Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1894-04-14
RATIFIED BY DEMOCRATS DUlNGS OF CITY INTEREST R,
VOTERS AssEMBLE AGAIN Oh
MASS MEETING ALDERMEN
Addresses In The Court House by
Julius e. Martin, The Candidate
For MAYOR, And OIher Wei,
known Democrats.

For MayOr, And OIher We,
known Democrats.
The ratification meeting in the cour
house last evening, called ard held 70
the purpose of endorsing the nominee
OF the Democratic party for Mayor an
Aldermen, was attended by suticien
number of voters to fill the cour, roor
comfortably. 1t was good, solid look
ing assemblage of citizens, orderly an
harmonious, and with plenty Of enthr
siasm-not that enthusiasm that cor
sists OF a gymnastic exercise, hat shyin
and convulsing emonstrat,on-bu sue
outbursts as showed an arpreciativt
earnest and discriminating gathering
1t was good meeting, and it mean
something. 1t was a meeting the e,
dorsement of which anycandidatc nigh
covet.
Hon Jas. H. MerrlinOn.
The meeting opened about $50 o'cloc
with the call to order by Geo. w, Tilson
chairman Of the executive committee
Hc c'lled Chas, A, Webb, esd, to presid
and Mr.. Webb took the chair with a few
remarks. There was unanimous dc
mand just then for Hon. Jas. H. Mcrrl
mon, the first speaker on the program
and he mounted the stand to chnru
OF applause. In setting out he eluci
dated in his enthusiastically clear styl
some Of the fundamental principles O
Democracy. In this country, he said
the sovereign power is in the people. ant
the people have the right to direct how
and by whom their will is to be- exer
cised He declared himself as thorough
Il Democratic partisan as man coulc
be, but when he said partisanship be die
not mean low trickery and chicanery
He believed the destruction of Demo
cratic principles and policies woult
evcntuate in the destruction of free gov
ernment in America.
Politics" continued Mr.. Merrimon
lis just as necessary in city government
as is anything. You can't run a cit,
without getting into politics. When 1
mau says he is in favor of no politics ii
municipal elections he is looking fol
another party. 1t is the duty of h.
party to define the party line clearly, SC
that when a man gets over the line h,
will know where he is and so will we.
1--WE have had a one man government
in Asheville tor the past l2 months. The
city has been absolutely ruled by on,
man. But am not here to crlcisc. II,
may have done Just as we'll as ii he hac
whole legislature with him. Many q
wise czar or ruler has done likewise it
Europe-but their rcgns have been !o
lowed by bad met. to the destruction o
the country.
"Wc need tor Mavor man trained il
the law, and yet one who has the mill
of human kindness in his heart and VIII,
will look leniently upon the weakness Sc!
of fellow creatures. We need a mar
fearless, but who will do his duty within
the law.
ut is becoming fashionable for mel
to say they are sick of politics ard wan,
a citizens ticket which means moth
ing in the world but to get Republicans
in office and Democrats out. The Kadi,
Gals are wise in their day and generation
They are like coyotes that follow a
wagon train and fed upon the pros
trate. dying and dead Ii there is midi
cation of disintcgration among Demo.
Gratis the Radicals scent it out and feed
upon it,"
Mr.. Merrimon referred to Senator Hill
as the, man who put his foot on tho
sacred document framed at Chicago and
was soon after nearly smothered with
Republican teiegrams.
What excuse," lie went on, have
these Democrats to offer who have gone
off: b t one: The convention which
nominated the candidates was not &C,
cordiug to Democratic usage. don't
believe any Democrat when he tells inc
that is his excuse. Nobody set up a
protest against the convention. II the
convention should have been ever SO
irregular and had assembled aud trans.
acted business and no Objection vas
then made it is just as binding as if tho
wno'g committeeman hao authorized
it," A great noise was made here by
the a. |. |. in the armory over the court
room and Mr.. Merrimon said, II won.
uel !" ~ t"a' IL c'eNehs meeting W
'itI.. J
~ 'ne 'asl TWO aays' Mr. Merrimon
sa,u, m many inen VINO signed tue c'tHens
sa" :st uau 'U,I ~, n,,i .nei were ehtrel sa'
excrt nil th.;r ensrr;oo tn. ;.s nu s,'.oas m0u'.
They would come in and help roll no q
majority that would astonish the town
hPProacn'ng tne close Mr.. Merr'rnor
President Cleveland 40 be orco m.s hu,
he would say Mr.. Cleveland was great
man. HE may not DO just at we liRc
put no man can say he isa scrub.
nave tne honor to present to you &
young man VINO began lite like Mr.
cleveland did' IN humble circumstances
his fatner'a a gallant soldier, died fight
ing iof ms country ana we are here tt
nonot MS sou and thus 90 hohor to th'
iather s memory In all theycars he hat
iived mere there mas not been one act ii
MS lie discred'tabie to h''n. Tie po>
sesses capacity ana integrity and ha'
tue good OF the city at hehrt--enoush tt
make h'm the best Mayor Astievi'!e eve
nad-and next year. predict, julius T.
Martin, whom | now present to you
will be the choice OF the whole people tt
continue in the office" (Chccrs).
The Nominee speaks.
MIR. Martin took the stand amid a,
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o"'oreaS Oh applause 'nat was "nah'
nous, hearty and true blue. He walket
right into the business at hand with lii
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