Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-12

pitch, turpentine and lumber are the prin-
cipal exports. The waterworks are yet in
their infancy, and the train does not stop
unless tagged. We have no sewerage, so
our little town is not lighted by sewer gas.
Our chief difficulty is unjust railroad dis
crimination. hate to attack a corporation
that personally I respect for its sterling
qualities of mind and heart, but the railroad
train does this place most bitter and lasting
injustice, IL seems to me, for it pauses at
the water tank, and yet, unless tagged, does
not hesitate here but rushes on. No road
can hope to prosper that ignores the cries of
the common people-and no people can be
any more so than am-and yet am for
gotten by this giant corporation. The day
is surely coming when the common people,
the plain people, must be heard. We have
been too long the creatures of capital. Be-
fore election our eyes are as the diamonds
bright, but after election, on again looking
at the poll books, we find that our names
were registered as Dennis. 1 said this in
speaking of "Our Nation, Past and Pres
ent," which was the subject of my address.
A Tilt With tho Conductor.
To return, however, to my fireworks
order. I tagged the train six or seven
times to ask the conductor if nv fireworks
had come. At the end of that time he said
he guessed that would do me. 1 said,
"Possibly you do not know who amF' He
said no, he did not. He had no personal
acquaintance with the peasantry of Bun
combe county, this State. bridled up and
said: "sir, am here under an assumed
name"
Doubtless" said he, waving his lily
white hand for the stoker or driver to go
on with the train. ST think 1 have tasted
some of your handiwork, and if you flag
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revenue authorities where you are"
By this time the train was half way to
Arden station, leaving me bitterly holding
my mule by the bride and feeling real
hateful. Skyland is naturally the coming
metropolis OF Western North Carolina, but
unjust railroad discrimination will keep her
back, fear. We are going to hold meet
ing here soon, however, and give expression
to the popular feeling.
I ordered for my pyrotechny about 200
pieces, including paper bag Of torpedoes
and package of punk. 1t was generally
understood as far away as Upper Hominy
and Sandy Mush that on the evening of the
Fourth I would let off over 200 pieces of
Many came from distance, bringing their
dinners with them and remaining through
the day.
It Was . Great Occasion.
It was gala day for Skyland. The fire
works had come, and some friends from
Asheville brought lemon with them. We
spread the buffalo robe on the grass and
table was brought out for the speaker. For
convenience divided up the exercises of
the day into two parts, viz, part l, morn
ing exercises at the grove; part II, evening
exercises, also at the grove.
In speaking of the grove did so more for
devilment than anything else, for this end
of the State is all grove, being virgin vii,
has never breathed the breath of the deadly
upas tree, nor bigot forged a chain; On,
would that were safely back in that bright
land again, as the fellow says
The morning exercises consisted OF the
usual selections-"America" on the Or
ganette, accompanied by child voices; read
ing of the Declaration of Independence and
few selections from the proceedings of the
Tennessee Legislature; complimentary
prayer by the chaplain; singing of cred,
White and Blue" by man from Statesvllle;
piece on the melodeon, entitled "Pee-Wee
Bird Waltz" by young woman from a
who was left at Busbee station by the train
while gathering golden rod; address by me
touching on ''The Growth, Progress and
Final PUNK of Nations"
The Speech of the Day.
The speaker touched with great power
and feeling upon our duty as citizens,
owing it as we do, he went on to say, to
ourselves and our posterity to suitably pre-
pare our minds and hearts by early educa-
tion and association for the great duties OF
citizenship, and both by our precept and
our practice so live that we may safely leave
the mere act of voting to other heads. The
speaker said also that to the newly arrived
citizen voting is neu and thrilling expert