The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1891-1893, 1892-09-30
SPEAKING LAST NIGHT.
AT METROPOLITAN HALL UNDER
AUSPICES DEMOCRATIC CLUB.

Able Speeches Made by Messrs. Jones,
BrOughtOn, and Mason.
There was public speaking at Metro
politan Hall last evening, under the aus
pices of the Raleigh democratic club.
President Stronach presided. Mr.. A.
D. Jones was the first speaker. He de
voted much of his speech to the discus
sion of financial questions, putting the
matter very lucidly before the audience,
among whom were a number of people |
from the country. who had come to at
tend the third party celebration. Mr..
Jones spoke strongly against Weaver's
plan to have the government ''make
money" and declared that Weaver, But
ler and Exum were deceiving people by
putting before them matters in al
false light. These men disregard
the great principles of finance They
teach their followers to listen to no argu-
ments save their own They sim ply
make an astounding proposition for just
money. No one can tell what such
currency would be worth The moment
this money went on the market, gold and
silver would go out of circulation. ca
! farmer in the audience here remarked
| that gold was at a premium of 50 So in
the greenback days.) No man could tell
if he made contract to-day what he
would get tomorrow. The people want
a stable, unflutuating currency. Even
Harrison told the truth when he said the
other day that the end of deprecated
dollar was to find its way into the pocket
of the workingman The third party
people attack Wall street, which is bad
enough h but do not attack Carnegie and
the tariff barnes who are far worse. Gap
plause.) Weaver and his CO. workers are
not clad in the white garments of new
faith, but in the tattered garments of ex
ploded theories. Stroud, who flies about
over this district, dpdeing democratic
speakers, knows that mis- only chance to
get into Congress is to get in on this false
issue. The mission of the democratic par
ty is to relieve the people just as far
as it can be honestly AID legal
:. done. but it does not enter
the domain of paternalism. Where
money has been lent the people, as in
Alabama, Mississippi, the Argentine Re
public, &c, there has been financial ruin
and reputation. In conclusion he said
that Butler, Weaver, Exum and Stroud
were demagogues
Fgr. N. IL. BrOughtOn
was the next speaker and was heartily
applauded. He said that as citizen OF
Raleigh and North Carolina be felt it his
duty to do and say all he could in this
hour of the States pesil. He said he had
. GLADLY wcic0luaI e,so f~--.sers, alliance
o. an iLdJion. but he feared tho - :
recognition of power by them. He had
urged them to abandon such plans and
purposes. He had gone with them as
far as he dared to go, in an endeavor to
stop them in their career. He knew
that the course the alliance had
e taken was not only the most dan
t gerous for them and for the rest of the
: people He alluded to the knights OF
y Labor which had q fine platform. But
! the order went into politics and then i,
q went to wreck utterly, and with it went
!, the designing men who had manipulated
J, it for selfish purposes. Where is the mai
o who went into office through the Knights
d of Labor9 OF the order itself you Car
hardly find the name in Raleigh. HI
u said he looked forward to the disintergra
l. ton of the Farmers Alliance. H.
looked also for the downfall of the part,
rs which is based on the Farmers Alliance
rs (Applause) He said the people wer'
n glad and willing to aid the farmers VIII
as are in desperate condition. No organi
m zation ever made progress as the ALI
s, ance, but it had wrecked all it
ut hopes by going into the third party
They are deluded by the third party int
TO leaving the party which has always bee
ID their best friend. The majority of thel
r. are good men and they deserve bette
n, things than their new party can eve
give them. They ought not to be abused
but they ought to be urged to return
to We know there are some bad men in tt
third party. That party had new
made a greater mistake than in turnir
q, their backs upon some of the noblest ar
~ best people in the State. The very ms
lly who are to- day leading these people i
on to the third party are paid to do it, al
ss. they are leading them to their ruin.
or said he regarded the force bill as t
lat question Of questions now before Il
Ve- people (applause) He would not gi
ain a cent for the business of Raleigh if tt
w. men who nearly ruined the city and t
ria State in 1869 were at
head, and yet the third pal
State committee was dominated by tho
very nen. The third party people We
deluded by the republicans, The lat
the had put up State ticket, and certain
ers an able one The duty of the peol
an who love their State is to save it FRI
ON this attempt at capture. lie express
aid the hope that the Raleigh democr
hat would cast the biggest vote they b
yer ever cast There never was time WI
an North Carolina was in greater peril
called OH the people to come forward a
save the State He spoke of Iilden a
zn- Cleveland as two of the grandest Amt
cans. He spoke Of the delusi'
of the third party. Some
ills them actually say that Wea
xas will get 5000, 600 votes. One of th
lid said he knew Weaver would
g to elected, because Swift Creek toy
ents ship was for him. (Laughter)
Capt. r. w. Mason Speaks.
There were loud calls for Capt. T.
hen Mason, and he made stirring spec
for He expressed his appreciation of
en-. speeches made at this meeting. t
arm had given lfesa ahaina.ioh W 'no
tbct pose to go forward and save North G.
lima He said this was the close {
''o0- strange day. day when process
con- bearing banners with strange dev
or had passed through Raieigh's sire
to The third party is leading people a
rket with their eyes blindfolded; deluo
lots them, magnfying their troubles, seei
's' s to republicanize the State and to b
Oe- down every cherished institution.