The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-09-05
THE LARGEST CIRCULATION OF AMY NORTH CAROLINA DAILY.

/, er silver or gold. 1t was intended that
the government should coin it and
make it legal-tender, give it back to
| the people and let them do what they
| please with it, Give me control of the
| peoples money and I'll soon own
| the people"
| He alluded to the panic of 1887, and
said that il was only stopped by the
| government making foreign silver
coins a legal-tender and then in 1857,
when this legal-tender was withdrawn,
another panic was threatened, but was
| averted by an issue of paper money
during the war.
The Major illustrated his silver ar
gument with silver and gold coins,
| and showed silver dollar that was
| coined in 1899. He declared that he
| favored making the trade dollar a legal
tender in North Carolina. He believed
the Legislature had the right to do
it and he wanted to see it tried.
He declared that the Populists had
| made both the old parties take a
stand on the money question.
| The Major was rough ON the gold
bugs. He said:
| Il want to warn my Populist friends
against voting for gold bugs for Con-
| gress or for a man for the Legislature
who will vote for a gold bug for Uni
| ted States Senator / want to tell my
| Populist friends in Rutherford county
and in the Ninth district that they hold
| the balance of power and it is their
duty as true silver men to vote for
honest 10. Adams, of Buncombe coun-
ty, against that gold bug candidate,
| Richmond Pearson. who is to-day 90
| ing all over North Carolina trying to
foment strife in the ranks of the
| Populist party He is not the friend
| of you Peoples party men and YOU
| should not give him a Peoples party
| Vote In this district.
This created a genuine sensation and
| the utterances of the speaker were
| cheereI again and again.
SOME QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
Il warn you again, said the Major
Ito be car FIJI who you vote for to 70
to the legislature. Vote for no man
until he pledges you that he will not
vote for Jeter Pritchard, or any other
gold bug, for the United States SEN
ate"
This created another sensation and
the cheering was long and loud
Then came the sparing between the
two candidates, Major Guthrie allud-
ed TO the repeal of the Alliance charter
and desired to know what was Mr..
| Watson's record on that measure. Mr..
Watson's party had attempted, he said,
by that act to break up that organiza-
tion and Mr.. Watson was a member of
the legislature at the time. Mr. Wat
son explained that he never saw or
read the bill; that it came to the House
from the Senate with the statement
that it was satisfactory to all parties
and met a contingency arising from
a court decision making individuals
responsible for the debts of Alliance
stores; that he had opposed any other
tampering with the Alliance charter.
Maj. Guthrie alluded to a bill in
| troduced by Watson, doing away with
the three days grace on bank paper.
THAT bill was introduced by re-
quest" said Mr.. Watson. II voted
| against it in committee and it was
never passed"
Mr.. Watson in his rejoinder asked
Maj. Guthrie If he was in favor of silver
men getting together as had been
proposed by the Democratic committee.
II am in favor of you all taking down
your man Sewall and let all get to-
4 HNoAANA AAih WV AOA IPA dlA anu 4O1l1
Watson
But nobody has any right to take
Sewall down." said Watson. "Now, do
you favor the proposition for the silver
men to vote together?''
"Our committees will settle that in
due time" said the Major.
But are you, as the head of your
ticket, in favor of your committee ac-
lcepting this proposition ?" said Watson.
Il am not uneasy but what the silver
men viii vote so that their votes win
be counted for Bryan" said the Major.
| The speaking continued for some
minutes. Mr.. Guthrie wanted to know
if Watson favored fusion on Congress
men so as to elect silver men to Con
gress in every district
THAT is not matter for the State
committee" said Watson; Il can only
say that if / was a candidate for Con-
gress and a silver man against me and
a gold candidate was running, before
! would jeopardize silver in that dis
trict / would get with my silver com
petitor and propose that whoever was
strongest the other should retire
The sparing still continued and the
excitement and interest for several
minutes was animated.
The universal opinion is that the
great cause of silver has been greatly
benefited by the discussion to-day. A
large majority of the crowd were
| Watson sympathizers, though Maj.
Guthrie had staunch and enthusiastic
friends in the audience. On the whole
it was a victory for Watson, Democ-
racy and free silver
#. B. ARENDELL.
BASEBALL YESTERDAY.