The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-10-03

afternoon l heard . gentleman of
whom the citizens Of North Carolina
are and have reasOu TO he proud, who
has occupied the Governors mansion
for six years; who has been . United
states senator; who has represented
the UDited States government at an
emperoes court; heard him say that
great body Of people OF this country
depends upon the restoration Of sill
yer 70 that position which il occupied
prior TO 1873, and that this question
stood ADORE and beyond all parties; that
il Was . question OF humanity, far
above all political party ties; that in
| all his life he had voted the ticket he
had, because he believed il Was best
for bis country; that whenever his
party led him to act or vote against
what be believed Was for the interests
| OF the country, he 9ouid kare his party.
"Then heard another gentlemen Of
another political party, who, IL he
has not occnpied these high offices,
stands just 10 high in his own party ~
the gentleman to whom just alluded
heard him say substantially the same
thing; that he believed that this Ques-
tiOn overshadoWed all other questions,
and that in order % accomplish it, he
would, IL necessary, bid goodbye to
his party and stand with the people.
Il heard another gentleman now in
| the United States Senate representing
another party say the same thing, to
wit that this question which was now
the issue to be decided by the people
| OF the State, and the United States,
was above all other interests, and that
while he loved his party, while he
loved the name Of it even, because he
had stood by and voted for it and
suffered fnr it, yet, il his party stood
between the people and their prosper
ity and their happiness he was ready
| to give it up; and when l heard those
Representative gentlemen speak as
they did, my heart beat with g)adness
and delight. Thank God that the time
has at last come In North Carolina,
when We can lay aside our prejudices,
when we can all como together to ac-
cOmplish and work out the good OF the
| "Such times, Mr.. Chairman, rarely,
but do sometimes come in the life OF a
nation, - you very aptly said this
morning in your beautiful address.
There was time when this country
was divided into Wings and Demo-
Gratis, Secessionists and Unionists, and
| am not old enough to know, but
have learned that the members Of
these political parties, while denOunc-
ing each other as conspiratOrs and
traitors, and all sorts Of hard names
and they all said that il the party rep
resented by my opponent gets into
power the country would 90 to the
dogs; and while they said that, and
many Of them really believed it, yet
when the question arose ~ to whethe
North Carolina should allow herself
} to be invaded and laid waste, whether
J North Carolina should stand by hel
sisters or make war upon them, away
went the Democratic party the WhiG
party vanished the most eloquent and
sincere Unionists disappeared, ant
they all went shoulder to shoulder tt
meet the common enemy. Applause.
And l now tell you, Mr.. Chairman
that sincerely believe that tn COM
!: mon enemy 10 upon us, to wit; thai
that class Of people who seek to es
, tablish among US the doctrine Of gOlC
monometalism, and il we lie supinely
on our backs and wait and wait ant
wait until they are upon US, then il
will be too late, too late, and we will b
lost II
Now, 1 say to the people of this
convention. and to the people O
North Carolina-I say the time ha.
come. Stop your glittering generali'
ties; stop your declaration of princi.
Piles one way and voting another
point out to the people the evils under
which they are suffering; and then
like good and patriotic men, point ou,
to them how they can get rid of them
then let us stand together in this emer'
gency. Above all our parties, above
all our political affiliations, let us love
, our country most. Let US say: "OuI
country, our country; God bless onl
countryw May God help us to worl
its salvation, and point out to our peO
pie, our neighbors and our friends
how that may be done then go should
common enemy, and to restore to oul
people, whom we love better than ",
do all parties-prosperity and happi'
ness once more" [Applause.l
Mr.. D. .. GAY GIVES SOLEMN
WARNING.
Mr.. B. s. Gay, a prominent Demo
crat of Northampton county, SPOKE
and said:
"We are here for action. I see be
fore me fellow-citizens, leaders of al
, political parties in North Carolina.
: see them working shoulder to shoul.
,, der, and meeting in solid ranks agains
| the common enemy. Gentlemen, is j
not a sight to nerve the arm of any
faltering one? It is a more elOquen
Z speech, Mr.. Chairman, than any Of u
can make, and one that within itsel
? will draw to our banners the brave
tho honest the liberty loving peopl,
of North Carolina. [Applause.l
"Mr. Chairman and gentlemen, thi
is an auspicious occasion. 1t is fitting
that North Carolina, which was tn
first to declare her independence o
English rule and misrule, should b.
. first to declare her independence o
> British rule and wall street rule
8 [Applause.]
IL came here to do my duty. ex
D pect to 20 home to do it. W.
, are not going to let this question
: die. We are not going to let thi
issue be side-tracked. There ha
= never been an issue before the peopl
E that was more important and deare
e to their future prosperity. Upon tn
: determination of this question, gentle
d men, rests the future OF our free insti
: tutions. I believe firmly, sir, that !
e We allow this evil to dominate tn
& country, our free schools canno
t longer stand, and then, if we are nc
+ slaves in name, we are in fact.
It II want our financial matters 50 AZ
= ranged that we will not have to g
n into bankruptcy to settle debts whic
e can be settled otherwise. Idon't wan
i it 50 that debts will have to be settle
e at five per cent, ten per cent, fiftee
l. per cent. and twenty per cent. l al
l. in debt, and suppose that one.half {
e you are in debt; but propvse to pa
# my debt. 1 want to pay it. | don
y want to compromise. l want it so
II can pay you 100 cents on the dollar, {
(. an Independent citizen.
: "Now, as to these resolutions: VIII,
'e are they? Have we met here for an!
"a thing? Are we towards: Did v