The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-09-08

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church services and sat quietly about
talking to their friends like other peo-
pie. Mr. Watson is a Methodist, Mayor
Guthrie an Episcopalian, but they
went together to-day to hear Rev Dr.
Huffman at the Baptist church, and
were greatly edited by a strong ser
mon from this able and distinguished
divine.
1T would be very consoling," re-
marked to a Shelby Democrat yester-
dav. ''if we could rely on all Cleveland
county giving Bryan one OF its old fash
ion majorities."
sOh YES, what a blessing it would
be- he replied. And you can rely on
it," remarked another prominent DEM
ocrat. ''if the two committees will ar
range for all the silver men to vote to-
gether on a joint ticket" "Yes sir,'' re-
marked prominent Populist standing
by, ''if they will do that Cleveland
county will give Bryan 200 majority"
cat least that responded one of the
Democrats.
GLOW are you Mckinley men get
ting along up here in the West" / ask
ed a prominent Republican, "McKin-
lev menu" he replied. There are not
any Mckinley men. These fellows
who are managing our local affairs
claim to be Mckinley men and Pritch-
ard men and Russell men, but they
will sell either one of them out for
county commissioner or register of
deeds. / am Disguised with the whole
thing" he continued, II have never in
twenty years of observation seen such
a total abandonment of Republican
leaders and Republican principles, and
such a scramble for local pie"
But suppose they send money into
the State from the National commit
tee?' l said. "That will only add to the
decentralization. Some how every fell
low has got the idea that the money
is coming. and he is quietly standing
about waiting for some of it, and the
fellow that don't get it is going to kick
clear out of the traces and the fellow
that does get it will use it to trade
for votes for local offices. And the
money will thereby will be used to help
knife Mckinley and Russell"
why" concluded this man nearly
every Republican l meet is telling me
about the secret and mean vancouver
ing of some other Republican to carry
try to whip battle with lot of deser-
ters.'
The calling out of Judge Russell at
the different appointments never fails
to raise a yell. Major Guthrie does it
one day and the next day Mr.. Watson
acts as cryer. At Shelby it was Mr..
Watson's time and when he Numbered
out the last call the great mass of peo-
pie went wild and nobody seemed to
enjoy it more than crowd of about
fifty colored men, who stood on the
outskirts of the crowd They fairly
yelled, and one of them yelled in a
loud voice, Served him right, he
ought to have been here"
Two thousand majority are the fig
ures that Joe Adams friends are say
ing they are going to give the red-head-
ed goldbug scalper of Buncombe. In
rutherford and in Mcdowell the boys
say they are not going to do thing
in the world to the Duke of Richmond
Hin but simply lay him out for good
and always.
American Product Linney, of the
Eighth has been down into the Seventh
begging the Republicans to swallow
Shuford, so that he can prevail ON the
Populists in the Eighth to swallow
him.
HE is a fine silver man" said a
prominent farmer of Burke, referring
to Linney. '.Why, if the silver ques-
ton had the small pox Linney didn't
get close enough to it in three hours
speech at Morganton to catch 1t,
And yet he expects free silver people
to support him.
American product, indeed. Why
Linney must think the Populists want
another John Sherman makeshlft.'
us that the kind of free and unlim-
tied silver the Populists want?" asked
Mr.. Watson of Major Guthrie, ON the
stand at Shelby.
at don't suit me" said the Major
If you are going to require that a
Populist shall vote for Pritchard after
he has forsaiken free silver. why don't
you send a Republican to the Legisla-
ture and be done with it?" said a Pop
ulist to Republican in my hearing
at Shelby.
Because we haven't got votes
enough . frankly replied the Repub-
lican.
well, you will have to have them
if you win,'' replied the Populist, ''for
you are not going to fool any Populist
into that trap. We are not built that
way"
Speaking about taking down candi-
dates / think it is about time the Re-
rublicans were taking down Pritchard,
Pearson and Linney, if they exepct any
Populist cooperation or support" said
aiMcDowell county Populist to several
of his friends.
"These fellows, some of them, will
keep on thinking till election day that
the Populists are going tosupport gold
bugs for Congress. Wonder what sort
of silver men they think we are?"
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Il am glad you explained that Presi-
Dental question" said Rutherford
Populist to Mr. Watson. Lots of our
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