The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1894-09-06
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PikesIlle, \. C., Aug. -, 81.

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People. Party VIII get the Votes
Pikesille, \. e, Aug. -, ~.
Editor CAUCASIAN:
For some time / have had great
deslre 10 hear somr leading Demo
crat make d speech that ! might
know " hat sort If plea wonld TIE put
IN in drfeu.. "f ;hy Democratic par
ty or Mr.. Cleveland. have heard
it said that Mr.. Cleveland Was olg-
ger than his party, be IN fact mad "a
back bone big A. a telegraph pole.
| have heard SO much about Mr..
Cleveland ard His party that | have
come to the conclusion that it Is Just
and the proper thing 10 regard HIM
as the democratic party.
Well, Yesterday morning | started
and drove thirty miles across thc
country to >mithtirld to hear the
joint discussion between Mr.. Cooke
for the Democrats aud Mr. hIrchlu
for the Peoples party. TO say ! Was
disappointed IN Mr.. Cookies Pn'sen-
tatIon of the case does not express It.
| had read Mr.. Cookies speech ac-
ceptiug the nomination for congress
in the 4th district, which | rea"r led
Us far and honest speech, coming
from an honest man. When he
quoted that piece of poetry and sand
his mother taught it to him. TO al
ways defend the principles Of gov
, eminent by the people, my whole
| heart went out 20 INN, and | wanted
to shake his hand in both of mine.
| thought the Democrats had noml
mated one man for congress who
would defend the rights of the com
mon people. He failed yesterday IN
/ his efforts to carry out that lofty
ideal. This is why was disap-
pointed in Mr.. Cookies speech. |
may have committed an error III
having my expectations of him SO
high, still if that was an error | got
it from his speech of acceptance and
! am not to blame.
Mr.. Cooke began his speech by
saying he was embarrassed, then
told or little Joke, he then called the
chairman of the /. +. Tx. Com. OF
johnson county to Il seat on the
stand, thought for the purpose OF
telling the people that he was one
Democrat who recognized Il exist,
ance OF the Peoples party as al
organization. In this, however,
was mistaken. | fonnd out during
the progress of his speech that be
was called to the stand for the pur
pose of ridicule. Now, while thi!
was being done Mr. Cooke appeared
to be very courteous to Mr.. Creech
disclaimlng any purpose or intention
Of wounding his feelings, he simply
wanted to ask him "some questions.
He did occasionally ask Mr.. Creecl
some questions, putting them in tha
lawyer-like way that the answer.
might create merrlment to the Demo
Gratis in the crowd. He consumed
the greater part of his opening hour
in this wav, without touching al
length upon any of the leading ques
tons of the day. His speech re
minded ne of lawyer who was try
ing cause before jury, knowing
his client guilty. His speech wat
greeted with very slight applause
from the vast crowd of people, Mr.
kitchin arose and for an hour and ;
quarter dealt out such blows il
denunciation of democratic short
comlngs, that actually brought sucl
yells of applause from the multitude
that made me feel sorry for Mr.
Cooke. Mr.. Cooke in his rejoindeI
showed signs of anger, and he Hal
to make some allusion to his position
in the party. He stood upon tn,
Chicago platform in Jarvis style
that is as interpreted by the South
ern end Of the machine. lie wa
bimettalist, believed in free coinag,
of silver at the ratio of Is to
thought Cleveland had done wrong
but said he, 'If one member of you
church does wrong that is no reason
why you should destroy the church.
Here | thought if the church wer
established upon a single dogma ant
that failed then the church shouI'
60 too. So if Mr.. Cooke has accept
ed the prevalent idea that Mr.. Cleve
land is the democratic party, thel
according to his own admission tn
democratic party ought to 60.
| have heard it said that johnson
county is the possessor of the demo
cratic banner; but if there is an
thing in the applause given Nh
kitchin yesterday, with d fair an,
honest election, johnson will hav
| to mn tba H,r