The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-07-17
BRYAN AND WATSON
Democrats III Mass Meeting
Ratify the Nominations.
ELOQUENT SPEECHES
Ringing Words From the Ora
tors of Democracy.

Judge McRae's Excellent Speech
Collector Simmons, MIR. Olive, Mr..
Iumsden and Mr. Lacy Make Adj
dresses--A Number of Ladies in
Attendance.
At Metropolitan Hall last night the
Democrats of Raleigh met in mass
meeting aud endorsed the standard
bearers of Democracy, Bryan ana
Watson.
His ExcelIency, Governor Elias Carr
presided Seated on the stage were
Secretary of the State Cooke o9atc
auditor Furman, State superintendent
of Public instruction Scarborough
State Railroad Commissioner wilson,
collector F. NJ. Simmons, ex-senator
II. c. Olive. Alex. StrOnach, Esq, hon.
Edward ". Pou, State Railroad COM
missioner h. C.. Beddingtield, Il. I.
BecIlnith. ESQ, State Commissioners ;.
Patterson. Commissioner b. X.
Lacy and others.
\ large and finely executed crayon
portrait of William j. Bryan was soS-
pended from the centre OF the stage.
This excellent portrait, heroic in size,
WAS the work of Mr.. Norman +. Jen-
nett. of the News and Observer.
IN enormous State flag entirely coy
erred the back of the stage, and on IT
in large letters were the words: North
CarolIna-The first-1775, 1876. ne
boxes were draped with United states
flags and the stars and stripes waved
from nearly every part OF the stage.
\ number of ladies were IN attend
ance. and took much interest III the
proceedings. \ special gallery had
been reserved for them.
Mr.. Il. c. BecilWith. president OF the
Brvan-Watson Club called the meet
inc 10 order at $50 O'Clock. lie
said: Our standard-bearers in thus
ramI.aign are leaders Of approved abil-
i.fy.honestv and courage, and will meet
-5a neiop.e face TO face. Victory is
assured. (Applause) lie made IN
excellent Introductory speech
He then introduced Gov. Carr, who
presided.
Gov. Carr introduced Judge James
G. NcRae. who was greeted with Ell
thusiastic applause.
I'VE have Come here" he said, TO
ratify tie action of the great conven-
ton ait Chicago Every one knows II
srat;fied me. Every one knows | have
been working for this very thing
since September daughter and APP
pIause.) Have YOU ever read TINS
grand platform? You ought TO read
It. Before the general declaration Is
read on the Fourth of July this great
Declaration of independence by the
great Democracy should be read TO the
neoDle. Some months ago
some of our friends We're wanting to
pledge us to stand b. the Chicago
nominees and platform. We are ready
here and now to endorse both anu
sign and pledge" He read the imam
cial plank of the PLATFORM and said:
at Is almost impossible to put down
anything in black AMI white that
cannot be construed more ways than
one. Many OF us thought when we
read the platform of 1892, we read IN
letters of light the financial policy of
the administrat ION. But our leader
turned against us, and construed 1t IN
a totally different way from the ma
icrity of the people" There was great
applause as he read the financial de-
claration. That's plain enough, ne
said; there nre no two ways to inter
pref that 1t is the unmistaEable de
claratlon OF 9he great Democratic
party of the United States. lie read
the plank against the issue OF bonds
and sad the present administration
had issued to maintain the gold stand
ard as many dollars in BOMBS
as there IS property IN
North Carolina, S262,000,060 lie
took up the platform plank by plank.
He read the plank protesting against
interference in States rights and gov
a4i
is the plank the gold-bugs say
stamps us as Anarchists. He said this
plank was the purest Democratic doc
trine I'VE call upon all men to come
with us and we will do them good, to
fight with us in this great struggle for
the peoples rights / am
glad that they drew out of the West
that great giant of Democracy, and
put the standard in his hands. We
are in a revolution, and in these
times of revolution God sends US a
man, and / believe he has sent us this
man to lead us out of the wilder
ness into the glorious light of free
dom. He is the grandest type of the
American citizen. He puts me in mind
of David of old when the prophet
anointed him with the holy OIL | pre-
sent him to you. He is going to carry
the war into Africa, and when he rises
to speak in Madison Square Garden
men will open their eyes when they
see the highest, noblest type of the
American citizen.
as there any excuse for our Popu-
list friends to stay out of the fold?
Next week at ST. Louis they will rati-
fly this nomination, and we will march
together in one great army toward
the end we all seek"
There was enthusiastic applause at
the mention of Bryan's name.
Eve have here in North Carolina the
duty of the preservation of the insti-
tutions of North Carolina I may be
permitted to say that the present adj
ministration of North Carolina has
handed down an untarnished record.