The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-10-04
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Meeting.
LARGE CROWD II ATTEND
ANCE AND GREAT EN-
THUSIASN.


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Friday. the 2lst. vill ever bel ia,
me norabls In the history Of Gun
osrisad. and one thai vtil not oulJ
b- rsmsmtsr~d - u political sixsin
canoe. bat - one rspi-ts With social
~ .y~snt Hands slaspsd hA1d.
"a = eonmon cause. While old fr.sad
ships we're repevsd aad nee ese-
fsrmsd Tue ladies Of Plea HILL.
han whom no % ctlon OF North Car-
oiias furnishes = nool.r. psrer sad
more bsautifni, did themselves cred.
II n furnishing one of the NOS,
oountifui Of dinners. while her star
~ sons. chivalric ia tim.s OF var,
M ustrious and frugal in times Of
peace, and hospitable At all tunes
hrsw vide open the gates OF vel
come.
The meeting Was called TO order
by J. r. Garrett. Chairman OF tn.
s1-cutive COMMITTEES. who after
~ planning the object Of the meet
ing, called J. G. Balm. ESQ, Of Black
River, TO the chair.
after the reading OF the evidences
Of fraud I'm the late election by the
~ cretary. Mr.. ID. B. Culbrsth, sew.
rh shot speeches were made con
Ill nato'y OF same by parties from
various sections Of the county
when the meeting adjourned fol
diuner.
Upon reaseembling, Hon A. A
NJ Caskill made . short and telling
speech, after which the COMMITTEES
OH resolutions was announced ~
re tdy TO report, and same was adop
Il q by . rising vote
Hon. Thos. 4 Owen, Of PArkers-
burg, was then introduced, and tolc
ue something about the condition
OF affairs In sampson He carries
with him no honied phases for bal
lot box suffers and manipulators
and thoss who heard him are pre-
Pa red TO congratulate Sam pson up
OH her choice Of a representative
Hon. Marion Butler, who, I'm |,
short spes-ch brought this most sue
cessful meeting to a close, dealt alto
\ UIou, anu aPpxaI az Sts0sou Pe~
pls to remain at home, touching up
on ma, Ion al issues and the uation
al campaign only SO far As TO "a
that Mr.. Bryan was actually max
ing speeches in the West upon tn
Declaration Of Independence an
Filipino I'm perialism, and he woui'
b- glad TO have him In North Cal
olina upon the same Issues TO se
how it sounded. Mr.. Butler ha
lost none of his ability to pleas
aud to captivate his auditors.
ELECTION OF 1898.
The year 1898 will ever be = men
= ora BILE one In the history OF Mort
Z arolina, making as II does ne
0 epoch In its political calendar. Tw
d years before there had been o 4
!, sion or agreement between the Po
ulist and Democratic parties
A which both cast their votes for q
5 Democratic Presidential candidat
y This had been brought about |
y the adoption, by the latter. OF whi'
le ,s known as the Chicago plstforI
> near akin to that of the Populisi
le For one time In the last forty Yea
~ his party, forgetting Its section
hatred. Its utterances that dine
p ed only from those OF Its opponer
b. in word phrxsing. had given 70 9
ne people a clear and unmistakat
ie Assurance that IL desired earnest
x ne welfare of the people. +
~ ,uce, in this Southland Of ours,
W inte Mt was 1t apparently upon
ss attainment Of this object, and
be seemingly honest was 1t In Its n
vs. tiyes that the old rallying cry
ns .nigRer" was lost sieht OF, and
i one campaign, At least, We b
les peace and q fai-, honest ell
m, tion. The result of that campal
. r. is . matter of history. North Z
~ olinx gave to Bryan . majority
- 10000. According TO agreeme
the PopuIists Of Cumberland co
ty voted for Mr.. Bryan Del
IL Gratis differed ~ TO the main pls
in the Chicago platform, homes
differed, and they had the righ
differ, and no Popalist question
rs their right. Their votes, II cast
er- Mckinley or for the Gold Del
~ cratic candidate WIS fairly couu
NJ and credit given The Democr'
9nt machine did not have control OF
lis' ballot box at that time. The o
regrettable circumstance that
d. Cured in this county during
I'M campaign, was the attempted n
the Ding OF some Northern Democr
ept who had, In the eyes OF the De
cratic machine, the insuf1eraoit
Ave merity to undertake to make 8
{ is bug speeches in the court houa
MI Fayetteville, after being invite
N.Y. do so.
Such In brief, 10 the history
the campsign Of 1896.
In the summer Of 1893 the L
ocrats of North Carolina me
,an- Convention in Ralsi&h. Prior 20
5 to meeting, the Populist State
has vention had agreed. inasmucl
s to lshe two platforms were 50 ne
OH alike, and that the two parties
Z oil 1 fused upon the Presidential "a
the date 70 submit 70 tne temc'.
the plan for . compiese IasIon
p TO certain conditions. This was
,f Is at the instance Of certain d
,ooI. Gratis and We have the suthorl
sck. these Democrnts In saying that
shoe acted under authority and by
sxor. vice of Chairman Jones and Of
their Bryan. But strange 70 say
j the Convention, not only quo - no'
stove but received the pfoposIsIOn,
con jeers, openly kissing Q gentle