The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1890-10-28
A FEAST OF REASON.
JARVIS AND COOKE ESPOKEARLY
AND WISELY LASf NIGHT.
A Large Crowd Heard Them at the
court House--They Gave the People
Solid Chunks of Wisdom which the
People Heard Gladly--They Will
Heed the Good Advice Given.

Heed the Good Advice Given.
CAPT. G. NJ. Cooke, introduced by
Chairman WoMBLE, spoke feelingly of
the negro and the abandonment and
neglect of them by the Republican party.
The professions of love for the negro by
the Republican party have been alto
gether exposed, and no thoughtful man
believes they are sincere in their friend
ship for the negro.
He discussed the clean cut issues
which divided the party and showed |
that from its recent utterances and it's |
actions it had no claim upon patriotic |
men for support. He maintained that |
it was true that the Democratic party
advocated and enforced, 1st, Absolute
political equality; and 2nd, Equal ad
justment of the public burdens.
He characterized the Force bill as
direct blow to the immortal doctrine of
political equality. His discussion of
that bill and it's abridgment of local
self-government was from the stand
point of statesman and was fair, able
and forcibe. He said that the right to
hold Office was inalienable and that
when the Republican party refused to
appoint able Southeners because of the
place Of their residence, they violated
the doctrines Of absolute political equal
ity. He spoke of Cleveland's appoint
ment of Governor Jarvis as Minister to
Brazil. He declared Cleveland to be the
first living man in America This great
man appointed North Carolina colored
man, Moses A. Hopkins, Of Franklinton,
to Liberia. In contrast of Cleveland's
recognition of Southern men, Captain
| Cooke reviewed the course of Harri-
son, who had purposely made discrim-
ination against the Republicans in the
South. He illustrated this in the
appointment of Governor Jarvis aud
Dockery. Cleveland appointed JARVIS
Minister Plenipotentiary to Brazil; when
Harrison came to appoint Dockery, the
representative Of the Republican party
in North Carolina to Brazil, he made
him merely Consul to Rio The differ
ence between the places is as much as
between railroad president a. d a con
ductor.
Upon the second proposition, viz: that
the burdens should be adjusted equally,
IE cuO NCU UuC IL u tiCT ttLies AK
of the tariff.
His tribute to Vance was a gem He
loved him, but he did not believe that
support or non-support of Vance ought
to be a test of party fealty.
He then touched upon party fealty-
the duty of Wake Democrats, and was
frequently cheered and applauded. We
shall give extracts from MS speech later.
Ex-Governor Jarvis.
Ex GOVERNOR JARVIS was next intro
duced. He began by saying that he
believed every day added to the
Democratic majority. He was from
Granville and Franklin and he brought
the good news that three Democrats
would represent Granville county in the
Legislature. 1t did him good to go to
Franklin and he had been Democrat
So years when next January came. In
Franklin some of the colored people viii
vote the Democratic ticket. AS Cover
nor he did all be could for the people
and for the people of both races, anC
having lived in Raleigh six years, he came
l here as one having deep interest In the
people, The time has come when every
man in North Carolina who loves hi;
9 State should walk to the ballot boz
against the party which is trying tt
e breed strife. l can appeal with mor'
g confidence to the white people than Il
; the colored.
e With 1900 white majority in Wax
Il county, is it possible that there are 1
: white men that can 60 to the ballot DO,
+ and deliberately say that they approx
OF the legislation recently enacted b
}, Congress and the treatment of Souther
T, Republicans by Harrison? He estak
u lished the fact that from the DAY tha
le Vance was inaugurated until to day th
$, people of North Carolina had enjoye
a, the best State government possible t
al obtain. He also showed the valu
l, OF the economical administratio
o. of Mr.. Cleveland. A large surplus VIZ
r accumulated, and Cleveland advocate
10 a reduction of the taxes. The Republ
W cans came into power and they spent q
at the surplus, and increased the taxatic
6o of the people. This increased price p1
'S' upon goods was not to carry upon Il
u government. If so, l would not say
eo . word. 1t is our government and '
he ought to pay cheerfully when the 60
Is, ernment calls whether it needs blood
ne money. The increased burdens are pac
at on the people because the Republic
party owed obligatins to manufacture
He protested against discriminate
against the South and the poor in t
interest of millionaires. He showed tf
Ii as the quality Of goods goes up under
Mckinley bill the tax goes down a
tbe VICE VERSA. A man who buys 800
cheap goods pays twice as much tax a
ins man who buys 500 worth of COS
ach goods. After a law that pla
the tax higher, trusts were formed
one prevent competition. The ex Cover
ate gave clear and able exposition of
ON. Tariff question, and made it clear
osa every one who heard him that it il
tn tax-and tax for the enrichment
nat the favored few. He believed that
to Republicans said that this new TIA
mn. would make them lose votes and Il
nee therefore sought to continue themsel
dis in power by the passage of the Force
. is He urged the people of Wake to
,e y aside the party preludices of the I
and to vote the Democratic ticket.
showed the necessity of every mans
ting, and declared that if the Democl
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