The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-08-06
But the Silver Wave Increases
Every Day.
HUM OF THE GOLD BUG
But It's Echo Is Not Heard
Among the Voting Masses.
THE NEWS FROM THE COUNTRY
BRYAN and Silver Is Sweeping McN'n-
ley and Gold from on the
Political Deck.

cratic headquarters yesterday. The
Y. NJ. c. A. building is rapidly being
put in readiness for the campaign
work, and by the end of the week
Chairman Manly and Secretary
Thompson will be ready to receive
visitors at their new headquarters,
For the present they are at the Park
Hotel.
Letters were received from all sec
tions commencing the overture made
to all silver forces to work together
to defeat Mckinley. Some of them
state that many farmers who have
been lifelong Republicans will vote
against Mckinley. The country people
and the working people are thorough
ly aroused, and feel for the first time
in many years that they have a man
who is more devoted to their uplifting
than to the enrichment of the classes.
ONLY ONE LEFT.
I'VE have only one Mckinley man
left in our neighborhood,' said Mr.. j.
4 Haywood. of Milburne, yesterday,
land he is wavering and viii vote for
Bryan when election day comes"
COTTON AND SILVER.
Il believe that those New York cot
ton spectators are just putting cotton
up now, thinking that it may stop the
silver wave" remarked a gentleman
around on the Cotton Exchange yes
terday. Il think so. too" remarked
Capt. Tom Howle of St. Mary-s town
shin. but they can't fool me any more,
and am going to vote for silver if cot
ton goes to 25c. per pound before cleo
zion day
HIGHEST CUT TO SILVER.
1.-THE question out in my section"
said Mr.. Reuben ID. WeatheTs, of St.
Matthews. lis, one money or two
monies. We used to have two monies.
Then we had one money; now we've
got no money. And just as sure as
you are living, we are going to vote
for she two money proposition"
What do your people think about
the effort TO get the silver forces to-
gether?" was asked.
''Oh. that's all right, but while you
are discussing ways and means, the
folks in the country are going right
on getting together, and you can just
bet your last dollar that when election
day comes they are going to take the
highest cut to silver. There is not
white Mckinley man in my communl-
that they are going to vote for silver"
A GOOD PAINTERS DECLARATION.
A half dozen workingmen were talk
ing together in front of Mr.. jno. w.
Browns place of business on Sails
bury street yesterday. There IS no
better Democrat in North Carolina
than ] am" said Mr.. S. Y. House. the
well-known painter, land | am for
li11.s fry
and silver. If the silver people can
get together on anything like Just
and equitable basis, i am for it, and
YOU will find that the working classes
all over the State are for it regardless
of what a few gold-bugs or gold-bug
editors may say"
And this sentiment was heartily en-
dorsed by those present.
ONLY ONE TO TELL THE TALE.
'sOh, yes, there is said to be one Me-
Kinley man in my section of the
country" said Mr.. James d. Ballen-
tine. OF Varina, land that is q. B. AL
ford. of Holly Springs He is the only
one left to tell the tale of gold"
II want TO be at the meeting when
a speaker comes out III my section to
preach Mckinley or gold to those
people" said a prominent gentleman
from the country yes erday. He will
make just about as many converts as
a Methodist preacher would preaching
infant baptism TO crowd OF Mission
airy Baptists, but he won't get half so
respectful hearing.
Mr.. Chas w Horton, OF Little River
township, says that there is absolutely
no division Of sentiment in his section
hot
white and coIored. Democrats, Repub-
leans and Populists are for it, and
are going TO vote for it.
UNION OF THE FRIENDS OF Sill
YER.
AS the editors begin to speak who
have been earnest silver men in the
fight before the convention, most OF
them approve the action of the EXecu-
tive Committee. Yesterdays Kinston
Free Press said: '"The Free Press
heartily endorses the action of our
Democratic State committee in pass
ing resolutions looking to joint action
between Democrats and Populists to
secure the electoral vote of North Car
DINA for silver. The goldbugs OF the
North are using every means to unite
the cold forces and tosdisorganizc and
separate those who favor silver Every
man who is a true friend of silver. re-
gardless of what party he is member,
should use his best efforts to secure the
uniting of all who favor the white
metal"
FAVORS ANY HONORABLE MEANS.
Editor McDiarmid speaks in this
vein in this weeks Robesonian: 1T
begins to look as if we are to have flu
sion on all lines. The Robesonian hay
ing done all in its power to prevent
split in the Democratic party four
years ago, is now in favor of any hon
orable means that Will re-unite them.
But in our well-intentioned zeal let
us not lose sight of the immortality
of the Democratic party"
Mr.. McDiarmid is one of the clearest
headed editors in the State. He keeps
close to the people. He knows their
sentiments. and all along in the from