The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-06-26
CHAIRMAN kLuTTZ'S SPEECH.
He Reviews the Glorious Record CT the
Democratic Party.

Mr. Chairman, Gentlemen of the Con
vention, Democrats:
Gratefully acknowledging the dis
tinguished honor of even temporarily
presiding over this great convention,
| desire to invoke your kindly forbear-
ance and consideration in the attempt
ed discharge of my duties, and to as
sure you Of my earnest purpose to pre-
side with absolute fairness and inn
partiality.
Looking into the face of this assem-
blage of representative Democrats,
from all parts of our good old State,
| feel assured that the Democratic
party is not vet dead, but that it is
still living force and power in North
Carolina, ready as of yore to do valiant
battle for the rights of the people, and
to stand dauntless and undismayed
for good government.
Chastened by disaster, made wiser
by defeat, we ape ready once more to
appeal, with confidence, to the people
for their suffrages, and TO candidly and
fearIessly face, both the retrospect and
the prospect of cur political faith and
history.
Confessed of all men, has our Demo
cratic State administration been
honest, clean, able, and economical in
ali it's departments and institutions.
No scandal has smirched it's record,
nor can the eaviller find where to put
his finger for reproach.
Its executive head Will lay down his
high Office of Governor, with the con-
seriousness of duty faithfully perform
ed, and with tho plaudis of all the peo-
pie, Well done, good and faithful ser
want Shall Daniel l.. Russell, that
slanderer of his good old mother and
of all her people, white and colored,
succeed him?
The people will answer in Noyem-
Der, no, twenty thousand times Ra, and
the nominee of this convention will
shape the destinies and conserve the
honor and The interests OF North Caro-
lima for four years to come. While
the National Democratic adIRinistra-
tion has been disappointing to a ma
iorfty of the Democrats of North
Carolina, in its financial policy, policy
upon which an overwhelming majority
of the Democratic party of this
country has set the seal of it's disap-
probation--a policy which, by the help
OF God, we intend to reverse for the
next four years-we should not forget
forget, THAT the Difficult es of the fin
ancfal situation date back of Demo
cratic administration, back of Deme-
cratic lawmaking power, and are bat
direfuR heritages from vicious Repu0li-
cans and the corrupt Republican adj
ministration. When we reiprobate the
issuance of bonds ia time of peace, we
| should recollect that their issue was
Only prevented by the most miserable,
cowardly makeshift and subterfHge
| during the last days of the last Re-
publican administration.
We should not forget that during the
| last four years the Democratic party
| has economically administered the af-
| fairs of this great government; that
| it has given the only obtainable revi-
sion of the tariff lessening the taxes ON
| the necessities of life to the toiling mill
| lions, and compeRsating for it by a
| Just income tax on the favored few,
| which, but for the veto of Republi-
can court, would have supplied all the
| deficiencies In the revenues OF the gov
| ernment; that it has maintain the
| dignity of our flag on the high seas,
| enforced with no uncertain sound the
Monroe doctrine, insisted upon the
| sacredness OF American soil from
| foreign monarchicaI encroachment,
| and reached out its strong hand for the
| protection of American citizens in
| every land and upon every sea.
1t has saved millions in the pruning
of the pension list.
Ii has opened up vast domains to
actual settlement.