The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1894-10-25
SPEARS AND SHAW AT
CLINTON.
Thompson the Happy Victor.

CLINTON. n. c., Oct. u.
The Third Congressional District
candidates, Messrs Thomson, Spears
and Shaw addressed crowd of
about five hundred vot ers at Clinton
last Wednesday. A division of time
was agreed upon, giving each speak
CT one and one quarter hours with
rejoinder of fifteen minutes
each. Mr. Spears spoke first, repre-
senting his side as well we sup
poseas it could be represented.
DR.. Thompson followed Spears
and discussed national issues
On a high plane. Never have we
heard the truth so earnestly and
forcibly stated. DR.. Thompson is
man of the people, good natured.
open, clever, with a stainless person
al record, and the possessor of con
siderable personal magnetism.
The scene was that of talented.
| high toned christien gentleman
speaking earnestly and feelingly to
an earnest and suffe ring people.
Earnest because they ale seeking
the truth land they heard it gladly
and suffering because of unjust class
| legislation placed on the Statutes
by the Repub lean party and kept
there by the Democratic party. Mem
bers of all parties heard him with
an earnestness which has never be
fore been depicted on the faces OF
the people at political gathering
DR.. Thompson took for the basis OF
his argument: is there need for a
Third party" His arraignment OF
the two old parties was simply CRANE
and unimpea enable, All well mean
ing. honest self thinking men must
have been convinced that if oul
prosperity and our liberties mean
any thing that there is need, and
present and pressing need for
Third party.
Mr.. Shaw followed DR.. Thompson
and succeeded admirably in making
perfect dolt Of himself. Instead
of discussing the issues, or else ad
NIT that he was incapable OF de
Tending the trea cherous and traitor
GUS record of his party, Mr.. Shaw
went to Singing mud and trying t.
defend his questi onahle character
The exhibition he made Of himself
must have been very Illuminating tt
every Democrat present unless 1t wa
the handful of boys who cheere'
when he would say ''Maryann" AM
who doubtless preferred gush t.
decent argument. The most indis
Greet thing Mr.. Shaw did was t
bring up the Fayetteville matter, a
which place it was proven by a yer
q respectable witness that he had
=, hand in committing fraud on tn
F., ballot in his county. This matte
: would not have been broug ht out b
! DR.. Thompson if Mr.. Shaw had LETT
alone. But it seems that his cor
( science was giving him trouble an
: from the Guinness of the heart tn
e mouth speaketh." Mr.. Shaw pre-
4 duced certificates from parties
{ Fayetteville to try to prove an alb
e In his rejoinder DR.. Thompson rea
: from Republican snl a Democl at
/ paper publishe d at Fayetteville tina
such accusation was preferred agaln'
!. Mr.. Shaw and that d witness va
called to the stand to prove 1t, whlc
Y he did. Mr. Shaw answered ID
\ Thompson in the affirmative whe
5 asked if the editors of the two p'
Y pers from which ne was readln
D were not honorable men. Ii NJ
Z Shaw evenly denied the charge
~ his own responsibility we failed
hear it. Mr.. Shaw could not hay
done other than 1njure his alreac
doomed party by his speech he