The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-08-12

second de enomnashun of Mstah nnck-
cry" he shouted i'll tones so loud thai
"Mistah Duckery" ducked. Il b'lieve
in my tumble opinyun dat if enominated
he has de kurrage tn meet his 'ponem
onde stump" Nobody had said Oliver
III. would run on sight, but Elliott seemed
to think he was combating a real danger,
Il moves de enominashun of Mistah
Duckery be by defamation" The chair
man put the motion and Mr.. Dockery
was nominated by accamation. Then
fearing that he had not been sufficiently
''enominated' he asked that all who
wanted Mr.. Dockery to run for solicitor
to kindly say aye. They said aye. as
they had all been told to do. Then there
were loud calls for ''Dockery" 1t all
worked as smoothly as a school cXhibi-
tion and Mr.. Dockery gave weight TO the
Scmblance.
Mr.. Dockery said:
at is hardly necessary that | make
political speech. 1t is better TO save
my big guns and keep my powder dry
for the Spaniards, | mean Democrats"
This wtticism convulsed the c0lored
brethren. Il appreciate this nomination.
| realize the circumstances under which
| have received it are peculiar. | have
here last January to make Raleigh my
home l will he charged with coming
here to make this race. Nearly every
lawyer here came from elsewhere. They
all came toward the mecca of the legal
profession and so have |, t'yes come"
cried he Of gold specs and enthusiasm).
Twenty years hence they will say | have
been here too long. That shows the ma
ture of campaign this is to he. There
has been none like it since '76. II will
be the meancst. vilest. drticst. most
bull-dozing campaign since 10" AS the
young orator delivered this startling rev
elation of the Republican tactics TO come
he charged straight at Jerry Smith who
quaked vsbly. But Jerry was not
endangered. The martial colt of the
Pedee stopped three PAGES short and
deliberately posing for the Apollo Bel
vidre cried in the hollow accents of
tragedy or collie: But the changing
tide of time has blasted all their hopes.
Times have changed. They have reck-
oned without their host. They have no
Vance now. They drove him to IN un-
timely grave. The slogan of the Demo
cratic party from the mountains to the
sea- will be the white man and the white
metal. Before the election they will
strike this off the banner anl nscribe
the one word 'nigger.
The young orator was now visihly III
great pain. He moved his arms like
windmill in distress and shouted -
stamp it rs false. Their platform and
the actions of the late convention speaks
louder than words" He declared that the
Democrats had insuted the Populists.
We are going to see fusion this year be-
cause the Democrats are not Ill earnest
about white government" C'Come on
down." cried Specs. Mr.. Dockery then
referred to the white union and de-
clared that he would prosecute Demo
Gratis for forming Il secret political socie
ty when he got to be Solicitor. Then
he took up the State administration. Il
propose to plant my number tens and
say | will defend the State administra-
ton. (Joe Braam, colored factotum Of
the executive Office, was delegate.)
1t deserves defense. The Governor has
faults as big as his body. but in his
dealing with scandals he has done as
we'll as any administration. We can
defend the State administration from
head to bottom All are as good as any
we ever had" The speaker next switch
ed to the national administration and
folding his hands in an attitude of
thankfulness for past favors. declared:
'If ] get to talking of the glOrieS of
McKinley's administration ] shall he like
the man who had an old SOW. He had
to pull his ears off to get her up to the
trough and then pull her tail off to get