The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1894-10-25
MIR. TIERS REJOINOEII


Fellow citizens Mr.. Simmons
charges that in my reply to MS first
speech that | did not answer u single
one of MS arguments. Let any man
ia this audience, Democrat, Popu-
Iist, Republican,, white or black,
name single argument that he naue
that | did not reply to. | challenge
Mr.. Summons before this audience to
name single argument thai he made
that | dtd not answer, and answer
fully. There is but one thing that
he said that | did not reply to, and
you ali know that | was about 10 do
that when time Was called on me. |
Will answer that now. You know
that he charges that there had been
nothing but turmoil and confusion
in those States where the Peoples
party WAS in power. lie come mig hty
near telling The truth when h SAID
That. Yes, my friends there has
been lots Of trouble and bad blood III
those States. Why : Because the
State House rings, the broken down
drlstOcracy aud the tools Of corpora
tion had been ruling the people tor Il
quarter Of Il century. At last the
people rose up III their mig Int and @e
yolted against the machine. They
had tried to do IL Il number OF times
IN the past inside Of their OLD party
lines, but every time they had failed.
WHY THERE Is BAD BLOOD.
At last they realize that the only
way to crush the Old machine was to
start a new party, to raise pure flag
Of equal righUS to all and specld
privileges to none" 10 appeal 10
the great MASSES Of the people to
lock under that flag and to march
against the citadel. of b0s>lsnI, rule
machine and corruption and to drive
out OF power the enemy Of the peo-
pie. This has already been accom-
plished IN a number Of States. In
every State a5 soon aS it was accom-
piished the machine element of these
old parties began at once to work up
Dad blood. They began to throw OBJ
structIouS in the way of the peoples
government. They did everything
they could to give the officers Of the
law trouble, and in Kansas and Col
orado they actually deted the law
and the authorities of the law. They
became anarchists and traitors
against their own government, and
revolted against the rule Of the ma
lority. My friends this is what has
caused all the trouble that you nave
heard about III South Carolina, IL
Kansas, in Colorado, in Oregon, and
IN every other State where the peo-
pie rule; and it will be 50 here in
| North Carolina. On the 9Th day of
November the people Will take charge
of the State legislation. Two years
from now they will elect "a People :
| party Governor and drive ont of pow
er everyone of the old State House
ring. When this time comes We are
going to have the very same trouble
in North Carolina that our friends
have had i'll other States where The
Peoples party got IN power. When
/ this time comes, Simmons and Matt
Ransom and all that crowd will, in
stead of quietly and peacefully sub
mitting to the will of the people, be-
gin to stir up bad blood. Everyone
Of their machine organs in the State
will begin to attack the Peoples
party State government. We even
expect to See them defy the authori-
ty of the State, and refuse to obey
the law. We expect to see it become
necessary fer Peoples party Cover,
nor to order out the militia to force
these goldbugs and anarchists to obey
the law. | hope that 1t will not bt
SO, but unless the machine is better
IN this State than IL other States
you may prepare yourselves to see 1t
Aud | serve notice on the machine
now, that the people are going t
rule it IN the interest of the grea
MASSES of the people, and if nothing
Tut the bayonet will make thest
anarchists submit, then the peopl,
will teach them a lesson.
THE RECORD OF OUR CONGRESSME2
AND SENATOR'S.