The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-09-26
PRITCHARD MARES ONLY ONE
PLEA FOR VOTES; THE DEMO
Gratis ACCEPT THE ISSUE
RENDERED.

HOSS WIZ nave lOiiONtu IIc SDGGCH6S
of Senator Prtichard in this campaign,
at the State Convention and at Winston,
as we'll as in the joint debate with Mr..
Craig, have not failed to notice that he
makes only one plea for votes for his
party and rests his whole claim upon the
doctrine of protection, as carried out by
the Republican party He claims that the
Dingley bill has made the spindles in the
North Carolina factories to make music.
that protection has put up the price OF
cotton, tobacco and other crops and that
every blessing the people enjoy is due to
the protective tariff. He does, indeed,
criticize the State Democratic administra-
ton, touch upon the Philippine question,
and some other matters, but the protec-
tive tariff is with him the overshadowing
issue.
He begins every speech by declaring
that whenever the Democratic party gets
in power in the nation hard times come,
and he takes a vigorous slap at Mr..
Cleveland and charges up to him all the
hard times of 1S93-'9S. No man on the
stump, either in 1894 or 1902, has so
severely and unjustly denounced Cleve-
lands administration as Pritchard, and
yet some men, falsely claiming to be
disciples of Cleveland, are strong Pritch-
ard men. Save the mark Most North
Carolina Democrats disagreed with Mr..
Cleveland on the money question and
criticized his course in 1896. but not one
of them ever charged Mr.. Cleveland with
being the author of the 1893 panic, which
was beoueathed to the country from the
Harrison administration and was the re-
suit of variety of causes, the Nc
Einley sfbill of denominations" doing its
part to precipitate the crash. Mr. Pritch-
ard has right to disagree with Mr..
Cleveland. but he has no right to charge
him and tariff reduction with the evils
that, starting under Harrison. were at
their worst under Mckinley. If Protec-
ton is right-and Pritchard rests his
whole case on that doctrine of taxing
the many for the benefit of the few-no
follower of Cleveland can countenance
Pritchard, for he holds Mr.. Cleveland s
tariff policies up to the condemnation of
all voters, and asks for support upon the
unfair charge that Cleveland issued
bonds because of a deficit caused by
tariff. rho demand for bonds grew out
of the Republican party's endless chain,
opposed alike by Mr. Cleveland and Mr..
Bryan.
Ii need surprise nobody that Senator
Pritchard makes his whole argument on
the tariff 1t is his only song. 1t is the
only question upon which it may be truly
said he has not been everything by
turns and nothing long" He cannot ask
for votes upon any other issue without
exposing his glaring Inconsistencies and
lightning like. "flops. There are some
people in NoEh Carolina who would not
vote the Democratic ticket in 1896 and
1900 because they favored the gold stand
ard. However they might vote on the
national ticket they cannot support
Pritchard without stultifying themselves,
and he dares not make any appeal for
their support, particularly to any of
them who pin their faith to Grover
Cleveland When it was popular to favor
silver. Pritchard was a stronger silver
advocate in his speeches than even
Henry NJ. Teller. In 1894 so rampant was
he for silver that leading Populist
said "he is Populst in everything ex-
cept name In 1894 when flirting for
Populst votes, Pritchard said:
Il consider that free trade and gold
monometalism are twin brothers, and he
who courts gold recommendation invites
the disaster which must follow in the
wake of free trade"
In a speech at Hcndersonvillc, Senator
Pritcha.d in 1884 went even further and
declared
Il will say for the benefit of my Re