The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-08-15
SAMPSON ABLAZB.
SILVER Is KING.
Si1 Thousand People Hsa, Stir
ring and Patriotic Usssranoss
From Elequeu, sps.ksn.
THE BIGGEST DINNER

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day ~a' the h'sr-st DAY IN samp.sns
history. AZ an -asiy koas shs raxa.
sssding snto Clinton vere full of bas-
s'-s, carts and wagons. all coming 20
the
raKg sstvxa rfcstc.
Al the picnic grounds. . pretty aak
grove Ia the southern part Of the t,~n
iimifs. people were pouring In, while
the streets we're fvli Of tho>- vha
waited up tcwn" % meet the train
bearing the spsshsrs and others from
q distance. Tn. train arrived n m
and vas met by the marshals. she hama
and hoet % others.
The speahers were -.ooried to the
Murphy house. wb-re they remained
Tor . short time. while ,he chief mar
shal. extended . general inyl,ati IN 10
the picnic grounds.
AT Tnn -raSp.
When the carriages reached Ia.
grove. the speakers accompanied ty
Mayor Holiday and others. pushed
their way through the dense crowd to
the platform, surrounded By xLst sp-
peared To be acres Of people. Mayor
Holiday arose and delivered
INK aDDKrs. oF wsicosr.
lie said:
LAnIrs asp OEsTLsxrs
As the Chief Enecaf.ye % the town of
Clinton II becomes my very plossAut eufy
70 weioome you 20 our villsSs wesai~Dd
| % you . CORDIAL welcome aud Ia. trt....-,.
81 our tosn. May to-day ~ pla.~anilv
spent bv each and every one Of VOC .Lo
has ieft bis home TO minsle Ia the fe~sisi-
| tie Of this oonxsion-
for one am highly grsiln~i 10 see ,ovp
and country again minsiins together -
We regre; that for the last ser year. they
have bcen so<nesbs; esSransea. We hots
Is no material carse Why such . condifiop
should exist Situated .. ne are within
| trumpbef blast Of each other miaxlis ss daily
as We do In the Common nyocAtion. u life
country people dependtne largely upon
Town p.opis Tor oare, AID town T-opls Do
pendeDt solely upon the country J~opls for
The common neessiiirs of life. surely none
but the most pleasant feelings should salst
helieve that this unnatural strife b~ssere
town and country 10 going 90 caAse
God grant tbst ~ may.
Our needs sre similar ~ not id~prosl.
The condition Of sSsirs that viii br1nx
pro-g Gritty % our sosfhern farmer. viii
bring is 20 the merchant, the lawyer The do,-
tok fbe mechanic and the Slscksmi,h. II
needs lie that: We differ In opissonr. l~<
do u IL = spirit Of fssrness. bit stlll remain
. friends.
IL any enc would stir the snouldsysps
flames Of strife between our NO.
pie. whether snck one live in country OF In
: to~n. let the common seEse and oesxncy Of
his community teach hira that our psopls
both in the country and town are epniI~-
men. II. blm know that day has T.s~>~d
; And to you uao are from distanos. %
hope that you siil fDd ours q ho.pstsbls
and kind psopis and that ,ou will be 90 ia
distant day A9a.n ! welcome You 20 our
] town sincerely hope thsa nothing may
= mar the pleasure Of this occasion In the
name Of clintos her and her pcopa. I
BiD TOT sfioouH
!. Mr.. Geo. v. Butler, Of the Clinton
bar, arose asd in very eloquent and
complimentary terms iptroduced ~
one Of the orators - the day. Msj.
: wm- A. Guthrie. who helc the imtnensS
crowd in close attention for
: nosE THAN rwo Horns.
The speech Was within itseif . power
! and being augmented by the Major,
earnest. yet pleasing manner ol
( delivery IL was Irresistible.
v Among otbev thinss, be said: Fl
a thank 700 friends, foS this occasiop-
' for the honor 700 DO me ip inviting
!, me here today. IL ] had my cboi~~
would prefer 20 gather about me 10
some nook or corner . dozen os NOR
: from among my old friends here. ss.
= have pleasant chat. instead 81 mskipl
. you . political speech.
o More than twenty yearS ago cam
= 60 SAMPSON yoang lawyer, and amonl
!. the patriotic followers Of Lee AM
I. Jackson I found friends and counsel
\, Ny feelings are akin 20 fbos~ of q col
from home returning 90 the parents
roof. I had expected TO meet o bil
z crowd but did not expect To ere IN
II whole county assembled. not opl
70 see the whole county NJ o gisncs. BE-
=. see here Representatives from
IL @This coming together of 90 VAST
IL concourse Of the people is omsp0o
Ask the xatchman. what Of the night
a Of the day?
=, They have come not to inferchans
a sociai courtesIes and 10 get dinner. be
they come for more. l s~e here "a
good ladies Of the county and ] 81
:" glad 20 s<e them % much inferest~d.
u A. - e.
al hand that rocks the cradle rules "a
sy world This 10 not simply . ccmpi
n ment but the truth. Ccb-~rs-) WIZ
in the good ladies Of the country becoa
,d enlisted in the cause
x ALL DEvyLs cAS'T sroY IT.
The Quessios is, hsf thing is of q
greatest concern Go the people at fk
time. Is 10 the success of the Dem,
o. cratic party. II it the sscoess of a
:, Republican parfyr l. 10 the socce
Rtbens IL IL money. The Bible -,
81 that the love Of money is the root
ne ell evii:' and while am noe peescbs
, . I will take that for my text and Oh
ed am going 70 tFii you - ~ true - -
he preaching you ever beard Fog twsnf
nv Eve yesrs Ne have
he BEEx IN TEE urLDEKBgse,
Asf but am going TO take you t,sck b0sse
re bach TO first principles. For yeass q
IL years that are pAssed We fought -
re- other. You N Democrsb were % ba
le- ~ . Republican vas 30 hst. yes
-. hot that IL We had been thrown into q
river We would have fairly sized y
were fighting for party resardiaD
principle, and ON, 90 bof,
-yos, Ne e~e what . 80 u iDferr
: fools we have been Yes, thank @
'as fbe p~opIe see and they are guing q
ras THROW orr Tns snAcGL9
oh Of ipdus-riaI slavery snd be free Z
us have no more rowing over pr
en- bot ies patriotism brisg Ne into .
iconmsn brstbcrbood sissS Ne oay p
Together and obtain peace si1 pFs
perity. I Dusf taik 0on<y Wine ! ]