Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1892-10-27
1T WAS A SIGHT SURELY
wAYNEsYIL.L.E WELCOMES w
T. CRAwFORD.
Neither Rain, Radicals Nor Red
Mud Deter the Democracy of Old
Hayw ywood-.Pritchar Trihing
Following.

Hay ywOOd--Pritchard TrihinG
Following.
WAYNEsvH.LE, n. c., oct. ga
greater ovation was never given son
of North Carolina than that which
greeted Crawford here today.
The first thing heard this morning
was the patter of the rain on the shin
giles; and thought the Democratic en-
thusiasm had been checked, and that
the crowd would be smaller today than
it was at Pigeon yesterday. But the
next thing | heard was the triumphant
voice OF an irrcpressible Democrat shout.
ing "Hurrah for Crawford" and con-
cluded it would take more than rain to
dampcn the order of the Hay wood boys.
And was right.
Democrats.
Radicals
Red Mud
These three were rampant in Waynes-
vile today, and the Democrats were on
top every time.
The Democrats poured in from Jona'
than's Creek, Fines Creek, Cataloochce,
Pigeon River, Clyde, Crab Tree, Iron
Duff Forks of Pigeon, Ivy Hill and
Waynesville townships, aud began to
gather on the road leading from Pigeon
River. where Crawford stayed last night
tor the purpose of escorting him tc
Waynesville. The road was literally
lined for miles, and when the procession
reached town it was greeted with rous
| ing huzzas from hundreds of sound Dem
ocratic throats, while fair women from
almost every balcony and window
waived happy greeting to the plowboy
congressman.
The universality otCrawford's hold or
the affections of the people of Haywood
is marvellous. The little boys and LITTLE
girls, the young ladies and the young
men, the matrons and the grandfather:
were all here to welcome the man who
has raised himself from the plow 10 tht
halls of the most auguest representative
body the world ever saw, by the force
of his own manhood His carriage wa!
thrown full of beautiful flowers as h'
drove along, and crowned Crsal
never received such homage from SO gen
uine and so loyal hearts,
| wrote letter through the Wayncs
vile Courier last week. in which callet
upon the people OF Haywood to giv'
Crawford a generous welcome, but
had no thought OF seeing anything lik'
the spectacle presented today.
There are few people who can estimate
a crowd, and fewer still who can approx
innate the number in company o
mounted men. By actual count ther
were 479 mounted Democrats in line to
day, not including those in carriages.
How about Pritchard scrowd' Their
were 1877, counting Pritchard himself
and all IN carriages or any kind of tin
of a vehicle, including boys and negroes
There were at least 1,50O people il
town, and there were not less than tv
Democrats for every Republican.
: 1t is not necessary for me to say tha
Haywood has her fighting clothes or
1t is no exaggeration to say that til
county is in a blaze of enthusiasm
Every man seems to be determined to il
crease the magnificent majority OF 60
given Crawford two years ago.
Crawf)rd's speech today was Tin
one. Notwithstanding the fact that h
was in the midst of one OF the most CT
thusiastic crowds of friends that eve
surrounded candidate, he i'll no sens
departed from the hightoned, mauly, an
preeminently tair mode of dscussio
that has characterized him since he frs
opened his mouth in the canvass. CraW
ford is too honest to misreprescnt, to
chivalrous to resort to personalities, an
too fair to distort facts in order to pla
upon the prejudiccs of any man.
What a contrast there is i'll Pritchart
Without argument, without facts, |
deals only i'll the arts of the born dcmt
goguc. thinking that the people are to
ignorant to see that his whole fight is
dodge and his only hope lies in their b
lieving that meaningless personaIlti
make the statesman, and wholesale mi
representation constitutes the modclpC
itician.
1t was impossible for one.half of Il
people to get into the court house toda
at any one time (and the court roo
here is the largest in the dstrictl aud Il
result was there were several fights
the crowd that thronged the street
Only one was any ways serious. In til
it is charged that a white man W
knocked in the head by some ncgroc
and was found insensible in small hou
- on Main street. When AT attempt w
made to arrest the negro who struck t
blow, he ran, and was shot at and slight
- wounded in the leg. He is now in ia