The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-10-25
THIRD WARD DEMOCRATS
MIR. BUXTUN'S SPEECH TO THEM
MONDAY NIGHT.
He Discussed the Prom SEES Made by
the Republican Party-His Ref
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erenCe to County Affairs.

the republican Farty-HlS fSel-
ererce to County Affairs.
Mr.. J. G. Buxton addressed thu
Third Ward Democratic Club Monday
night, and a good speech it was.
He was introduced and began hi:
speech by saying that the Club hdc
the right name-The Workingmen's
Cluo-for every man in it was work
er in Democratic ranks, and that he
did not wonder at the Democrats
carrying the Third ward two years
| ago. ''Stick together and you will dc
so again." said the speaker.
Mr.. Buxton said he was not discuss
ing national politics, only incidentally,
but wanted to talk about the charge
made by the Republicans that the
Democratic party was responsible for
the period of depression through
| which we have passed.
The speaker referred to the promises
made by the Republican party when
they wanted to pass the Mckinley
bill. We were promised good times,
money a plenty and great prosperity.
What did we get? The first year the
bill was in force, from Oct. 9, 1890, to
Oct. 9, 1891, in the Mckinley protected
industry of the North, there were 500
strikes, caused by reduction of
wages, under this same law which had
promised an increase. During the
next year, 1922, there were 700
strikes, caused by the same reason
These figures are from Bradstreet's
and Dun's and are correct. When
Cleveland went out Of office, he left
in the treasury at Washington a sur
plus of 100000, 900. When Mr.. Harri-
son went out, he left deficit Of $50,
600, 900.
Another reason Mr.. Buxton gave for
the hard times, was the fact that the
whole country got on boom and men
who had ready money put it all in real
estate, which was not worth One-half
what they paid for it. Simply be-
cause the money sharks of the North
had come down here and bought up
our old fields, laid them out into town
lots, told US that the property would
double in value in less than year.
When they got all the money we had
the boom fell through and the proper
ty we had bought was not worth the
notes we had given for the balance
due on them.
Greensboro and Asheville were in
the same fix as Winston" said Mr..
Buxton. 1--WE are responsible for the
hard times ourselves, and not the
party.
1.-The billion dollar Congress was at
the bottom of the whole thing. When
the people saw them spending money
they caught the fever and began
specializing in everything that was
offered.
eve are now emerging from the
cloud of depression which has hung
over US, and my prediction is that
next spring will show a marked i'm
provement in business. II the people
do not go back on the party in power.
We do not want to go back under Re
publican rule, we have seen enough of
that in the past. Let's keep old man
Ellis and Lineback at home, and send
men to Raleigh who are representa-
tive men. Let's elect our present
county officers and all will be we'll.
"Under Republican rule, county
scrip sold for % and so cents on the
dollar in Davie, Stokes, Yadkin, and
other counties. Republican county
officers specialized in this county scrip,
buying it at % to so cents, and suing
the county, making the people pay
them one hundred cents for every dol
lar of it, until the Legislature made
it misdemeanor. Today, under
Democratic rule, that same scrip sells
on the market for per value"
Mr.. Buxton next referred to the
public school houses and asylums
built under Democratic rule, at a tax
of p cents on the 100 dollars, and to
the nothing" built by the Republi-
cans when they had the people taxed
80 cents on the 800.
The speaker then came down to our
county affairs. He said at first Goshen
opposed fusion, and wrote his edito-
i.,J f0I1t w m
Raleigh, under the whip and spur OF
Marion Butler, he surrendered and in
the next issue of his paper, the edito-
rialS were purely fusion articles. They
have nothing in common with each
otner. The Republican party declare
themselves for hard money, and the
PopuliStS for soft money, and they
have only fused with one end in view
-''anything to beat the Democrats.
| be the worst disappointed lot of fell
lows you ever saw. because fusion can
| not win in this fight.
"Close up the ranks, Democrats,
stand as one man, don't do any scratch
| ing and we will win. 1 have some
| friends in the Republican party, but
| if they want my vote they must come
out of the crowd they are in, and get
| on the Democratic ticket" said Mr.
Buxton.
In conclusion, Mr.. Buxton said
eff do not have the pleasure Of
meeting your Club again before cleo
| tiOn, l will come up on that day anC
| see you win"
| At the close of Mr.. Buxton's speech
short but encouraging talks were
made by Messrs. J. f. and E. A
| Griffith, Frank Baldwin, Capt. r. r
| Crawford aud DR.. v. o. Thompson.