The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-11-10
THE PREPARATIONS MADE
THERE WILL BE A HOT TIME
IN THE OLD TOWN THAT
NIGHT
THE WHOLE STATE IN INVITED
Eloquent and Stirring Speeches Made at Metro
poIitan Hall Last Night. It was a Big
Ra, f, ltion Meeting in Itself.

"There is retribution in history, were
the opening words of the speech OF
Mr.. Josephus Daniels, who presided over
the great Democratic mass meeting III
Raleigh last night. called to make ar
engagements for an immense celebration
of TUESDAYS Democratic victory.
After a short and ringing speech, MI.
Daniels stated the objects of the meet-
ing. and Mr.. b. c. Beckwith was elect
ed secretary.
The following resolutions, offered by
DR.. ID. Il. Everett. were introduced ana
read by the secretary, and UNANIMOUSLY
adopted:
"Nhereas. the contest for White SUI
premacy in North Carolina has been
brought to Il successful issue, ana mas
resulted in a most glorious victory III
the polls. it is fitting that the Democrats
citizens of the apital ity OF the Stare
should assemble i'll mass meeting iiAG
take action to commemorate the most
signal triumph that has been achieves
by their fellow-citizens who held the
faith of the fathers in its original purl-
ty, and
whereas by the result of the battle
of ballots on the Sth day of November,
1898, the counties of Eastern Norm
Carolina, (many of them under the heel
of negro domino ton, and all of them
lying in the shadow of the curse of The
rule of an inferior race), have the sire
promise of redemption from the blight
ing and blasting influence of ignorance
and vice in public places. and have a
lively hope of seeing their domestic at
fairs controlled by men of intelligence,
of virtue and of AngloSaXon blood: anG
..Whereas, the record of corruption, of
public plumber of Mentality in office. of
prostitution of public interest to private
gain. are soon to be happily ended whca
the white men of North Carolina come
again TO their own; and
"Whereas. a new era of respect for
law. of good order, of honest and faith
full administrator of public trusts III
the interest of all the people is about
to dawn upon our beloved Old North
State through the success of the Demo
cratic party at the polls therefore,
"Resoved, That salutation and con-
CALCULATIONS be sent from this represea~
tative gathering of Democratic citizens
of Raleigh to their brethren throughout
the entire State of North Carolina, upon
their most glorious triumph over the
evils of Fusionism, Russellism and But
lerism. that have sat upon our beloved
Commonwealth like a horrid nightmare:
Resolved. That all honor due to the
white men of North Carolina, who,
marching to the conflict under the ban
ner of Democracy, were not deferred
from their course. either by threats of
Federal troops at the polls or by the
prostitution of Judicial process to part.
san ends:
Resolved, That, not forgetting the
individual services of a multitude of
valiant fighters for the cause of white
supremacy and good government, who
freely gave their time and talents to the
work of redeeming the State from her
thralldom, special honor is due to the
Honora bic Il. M. Simmons, State Chair
man of the Democratic party, through
whose intelligence, zeal, prudence, untir-
ing energy and supreme devotion to the
cause we love, the efforts were all di-
rected to the successful issue which we
celebrate this day;
''Resolved, That this tribute to one
who has done so much for North Care
lima and who deserves so well of the
people. is but poor reward at the best for
such important service, but until the
opportunity arises for more fitting recog-
milton of the great work that Chairman
Simmons has done for North Carolina.
and all her people, the appreciation of
a good conscience and the assurance
that he is held in most affectionate re-
gard by all who love White Supremacy
and good government. will be ut least
some measure of compensation for duty
we'll performed"
MIR. KNIGHT THANKED.
The following resolutions. introduced
by Mr.. w. G. McMackin, were unani-
mously adopted:
Whereas. in the contest just closed
in which the democratic party has
achieved such glorious victory in Wake
county, claims We're made by the candi-
dates of the defeated party that they
had by their economy and wise manage
ment, saved to the taxpayers of the
county something like $4,000 in two
years: and
Whereas, every office in the county
was filled by Republican or Populist
and therefore, the Democratic party
could not have access to the books to
examine into the statement, although
knowing full well it was not true; and
Whereas, III. III. Knight, ESD, the
Treasurer. though a Populst. being an
honest man and knowing the statement
was not only false, but inseatd of SD
900 having been saved. that the indebt-
edness of the county had been increased
to about $4,000, and that too without
just cause or reason; therefore.
Resolved, That we hereby tender FL.
Ii. Knight, Esq. County Treasurer, our
sincere thanks for granting us access to
his books in order that the truth might
be given the people, and the falsehoods
of unfaithful officers exposed.
Resolved further. That we recognize
in this act of Mr. Knights, the conduct
of an honest, upright citizen and officer. .
Mr.. Frank *. Ellington moved vote
of thanks to the News and Observer for
its great work in the campaign, which
motion was declared out of order by the
chair, he stating that this ought to in
clude all Democratic papers The chair
was unanimously overruled, and the mo
ton unanimously adopted, with shout