The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-11-13
is THAT THEIR POLICY (?
Pearson Suggests That Simmons be
Treated Like Roberts.
SHOWS HIS "S0RE TOE OVER DEFEAT
Moody's Friends Think Pearson Was B littiing
the Popularity Of the Major Of Baked
Beans. The Duke of Rich
mond Hill.
mond Hill.

Asheville, y. c., Nov. 9.-The Repub-
licans in this neck of the woods held a
big ratification meeting. The gains they
to believe they will carry North Carolina
next year and they are talking big about
how they will upset the amendment. All
the big bugs and little bugs Of the party
song Of his own composing on the politi-
cal situation. If he had sung it all over
the district before his election, he might
have defeated his party. l credit Tom
his singing could do no harm.
All the speakers 'norated' about
frauds and prosperity" but the speech
of the celebration was made by chm
there is no other man in North Carolina
who would have been guilty of the un-
pardonable offence Of devoting his speech
chiefly to an attack on Mr.. Crawford.
who had been defeated. MagnanimOus
men do not crow over the defeated, but
Person with ghoulish glee denounced
and abused Crawford in a way that must
have Disguised Moody, Tom Settle and
the other Republicans. He showed, too,
his sore toe by his allusion to his de-
feat for the Congressional nomination by
saying:
My own story is a very simple and
short one. While l was tied up in Wash
ington in my contest with Crawford,
fighting the world, the flesh and-the Gov
I orpnr Of North Coro1ino Tim, NJN01u
steps in. picks up the Congressional nomi-
nation, jumps up behind Mckinley on his
gold standard, thoroughbred bay stallion
called Prosperity and they dash around
the track with such a whiZ that both
raWford and Bryan are knocked speech
less. While [ am here as a loyal Republic
can to join with all my heart in cele-
brating the great victory, Moody will
agree with me in saying that Mckinley
is a charming running mate, especially
when he is mounted on Prosperity ran
with him four years ago on old Hard
Times but Hard Times as a race horse
is not in it with Prosperity
Moody's friends are saying little. but
they think it was an attempt to belittle
Moody's strength and popularity.
The Democrats here are discussing a
declaration in Pearson's speech which is
I.C ~ I ~ IiCoI lhotl liz RSpuDlltduS
will seek to prevent Simmons from taking
his seat. Among other things he said:
1t IS usual when a new Senator is
sworn in FOR the senior Senator from a
given State to present the credentials
of the applicant. to offer his arm to his
colleague and escort him to the front of
the vice presidents desk where the oath
is administered Now when Simmons
knocks at the gilded door of the Senate
chamber | want to see Senator Allison or
Senator Hale stand up and say, halt.
there is no seat here for a man who has
taken an oath to support the constitution.
and then violates that oath: there is no
seat here for a man who has ruthlpssly
trampled on the rights Of his fellow
men. guaranteed by the Constitution of
the United States. There is no seat here
for a man who has forced his State q
break her compact with the union. There
is no seat here for a man who presents
a commission rocking with fraud or drip
ping with human blood. Stand aside, sir,
take your place with Roberts, of Utah,
and wait till honest men who respect the
Constitution and their oath to maintain
it have an opportunity to organize this
body. And then [ hope Senator Pritchard
instead of Offering his right arm, will
offer his right foot to his brazen usurper
and with that No. 10 boot, fguratively. OF
course, lift him down the marble steps OF
the national capitol"
Much applause followed this dcclara-
ton. Does it mean that Pritchard and
his gang intend to repeat in the Senate the
lies that have been printed in the Repub-
lican papers and seek to prevent the
seating of Mr.. Simmons? | quote Pear
sons SANDER of Mr.. Simmons to show
the bitterness of the feeling here. There
is no doubt that he and the other little
Republicans no here will have Pritcharc
pursue that course if they can. VII
Pritchard do it? That will depend upor
what Mckinley says. If the National Re
publican party is disposed to begin war OF
the amendment, it may be that Pearson
has outlined the plan upon which il will
be commenced.