The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-08-13

| the PopulistS and their DeIlef. JusC
after the Chicago convention ne came
to me and said, How do you IKE
Bryanp I looked at him little sur
prised. Then he asked, How do you
like the Chicago platform l eurned
to him and said, 1T is my place 10 ask
| YOU how YOU like our candidate Bryan
land our platform that the Democrats
adopted ut Chicago i say this to
every Democrat in this hall-there are
some in this hall. Like Nlcodemus,
they came to this Savior even If they
do have to come by night. L say u
| is a mystery how you Democrats can
| swallow as much crow as is dlshed
I'D for YOU in that platform, plat
| form that contains the principles we
| have always advocated, and for which
you have reviled us.
''The Democratic party reminds me
| Of the Trishman in the railroad wreck.
! in the fight and hurry of getting oata
| Of the overturned cars he got his
I pants on wrong part before. When he
cot outside and was looking at h1m-
self, some one passed along and asked,
pat are you injured?" Pat looked
down at his pants and said, We'll, l
| don't feel no pain, but L fear I've been
| fatally twisted" (Cheers.) The Dem
1
| bv the sudden turn around it has
made
THE men who hnve abused rs and
called rs all sorts of vile nan IS are
now talking about harmony ar ask
| ing us to come back (Cries OF hats
500
'''rhe men who left the Democratic
party left for cause and they VII not
90 back without a cause. We &:e not
going back (Cries of 'No!0, because
we believe that the Democratic party
and leaders are lie the SumatEa mon
| keys who make their living by decep-
| ton and feed upon a species of blind
crab. You Democrats have promised
| everything, but when we have trusted
YOU, you have thrown us upon the
sands of Clevelandism and wrecked
our every industry. We have conf
dence in Mr.. Bryan, but we have no
confidence in the Democratic party.
What does the Democratic party prom
Use now that it has not promised be-
fore? Was not the platform four years
ago interpreted to mean free silver?
Il heard II. i. Glenn in that cam
pagn affirm that Grover Cleveland was
for free silver, and saw him hold up
paper in his hand that he said was
al IGIlSE HUH 1itNtlblitt tlNNteili liS III
favor of free coinage (There were
Kisses at the name of Cleyeland) What
drove YOU out of the Democratic
party Ito Butler) and you Ito EXum
and othersl and me2 1t was conf
dence in Cleveland. We believed that
Cleveland would carry out the policy
that he had laid out in his public
speeches for twenty years. That's
why we left the party. The only men
who were fooled were the Democrats
who stayed inside. | have confidence
in William j. Bryan and | believe he
will carry out every promise he has
made (Cheers.)
.'Dr. Exum has said something about
aromatic eggs. a voiSe: Let us have
eggs'') Two years ago fusion with
the Republicans was denounced as an
unholy alliance and we were called
traitors. Two years ago they said
they were straight-outs, the "unterri-
fed Democracy Do you hear any
thing. about athe 'unterrified' to-day?
You hear it only about the town OF
Charlotte. Joseph p. Caldwell and
Paul Il. Means are about the only
''unterrifed" left.
Something has been said here a
bout Governor Jarvis. Governor Jar
us teGldI6tt III 1879 tiistb 6tl1 SlIiS N1ItAhi7
ity howl of the Peoples party men
was absurd The money question had
nothing, ito do with our troubles. 1t
was ali tariff. Now he is a great adj
yocate of silver. Either he was ignor-
ant or an egregious hypocrite. He
was ignorant; that is the charitable
view to take of it (CheeTs.) (Butler
said. eyes, that is charitable.')
"The Democrats in the present sit
uation resaind me of the person who
became converted. The minister met
the convert short while afterWard
and asked HIM how he felt Well,
I've got mighty Gurus feelin' down
here he said putting his hand on his
stomach, tand / reckon its religion,
but / can't help sometimes thinkin'
its worms I'm afraid the new found
curious feelings of the Democrats are
not so much patriotism as they are
/ fear that their old party viii be smash
ed to flinders. Cloud applause.
'eThat's right" "Give it to 'ern," came
from the floor and gallefies)
81 want MS to see TO one thing in
our convention. The Senator has said
we have met here to bury the party
bug. Let us see that the party bug
doesn't bury u.s."
When Thompson concluded there
were wild cheers and round after
round of applause. He had struck a
chord that vibrated like the big string
Of q bass VOL Scores of delegates
stood up and the President OF the ALI
ance received an ovation.
Butler arose calm and cool az ever.
eve have met here tonight and have
had a love-feast of patriotism" he
said, as he looked at his watch.
TIE declared the caucus adjourned, at
10:45 o'clock.
SHOOTING AT OXFORD.