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ssd ~vsdestiy ef p~oet.
meats ei Gil kisAs. fsua.. .se. vs.
speesd as oooa ana hsA sani.t~s sa--.s
On hour later.
Thsa came sp~sAins. rr~sis-rt
Holiday, Of the oiise-. ~~icorp~s ,s~
she sisisoes In o FOO f.lsetssa. snd
happy ssoasAa fsiioStng han esa-
the sceshers of tho ssy. ehs S-e-
Cos. Rs's,ii. pr cyrus rsomr.en sna
,. ". Msuh hoss~.
M. Jo.~ph J Reg~r. vha vs. MAJ
ter ef c~svmeoi~s fo~ tho cay. ks.t
hi ngs an us tiee. ses ~he. ths q .. d
present assembled % th- seil~g- asds-
diesce hall. Pot tr. Thoap~se fesssrd
10 psssest Gov. ka-s~ll
Dr. Thompson MADE o tsiIinx and
appseciat~d point eoro~rntnG The
-maune of som~ s'es~enoes- $40
in particular. ue said ih- Aiitano~
had made oee cosesnos af Moth car
DINA. but after mounting % that high
Office he forget os rxoor~a the r"~~r
that put him th~s~- In .,"rt.
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said that Eiiss carr. ~ho ~s.
90 far forget hims~if and D.. duiy o.
to actually rsfus~ To s~c~iss ss osii~s-
os vis.toes the d~i~xsf~s to tLe >sttoa-
ai Alliance nesting which sss h.ld
In Raleigh in isss. The f,ocior dii
not mention Cars nams. tat ~s~ry-
body andesss ood him Hs tb~n ~~ri
on Ia say that he was th~n e-ing In do
somethiug that NO man in North car
oiiny had ever b~for~ dsn~-that 90.
To present . Governor Ia On Alliance
meeting, aud that thi. sos ~rncr would
be the hrsf one that had ssss addr~s-
sed such q meeting In North ssrsiina.
4 don't hnoS exsctiy boo moch 80
had 10 do with making him ."s s-rn"..
but do KNOW that dosn deep in hl.
heart tb.f~ 10 o throbsing an symps-
tiny with the people and the princi-
pies fos which the Alliance .'ssds.
Here Dr. Thompson read the r-.e-
luton passed by the state Alliance.
at lie recent meeting. sndor.ing ..oa-
esnos Russell in HE position ob tho
railroad i~ase quedtion.
oovsRxos hrsssil's srsscn.
Governor Russell spoke for mcr~
than hour. His speech D. no, giv-n
here In full. bni the extract. from %
will chow the tenor and character. ne
ssid:
Ny friends. Dr. Thomps ,u. sy what
he has said has compelled me io ssy
something about myself. I donr lit-
10 do this, but I am bound Tea do "a nov
I know that somebody 10 ihint hing. hf-
ter hearing him. that Thomp.on AID
Russell and ali on the ground are sri %
ting up some scheme to bootn
Russell. Now sosne fellow ihink.
about like this: .kuss-il is al
ter our vos~e aud kaFeeil ..
after going 10 the senate and get
Ting Buffers place, and be BE- sfiss
something more than he has got
Nov, il you think that. ,ou are bsaly .
of. / am not candidate for ssy ufiios
la this world. don't know bat whs'
[ had rather be president of my rics
plantation than 10 b. President of IN.
, United States. I am satisfied With d.
ho.ors conferred upon, and I woals
not loose one moment Of my sisrp al
suffer one pang Of pain 10 could read
the irrevocable decree that 4 .boala
: never hold another offic~. I am satl.
, 6ed to serve the people Of North Caro-
lima, whose destinies. In o measure
have been entrusted 90 me. and fh~s
retire 20 my home on the Cape I~ai
and there commune with the God o
Nature ~ look upon lie turbid a.
} ters - they ROLL 20 the sea.
And you are mistaken, my friends
= whover you may be in this crowd
, when you think I am talking for my
, own sdvantage. am not: and . vii
serve that notice upon you. That 10
, am here in this ONCE ~ Gossrnor o.
North Caroiina for that :im~, aud q,
long as I an here I will, without rs
gard TO party, Democrat, Repubiioss
or Popuiist. stand BY the men oh.
plough the nelds and pay the tsr-s.
VALUE oY onsAsiyArIos.
You can do nothing without orgsni
ration for everything eise ~ro~pt th.
farmers IL osganised. &c would bl
dangerous 10 undertake GO tell of tls
power Of these oegssixsfions. o.
we're % tell you the full truth abou
{ them. do not think you would ap
preciate a., and ! don't know sheth~t
2 you would believe it al or not. 0
would look iscreditls to you. u D
. dangerous 20 tell the truth Hut loo,
st this a. showing the power .f osgan
. lied wealth. when Z made that sl-~cl
last January 20 the Legislature. tskIn,
q - ssA~ <.f h. s.~rs.l~ s~~A.xt
lied power, In favos of pour right q
Q govern your country or state an sl
that pertains 90 Jour iutsrest-sb~n
8 made that speech 10 Jour Legislature
30 Der cent. of the Representative
. were on my side-s0 per cent agse~
y with what said, but In less than Thin
/. Days after, organized wealth, th
mosey power, got after them and sb-
!. they came 20 vote. Is per cent ser
against you and me. if the vote hs
!. been taken on that first dsy-tbe mes
suees that we're advocated ON the sid
of the people and against corporal
power and osgsnixcd ueaifb-,f th
vote had been taken then, th~y scuI
have passed.
The corporation. GOT together, a
nearly together. They sent their M
dess out fos 10bby isfs 70 come b~r~-
brought them here ON free passes-psi
these lobby isss To work this mem b.
In and that ooe-psomised them pie I
big - this-wosked on them for foss
y: days. They tickied fbem-~persusds
them with -pesssaders," uatiI vh~
% they came 20 vote less than one IA
Of them stood BY the people that ses
a them there, and you were helpless.
wsAT DO roc AMOUNT Toy
% Did you ever think ot its wha; 4
yoA amount 10 any bost some fais
II herscf course, will say, and some reail
>, think. that We are talking this Ga
doing this becsuse We think that q
have got the majority Of the people q
that side and We have the votes au
the numbees and ws can bold pows
II wanted eAee and comfort and q
Injuries Of dfs and enjoyment
power, ] Woaid stand with the me
Who have the p0Wsr-sbe coepoeatio.
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