The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-09-03
First Gun of
The Campaign.
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gsk.d Why they too. the highest meta
to cemcnrtiZe. Il: was = conspiracy
from Europe and Wall street. Then
he told sunny Joke. Illustrating the
preciousLess Of gold. which raised 3
great laugh. Al old negro wa- sfraid
II pick Up & piece 81 gold in The road.
lie looked - ii: touched il with hi.
stick, turned it over. and when tempt
IL To pick il up said: Nav. sab,
ain gwiue tech dat; dat's rich man.
money: mont b. hind de tree 10 shoot
RI dar' pick il up"
Then lie exclaimed Il never will
deceive the people. Id rather live all
my life on hos-cake than DO Injustice
to my convictions.
We'll, tel! us about Russell cried
4 voice.
Russell was the man who swindled
me out Of my nomination. They put
man Is chairman (referring to Mar
shall Mott who went there pied ged 10
me from Wilkes county, who sold out,
bought out, went out, did something,
declared Russell nominated, when the
whole convention cried mo, no.
Col. Dockery formally announced
himself IS candidate for the Lieuten-
ant Governor. He was not Popuiist.
Maj. Guthrie, saying that he had boxed
the compass, but that he had improved
with each change. The Colonel spoke
Republicans, he knew were going to
pitch into him now: Let 'em pitch
ard be burned" Laughter.)
- am Tor free silver, first: the pres
ent county government system, sec
Enna-f oil
not a POpulst. | am silver Republic
can acting In accord with the Popu-
list party. | Will advise You, as will
nor. Ii is true that he has been in all
parties He voted the Democratic
ticket: bad judgement think: he then
voted the PopuIist ticket: better,
you see, as he comes along. L he Dem
0crats dread him worse than they do
the devil. He has been snubbed by
them. | have. also, ana know how it
feels. But you can't wet a duck by
pouring water on his back. Russell
wanted the nomination the year that
FOwle and myself were nominated. His
brother, Tom Russell, came out to see
| me on my farm and asked me if | was
| going to run, told him no, and that
| brother. | heard no more, but stayed
at home, and the day OF the convention
to my great surprise, | got Telegram
telling me that | was nominated fol
| Governor. l thought over il long
time and finally, Oh account Of my dear
Wife's pleas, accepted it. She told me
to accept and fight for it. She said
would be elected, "but if you ar,
elected" she continued "you will b.
counted out; but you can then get s
place through your friend Mr.. Blaine
who will be Secretary of State, end per
money to pay off some Of your securit,
debts"
Il took her by the hand and told he
| she had then give me the best advice
ever had" | went to see Mr.. Blaine
and he asked me what | wanted. l toll
him my needs, and he gave me the thir,
best appointment in his power-Consu
General at Rio de .Janiero.'
He had handled about 100000, 90
while Consul at Rio, and when he 60
back to settle, he hal $1,000 to hi
credit, and he was told that he wa
the first man who had come back tror
abroad who was not sued for som
balance. He had learned more i
those four years abroad than he coul
in forty by the Pee Dee, and there j
Rio it was that he had studied tn
questions Of tariff and finance an
mad changed his views.
The Colonel rehearsed here the argu
ments of the goldbugs in the conyen
tiOnal way, and said he felt like STOP
ping, but that he would come back
WadesborO soon (cries Of 'gO on. e
J on.") and make them a speech tina
would satisfy them. He was worn an
. worried now, he said, from the tensio
he had been through during his son
sickness.
81 am a party man, but when til
party leaves its principles | will not 6
with it. | shall vote for and advt
, cate the election OF Bryan and Watson
(Applause.) | stand for our presel
system OF county government. HO
did we get i: | was at Jackso
+, Springs two years ago. [ began to bs
lieve that now was the time to cO-O]
crate with the POpulists and defe;
the Democrats. [ went at once to Ra
t eigh and there labored night and day
caucuses trying to bring about COO
Grafton. We got it and won in tt
election: got the present system (
county government. Russell hOote
+ at it and now he yells for il. l heal
that Russell has been charged vii
writing to Republicans Nor1
that the negro should be di
: franchised. And if you vote now
such way as to give your eneml
the power TO disfranchise you, tho
Republicans in the North may s,
5 that you acted like fools, and that "
, had been served right. The speak
said that he had never scratched
l. colOreG man On a ticket in his Iii
+ and the first man Major Guthrie b
{ ever voted for was q negro. (Bish
u Hood).
Referring to the fight of 1894
u which the Dem Urats made such hu
: efforts to send goldbugs like Ransc
to the Senate, he said:
: I'VE whipped them and we want
- whip them again. | want you
: elect Maj. Guthrie; | don't care whet
e er you elect me OR not. | am on t
tickets. [ was put On that Republic
~ ticket simply as safety valve, to Ike
the old shi from sinking. They N
put me on that ticket if they like,
it will be late day when l tell tn
y I'll accept it. [ want to travel W
u friends when I travel. | want
d travel with gentlemen"
y [ am for the working man a
re his protection. You ought to fu
III not co-operate-melt together
lard. Then when the election is o.
beat the drums and march off again
am silver Republican, and l wo
be fool to canvass the State for
yer and then vote for Mckinley. WI
you have got what you want go b
~ To your old party if you wish. L u
- do it; can't say.
The speaker urged the blacks {
les whites TO stand together, for tt
IS cause was the same, either being
pendent upon the other.
is Look at Pritchard: just "
in for silver: it was the thing that
lid whole country wanted; silver now.g
ne after March 4th. Why, there is pie
lat it. So it is with Russell, Pearson
ere all the Republicans that are now c,
to ing me.
es- Il want joint discussion with Sc
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