The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-09-16

Correspondence of The Messenger
Goldsboro, n. c., September s.
The campaign In Wayne county was
opened with a flourish today by HoI.
Armistead Jones and Hon. J. E. Wood
ard, who made telling speeches in the
our house. Superior court adjourned
at loon to give the speakers this OPP
p~ortunity and the court house was
crowded with attentive listeners Be-
sides the people from the ountr and
the nearby towns who were here to at
tend court there was a large crowd
who a come TO the city TO hear the
first guns fired in the present campaign.
1t vas generally understood that the
speeches today would forecast the lines
upon which the democrats of the stale
would wage the battle of 1902 and the
leading democrats throughout the couE-
~ were here TO get the key notes to the
situation.
Hon. Armistead Jones was the first
10 speak and his speech was one OF the
most effective ever heard here. In his
usual calm and deliberate manner he
infused enthusiasm among his hearers
which will not wane until after the cleo
ton in November. His contrast of the
republican and democratic management
of state officers was done in a master
full manner and showed that the speaker
was thoroughly conversant with the
history Of the Old North State from the
reconstruction period to the present
time. The incompetency of the republi-
cans is a fact which he produced rec
ords to prove, while the administration
Of state affairs by democrats is a source
nf nrl6a RI aUarv rnn6 niti1an IF tho
state. The speaker referred to the
movement by So-called independents"
which he denounced as a subterfuge on
the part of the republicans to divide
the democratic party. The reference of
the speaker to the constitutional amend
ment was made to show the insincerity
Of the republicans, who claimed that a
large number Of white men had been
disfranchise. His argument on all
questions which are involved in his
campaign was eloquent, logical, con-
vincing and left a profound impression
on the minds of his hearers. He con-
GUIDED with an admonition to the DEM
ocrats to be of good cheer and go to
work for a $4,000 majority.
Hon. job E.. Woodland, of Wilson,
next followed with an able speech. He
is n of the foremost orators of the
state and his effort today we'll sus-
tanned has enviable reputation as q
campaign orator. 1t is not the purpose
of the reporter to give a synopsis of his
speech any more thar it was to give a
synopsis of the speech of Mr.. Jones,
but suffice it to record here hat two
better speeches have not been deliver
ed in Wayne county in a long time and
the only for regret is that the
court house was not large enough to
accommodate the crowd who would 9TH
erwise have heard the speeches. 1t
seems as if each speaker anticipated
every charge which the republicans
could make and answered each in an
intelligent and satisfactory manne AS
yet the independents have made no
effort in Wayne county and now it is
quite certain that they will make none.
The exposure of this superior scheme
of the republicans by both speakers to-
day will have a wholesome effect and in
conclusion it can be stated that the able
speeches today revived the democratic
interest in the coming election and set
h leaders to work with a determina-
ton to win out in the coming election.
Mr.. F. A. Daniels, the chairman of
the democratic county executive COM
mittee, who is one of the most forceful,
as well as eloquent speakers of the
county, made a short address which was
received with ringing applause. The
short time allotted to all the speakers
prevented them from going as deep into
their subjects as they would have done
under different circumstances. They
said enough, however, to put in motion
the ball which will not stop rolling until
the enemy has been vanguished and
the victory won.