Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1892-09-22

Yeo erday morning about 1880
O'Clock the norsemen who were 10
part in the big parade began 10
mass on East Walnut stree; near
the Mayors efice, and just before
the arrival Of the special train bear
ing General Stevenson and his party,
they marched to West Centre street
and formed o line on that street. In
few moments the Graded School in
charge Of the teachers, marched
down and formed q line on East
Center street. This was q scene
that touched all hearts, Many viai-
tors who we're not in the habit OF
seeing Graded Schools declared that
they did not know there was 20 ma
ny children in the country.
The Gcldeboro Rifles marched
out in beautiful order and formed q
line just above the Hotel Kennon.
When the special train bearing
the distinguished party arrived, 8
committee of ladi,s went aboard,
and after being introduced to Mrs
Stevenson, escorted her to the Hotel
where she met many of the
ladies Of our city.
Many distinguished gentlemen.
including committees from otbe,
places, met and shook hands with
General Stevenson in the special
car, after which he was escorted tc
the carriages. When he appeared
on the rear platform he barred Ais
head and bowed gracefully to the
crowd, which courtesy wa greeted
by . wild shout from the assembl d
The party entered car
and were driven down East
Center and up West Centre to WAL
nut, and then down Walnut to the
baseball grounds, where General
Stevenson was introduced to acres of
by Mr.. G. B. Aycock IN . few
and ringing sentences.
Before the speech had fairly be-
gun it was interrupted BY rain, and
an adjournment was had to the Op-
era House, where all of the vast
throng who could, heard the con-
Of General Stevenson
General Stevenson first discussed
the tariff question. A portion of
his remarks on this issue was ad-
dressed to the farmers and wage
earners. He said:
There il tariff of fifteen cents on
corn to keep the corn of the old world
from coming to Illinois and to pre-
vent European corn growers from
coming in contact with the cor,
growers of the Prairie State. There
is also a tariff of Is cents q bushel
ON wheat to keep the wheat growers
of the Baltic and of India from com.
ing into contact with the wheat
growers of our Northwestern States.
| need not tell you that that is a de-
fusion and q snare, because corn and
wheat are not brought to this coun.
try from the old world, except a few
bushels for seed, and then they COM
pei the farmers to pay . high tariff
tax on that. 1 need not tell an
man who tills the soil that for the
products of your farms there is nc
whatever. Your product
is sold in the unprotected markets OF
the world, and You are governed by
the markets of the world, and You
are governed by the market prices
Of the world. But, at the same time
what you buy you buy in a protected
market; and are compelled to pay
40, so, and in some cases 100 per
cent. tariff tax. For your govern
ment? No, not more than one-fifth
of the tariff tax goes into the treas
.ry Of the United States, and the
other four-fifths goes into the pock-
cts of the protected and privileged
of this country. They tell
the wage-earner that high protect
i've tariff means high wages.
Let us e If that is true.
Fhe question of wages is not
affected by a high protective tariff,
except that 1t diminishes the pur-
chasing power of your wages. While
wages are double and treble in some
parts of the country what they are in
other parts of the country, the tariff
is the same for all parts. That SIM
ply bears out what I say, that the
tariff does not affect wages except to
decrease their purchasing power.
Wages r governed by the great law
Of supply and demand older and
more universal than any legislation.
The speaker now turned his at
tention to the Force bill issue. He
spoke with deep impresslyeness on
this subject, and aroused his hearers
to q pitch Of enthusiasm. He said:
"What does that Force bill mean!
Il means that you shall taste again
of the horrors of the reconstruction
Am ] talking to men who
know something of tho wronQ, hu.
and outrages that were
perpetrated upon the people Of THU
section during the period Of Repub.
lican domination, Of carpet-baggers
misrule in this State?
ssIf you have forgotten it, I will
call your attention to it again, %