Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1896-09-03
THE CAMPAIGN CLUB
Meets at the Opera House And is Ad-
dressed by Hons, C. B. Aycock And w
C. MunrOe


dressed by Hons. C. b. Aycock And w
C. Munroe
The Goldsboro Democratic
Campaign Club held its second
meeting last night at the Mess
senger Opera House. The in
formation had been given out
that Wayne county's honored
son Hon. Chas. B. Aycock would
address the people on the issues
of the day and there had assem-
bled an audience OF several huns
dred people to hear him. Every
one present was Democrat of
the deepest dye-men who had
on every occasion yielded blind
obedience TO the DEGREES Of the
party's appointed leaders and
who had cast their votes for it's
candidates without reserve. They
had come now to he instructed in
regard to their duties in the
coming campaign, and those who
had entertained any doubt about
the position to take in regard to
the vital issues that have been
prese nted, had all such doubts
removed and the lines clearly
drawn and the mysteries of the
financial problem thoroughly un-
ravelled by the forensic eto~
quence of two of Goldsboro's
leading members of the Bar.
Hon. W. G. Munroe, man
learned in the letter of the law
and thoroughly in sympathy
with the masses and familiar
with the conditions and circum~
S ances that surround them, first
appeared upon the stage and adj
dressed himself to the financial
question, His words were lis-
tened to with rapt attention and
were often interrupted by deaf
ening applause. AS if arguing
some mnch mooted question of
law in the halls of justice, within
whose dreary walls it is said
that the flowers of rhetoric
never bloom, that able jurist ex-
pounded and analysed the inter-
eSting question of finance with
such force and clearness that the
wayfaring mau, though ''gold
bug" need not err. His speech
was orly of few minutes length.
but it was full of instruction and
was au education to those not
familiar with that vexatious
problem.
After the speech of Mr.. Mum
roe. Hon Chas. B. Aycock walk
ed out in front of the footlights
and was greeted with unstiuted
applause. The citizens of Guilds,
boro and Wayne county love to
honor this, their most favored
son, and whea they want reliable
information in regard to. national
or State politics they know from
whom they can get it willingly.
His utterances last night were
delivered in the same fervid
mannor as in previous campaigns
and carried convection and in
to the minds and hearts
of every one present. He showed
himself thoroughly familiar with
the subjecto of the free and unlim-
tied coinage Of silver and gold at a
ratio of 16 to i, and The informa>
tion along this line, that he i'm
parted to his hearers gave evil
dence of much study and re-
search. He showered encomiums
on the leader of the Democratic
hosts, w. J. Bryan. and paid
glowing tributes to Democracy,
showing that from its incipiency
it had been the party of the peo>
pie, at all times battling against
the usurpation CT power by the
money kings aud clamoring for
the proper recognition of the
laboring man. whather farmer or
mechanic. His speech was res
-ceived with wild applause and
will no doubt have its effect in
the coming campaign.
Mr.. FL. B. Parker Jr., made al
few remarks and invited all who
had not done SO to enroll their
names with the club and.several
new names were added,