal preferences
when great issues are at stake and need
ed the attention Of men.
No Money Lost by Democrats.
The tor'Sspeech was full of bust
ling, driving, cutting and sweeping
facts, presented in the most able and
statesman. like manner.
The ficst point he drove home was
that within the last twelty years of DEM
ocratic rule iu North Carolina, not one
dollar of the States money which was
the peoples money-had been lost to the
o,ople through Democratic officers mo,
not one dollar. II will not lift the veil,"
said the Senator, '.but will merely raise
the e,ver, a III what do you see back of
it2 The money of the people grossly
sausndered and deoauched; nearly ev
erything. school money and all, stolen,
mis- appropriated and sQuandered. Any
thing morei Yes, q little over twenty
years ago man could not lie down to
;. sleep at. night one hour. fearing that
some rui1 darker than death might fall
upon his household b-foremoruing. Those
we're the days of 1885-67, when Radical
ism ruled the land. You have been told
about this before; but Oh! my friends
yon want to remember these things TO-
morrow before you vote. Compare tht
condition of that time with the condi
ton of things now. Do this aud thel
decide how you will vote"
The Senator then referred to the TIM
when the Southland was under bayone
rule, how the soldiers rode rough shod
over the people, aud how that humiliat
ing condition was removed by Demo
cratic minority in Congress, and b
described how thi, was effected in th
face of the opposition of Radical Ssn
ate aud Radical President.
Democrats Not in Power.
The Senator then stated that the Ns
tional government had not been who'll
under Democratic rule since 1861, ye
all the benefits which the South hat
in this government had bsen fought fo
and secured in the national legislatiy
halls by q Democratic minority. W.
it not something then for southern pet
pie to strive and work even for the COZ
tinuance of q Democratic minority
the National legislative halls"
Silver Circulation.
The Senator touched upon the silv
coinage question. He said that the pc
pie complained that the coinage of silv
mad been contracted But the Senat
showed how the silver circulation hs
b,sn immensely increased by Dem
cratic law. He showed how, under Il
Republican law, only 81, SOC, 900 of silv
had been coined in circulation, and hov
in 1878 the Bland silver bill, Dem
cratic measure, was passed by viii,
$3l2,O00, 900 Of silver dollars were p
in circulation. This made over $31t
100000 Of silver dollars in circulate
to-day. A Republican law only put or
fourth of q dollar per head in circul
tion, while the Democratic law put S.
in circulation to every man, woman al
child in the country. All this was do
by Democratic law which was pass
over the veto of President Hayes Re-
ical President.
Radical SectiOnalism.
the Republican party had control of |
government for twenty-five years, a
during all that time, not single Sou
ern gentleman was given any positi
or called to any post Of honor except
one time for period of three months
How Cleveland Broke Sectionalis
Then Mr.. Cleveland was ele cted Pl
ident. He was a Northern DemocI
aud the first thing he did was to
three Southern Statesmen into his c
iuet. He acted in the great, fair 9
noble spirit of Democracy, and he =
consuis and ministers to foreign la
from every State in the South, regs
less of whether those men h I'd been G
fsderate soldiers or civilians. Tn
the Democratic party. That's the 6
ernment OF Democracy.
A Great Contrast.
Two years ago the Republicans
North Carolina gave President Harri
184,OO votes.
49, ~Ahn- oo,,,horr ctofo, a