The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-09-23

| that / have drawn my sword and flung
| away the scabbard and have sworn upon
| the naked steel that North Carolina shall
| be free from the domination of damnable,
unholy trusts. which are more destruc-
| tive than the pestilence which wasteth in
darkness, and the destruction which fleeth
at noon.
| PERSONAL REFERENCE.
'My Fellow Craftsmen, Fellow Com
rades, and Fellow countrymen: In conclu-
sion, l crave your patient indulgence
while ] say few words personal to my
self. l am a North Carolinian, native and
to the manner born. My ancestors to the
third and fourth generation lie buried in
the bosom of the State 1 love. With
zeal and fidelity from my young manhood
| l have striven to serve the best interest
of North Carolina, without counting the
| sacrifices in time or money. Not one
| campaign, nor in two campaigns, but in
every campaing since 1866, and then l
was too young to exercise the right of
| the ballot. ! have considered it a pleas
ure no less than a duty to help man the
| firing line and rihe-pits of the great
| Democratic party, simply as a private,
with no brevet rank. but in the company
! Of thousands of good and true men, as
| loyal and as useful as any upon the
| party'3 honor roll. and anxious to do
| their duty, and scorning to do less.
! These are the men, who in adversely as
| well as in the hours of prosperity, have
with unfaItering tread and an unswerV-
ing determination followed always the
Democratic banner. These brave men
of the ranks are the real heroes of your
political campaigns. 1t is with these
| marty workers l have served you politi-
cally for thirty odd years.
GAS faithfully, my fellowcountrymen,
| havesI endeavored to serve the interest
! of North Carolina in her industrial en-
! terprlses, her educational and her char
liable institutions.
f'Not alone in politics, but everywhere
| and upon all occasions l have made the
| interest of North Carolina my first
care: counting it my duty not only to
defend my partys platform but as a
broad-gauged North Carolinian, to serve
North Carolina to the very best of my
ability.
when dhe alarm of war was sound
ed in the SOS, with some of you went
to battle, slept under the same tattered
blanket, awakened by the same bugle
call to duty or to the charge, and when
the last expiring shots told that the day
work was done, and together we gathered
around our camp fires to share our scan
ty meal of parched corn, we talked per-
haps of the deeds of some brave COM
| rade who as a result of the days hap
penings, had found his winding sheet in
his old tattered blanket. and who had
gone from us to return no more forever
4. j.
the bare earth to sleep-perhaps to dream
of home, sweet home and dear ones fan
away, / was your comrade in arms then
content to serve as a private in the
grandest army that ever shook the con-
tinent by it's martial tread.
THE SENATORIAL PRIMARY.
con the first TIE, sday in November when
you go to the polls to vote for Congress
men and Presidential electors, you will
find box and you will have the oppor-
tunity of depositi1g a ballot showing your
preference for I%lited States Senator.
This has neve% been done before and
it is due largely*to the influence of my
friends that suce is the case now, my
position being tbKt the election of Uni
ted States SenatG* should be taken from
the Legislature md lodged with the
source of all powas-the people-and I am
well content to a@ide the result Of that
vote.
II claim that s am the peoples can
didate. l have r. machine behind me
pledged to my eEction. l rely purely
and solely upon kle good will of the
people. My frielAs should not become
confident, because there is always
danger in NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
that eternal vigil&Slce is the price of lib
erty. If you are ~ny friends, and desire
my election, allow, me to urge upon you
the Importance oss work and the value
or organization Af my friends will only
turn out on electAn day and work and
| vote, victory is assured and aside from
my personal interest, it is of the utmost
Importance that tl<zre be a free and full
ballot. and an honest and fair count.
Fellow Democrats, l am the peoples
candidate, and l as9i that on the 9th day
of November you de- me the great honor
| of casting your voEe in my favor and
that you see that .syour neighbor does
also And l promise you, if by your
vote 1 am armed with the high and hon
orable commission OF Senator, that when
/ forget the best Interests of all North
Carolina, from the rSountains to the sea,
may my right hand forget her cunning
and when | fail to speak in defense of
her honor and integrity, may my tongue
| cleave to the roof of4my mouth thank
you all for your pa lent hearing and
courteous attention. y:
r. A. CHAPPELL.
Substitution