Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1892-10-17

NJ. L. Mott, son of DR.. !. !. Mott
the latter of whom for years held the
Republican party Of North Carolina in
the hollow of his hand, but whose power
was broken by The craft Of John b.
Eaves, spoke in the court house Satur-
day evening. Mott had been advertised
as zone of the ablest speakers in the
South" If power to viIlity and relate
unclean stories is the Republican meas
urc OF ability" then the assertion was
proven true.
The colored band discourscd what was
evidently V meant to be sweet music for
the purpose of drawing crowd. DEM
ocrats, accustomed to the routine of
meetings Of this kind, entered the room
and took seats on the left. White Re
pubicans, knowing equally well what
| was to be expected, took seats inside the
bar. The coIored people? Well, they
poured in, filed up the benches on the
right, swarmed in and filed up the jury
| box, straddled the railing, pcrched on
the edge of the judges stand and then
stood themselves up i'll the aiscs and
everywhere where they could find room.
The proportion OF colorcd men in the
room was about three out Of five. They
knew what they were to hear-and they
| wanted full view of this man who was
to fire them with his words. To show
that they We're expecting something it is
only necessary to quote the language Of
a negro when Mott announced that he
was coming to the force bill; "rhank
God. he's goiu' to talk about me now"
Mott was brought into the court
house by Bob Patterson and Others and
was roundlv cheered. u. L. Lee then as.
ccnded the rOstrum and called the meet
ing to order, designating K. S. Mccall as
the presiding officer.
Mccall accepted what he called the
distinguished honor OF presiding over the
meeting. lie touched up protection a
lttlc and while doug SO said that it is
only the dude who goes to England and
buys clothes that pays a tax. The Re
publican party he said, gave YOU thi.
glorious system OF protection. DO you
want to charge it:' \ number Of ne
groes took up the cry Yes, Yes" aud
howcd ii until someone toll them they
should say mo" and the display of ig
norance was stopped or awhile.
Mott was then introduced to the
crowd. His first declaration was that
the mission of the Republican party was
not ended Cas claimed by the Democrats
and would not end as long as it was i'm.
possible for Presidential candidate to
go into Georgia with bis wife without
being rotten cggcd by Democratic mob.
| The mission OF the Republican party
world not end until the Democratic
party dies. This il a tragic whisper.
He began on protection ard the tdrill
and while on this subject was interrupt
Cd by question from someone near the
door. "What fool is that ?" Mott asked
the man repeated his question. There
were cries of PUT him OUT" Lock
him up ~ and so on. Men stood up in the
seats, and for q moment matters wore a
dubious aspect. Mott appealed to the
crowd to refrain from any trouble, ad-
ding, "it he's a gentleman and got any
character, send him up here and I'll fix
him so he won't holler for six months.
The excitement Subsded aud Mott con
tinucd his speech. A little later how
ever, the man who had disturbed the
speaker hred another question at him.
Some Democrat took the obstreperous
Democrat down stairs and he intruded
no more. The billlgereut conduct of the
crowd was in marked contrast to that
OF the crowd thai heard Republican in
terrupt Congressman Crawford in the
court house not many weeks ago.
Mott sad that under the protection
system in America the laborcr was able
to hX his own wages. He gIoried i'll the
tact that III America the worklngman
could strike tor hiSll wages, and while
he might not get them he always had
somewhere else to go Tor work. He
drew contrast between the North and
the "deluded South during the war. lie
declared that II the South had had the
preparation Tor war, the factories tor
making everything needed, that
the North mad, the world could
never had whipped her. He was
EIad the south mad been whipped. he
same Old brgadicr generals he sad,
are leading the Democrats today. and
they are being delus'NeIy followed by the
rank ana fle OF the party"
Mott referred to Eeb. Nance, and point
cd to the Senator's picture which hung
just over his right shoulder. The negroes
ana few whites greeted thus with de-
rlsive laughter. The speaker attacked
AshevlIe aud sald, God only knows what
| will become OF her when the street I'M .