The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-08-02
He Speaks to His Neighbors at
Home of His Childhood.
RESTORATION OF. SILVER
The Cause of the People Swell
ing Into a Revolution.
NO EUROPEAN TASK MASTERS
No Selfish Call for Division Can De-
feat or Destroy----The Fight
for Financial Re-

Kernersyille, n. c., Aug 1.--(SepciaD
Hon, c. B. Watson spoke here this
evening to a large crowd of Forsyth
and Guilford county voters. One OF the
tobacco warehouses was well filled.
Many ladies were present to inspire
Forsyth's able son in his noble ambi-
ton. He spoke for 2Hs hours in great
earnestness and held the large crowd
in wrapt attention Notwithstanding
the heat.
His plea for restoration of silver
was unanswerable and showed how
matters have gone from had to worse
since its decentralization He spoke
of the earnestness of the Democratic
party for the restoration of the silver
and said that the Democratic conven-
ton at Chicago was able to formulate
platform that was satisfactory to the
great majority of the American peo-
pie regardless of former political af-
filiations. Tt had named a candidate
for President so well and favorably
known that two other great conven
tions fastened to indorse him as the
fit leader of the great army of Ameri-
can freeman who believe that
America is able to manage her own
financial affairs without longer wait
ing for permission from European
Task Masters.
1t is apparent that's the people are
ready to elect him President. The
Popu1ist convention having nominated
Mr. Watson for Vice-President, instead
of Mr.. Sewall, the nominee of the DEM
ocTatic and National silver conven-
tions. the matter of casting the ballot
for electors becomes serious one. We
do not vote for President and Vice
President directly, but we only vote
for electors. Should the Democratic
and National silver voters vote for one
set of electors and the Populists voters
| vote for another set of electors, then
| Mr.. Bryan might lose the State to Mr..
| Mckinley because of this division, al
| though it would be the purpose of ev-
cry voter of all three of the parties,
| opposed to Mckinley, to vote for Bry
| an. The Democratic party cannot be
| guilty of this piece of fully, neither
/ viii the Populist party. 1T would be
| worse than folly-it would be a crime.
| SO in order to avoid this unfortunate
condition the Executive committee
| promptly took steps by passing reso-
| lutions to harmonic and agree on
! ticket that will secure to every Bryan
voter the right to have his vote prop
| erly represented in the electoral col
| lege and cast for Bryan As to the
Presidency, this will all be set
tied in due time and so settled as to
satisfy all men who are honestly con-
tending for the great cause of BIZ
meatllism throughout the country.
THE cause of the people is
swelling into revolution against des-
potic power. Let no man obstruct it's
onward course for in the supreme
| hour the harmonious will of all viii
suffer no selfish call for division to de-
| feat and destroy"
No one can know how all the people
love Cy. Watson as they all know him
unless they could mingle with the
men who have known him from boy
| hood days. as I have to-day, and heard
of his praises from every lip.
SYNOPSIS or Mr.. W7-'-T7--TrS-'O1I-TS----Ss
SPEECH AT WENTWORTH.
The following synopsis is taken from
/ " eos .5ef : " eekIN.
What had brought the immense
/ crowd here to-day? Live questions
/ was pressing 10 the 'front.' The people
not only had to consider them but
/ decide them. What lis the condition of
| the country to-day? All agree that
/ il is most deplorable. In the towns
aud cities, factories are standing idle,
| industry is almost paralyzed AT Chi
cag'o he was told that 100000 men were
| tlamping the streets OF that city. One
large establishment employing 900
men was closed. 4 gentleman Of high
character '1old him many of them was
so reduced to poverty chat they were
glad 10 carry yalise from hotel to
railroad station for a nicllle. In the
country the farmers make as much
cotton. corn, etc, as they ever did. vet
their produtcs are so reduced i'm price
th1t they yield no revenue outside of
q bare living. Now and then i'm some
favored locality this is not the case,
the exception proves the rule. Within
the last few years he had often been
called upon TO discuss the times by
i PopuliSts, Democrats and Republicans.
lie had always counseled conservatism,
and warned them against letting minor
questions divide them 50 that they
could not get together when the SUI
preme hour came. That hour has
come and the battle has began. 1t
commenced at Chicago.
For 16 years he had attended Na-
4t.0aM conventions Heretofore the
south Aa1 West have played second
fiddle 10 the North New York has
furnished the candidates This time
la vousg qGan. broad sboUldered and iB-
/ tplIerf4t3I 4tag:i no. hike t~lUl br9I