The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-08-02
GLENN AND BUsBEE AT CLAYTON.
A Great Day in Old Johnson and Two Splendid
Speeches.


Speeches.
Especial to the News and Observer
Clayton, n. c., August 1.-The peo-
pie of Clayton and surrounding coun-
try met today to fire the last guns of
this memorable campaign. And it
was two big guns they fired today.
Glenn, of Forsyth and Chas. NJ. Bus
bee, of Wake, two of the States ableSt
men.
Hon. r. B. Glenn's thrilling nara
tive, fervid eloquence and impassion-
ed appeals have rung in the ears of all
North Carolina during the last few
months He made today his sixty
sixth speech.
Mr.. Busbee is greatly esteemed In
Johnston county, and received warm
welcome here. He has spoken in a
dozen counties in this campaign, and
it is not too much to say that no man
in the State has made more inciSive,
able and vote-winning speech than he
made here today.
The stand was erected in a beauti-
full grove about a quarter of mile
from Clayton. From an adjacent
stand the Aycock Band of GoldsborO,
discoursed inspiring music. Around
them was assembled about 5000 rep
resentative ladies and men.
Prof. j. II. Williams was master of
ceremonies and presented Rev. S. A.
Cotton, who in an eloquent and power
full proyer invoked the divine blessing
upon the meeting and the election on
tomorrow. Prof. Williams then in q
fitting speech introduced Hon. Il. b.
Glenn.
Mr.. Glenn in the outset laid down
two propositions upon which he bas-
ed his speech. First: There has never
been time in the States history that
the negro has been in power but there
was darkness, despair and bloodshed
Secondly There has never been time
when the white man was in power but
there has been sunshine, gladness and
happiness.
In the discussion of these PROPOSE
tons the speaker in his inimitable
style caused his audience to live over
again the horrors of the reconstl nc
| ton period. Then followed a desCrip-
ton of the white mans taking the
| State from carpet bag rule, and the
| glorious achievements which followed
under Vance.
Then followed a short. clear and
concise constitutional view Of the
amendment.
Mr.. Glenn spoke two hours.
An elaborate feast of barbecue and
other comforts of the cupboard, pre-
pared by the good housewives was
| furnished that vast crowd.
After dinner Hon. {. NJ. Il lsbee
made one of the finest and most tell
| ing speeches that has been made dur
ing the campaign. lie told how we
! had gone into the business of gov
erning other countries and the diff
culties that present themselves to our
| lawmakers on account of the exist
| ence there of inferior races.
| In Senator Cullom's report on Ha-
wall he stated that out of that vast
| population the thirty-fve hundred
| Americans dominate the island com
mercially, financially and politically
| and that the American idea Of uni
versal suffrage presupposes a sufti-
| cient knowledge on the part OF the
voter either by Inheritance or educa-
ton. The trainers of our amendment
seized upon this idea, and declare that
the negro has it not by inheritance
and so must acquire it by education
| He showed the inconsistency of Re-
| publican Senators who vote this form
! of government to protect the few
| Americans in Hawaii and are unwill'
ing for us to adopt similar plan foi
| North Carolina.
A vote of thanks was given by the
| White Supremacy clubs to the able
and eloquent speakers.
The parade formed early this morn
| ing at the Academy grounds anc
marched through the principal streets
of the town. The procession was
| headed by a cavalcade of hOrsemen
| followed by the band wagon, followed
in turn by a number of long. hand
some floats, containing the fairest OF
the fair sex. Next came a long line
of vehicles.
Prof J. r. Williams brought up the
rear with the small boys from his
most excellent school The little fel
| lows halted in front of the hotel ant
Prof. Williams proposed three cheers
for. list. THE Red, White and Blue;
! I'd. "Our next Governor, Chas. B. Ay
cock" Sd. "White Supremacy fol
North Carolina, now and forever"
This has been great day for Clay
! ton and fitting close of a most won
derful campaign.
II. A. CHAPPELL.