The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1892-09-24

| Charlotte | made no reference to the
| Stevenson demonstration at Durham.
did not use the word in that connec
ton, but simply read an extract from the
| letter of Mr. Southgate, which have sur
rendered to him.
The Charlotte reporter saw the letter
in which Mr.. SOuthgate expressed his
opinion only, that Mr.. Stevenson's speech
in Durham was a failure and the demo-
| Gratis found consolation in the fact that
he had made fine speeches elsewhere
Respectfully,
j. 3. CRANFILL.
He had read those words at Charlotte
and that the letter containing them was
given the reporter of the paper there that
they might be exactly quoted. The let
ters appear elsewhere in this issue.
The speaker referred to his residence
here for sixteen years. The people knew
what manner of man he was.
Rising upon his tip,toe and with up
lifted hand he said, that any man or set
Of men whoever or wherever they might
be, who said he had uttered other than
| what was there written under his sigma
| ture to Cranfill, said that which was uu-
qualiiedly and absolutely FALSE. He
| read again his words and reaffirmed them
as an expression Of his own private
opinion and criticism of StevensOn's
speech.
Ringing applause greeted the cIinching
of every nail as it was driven home in
the consummation of perfect and COM
plete vindication.
The opportunity was not lost to score
point for his party by taking these
| matters as an illustration of a spirit of
intolerance which was free to misrepre-
sent men-gentlemen-fo party gain,
thus beggaring and belittling the issues
| for discussion before an intelligent citi-
zenship In moment, as with an artists
brush, he drew picture of POlk's career
| without calling his name, and showed
how gracefully pens which were used to
make him villain in life, dropped i'm
morteles Of his virtues upon his tomb.
| MANY representative farmers were
lpresent and stormed the floor as they
recognized the picture Of their d. al chief
tain
The problem of "relgious freedom, "
which had faced the country in lis in,
fancy, had been settled it is sad, by the
Pilgrim Fathers.
Later, the revolutionary fathers Sc
cured the boon of "civil freedom "a
nation of kings who was to demonstrate
to the natives Of the earth mans capacity
for self government, and if our country
fails in this the light of liberty will cease
to burn. We made reference to the
; similarity between our constitution anC
that which Moses wrote for Israel.
These problems settled, the question O
a sisterhood of states living harmoniously
r together confronted the people Th'
) slavery question was used to approach
this problem, and when the American
heavens failed to dome slave, persona
or bodily freedom" was secured, so tha
# in theory, at least, we have sisterhoOC
l. of states forming republic yet in an ex
perimental state of preservation, with tn
: prophesies of able historians against it
e life. Can it be preserved-can it live:
Y This is the question-the bottom ques
IL tion which now faces our people. No
the liquor question, nor the tariff, no
a the force bill, nor financial these ar
IS surface issues compared to this: Can III
At republic live:
u The pillars which prop the superstruc
ture of our government are these: Equs
n rights, equal justice, equal opportunity
The mediums through which this prob
lem is to be solved are political partie:
In broad, liberal, fair minded way b
presented the remedies offered by tn
various political parties of the country
1t He complimented the labors of southern