Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1896-10-22

0HC De This as IL may, Mr.. GfaQy
was on hand Tuesday and about
half past twelve O'Clock mounted
a bench in front OF a school house
some distance down the road
from the depot, after sevara.
leaders had called quite a " hite
for the crowd TO come aud ''heal
some good speaking" but the
bulk of the crowd never did &c
until Mr.. M. t. johnson. Sheriff
lScott and other Democrats start,
ed in that direction. Mr.. Grady
mounted the bench, as stated
above, and said that ne was the
same old COON" only with a Pop,
ulist ring around his tail. h
isaid be came to thank the peo-
pie of that precinct for twice
lgiviEg him handsome majoritias
when he was running GU the Re-
publican ticket for clerk of the
Superior Court. He then toll the
lpeopie of the different national
parties that ere in the field.
He called over. the Republican,,
the"Gold;Bug" .Democarticparty
the Prohibition party ana the
Free Will Democratic party
as he termed il, but never onca
mentioned the Populist party.
the one he now claims member.
ship with. He said he called the
Democrats Free Wills" because
they were in favor Of more free
things than any party he had
eyer heard Of. He had with him
several copies of the Old and new
election laws and a number Q!
newspaper clippings that he read
and read to the crown until they
got tired and sleepy. He read
clippings from the DAILY ARGUS
about the ST. Louis Convention,
The Cost of the new Election Law
and the Need Of a Brass Band for
Goldsboro. After delivering him
self Of his load of hatred and
abuse for the Democratic party
ne begged the people 10 stand by
fusion with the Republicans and
ct the Bryan electors alone.
Mr.. w. q. OBerry, the Re-
publican candidate for the Leg
stature, announced himself and
tried very hard to impress the
people with his sincerity.
Mr., E, j, Best, the spokesman
Of Frank Dobson, the candidate
for County Commissioner, was on
hand again after an absence 81
TWO days, Ia his school boy sty'e
he charged the courts with beings
ing corrupt. Said that go Pop
uIist or Republican had received
justice in the courts in ten
years when III contest wtth
b Democrat, and yet The Oldest
Populist in Wayne coUnly IS
act half ten years old. He said
Said lie had seen MS colUrel'
clInts sent to the penetentia.y
with not a scintilla OF evidence
against them. Said that Henry
King was refused work on tie
asylum because he turned traitor
% the Democratic party and vot
ed the ReP-Pop ticket aud, ti.aa
somebody was discharged from
the poor house for doing The
4ame thing. He asked the Pc i
pulists to support d. L. Russell
for Governor, because Gaih. lie
could not be elected, aud told II e
truth by a slip Of The torgue
when he said that Russell would
out the institutions of North
He presented McKin-
ey's claims and,told the popu!is S
lot to vote at all unless they
voted for Mckinley.
Mr.. John l.. Mczingo was tbe
lext to entertain the crowd. He
commenced by preaching the
resurrection Of Pat" Exum from
he grave into which he was
hurled oy an avalanche of Dem
,cratic votes in the wear 1892 He
quoted from the Scriptures and
ried to assume a more dignified
tanner than is his usu;.l
,ine stump declamatory style
When he spoke Of the monument
:racted to Pat Exum's memory
the shape Of a billy G a. HIS
theme is honest" nlec-
ions and on this he ''harps" con
inually.
d.. Fox" Person was prevent
d from using his vile epiuhets
q the leaders Of the Democratic
'arty by a gentlemao in the au.
ence. by the name of John Fore.
and, being seiz"d with violent
onvulsions just as the doctor
7as beginning his speach, Mr..
'orehand was III a criticat con
ition at first. but was soon able
be moved to a nrigEbo@irg
.ouse.
Thus ended the R p Pop
peaking at Pikeville, which the
and Republicans have
laimed as their strong hold n
be county, but which was a slim
how yes erday, with al Il e +
'revious efforts to insure a
roWd. We have endeavored to
i've as exact a report of this
peaking as possible, in order
hat the people might see just
that kind of a fimsy, senseless
ampaign this fusion combine are
arriving en- in Wayne~eounty,
.eaded by Frank Dobson. the
old coon" Grady, E j.. Best.
1ozingo etc who are all gold
Jugs, going to vote for White, a
orro frr Cfonrrncc onI vet ~