Asheville daily citizen., 1894-10-24
'IiS TINE PEARSON PULLED OUT
BEATEN NOW AND KNOWS THAI
FACT.

a Great Day for DemOcracy-Madiso
Can't stand Dude or Il Political
Herb Doctor-Go Out and Hear the
Candidates.
MARSHALL, n. c., Oct. 22.-The Duke
made a complete failure here today.
Pritchard and Rollins had drummed the
county from Paint Rock to the Buncombe
line in order to give the midnight
March Hare" grand reception. but
their efforts were in vain, as one look at
Parsons burnsides threw complete
damper upon the boys from the rural
precincts, and they refused to be COM
forted by the Majors genial smiles.
They think less Of dude in Madison
county than any people on earth. They
can't sorter use thenfin their business
down here. The Republicans Of Madison
county are true and tried but when it
comes to supporting "broken down
Democrat" they are not in it." Pritch.
ard may exhaust his oratorical powers
trying to whip the boys in line, but
"trying" will be all. The working peo.
pie of this district have made up the il
minds to support the ploughboy of Hay
wood and all the power under heaven
cannot check the tide now.
Pearson had better let his bank &C.
count alone and quietly retire to the
shades of Richmond Hill and there be at
rest with the singing birds and lowing
cows, as any sensible man can see that
he is throwing away valuable time and
hard cash in continuing the race any
further. A man ought to have foresight
enough to come down when he sees that
he is freed.
If Crawford gains as rapidly for the
next two weeks as he has in the las,
two. his majority will exceed 5000 ii
the district.
When you hear of a Madison county
Republican going back on the bosses
candidate, something is going to drop
and that soon. They never refuse t.
take their medicine when it is properl,
prescribed, but they don't believe il
Herb Doctors, and that is the Duke NJ
and down.
Crawford opened the discussion today
and to say he held the Democratic ban
ner beyond Pearson's reach would b.
putting it mildly. He was in good trim
for the "skinning" and made a successful
LOB oft. Pearson wiggled and twisted
and looked at Mai. Rollins and Gen
. Pritchard and as good as asked them tt
I take Crawford off OF him. but as they
had had like experience with the "State.
man from Crabtree" they shook thei
heads, and the Duke was forced to taxi
his little dose alone. Crawford far ex
celled the expectations of his friends herr
to-day. Every Democrat present wen
away.feeling good. He showed the peo
pie where the Wilson bill had brough
increased joy and comfort into $4,000,
1000 homes and amelioratcd the condi
|tion OF 64.OOO,OO0 American citizens
His speech was full Of good sound sens
and reason and the audience was onl.
sorry when his time expired.
Pearson took the stand and got off tn
following sweet scented verse to star
with: Fellow citizens of Madison
county. The Republican party and tn
white men OF North Carolina have com
bined to defeat the Democrats this year
1t is true your people will have to abar
don every political principle you hol
near and dear in order to swallow
broken down Democrat, but that wi
not matter If am elected" Now this
aside from the little charges he brough
up against Crawford. was the sum ant
substance OF his speech. The Ashevill
Register took occasion to refer to m
the other day as the biggest talsiiyer c
the 10Th century, because said Pearso
was not able to discuss the living issues c
the day. In order to bring mvself righ
before the intelligent people Of Ashevile
respectfully ask those that can attend t.
meet us at Big Ivy, Thursday, 25, Leice:
ter, Friday, 25, or Avery's Greek, Nor
day, 20. and decide for themselves. Pear
son is badly hacked and cannot kee
from showing it on all occasions.
G., ", I.