Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1894-10-06
FOURTH WARD DEMOCRATIC CLUB
IT Is TO BE ORGANIZED NENT
MONDAY EVENING.

Arrangements Made ut the Meeting of
the Democratic Club Last Evening
Effective speeches by j. II. Brooks,
Judge Mcrrimon and Il. d. Gllmcr.
The Democracy of Ashevile is warm
ing to its work, and the canvass that
will close in victory on November will
be pressed along all lines from now until
the dav of election.
At the meeting of the Democratic club
in the court house last evening arrange
ments were made for the organization
of another club in the Fourth ward on
Monday evening next. julius II. Brooks,
W. J. Hough, ]. R. Ballew and D. W.
Bruton were appointed a committee
from the Fourth ward to solicit names
for membership.
Julius H. Brooks, a carpenter of much
intelligence and sound common sense,
opened the ball with rousing speech, in
which he asked that the Fourth ward
club be orgarized. He said that the
West ward was the thermometer OF
Asheville politics, and that things did
not get hot until it moved. The enthu-
siasm of the campaign of 1892 dated
from the organization Of the club at the
old depot, and the result was 415 Demo
cratic majority. He wanted that ma.
ioritv increased this year. Pearson had
claimed that he would get "thc votes OF
the starving mechanics OF West ward
this year." He wanted the Duke OF
Richmond Hill to understand that the
mechanics of West ward were Democrats
and would vote for Hon. W. T. Craw-
ford. Mr.. Brooks said the Democratic
party was the only party that would
ever give the laboring people chance
He said the lowering OF the tariff was a
great blessing, as it afforded the poor
people an opportunity of buying cloth
ling for their children at greatly reduced
prices. He said nc was a carpenter, and
that he went into J. L, Dickerson & Co.'S
store few days ago to buy hammer
not thinking that the tariff had lowered
the price, but when he paid for it ht
found that instead OF costing him 81 2s
as it would only three months ago, tht
charge was only 80 cents, saving OF 81
cents on one article. Mr.. Brooks sale
the Democratic party was Il party o
principle, and that when the young mel
who are just coming OF age were looking
around for a party to join, they woult
find it the only ode that was standing
by principle The Republicans, the Pop
ulists and the Prohibitionists were coal
escing in the hope OF gain, not principle
Hon. X. d. Gilmer made fine speech
full of valuable facts for thoughtful
voters. lie showed how the Republica
party and not the Democratic, was re
sponsible for the panic OF the past tw
years and the consequent hard times. H
showed how the Republic n party wa
in power and had full control ST tn
lgovernment when the Barring Bro.
failed, and how the enormous outflow {
gold then began, which averaged twclv
million dollars a month for over or
year. He showed how the Republica
: party had always taken tax off the ric
and left it on the poor. How they ha
removed the income tax, taken the ia
off transports so that rich men coul
: travel in foreign countries; off stcal
yachts, that the rich might ride free, 0
: gold watches, silver plate, etc. The Den
ocrats had put the income tax back upo
the millionaires, so that the Rockefeller
the Astors, the Goulds, the Sagts, Il
Iletty Greens, would now have to pa
their part towards the support of II
government. The Democrats had ais
put tax upon money, so that So b
in the pocket of the rich was liable
taxes the same as the COW OF the poo
man. Mr.. Gimer closed with a fl,
appeal for organization and work.
Hon. ]. H. Merrimon was called 70
and while not removing his ovcrcoat,
taking the rostrum, responded from b
seat in talk that has not been su
passed in This or any other campaign
recent years. 1t touched the grei
points OF the national, as we'll as t
state campaign. in a simple but master
way, aud presented them so as to
taken i'll by all.
The Democratic club is warming to
work and its meetings will be most
teres.ing from now until the day
election.
New names were added to the club
follows: W. S. Cushman, Sam Day
II. b. Stevens, G. S. Powell, W.
Shope, Ed. Shope, ]. r. Treadway, !.
Peigler, T. A. Price, Lee London, G.
Kerr, H. L. Morris, w. c. Jarvis, W.
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