The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-07-17

ne dIlled powers OF the S0utn ana
West are gathering under the stand
ard of a man that is greater than Ma
poleon, for a battle whose end is less
doubtful than Waterloo Our enc
mics have told us the Democratic par
ty was dead. | call upon you tonight
to look back over the record of a CEN
fury. 1t has outlived all its competi-
tors, and as God is just it will out
live the Republican and Populist par
ties (Applause) Does truth die? Does
justice die? [ tell you tonight that
so long as these eternal principles
live the Democratic party will fight III
the interest of humanity.
II know. fellow citizens, church
sometimes get preacher they don't
like. That's all the Democrats did. They
called new preacher who will
preach sound Democratic doctrine.
| They called him and he's going to
win Not a day passes that | do not
receive letters from the great masses
of the people saying that those who
have voted against rs are coming
back to us. The noble people of
North Carolina will never repudiate
this platform. = The people
of this count try rose in their might and
repudiated the Democratic leaders and
called out new men who viii listen
to the voice of the people. The great
people of this country were lever so
intensely stirred as now : = On
deposit in your banks here are 1900,
900 and of this only $4,000 IS gold.
We are in favor of a dollar that is as
honest to the pauper as it is to the
millionaire, a dollar worth ore hun
dred cents not $50 cents. I
am here to thank God that the Demo
cratic party has put itself in line once
more with the great common people.
(Applause.) If you elect me next No
vember | tell you l will uphold the
hands of this Moses who will lead us
out of the wilderness, and help him TO
enact this platform into law" He
spoke of Prometheus Bound and said
Bryan is the Hercules who will free
the farmers of this nation.
Let us take this great platform as
our text and appeal 10 the patriotism
of the people OF North Caroline. And
we will have victory in November.
SENATOR OLIVE SPEAKS.
Governor Carr then introduced Mr.
Il. c. Olive. ex-State Senator from
Wake county.
j
''it is the cause of humanity. We are
right, and we will succeed. Thrice is
he armed whose quarrel is just |
would rather have the approval OF my
conscience than the applause OF men.
What is the occasion OF his
great uprising Of the people? The
whole property of this country is
twenty-four billions and the debts are
forty billions. What hope is there for
us under a gold standard? How can
nation meet her debts unless its peo-
pie make money. One hundred billion
acres of our land has already passed
into the hands Of foreigners This
must come to an end. : x First
! of all let us look after the people. They
are losing their homes and are being
reduced almost to serfdom, \ protec-
tive tariff and gold standard both tend
to make homeless the great common
people of every land. The property
would be owned by the few and the
many would be tenants. The ideal
country is where every man owns his
own home. There YOU will lind true
patriotism In this country OF ours
the individual is the sovereign We
should look well to these rulers of the
land"
MIR. b. r. LAC1'S TALK.
Mr.. b. II. Lacy, State Commissioner
of Labor Statistics, was then intro
duced.
He said in his enthusiasm for Bryan
he had kept his mouth open too long
and had taken bad cold. He said
the North Carolina delegation was
the equal of any at Chicago, and did
as much to secure the nomination of
Mr.. BRYAN. He said this was one
time when we could tell one platform
from the other without d label. He
paid high tribute to Mr.. Bryan.
MIR. LUMSDEN'S ADDRESS.
Mr.. c. F. Lumsden was introduce
ed eve are told by our leaders
there is nothing but victory ahead. /
appear here tonight to say something
about the other side. / want TO present
this idea: Victory is ours if we do
our duty, if we do sincere personal
work from now until election day. In
politics we must consider the condi-
ton of the country and count the
cost of victory" He made word pho
tographs' of Russell and Watson and
drew a parallel between the two. In
November, Daniel Russell, the worst
Kinley;" in November, Watson vic
torious and in January will have his
cooking done on North Blount street.
COLLECTOR SIMMONS SPEAKS.
Mr.. f. NJ. Simmons was the last
speaker. He said:
eff every man in North Carolina
who believes in good government and
harmony between the races will cast
his vote for Watson and the State tick
ct he will be elected by 10000 majority.
If every man in the United States who
believes in free silver and the right
of the people to rule will cast his vote
honestly William j. Bryan will be
elected by the largest majority any
man has ever received in this country.
To me there is a wonderful similarity
between these men, both come direct
from the people. If you had heard