The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-10-26

The First Voters Club hold rousing
meeting last night with very large at
tendance, in the Central Democratic
Club rooms. communication was read
by tho secretary from g. H Il. Greer,
secretary OF a Democratic club at Rocky
Mount, extending an invitation to the
CLUB to DO present next Saturday at an
old'fashioned Democratic rally and bar.
becue to be held at that place.
at the request OF T. w. Miller the
president appointed C. d. Michael, J. r.
Bryan and feaford CliDgonpeil to cid
and assist several memb ers OF the Cen
trail Club in doing somo special work.
The committee on rules, regulations
and bylaws reported, and o code of by-
laws was adopted. BY consent of the
club some routine business was laid
over SO that the speakers would have
ample time to talk, after which w. o.
Haroaway, in a neat and complimentary
speech, introduced Hon. III. G. Peters,
OF Bristol. State senator from Henry
county. Mr.. Peters spoke substantially
as follows:
when was invited by committee
from your club could not resist the
temptation to be present. In the out
set lei me say, If / was certain of a
thing that is uncertain, am certain of
the election Of Grover Cleveland. Not
since James Buchanan was President
has this country ever had an oppor-
tunity OF showing the good results that
would arise in purely Democratic
Administrations
II suppose it is hardly necessary to
say anything about the Third party.
When | was counting man third party
was always objectionable to me. so i5
is in politics. There arc only two great
political parties OF which we all know
The Third party lost all hope of break
ing the solid South when Georgia gave
agood old Democratic majority Of 20, OOO
have too much respect for party
where the death sweat is already gath
ering on thei9 brow and whose hands
are cold and clammy to say much about
them, for that will be tho case with this
party on the sth of November. They
will be politically buried so deep that it
will take the last note of Gabriels
trumpet to rouse them.
II will let the Third party pass and
discuss questions of far graver import
ance to our country. refer to the
tariff and force bill. Take the recent
troubles OF Homestead for ON example
OF o high tariff. Mr.. Carnegie sat
quietly in his palatial home in Scotland,
while his employees felt the grinding
touch Of his heels. l notice now he has
given 100000 to the campaign fund.
docs any man within the sound Of
my voice believe he gave that sum DO
cause of his loyalty to the Republican
party? No; he gave it believing it would,
in the long run, increase his dividend.
Sometimes this tariff goes to the gov
eminent and sometimes to the manu-
facturer, and III all cases it increases
= ha n Of H.. ~, q
for most emphatically say it makes
the rich richer, ana the poor poorer.
81 believe in this cam paign the doubt
full States OF New York and Indiana will
be bought as usual. And by whom? BY
the farmers? No. BY the mechanics?
No, but by the people who have grown
rich off the bounty of the Government.
John Sherman said that Harrison had
given such clean, honest and practical
administration. 1 will say that Mr.
Sherman must have gone to sleep in mis-
hundred million dollars that was left in
the treasury by honest Grover Glove
land.
where that money has gone to L am
unable to say, but | believe that some
OF it has been used to pay the many
pension bills that the Repu blicans so
much believe in. There is one issue in
this campaign that l almost hate to
think of for it makes my blood boil.
The war has been over thirty years and
the South bit the DUST and to say the
least Of it. think the vctors should
have extended the hand OF fellowship TO
her fallen enemy. My fellow citizens,-
what 90 you suppose the force bill was
intended for? 1t was intended to shacklo
this country anew and to bind the South
in heavier chains to the plutocratS and
the Republican party of the North.
'Some people hink tho force bill is il
dead issue, but if you would go to Now
York or Pennsylvania and hear tho Re-.
publican orators telling their follow 9
that the present election law OF tho
South were n farce, theu you would
know whether or not this is dead issu.
II was intended that tho census reports
OF the Governments should be their guide,
and wherever there Is a Southern State
that has majority of negroes that
would be the way the Federal officers
appointed to run our elections for us
would decide, for they count on every
negro as being one OF their party.
From Maryland to Texas the South
ern people are going TO fight this great
issue and the solid South will. in nv
humble mind, give Cleveland majority
of half million. We cannot afford to
lose this battle. We must work hard,
long and earnestly, for If we lose our
grand cid party will receive stab from
which it will take long time to re-
cover. Let US carry the flag Of Cleve-
land and Stevenson to victory, and on
the sth day of November bonfires will
be blazing all over our country and
peace and good will will reign supreme"