Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1894-09-01
CRAWFORD & PEARSON
The Sycamore of the Crab
tree and the Due
dc Richly.
THE ISSUES OF THE DAY DIS
CUssED BY OUR CON
GREsSMAN.

and His whole stock In Trade
Seems to Consist Of a Personal
Grievauce-Mr. Crawford Meets
Him at Every POiht
The Duke d'Hat, otherwise kno VII as
Richmond, after months Of preparation
and study such as he probably never made
before, met the Democratic standard
bearer. Vim. T. Crawford, on the stump
for the first time last evening. The meet
ing was in the Grand opera house, which
held one of the largest political gather
ipgs ever known in Asheville. Every
seat downstairs was occupied and many
were standing, while the galleries were
comfortably crowded. For the most
part it was a very orderly crowd, al
though some persons in the upper part OF
the house persisted in taking Crawford's
time to yell for Pearson.
The Duke started out to obey Jim
Moody's injunction to "Give Democracy
hell" and to corner Crawford, but be-
fore he left the building he evidently hat
been impr, sscd with the fact that he had
not done so we'll as he had hoped
Pearson did not impress one as good
stump speaker. He could not remain
quiet under Crawiord's pointed remarks
but interccted sentences in q high
strained voice that was theatre Or child
ish. as''thc listener chose to regard 1t.
The Duke opens.
President Luther of the Democratic
Iclub called the meeting to order ant
introduced Mr.. Pearson as th'
clubs guest for the evening. Th'
Duke was given a hearty cheer by his ad
herents as he came down the stage
lie div.d into his work at once, atte
say ing there had been change IN tn
program. He had first expected tn
meeting would Ee held in the court hous
and that Mr.. Crawford would spea
first. He was the guest OF the club an
would cndcavor to behave according t
the rules of hospitality. Said he: Mi
Crawford will undertake to tell you tina
/ have no politics, and l wi
undertake to prove that his pol
tics are worse than none at al
A few words about myself. will II:
plain language and talk strictly busnes
" hen | was in politics in 1856 VIZ
elected by the largest majority ever give
in the county. was disgusted and di
aupointed with the course Of the DEM
cratic party; came home and went .,
\ of politics, and would be out TOMS mt
that party had performed its promises
if it had not laid its hand upon M
upon my ncighbor and upon every ma
in America. | see before me men wi
owe me money, and men to whom oV
money. You cannot pay me and ca
not pay you without great sacrifices.
am ~ years old. and | lived to the al
of 40 before made promise to pa.
Within the past IL hours a judgme
has gone out against the city OF Ash
vile and am an endorser on the pape
The city cannot pay it. II it comes
u me will have to pay it, but
II would be at sacrifice. This is but o
ri instance of what my competitor and
u party have brought us to. I'll tell "
: boldly | antagonize the Democrat
. party, state and national. 1t will
-! my policy to not only change the poll
at Washington, but to reverse that ~
icy.
"Thctc is dispute as to whether N
Crawford signed the sub-treasury
mands of the alliance. Did YOU tul
ing to Mr.. Crawford. Answer yes
no."
S Mr.. Crawford: "lf you have n
charges to prefer, in any view OF the ca
Is make your charge"
~ charge you with signing the 81
treasury demand, and ask you 1t t
pointing to card in his hand Is yt
IL signature. Again, charge that he
:, nicd siguing the card. Again, ask II
II whether he regards John p. Kerr a
man of truth. take the responsible
of saying that John p. Kerr is man
truth, and he charges Mr.. Crawt'
with signing it. l have never seen a c
- like this, where the best office in the c
is given to a man for whose charaC
the congressman will not vouch."
= MIR, Pearson turned to Mr.. Crawt'
with question about the appointm
!, of the colored man Saxton to a post
in Washington, when Mr. Crawt
u sprang up and excl aimed: u don't
pose to be catechized by you; 20 on "
your speech ,
Mr.. Pearson dwclt further on the 5
ton incident and upon the $l75,OOO
mileage voted to the members at
extra session Of Congress. Continu
he said: "The question tor you to
slider is, Have you had enough OF h
TINES? All The rclicf given the peopl
what is known as the Senate bill. II
a disappointment to YOU. and to
Crawtord and to the President; to
. latter to such an extent that he wt
not put his signature to II. 1t is
first time in the history Of the coul
that the President did not sign n t.
bill.
II believe a protective tariff is,
Decn anu VIII Dc pehSN"i' eel'SS'o''
the people OF the mountain soui
composing the Ninth district. The |
ocratic party as now constituted is II
II, up of elements entirely discordant. v
- the Southern rcpresentr tives get te
capital they meet men who are al
dynamiters. toughs, anarchists,
people totally different from our So
crn gentlemen. A man need only
into the face OF Calvin S. Brice t
that he is villain. Aud not only
but Others. You can't legislate
men like those against YOU. 1t is d.
by some that the Democratic par
the cause of the distress. l believe
my existence that the party Is res
sible for the condition OF things. I
was more money in the treasury in
last year OF llarrison's atministri
than there ever has been since the
eek. lcrnment was founded. The Democ