Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1894-10-06
Graham and Settle at
HillSDOrO.

this place on Monday. October 1st, and
the opening speech was made by Hon..
Thomas Settle. He proceeded in q la
bored attempt 70 show that the Hepnb-
lican party was friendly to the free
coinage OF silver. and that in voting in
favor Of the repeal Of the Sherman law.
he was carrying out that doctrine anu
was then aud now in favor OF coming
the American product OF silver. Hts
principal attack was on the failure. az
he alleged, of the Democratic party. TO
| carry out the pledges in the Chicago
| platform. but he admitted the repeal OF
the Federal Election Laws, and Of the
| Sherman law requiring the purchase OF
$5i.gtc. 900 worth of silver bullion every
year. to be piled up in the Treasury i
and also that a Tariff bill hal been
| passed which WAS not in all respects
such as Mr.. Cleveland liked, and adj
mittcd that he had voted against this
bill AMI claimed he did so because the
tax WAS increased on whiskey. liz then
tried 10 show that bis absence or fail
ures to respond 70 roll call. were on ac-
count Of the agreement Of the Repub-
licans t o filiibu.ter and prevent leSisla-
ton by refusing to answer TO their
names when called. and thus prevent a
quorum, and compel the Democrats TO
keep enough of their own members
present. to do the voting necessary to
pass such measures as were rough
forward and that being in q minority
he often failed, TO answer until the
amendment of the rules allowing those
present, who did not vote, to be couut-
ell in making a quorum. lie next pro-
cccdcd TO advocate q fusion of Popn-
lists and Republicans to III purity
of election. II condemned the present
81 Election Laws OF North Carolina be-
cause the County Commissioners APP
pointed the Registrars and Judges Of
Election. Mr.. Settle is a graceful
speaker. and the Republicans who had
{ been assembled from the different parts
of the County, and the colored contin-
gent were very enthusiastic in their
, applause.
At the conclusion of his address by a
prcconcerted signal, as it seemed, a
large part Of the negroes and some OF
the white Republicans proceeded to
l leave the court house, and were very
noisy in so doing. Such conduct shows
the bad leadership now controlling
them and to the credit Of many o.
i them present, both white and colored
we know that such conduct is not ap'
= proved, as they have too much respec
" tllCuASCiSCS III LOO "uCA SCllSCs u
think that courtesy, and the good feel
ing which should prevail between th'
races, will allow any such breach 0
decoruIn to go unrebuked by deccn
Third Party people Or Democrats.
Mr.. a. w. Graham on rising was re
ceived by a hearty ovation from his ole
friends and neighbors, and stated tina
he regretted to see that some of tn
cOlored people had lost their good man
" ners, and he would allow a short tim,
. for those to retire who did not wish t.
listen TO a legitimate discussion Of tn,
issues Of the day.
e Mr.. Settle requested that all disorde
should cease, and all who could do s.
Y would remain through the discussion
Mr.. Graham then proceeded with hi
speech, and stated hat one who. was 81
free in his accusations of unfaithtul
q ness to their pledges on the part of tn
Democratic party, should be prepared
to give an III OF his stewardship
and show that he had cast some vot
!. for measures beneficial to the people O
the District, and had at least been &C
tive in preventing legislation which h,
deemed to be hurtful. but the JOurna
{. of the House would show that 3OS call
of the roll had been made on differen
bills and resolutions, and Mr.. Settle hat
" failed to respond 300 of the 3OS times
and had only voted 81 times at an5aver
age OF Sl44 for each vote. We're tn,
. services of the present member wortl
this to the people OF this District? II,
. comes before you seeking a reelection
and your endorsement. Can YOU sa,
we'll done good and faithful servant
and again en1rust him with dutic.
: which he has failed to discharge
g Again Mr.. Settle had claimed that soor
u after the election of 1892. when the re
suit showed that the Democrats woul.
come into power, factories had stopped
business had been paralyzed. panic ha,
spread over the. country, strikes hat
taken place, aud hard times had beel
the cry. Certainly this was not due tt
any Democratic legislation, as the Con
grcSs did not meet until the Sth Q
August 1893, called in extra session b,
. Mr.. Cleveland to undo the vicious am
unwiSe legislation Of the Republi~l
g party. IN forcing the Sherman law upol
the country. This had been accom-
: p!i-hed. aud while he regretted that /
I had not been accompanied by sons
legislation securing the better circula.
. ti"n vi silver, as 4 part of the currenc,
of the country, it had taken off a yrear
burden. and in some degree tended te
allay the pAlic which had been in.
creased. if NOT tomented. in the interes'
I OF a single gold standard, and was tn.
0 final result OF thirty years of Republic
I can rule in this country. in the Interest
OF m%onopolies and protected manufac
ulrers, leaving the Treasury almos1
: empty and Sta.nation in the veuu o
c trade, because the people were unabl,
longer 10 pay the heavy tribute exact
ed from them to enrich the protecte,
iavorites, and campaign contributors
who had purchased the right to writ,
5 their W schedules in the Mckinley
tariff OF 1870. The Democratic part,
| had then proceeded to repeal ever,
ve>tige of h Federal Election Laws
which enabled Rel ublican Marshal:
: AID Supervisors and their horde ct sub.
S ordinatcS to arrest men without war.
rant. to overawe the Judges of Flee.
Q tons, ar3 help to keep the Republican
a party in power. The Democrats i'm.
tended 10 see that there was a free bal
} lot aud fair count, but no longer woulj
9 Federal Satr1ps be permitted to con.
troll elections. That the Democrat,