The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-10-01
a Lively Joint Discussion at
Pittsboro Yesterday.
PoU GAINING MANY VOTES
Mr.. Guthrie Warns Populists
Against Goldbugs.
SCORES SENATOR PRIroHARo
Tom DeVereaux Announces That Mas
seY is Still in the Race and Asks
the Republicans to Vote
For Him.

For Him.
Pittsboro, N. c., Sept. 3O.-(Special)
An interesting and new feature in
this Congressional district was launch
ed here yesterday, after Mr.. Pou and
Mr.. Strowd had spoken, by Mr.. Thomas
Devereaux, of Raleigh, appearing and
saying to his Republican friends that
there would be a straight Republican
candidate in the person of Hon. p. T.
Massey, of Johnston county, for them
to vote for for Congress, which seemed
to greatly please the colored portion Of
the audience. He admonished the Re-
publicans to vote for him, saying they
could not trust Strowd, after he had
betrayed them in not voting for Reed
for Speaker of the last Congress, as he
had promised under his own signature,
to do.
Major Guthrie spoke for an hour,
and made a patriotic speech. He is a
true man, and does not sanction any
deal whereby an unholy alliance is
formed which will necessitate voting
for goldbugs. He said in the Fifth dis
trict he should support Kitchin, and
never would sanction any effort to di-
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man when there was no ghost of a
chance for election. He scored Russell
for going about over the State trying
to solidify the colOred vote by appeal
ing to their race prejudice, and said
that such a man was friend to neither
race. In this man reform has leader
for the sake of the reform, and not for
the honors or emoluments it may
bring. He may, and perhaps will be,
defeated now, but the manly position
he has taken and adhered to is bound
to draw the silver forces together and
in due time a grateful people will rem
der to him due reward. He was happy
in his appeal for the support of Bryan,
and by careful explanation made IL
satisfactory so that any man could
vote for the electoral ticket, be he DEM
ocrat, Populist or Silver Republican.
During the discussion Mr.. Pou asked
Mr.. Strowd the question: sin case a
candidate is placed on your ticket in
this county, pledged to support Sena-
tor Pritchard, will you vote for him?'
Mr.. Strowd gave no direct answer, but
urged that Pritchard was silver
man.
Maj. Guthrie declared that Senator
Pritchard was a gold-standard man
and repeated his warning to his Popu-
list friends not to support any man
for the Legislature pledged to vote
for Pritchard or who stood on the
Republican platform.
This sentiment was very loudly APP
plauded by the Populists, and after
the speaking there was widespread
disapproyal OF Mr.. Strowd's peculiar
position.
Do,, hos v,oa1a cr-oa4 Gains IN ThaA
ham. Strowd's refusal to define his
position has cost him many votes.
Maj. Guthrie, amid great applause,
declared that he would stand firm by
the cause OF silver if he was buried
beneath a tower of ballots as high
as this Courthouse" How can we
secure the free coinage of sflver?'' said
he, ''even if we elect Bryan, if we send
gold men to the Senate and to the
House" Senator Pritchard is not true
to the cause of silver. He deserted
it in the Senate. We cannot trust him.
Shall we build up with one hand and
tear down with the other? The Pop
ulist party has taught me to put
principle above party. This is the
cardinal principle of our party. If
there was ever time when we should
stand firmly by our principles, now is
the time"
He made an eloquent plea to men of
all parties to bury the prejudices of
the past and unite upon the one SUI
preme issue.
Guthrie and Pou both spoke power
fully for uniting the silver forces.
Their speeches were in striking con-
trast with that of Mr.. Strowd, who ap-
pealed to prejudice to get votes.
"What is the ambition of any one
man." said Mr.. Pou, when compared
to the great cause for which we are
struggling? What is the ambition Of
one man when compared to the success
of a great principle which will bless
humanity? The success of the causa
for which I stand means that the
homes OF the poor shall be better and
happier. 1T is a fight for human
liberty. I viii not compromise your
principles"
There was a very large crowd 10 hear
the speakers, Ghe large court house be-
ing completely filled. 1t has been
triumphant day for free silver.
The storm last evening did some
damage in the way of uproOting trees,
and other slight damages, and but for
the enthusiastic free silver sentiment,
and lastly, but by no means least, the
comfort both for the outer and inner
man of the Exline House, it would have
been a dreary day for PittsbOro.
Cincinnati, Sept. 30-The Chicago
team which had been waiting here all
the week to play the two remaining
games in the series with the Reds re-
turned home tonight. The two games
were postponed on Sunday on account
of the rain and every day since THAI
date rain has interfered,