The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-08-26
JARVIS AND GUTHRIE
A Joint Debate Between Them
at Roxboro.
GUTHRIE BADLY WORSTED
Tried to Dodge Issues and Dea,
in Personalities.
WOULD NOT DECLARE HIMSELF
Populist Candidate For Governor Re.
fused to Say Which He Would
Vote For, Settle or
kitchin.

Vote For, Settle or
kitchin.
Roxboro, n. c., August 25-(SpeciaD
A large and enthusiastic crowd met
in the court house here to-day to hear
Ex-Governor Jarvis and the would-be-
Governor, Maj. w. A. Guthrie.
Governor Jarvis and Maj. Guthrie
having unexpectedly met at each 9th
er's appointment here, they agreed
to division of time. Maj. Guthrie
opened with an hour and half speech
and Governor Jarvis followed with
the same length speech. Then follow
ed reply of twenty minutes each.
Maj. Guthrie in opening said; 1T is
somewhat embarrassing to precede a
gentleman who is so distinguished,
having served for seven years as Gov
orenor of North Carolina and later rep
resented us in the United States SEN
ate and at foreign court. While
have never served my people in any
position, save as a school committee
man of Durham" he said, Governor
Jarvis and ayself differ on some ques-
tions. Don't you remember that Gov
ernor Jarvis told you two years ago
that if the Democrats did not give
you the promised relief he would
leave the party?"
Jarvis spoke UP and said: There is
not a man in this house who ever heard
H. l.
Continuing Maj Guthrie said Put
the Democrats back in power and they
will change the election law which
gave us our political freedom and
adopt a Tillman. constitution" He
added. 'The Democrats at Chicago
nominated a good man, w. J. Bryan.
and / am going to vote for him.
He said that the State Democratic
convention was run by Federal office
holders and that they shut the door
in the face of the Populists.
This is q cutting and slashing cam
paign, with Cy. Watson on one side
fighting and Daniel Russell on the
other running with his tail tucked
from a joint canvass; while ] am in
the middle-of-the-road. ] am in the
race for Governor to stay. / am not
going to get down. / am in this fight
TO the finish, unless removed by death.
IL you want a free silver Governor and
are sincerely in earnest, take down
Watson and vote for me, and we will
beat Russell. | am going TO tell you
the truth. | have got political religion.
CT wish ] had some of the other sort.)
I favor making the trade dollar legal
tender in North Carolina for the pay
ment of all debts"
Maj Guthrie in closing said: "Gov-
ernor Jarvis can tell YOU all about
Cleveland and Democracy. lie served
under him in Brazil at a salary of $751;
900 year.
GOV. JARVIS SPEECH.
Governor Jarvis in opening. said: II
was advertised first to speak here and
expected when Mai. Guthrie was to
speak also to-day that he would make
a free silver speech like he male two
years ago and that we would not be
switched off from this discussion by
any personal matter chosen to be in
dulged in by him, for that is of no
interest to you. You are interested in
what you shall get for your crops, not
what got from Brazil by way of
salary. Maj. Guthrie says he opposes
OF a corporations; well if corporation
lawyer who pledges his services for
fees to the corporation can make a
good Governor, why can't president
of a corporation make a good Vice
President of the United States. There
never has been a time, except during
the repael of the Sherman law, in the
history of our Republic that a ma
jority of the Democrats of Congress
didn't vote for free silver whenever
bill of that kind was introduced"
Governor JAWS asked Maj. Guthrie
if he was in favor of uniting in the
electoral vote ON a fair division, and
demanded an answer.
The Major responded by saying that
he was in favor of taking down Sewall.
well then, Major, are you in favor
Of uniting on the silver men in this,
your district. and in the support of
Kitchin for Congress-"
Major Guthrie: 81 will answer in
my time"
Jarvis: 'sNo, answer now"
Guthrie: 81 can't anticipate the con-
vention."
Jarvis: "Neither can anticipate the
Democrats in the First district. Yet
| am in favor of their uniting on Skin
ner. Well, Major, if you are not willing
TO answer that. say are You going to
vote for Settle instead of Kitchin?''
Guthrie: 81 didn't vote for Settle two
years agoaand I am not going to vote
for any gold-bug this year I am in
favor of Kitchin and Settle fighting out
their issue between themselves within
open field, without the Populists put
ting out man."
Turning to Maj. Guthrie, Governor
Jarvis said: 1T is wrong for you to
attempt to scare the negroes and the
ignorant white people by telling them
that if the Democrats get back into
power they will put them under Till
man rule and disfranchise them; I say,