The Charlotte Democrat., 1896-08-06

tlop, treating the demonetizing of silver
10 1913 as an uOmitigated wrong, charg
ing that it was not done in a perfectly
open way and above board; showing that
tne Democratic party. when it had been
discovered what great wrong had been
Perpetrated upon the people, had gone 10
WORK to remedy the evil, and proving it
Dy the statement of Senator Hoar, who
sara the Democratic party in 1873, which
nad the House and Senate, wore ready
then to pass free coinage law and would
nave done so, had it not been known
that Presid ent Hayes would have vetoed
1t, 80 the Bland>Allison compromise was
agreed upon.
He traced the long and earnest q ght of
the people, through the Democracy, for
the reconciliation of silver, and show
ed that victory was in sly bit, that the
long desired result was about to be &C.
oompIlshed by the nomination of that
sterling Democrat, William Jennings
Bryan. cloud cheering). He said to
Democrats and Populists alike, that if
they-either one or the other aught
to prevent Bryan votes being cast for
Bryan, he would be led to believe that
those Democrats or Populists, as the case
might be, were Influenced by Mark Han
| lNPPlouSCI
1t there was any rear back Democrat
Or any straightout Populist who wouldn't
go to the polls in each others company to
cast vote each for the election of Bry
an, they ought to DE yoked together with
Mckinley yoke and marched together
into Republican headquarters.
The speaker described the arnestness
| with which the silver men of the West
and of the South got together at Chicago
and decided to fight together for the cause
of free silver. 81 want to say" he said,
"and to say it loud enough for Mark Han.
an TO hear, that if the trust money buys
tho election of Mckinley in this year 49,
SO, we will organize the fight with ten
fold intensity the day after the electi on !,
because we have started to whip. Chez re-.
THE ALLIANCE CHARTER REPEALED.
Mr.. Watson said he had been charged
with securing the repeal of the Farmers
Alliance charter while member Of the
Legislature. He said that he was now
having affdavits made out by certain Of
bis colleagues of both parties in that Leg
islature, showing his connectin with the
matter. He did all he could for the far
mers that year, and often would stay up
until 2:30 o'clock in the morning writing
local bills for members from agricultural
districts who could not draw them up
themselves.
"Some farmers came to me" he contin.
ued, "and said they were alarmed at q
decissien of Judge Conner, that all mem.
bers of the Alliance were responsible for
the debts of the alliance stores, go many
of which were then breaking. l told them,
after examination, that their charter
was badly drawn. 1 myself and others
advised them not to repeal, but that they
had better have proper amendments to
made to the charter. 1t was said that Ger
tain individual members aud snb-All:-
ances wanted to, draw out their deposits
from these stores. l said, giving my opin-
ion as lawyer, that l thought they could
do so by having the proper amendments
added to the charter The first thing /
knew, bill was introduced by Hon. R,
B. Vance, an Alliance man himself for
the repeal of charter. It was passed
without dissenting vote, l boieye. |
supposed then that every one understood
| he purpose of the repeal, ss did, and as
| | have explained. l never put pen to pa,
per in the matter. had no zeal for the re-
| peyl of hat charter, and did nothing to
accomplish it,"
The speaker made strong argument
for an income tax. He showed by way
of example that Rockefeller only days tax
on $500, 900 worth of property in Now
York, and yet is worth $l25, 100000.
| In conclusion he said:"1 want to hear
from you on the day of the election. l
want all of you who think the same way
to vote the same way. Ny Democratic
| friends, have you ever honestly asked
1 ~-A h0 Loft "a
and went into the Third party, ever had
any reason for it? The first man who
gets sick sends for doctor. Both Dem>
ocrats and Populist have abused each
other enough. No doubt. of that. The
YER men nominated a man they can agree
upon? Isn't Bryan acceptable to all OF
them? This is the way have been talks
ing all the time and at all places [ sus-
pect that one reason the Democratic State
convention nominated me for the high
office of Governor, was because the del
egates knew that l had been talking this
way, and because 1 had deem trying Il
get all together" He appealed to the
PopuIists not to divide the silver
vote at the coming election. eff yot
Democrats or popuists think you cal
be justified in the sight OF higl
; heaven for it, so cast your ballot
. as to divide the vote. It is with you
But hope every man will vote his tru
sentiments.
"W hatever the result of this campaigl
" to me personally, l go to my humble
j home content to spend my days as cit
3 izen of North Carolina, with the approva
of my conscience as having done my
D duty"
q Mr.. Watson finished speaking at l:2
= o'clo OK. Before the grsat throng broke u
3 for dinner, Mr.. Wittkowsky stood littl
g Jack Christian upon one of the speaker
g tables and introduced him as the grand
g son of Stonewall Jackson. The old sol
= diers present answered he announcemen
8 ~ith a rebel yell.
!, The vast assemblsge then separate
n and various families and groups select
e ed cool and shady hooks for the spread
j. ing of the dinner. Sergeant Watson an
% his escort, with many of the promineH