The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-09-16


siler City, N. c., Sept. 15.-(special)
There is much tonic to the citizen
in following the government of this
country to it's first source.
One could not have been here yes
terday with having bad some sueh
though as this.
There was a wide-spreading oak over
an unprercntious blacksmith SHOPS
a small rough pine stand large enough
for two men; quite little dip in the
ground in front; a goodly number OF
the farmers of the county sitting anu
standing about in the most informal
way. with the teams tied to nearby
trees in theg rove; Edward W. Pou
and VIM. +. Strowd, Congressman res
pectively of the Democratic and Popu-
lists parties for the Fourth Congress
sional District.
Mr.. Pou lead off while Mr.. Strowd sat
a little way from the stand.
Mr.. Pou had just arrived by the train
from Sanford, but he went to work
right away as he had to take a cross
countrv ride TO Pittsboro. He started
off in his usual ouoyant tone, his frank
face, deep voice ard manly mag
unanimous manner at once attracting
all those present.
Mr.. Pou laid down the cause for
which the Democratic party were
struggling and brought the history
by a rapid review up to the present
moment, with Bryan and Sewall as the
standard bearers At some strict
ure upon Sewall by Strowd, Pou re-
piled.
ssWhy Sewall is thousand times
better silver man than YOU"
Mr.. Pou's speech continued to be
more dialogue with Strowd from
this point hencefortih. He knew that
the farmers who have the whole ques-
ton well in hand wanted rather to
know Just how on the question in hand
the candidates before them stood.
He had much to the discomi-
ture of Mr.. Strowd been plying him
with questions, and turn upon
him again he exclaimed: Now
ask YOU again Mr.. Strowd, here among
your own people, are you going to sup
port Mr.. Pritchard for the United
States Senate?''
Hesitating a moment, Mr.. Strowd
said: ST will make my answer when
I speak.
Pou: 'sThen you won't answer"
Strowd: mo-
Pou: Didn't you say the other day
that you would support one gold man
for Congressman if you could get four
silver congressman"
Strowd: IF we could by that way
secure free silver"
Pou: ''Qh, no, you didn't say that
the other day."
Eyes, did,
''0h, no, you didn't"
Strowd: ''Well It's my word against
yours he said half rising from the
split-boatom chair, and ceaslng Tor
the moment from his whiting.
AT this point and on the heels of the
above dialogue, Mr.. Pou made Mr..
Strowd admit that he was in favor OF
and would stand by the silver resolu-
ton in Chatham.
"Are you going to vote for Bryan or
Mckinley ?'
II decline to answer. have answer
ed that every day"
.sYes, he is going to vote for Mckln-
ley"
Uncle Strowd's face was flushed
and he looked worried, and the shay
ings began to fly from the stick he was
whiting.
Mr.. Pou here read from one of Uncle
Strowd's speeches" in Congress, dated
Monday, June 1st, 1896. ut starts out"
said Mr.. Pou, ''by saying that Mr..
Strowd said,' and / asked him If he said
it and he said he didn't. Hesaid it was
what was called Congressional Re-
cord speech, and they send them out
among the people. He first abuses the
Democrats and then said: We now see
the same things being enacted by the
Republicans that drove the Democrats
from power"
81 stand by that" said Uncle Strowd.
ssNow, I ask you are a silver man
or gold bug-bug? Are you going to
support Pritchard?"
Strowd: 81 decline to answer. I'll
make my speech when | get on the
stand"
ssYou won't answer it? VIII you an
swer it when you get on the stand?"
Strowd: 81 told them to fall in line;
Pou: 81 want anybody to ask me
here and now anything you want.
want somebody to ask him when he
gets up viii he support anybody who
will support Pritchard."
Mr.. Pou then told of a scene of
few days before when carriage APP
peared in which were Strowd and
Pritchard, and them addressing
Strowd, he asked: Didn't You tell all
the Populists then to fall in line, and
they wouldn't fall in? Oaughter.)
Strowd: 81 told them to fall in line;
I don't know whether they did or not"
Iaughter.)
"What were you doing in that car
rage with Pritchard?"
s9Strowd: Riding" (Laughter.)
care you in favor of that bill of sale
they made the other day in Raleigh %
"Strowd: II decline to answer"
n.aughter.) I will explain my posi-
ton when / get on the stand"
"Pou: Don't you know that Patrick
II. Massey is now canvassing for Me
Kinley and Pritchard and gold?"
"And himself" Qaughter), anwser-
ed Srtowd.
You know Massey better than I; he
lives in the same town with you"