The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1892-09-29
LETTER FROM OXFORD.
Politics in Granville County

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ED. GoLED LEAF:-Hon. W. Ii. Kitchir
spoke to fairly large crowd in the cour
house Thursday. His speech lasted tw,
hours, Vet so interesting was his argu.
ment, so truthful his words. and so earn
est his manner, his auditors were not 6
bit tired when he finished He discusse,
the tariff issue fully; showed how thai
| helnous, oppressive, robbery Republican
legislation has Slapped the life of tn,
/ South, and caused the hard times through
which we are to-day passing. He proved
/ to all fair-minded men that the Demo.
cratic party was the only salvation OF
the South and of the masses: that ii was
| the peoples party. because il alone advo-
Gated measures for their relief. The
Third party stood not Il ghost of n
chance, and every Democratic vote east
tor their candidates was one for the Re
| publicanS and aguiast the Democrats
What better state government do men
wish! DO the Republicans offer better"
LOOK at the dark days of 1865 and 9,
lie gave n full history of the silver leg
islatlon and its effect upon the South.
1t was real advantage only to the sill
yer producing states of the West. Mr..
| Cleveland, he said. has shown his sa-ac-
ltF lii many instances, and that for the
| present he, Tor one, was willing to take
his view on that question 1t was too
doubtful question to enter into this
campaign. The Southern Democrats,
even the negro, had voted for the bill!
however; and would the Iroi,I, rrpudiatr
| the Democratic congressman oi North
Carolina for doing the very thing they
would censure Mr.. Cleveland Tor not
sanctioning? 1t was great inconsiS-
tency. Having taken most OF his time
on these two questions he only touched
upon the force bill and pension steal.
At the conclusion of his speech, Mr..
kitchln illustrated the tariff robbery
by describing the great national COW,
which was being continually fed by the
South and West, her grazing ground,
while her udder, her hind quarters being
at the North, were being perpetually
pulled by the Yankee manufacturers: We
do the feeding and they do the milking,
and drink it too. He said he made this
illustration some time ago to about
5000 people down at his old home in
Halifax county, and an old negro man
said BOSS, ken 'rupt yer?' Ger.
tainly,' responded Mr. X. Boss. ain,
| thar no way ter tearn that are old COW
around?' The old man had been voting
tn" Republican ticket ever since he was
allowed to vote, and never until then
had he been able to see in it's true light
how ne had been helping grand steal
! He swore he was going ever after that
to vote the Democratic ticket.
The Republicans had their County
Convention to-day, and made only tire,
nominatlons-ScOtt Norwood for regis
ter of deeds, and two negroes for the
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other nominees of the Third party in sc
many words, they did by their actions
Strange to say of any political conven
tan, they held it with closed doors, ad
uniting only delegates, and they wer,
a molly, black gang, too.
Hon. a. II. A. Williams and Thomas
Settle spoke here to-day. Lindsey, Third
lite, was to have spoken also, but failed
to appear. Williams made a fine speech
Settle did well and is trying to play /;
pretty game by counting favor with the
Thlrdites-infact, he makes Lindsey
speech for him-saying they are all right
and that the Democrats are their enc
mics and will misguide them. He hopes
by this argument to keep them safe from
returning to their old party. But Viii
liams is going to win the race by goot
odds. They haven't got warmed NJ
good yet. \ large crowd was out tt
hear the speakers, and every thing passel
off quietly.
The Democratic prospects are growing
brighter every week. One of these lead
ing Thirdites has confessed his error
and is standing firmly upon ourside
failed to say that Lindsey was her,
Saturday night in secret cOnfab will
Dalby and Peace. 1t was decided, il
seems, that he had best not enter into
this Joint discussion as was agreed upon
| WAHS.