Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-09-17
POLITICAL BOOMS.
Stevenson Continues His Tour
Through North Carolina.
HAILED AT RALEIGH AND DURHAM


whitelaw Reid Warm Welcome and
Adjourns-Au the Old Omcers Re-
Elected-Speaking in the Evening
With a Parade-Labor Commis issioner
Peck, of New York, Arrested for Al
legged burning of the Documents on
Which He Based His Famous Report.
RALEIGH, n C. Sept IA. E. Stevenson,
Democratic nominee for vice president of
the United States arrived at this city yes
terday, where he was accompanied by a
train load of leaders and representatives of
North Carolina Democracy. Holding its
annual meeting in the city at this time is
the State Association of Democratic clubs
and early in the morning the people from
surrounding towns and the country neigh
borhoods began coming into town, so that
by the time the proceedings began the
crowd in Raleigh was about the biggest
ever assent bled here. A committee
escorted Stevenson to the hotel at a. m.
and after breakfast be retired to his room
for rest. and did not reappear until late in
the morning.
Escorted to the Grounds.
At II a. M, escorted by cavalcade and
band, the distinguished guest and his wife
were driven to the grounds of ST. Mary's
school, where there was platform erected,
around which 5000 people had gathered,
who enthusiastically cheered Mr.. Steven
son when ne appeared, while the band
played "DiXie." At the commencement
Stevenson established a claim on his hear
ers by saying: "The traditions, the history,
the glory of old North Carolina are dear
to me as to yourselves. The blood of my
kindred as of yours was shed at the battle
of Kings Mountain, and my kindred with
yours united in forming the glorious
Necklenburg declaration of independence;
SO that feel that have a right to a well
come from old North Carolina. And, in
deed, l have had "A welcome for which 1
wish to extend my most profound and
grateful thanks"
Commends tho Walker Tariff.
The tariff was first taken up and the
speaker commended the Walker tariff,
which he said was fair tariff law and
there had never been period in our his
tory when it was easier for the wage-earn-
to make living for his family, because
under that ante bellum tariff the cost of
the necessities of life had reached the low
est point and the dollar man earned
went into his pocket except a small por-
ton that went incidentally into the pock-
cts of the protected Glasses of the country.
The tariff portion of he speech was a
repetition of what he Lad stated at Sc
dalia, No., and in his Indiana tour, both
as to matter and form.
Gets 'Onto'' the Force Bill.
The next subject touched was the
'force" bill. He declared in this connec-
tion, that it was contemplated and in
tended by the Republicans, if successful
in the coming contest, to pass a force bill.
Il believe it," shouted man on the
outer fringe of the audience.
"You may well believe it," said Mr..
Stevenson, because Republican house
controlled by Speaker Reed in the Fifty
first congress passed what is known as the
force bill. Every Republican member of
that house excepting three voted for that
bill and every Democratic member. north
and south. east and west, voted against it.
But for the fact that when that bill passed
from the house to the senate it was con-
fronted by the solid phalanx of Democratic
senator's it would to-day oe n law"
Appeal to the Third Party Men.
After reciting the evils of the "carpet
bag rule the speaker said: "Here are the
men around me and here are the men be-
fore me who were the leaders and the fol-
lowers in that great battle by which re-
demption came to the state and the Dem
ocratic party came into power. Applause
And you are told now that 1t is not safe to
trust the Democratic party, but that your
interests are either with the Repu blican
party or with a third or fourth party in
which you are to fold your arms and re-
main idle spectators while this great bat
tie is going on. l appeal to Democrats; 1
peal to that class of our citizens who be-
lieve that somehow or other their interests
are to be subserved b. allying themselves
with the third party" If the force bill
were passed there would be no difficulty
in electing Republican presidents and
congresses
Starts for Charlotte.
Charles Adlai Ewing, Stevenson's cousin,
spoke next, and the meeting closed with
three cheers for Cleveland and Stevenson
The Stevenson party immediately took
train for Charlotte. En- route a stop was
made at Durham last night, where an ex-
tensive demonstration was held with par
ade and speaking. Mr.. Stevenson ad-
dressed the throng, around the outside of
which was fringe of negroes. who listened
but did not join in the cheers that fire.
uuently punctuated Stevenson's remarks.
He briefly touched on the tariff and de-
voted the major part of the speech to the
Hforce" bill issue.
An Informal Reception.
At the conclusion of the speaking the
band played Hail Columbia and then
Mr. Carr, a prominent Democrat, threw
open his house and Mr.. Stevenson held an
informal reception. While Mrs. Stevenson
was in Raleigh driving to the place Of
meeting there a company of little girls
stepped PIP to her carriage and presented
. lovely basket of flowers to her. Mrs.
Stevenson called them around her and
She was very much touched by the in
cident.
REID WITH THE CLUB MEN.