The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-09-02
Democratic Candidate Nearing
the Blue Ridge.
GREAT CROWDS HEAR HIM
The Democracy of Old Burke
Thoroughly Aroused.
cATAwsA IS ALSO IN LINE
MIR. Watson's Campaign is Causing
the West to Array Itself in Solid
PhaIanx Against the
Goldbugs.

Newton, N. c., Sept. 1.-(Speciap-
Six hundred of the best yeomanry OF
Catawba county heard Cy. Watson here
YESTERDAY. They sat enrapt for
two hours. cheering, smiling
and weeping in turn, under
the drippings of eloquence, humor
and pathos of the great new hero of the
hustings. Yes, smiles, applause and
tears mingled together into one earn
est, honest and feeling approval of the
great truths that fell from the speak
er's lips. ST recalled" said promi-
nent gentleman, occasions of the past
when in almost solid phalanx the men
of Catawba were marshalled under the
banner presented to them by the inn
mortal Vance as memento of their
fidelity to the cause of truth and good
government
"But one such speech has ever been
made in Catawba county," said one
gentleman, land that was by Vance
himself. And what blessing it will
be- he continued, 'when these men OF
Catawba are again united under the
banner of good old time Democracy,
as established by Jefferson, sustained
by Vance and exemplified in the char
acters of William j. Bryan and Cyrus
B. Watson.
''The banner of Vance," said this
gentleman, has departed from Cataw-
ba, but the mantle of Vance has fallen
upon Watson, and one of these days
under the leadership of this great new
commoner, Catawba county will ask
again for the emblem of her fidelity to
the truth as taught by them"
- he. n
"stunner. 1t was another Statesville
cyclone that swept the opposition like
chaff before a whirlwiDd. 1t tied to
the benches and chairs in the court
room the vast audience of 600 men,
who hung upon every word and sen
tence as though a scroll which for
years past had been hidden, was being
unrolled. They saw, or thought they
saw a new and brighter dawning for
the masses pointed to by the great ex-
FOUNDER of the great re-establiShed
doctrine of Democracy.
They cheered to the echo when the
speaker told how that great Chicago
convention had resisted the powers that
had, by a two-thirds majority, re-writ-
ten in the party's platform its original
principles. A mighty volume of APP
plause shook the rafters when he told
how that convention obeyed the man
date of the people and placed upon a
platform of their building a man from
their own ranks, the peerless and pow
erful Bryan.
They broke into laughter when he
defined the position of the North Caro-
lima Republicans by fitting and humor-
Gus illustrations. Tears were wiped
from hundreds of eyes when
he read the last edmonton
of the immortal Vance to
a people he loved, and whose cause he
never deserted.
They went wild when in an appeal
that was matchless in power and elo-
think alike on the great issues of this
campaign should strangle any preju-
dice or bitter feeling as they would a
poisonous viper, and marshal them
selves in a solid array against the com
mon enemy. They showered him with
congratulations and heartfelt good
wishes as he stepped from the stand
and mingled again with those in whom
new hope had been inspired and in
whom new political life had been kin
died.
A large number of Populists were
present, and a number of Republicans,
and not an adverse criticism was heard.
SPEECH AT HICKORY.
A delegation came from Hickory to
Newton and implored Mr.. Watson to
spak at Hickory last night on his way
to Morganton. He was weary, but Cy.
Watson can't resist an appeal espe-
cially if il is made to appear that good
may result, even though it may come
from an oyertaxing of his energies.
So he consented to speak to the people
of Hickory. But a few hours notice
could be given, but this was sufficient
to bring out big crowd of the citi-
zens of the town and community of all
parties.
Mr.. Watson's speeches are electrical
in effect, ard as a result there is 1eaven
working among the reform forces of
this section that will leaven the lump
between now and what will prove to be
the feast day of Democracy in Novem-
Der next.
AT HICKORY AND NEWTON.