The semi-weekly messenger., 1902-09-30

he declared that the republican parry
refuses to interfere with the trusts
des roying American industries
s.r- Craig then attacked the tariff
wall OF the republican party as the
promotion of trusts and asked SENATOR
PritChard IL he would vote for tariff re-
form to relieve the people. He declared
that he favored the levy;ug Of taxes for
the legitimate requirements of the gov
ernment but he was OPPOSED to taking
another cent out OF the peoples pockets
for the benefit of others. He said Sem
ator Pritchard had declared that trusts
were n cancer on the body rolitic but
was he willing TO cut out the cancer TO
let the body live. He charged she repub-I
lican party let the cancaF alcne to eat
and destroy the body. He had asked
Senator Pritchard If he xoull vote for
Richardson's resolution IN congress 10
destroy the life OF trusts by taking OF
90 per cent or the tarin on goods which,
they sold in Europe cheaper than inI
America. and that after getting an eva
sive answer. the senator declared that
he would not vote for Richardson's bill
10 save his life. Mr.. Craig severely
attacked the Dingley bill. and said evenl
the Rough Rider was running awayl
from IL (applausel and was aayoCat ting
tariff reform, while IL appeared that
Pritchard and old man Henderson werel
sticking to the robber tariff. He told
the audience that IL n .epublican is to-
be elected TO the senate Senator Pritch-I
ard is the man to be returned TO the
senate as ne is the embodiment OF all
that is good and bad, and pa: ticularlyI
bad, in the republican I;Irty He ridi-I
culed the idea that the pinglcy bill was
the cause OF good prices for wheat whenI
great famine in the east Was respon-I
Sible for il, and he also declared that on
the money question the discovery of
gold in Alaska had settled il and not
the Dingley bill.
Mr.. Craig said Senator pritchard
boasts that under republican admins
tration the per capita circulation is
S2S.1S. and declared that it was absurd
TO make such q claim as showing any
benefit to the people, many Of whom
did not have cent in their packets.
Mr.. Craig remarked that SENATOR
Pritchard claims that the niger is out
Of politics. Yes he is out OF politics but
not through Senator Pritchard. whose
party tried TO keep tie negro in two
years ago so he could hc the political
equal Of the white man. He caused a
big laugh when he said that Senator
Pritchard had run the niger out of his
house and before the scent gets out he
is inviting the white mali TO enter his
house. Mr.. Craig declared that the
Democratic party was TIE party of the
Anglo-Saxon, and through It North
Carolina had been eternally cured of the
damnation of negro domination (ap-
plause).
Mr.. Craig defended the democratic
party from extravaganza IS charged by
Senator Pritchard. He compared the
present honest state administration
with the fusion administrator, one of
the officers of which is still! wearing
stripes in the penitentiary. (Applause).
He eulogiZed Governor Aycock and
said he was worth 10000 Russells. He
declared the Aycock administra tion had
made it's expenditures for the cause Of
educating the children OF North Caro-
lima. and Confederate pensions.
Mr.. Craig attacked Senator Pritchard
for his bill to pension deserlers from the
Confederate army, and in his reference
to this matter Mr.. Craig paid a glow
ing tribute to the Confederate soldier
He attacked Senator Pritchard's course
in the legislature on the pension matter
when he was there with Lockey and
another niger from New Hanover
county applause and laughter). He
created a roar when he asked. Where
is Jockey now?"
After an eloquent defence os the DEM
ocratic party, Mr.. Craig closed amid
tremendous applause and cheering
Senator Pritchard Replies.
Chairman Peschau announced that
assistant postmaster T. E. Wallace
"ouiu lulIOuuCe SeUdlOT fT1tCnaTu. 7.
Wallace said the senior senator of
North Carolina had spoken in Whining
ton on two former occasions, and after
brief remarks he said Senator Pritch-
ard would now reply to the Hon Locke
Craig.
Senator Pritchard was greeted with
applause. He said he had spoken in
Wilmington on two former occasions
| and it was his pleasure to be here to
speak again to the good people of Will
mington. He said that some time ago
he had come to the conclusion that the
issues of the day should be discussed
before the people by both parties from
| the same stump, hence he had chal-
lenged Mr.. Craig to a joint discussion
| He said we We're told if the suffrage
| amendment passed the negro would ne
| longer be an issue in politics, and in tht
| campaign, two years ago Mr.. Crais
had declared if the amendment wa:
| adopted he would never cry niggel
| again. He appealed to the audience Il
! decide whether Mr.. Craig had carried
out his promise daughter and applause
He said Mr.. Craigs speech was Of th'
| fruit cake kind-there was layer o.
! niger, then a layer of trust, and {
| layer of nigger, etc. daughter ane
| applause)
Senator Pritchard charged the demo
| cratic party, national and state, will
|
| that whenever they get into power theI
| borrow money. (Applause) He con
| trasted this with the administrator
| under four years republican rule in 1892
| He then went into a lengthy argumen
to show the financial policy of the gov
ernment was safe under republican
| rule.
| Senator Pritchard declared that /
was not true that the rough rider hat
had gone back on the Dingley bill H
said the president stands right wher
| he does.
He attacked the Cleveland admins
tration and said that no sooner tt
the democratic party gotten charge 0
all branches of the government the.
carried out their wild cat theories ant
ruined the country Industries wer
shut down and soup houses were estab
| lished in all the principal cities.
AS to .Mr. Craig's speech about tn
negroes he Senator Pritchard) hat
caused every negro postmaster in East
ern North Carolina to be removed, am
while he was doing il democrats wer
| opposing their removal. He said h
| had in his possession a petition from