The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-10-07
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COLUMBUS sAFEFoRBRYAN
w omen Throw Their F lowers at
the Feet of the Orator. ''a4
n T5HE SILVER FORCES soliDlFlED
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The County Will Give 1000 Majority
For Bryan, and CY Watson,
9tcl2 Almost as Much, ,s',9rsfa
-a@T 9dJ bs Plurality. iHa9p iatia

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Whateville, n. e., Oct. 6.-(speeidl.)
EThe largest crowd that has assem-
hled. in Columbus. county within a.
dozen Years gathered at Whiteville to-
day, and one of the greatest speeches
that has been, delivered in this or any
other county was made here to-day by
Hon. Chas. b. Aycock. 1T was a speech
Of two hours in length; an argument
for principle absolutely unanswerable;
an appeal to reason that tore down the
preiudices among # silver men as a
tornado would tear away a tottering
structure; an ovation so forcible, SO.
powerful, so eloquent and so conyinc-
ing that it swayed the vast crowd as
the winds sway field of grain; an ar
Itaignment of radicalism, RusseAisms
gold bugi s1ilsand pnblic helpfoT pIiyate'
gains as terrible as the beat ting of a
stranded shore fby the, waves of a fp7
fieusl sea- b. "a defence of Democratic
PRINCIPLES, that grand old party with,
! hundred years of past glory and a
Thousand years of future glory, as vicr
toE5onsA as Washingtop's defense OF
AIperican Iiber4ies. EnIogy aon Eibhose
two great peoples leaders. VIM. u
Bryan and Cyrus B. Watson,
broughtutsan rs to eyes unused to,!weep
and9gSnereus cheers from hundreds OF
saGne# snsn ana women 2 1T was a cali
to arms of the. mighty hosts Of Demo-
sraeHz that Mill echo Until the dawning
bfeHhe tdaya ~heni the great battle of
manhood against money is to be
fought. g Afr9 AyeOck was at his level
best, and TO everybody wheihass ever
heard this gifted young orators that
meat4sa q great deal. The crowd. was.
thoroughly a. sympathetic one. sIt
Wassntaeles npcof men Of aa1L IS. parties
eoInifgs mp from every section of
Columbus county, with d hundfed or
more Of her fairest daughters The
Hay was bright and cheerful, the
listeners ealthnsias.tie andg4avish with
plaudit andssapplauss TheA speaker,
Was basesaAA and 3afribly ~. earnest,
hnd dAhe EcaAon haANbeeH geand J9pd
glqrious for .DednocraeyT NSAas mn
Bpfred every DamocraB to geHew his
Energies IN Behalf of the great princD
pies and the great men that represent
them. 1t has broken the enemy into
fragments. and scattered them about
i'm disorganized camps IT sf1as solidi-
fled the silver forces and made Col2
nmbus county perfectly safe for Bryan
by one tfousand majority, and for Cy.
Watson, By almost as much plurality.
Leading citizens here, men like V. Y.
Richardson's ID. iJ. lewis, w. G. Burk-
head, II, C. gAfofFitte j. "a. Brown and
dozens of others ideclare othat the
speech was the most powerful that has
been delivered in the county within
"a dozen years, Mr. Ayeoel1s received at
the close Of his. speeefhia splendid and
almost a touching ovation. Old men
rushed to tue front svipingI tears from
their eyes ITO sftakesshis band. Young
lmen came in great numbers to greet
young DemocracY's most. eloquent
lorator LsadIe3 fpfs3 off .fhe eFlfowers
they wore and dropped Them at his
feet 6sS(a tribute-to their high appre-
citation Of his effort. 1t was a soul-in-
Spring occasion, and one of those that
aiyto with Years! epid 1tS :t5p99H n2aH
D ...Ia3 q. g. lsaaFa 3D. .,ARfNptLEe v
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SAFE For DEMOCRACY
9iitv8o-H 4adE seA-44- ob foT .s85rc c5.aH
Atkinson Predicted for Governor by
$4,000 Majority.
Augusta, Ga, Oct 6.-The election
for State and county officers comes
off in Georgia to-moITow. There are
two full tickets in thelfeld. the Demo
cratic being led by w. G. Atkinson, the
present Governor, while Seaborn
the ticket put out by the
fusion ofProhibitionists and Populists.
On the Popnlist part Of the fusion
there is no such interest as that which
the last struggles two
years ago. The Populists do not regard
Wright as the Simon pure article. The
Prohibitionists are much enthused as
this is the only time they have ever
been given prominence. Democratic
leaders are confidentTof $4,000 Araajori-
ty. The fusionists are very indefinite
about their claims.
A. K. Buck, the Republican leader has
issued manifesto advising all Repnb-
licans o2vote for Wright, but Atkin-
son is extremely strong with the ne
groes on account of several of the edu-
cational bills for their interest he
while a member of the
HOFFMAN, WINS IN A WALK