The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-10-02
.OV[RMAN IN Jones
His Speeches Are Giving I'm
dependents" ChiIIs.
TwentyO of These Gentlemen, All But Two
Being Republican,, Nominate Ticket
at Trenton.
Especial to News and Observer.

(SpeClaI 10 news ana observer
Pollocksvlle, N. c.. Sept. 30-This has
been good day for Democracy in Jones
county. The Democratic nominees for the
county and legislative ticket opened their
canvass of the county at Pollocksvllle to-
day before a large audience, composed
of the best men and many of the prettiest
women of Pollocksville township that has
but one white Republican in it. The
Democracy of Jones. the native county
Of Senator Simmons, inspired by that
great leader, believes in the Importance
of an early start and a late finish. The
siren voice of the revenue doodler is
heard i'll the land as he would marshall
his cohorts, the Independents" and no
pains or expense will be spared to COM
pass his exit from the political arena.
The several candidates having with
them the Democratic war-horse from
Rowan, the peerless Lee Overman, on his
march through the east, contented them
selves with brief announcement OF their
candidacy at the conclusion of which,
A. II. White. the brilliant young man
who will represent Jones in the next
General Assembly presented Mr. over
| man in a eulogistic speech. This, as IN
Carteret was a first visit of Mr.. Over
man, but he was not among strangers, Tor
among his audience were men who had
! known him for years, men who were
familiar with his matchless leadership In
dozen weIl-fought political battles in
| his own as we'll as Democracy's behalf
Passing breezes played upon the tresses
of fair maidens and cooled the brows OF
stalwart men AS these. with uplifted
| faces. greeted him, MIR. Overman's
manly. handsofe face beamed with smiles
and there shone new light across his
pleasant countenance, at once indicating
fresh-kindlcd inspiration.
AS | sat and took in his strong pre-
/ sentation of Democracy's virtue and his
scathing denunciation of Republicanism,
| as it is and as it has been, felt could
accent in all sincerity the statement OF
| Or Mattocks when he said, 81 am re-
minded in Overman and his speech of that
GREAT tribune of the people, Zebulon Il.
Vance and the last time / heard him on
| the hastings"
Indeed MIR. Overman surpassed himself
today: there were fire and fight IN ms
| eve in his gesture, in his every move
ment He delivered his speech as IL
combating with foe. In fancy he
stood UP before him a Republican and
! reld up to scorn his every pTotestatlon
| of legislating in the interest of the peo-
ple. He ridiculed the prosperity issue as
! enumerated by Jeter Pritchard and sald
he did not know the Republican party
was responsible for the bountiful har-
vest of corn. cotton and tobacco nor the
high prices prevailing for farm and pack
ing house products. He did not kno"
that the Republican party had nileo inc
earth of the KIondyke country with golo
and sent forth our boys to dig II out
and fetch it to the mints. he guesoeu
/ that party must also be responsive LOT
tempest and storm, famine and pesulence'
wars and rumors OF wars
He defended the Democratic aolhiilis-
tration of State affairs. and held up III
contrast Democracy's record OF twenty.
two wears with the Republican record vi
eleven years since the war. The rule OF
Radicalism was an awful picture at once
revolving But" declared the speaker as
he opened up the record of the ADMINS
tration of Vance and Jarvis and scales
and Holt and Aycock, the niger OIL
scorn will never be pointed at that pic
ture. They all have been Clean honest
and for the public good. He said the
l
and t. demonstrate how profitable to the
few and detrimental to the many, the
nresent tariff of protection is, he sad.
The Republican party fostered trusts and
declared that il Pontius PLATE had lived
till the present day and had saved one
hundred and seventy-fve dollars per day
all the days of his life he would not
have as much money as the Steel trust
was harvesting yearly.
He held that the Democratic party be-
lieved in an economical administration
of public offices and charged that the
reckless expenditures of the Republican
party was amazing "Why" said he,
1.-The last session of Congress covering a
period of six months, they spent in APP
preparations, according to Republican
figures $S00,O0O 900 and the end is not
yet"
/ Time forbids a more extended refer
ence to his speech Mr.. Overman Is
greeted everywhere with the assurance
of the people of the east that he will
be the next Senator from North Carolina
| knew Overman was strong in the Pied
mont counties, but had not estimated his
popularity as so great in the east The
man that beats Lee Overman in his race
for the United States Senate will have
cause to be proud of his victory. HIS
speeches strengthen Democracy and give
the independents the chills.
There is little independent move In
Jones county. They held convention
twenty-one strong, all of whom were re
pubIicans save two. marshaled by a
revenue doodler at Trenton yesterday
and nominated a legislative and county
ticket c. j. RIVENBARK.