The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-09-24

plause was re-echoed in the spacious
building.
When Kitchin's time was up, w. T.
O'Brien,. county chairman Of the repub.
lican cohorts, raped for order and in
troduced his party's champion in this
district thnsly: "My friends and fellow
citizens, take pleasure in introducing
toyou our present, and next, congress.
man. the Hon. Thos. Settle"
Upon Mr. Settle rising, there was
great applause. He asked the audience
to be quiet, as all applause took up that
much of his time, and said that "if
those on the ostskirts Of the crowd did
not themselves wish to hear him, COM
mon courtesy should suggest to them
there might be others who did"
He charged that the Democratic party
now, for the first time came before the
country, with a free silver platform. and
upon platform stolen from the Popu.
lists. At this point there we're so many
and loud misses as made Mr.. Settle pause
until they subsidized, when he gave this
deserved rebuke. "There are but two
things who make that sound; one is a
gosling-the other an unthinking man. !"
With perfect equanimity he proceeded
"The democratic party, for IS years
promised to repeal the Internal Revenue
laws. yet they increased the tax I WINS
key. and enforced it with yigor and
healthfulness never before kncwn."
In reply to Mr.. Kitchin he said: my
friend comes before you now, as the
Democratic party has done, as batter
ing ram, to help tear down the fortress
they have helped to erect. for he not
only advised his friends to vote for Gro
yer Cleveland, but voted for him him.
self" E- "=.-<.
Here Mr.. Settle went into discussion
of the silver coinage in past, present and
future, for which, we regret, our space
does not admit reproduction. He also
compared the relative value of silver
dollars coinedSby The different nations
and stated that an American silver dol.
lar, containing fewer grains of pure sill
yer than the silver dollar of Mexico, Z
free coinage country, was worth two to
one Of their own coin in that country.
| ct appears to the reporter, that mad
vertently he. here became an lncon
scious advocate of fat mones -acknowl
edging thar the stamp of the United
States Government gave value, even t
an outlawed medium of exchange.)
/ The speaker then alluded again to th,
interruptions coming from the outskirt
of the more than 1000 crowd. and Mr
Kitchin. his opponent, felt it encumb
ent upon him as fair and generous
opponent to rise 10 his feet and sppea
to his friends to yield respectful atten
ton to Mr.. Settle. We are glad TO say
this appeal was respected and prope
attention given thereafter. @
The gentlemen should both feel com
plimented by having drawn large
crowd than ever before appeared il
Durham to hear a political debate be
tween opposing candidates for any Of
fee. i
After the speaking Mr. Kitchin'
friends took him on their shoulders an,
carried him from the warehouse ami,
tremendous applause.
A crowd of about so went down 4
Judge R. W. Winston's residence, wher
Mr. Kitchin was stopping, and at. { CIV
ing him three cheers called for him. II
appeared at an upstairs window and sal
/ he was certainly glad that his friend
should give him such an ovation an
that he would always remember ther
: but he said he was so tired that the
would have to excuse his coming iowr
The crowd still called for him and Judg
: Winston said he had a tired presiden
/ at his home few days ago and now b
had a very tired congressman. Tn
: crowd finally decided % excuse him an
: after three more cheers left there.