The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-09-30
R0UTS TARIFF GOLIATH
senator Pritchard Makes a Vigorous
Plea For the Republican Party.
3 TIE Party OF MONSTER TRUSTS
re- RIs.g0 Splendid Audienc. Hears Crash Ct
P..t.caI Collision and Sees a r. publican
#0ckag4 of Dscredi.ed Party and
Of Unjust Policies
Ct Unjust Policies


... solid mass of humanity packed the
t.. - The House of Representatives last
...t go hear the political debate be-
....n Hon. Locke Craig, of Asheviue.
... -.uator Jeter c.. Pritchard.
.t attornoOn the question had passed
j.. TO lip in the city Evil Craig
. -are' His tram had missed con
.u at Selma, for he had stopped IN
.. Mount to pay his venerable moth
. hort visit. and expected to reach
.- $50.
".. representatives. of Senator Pritch-
... sat The Senate also, stated that he
..- taaly to call off the debate under
..e. circumstances but the friends OF
p. craig, and that gentleman also, who
... #uLiyatcd with Raleigh by phone. de-
... r1 cancel the meeting.
'. Democratic headquarters and in the
<.#- and Observer office Democratic
....-~ gathered and after a conference
." Lalk with MIR. Craig by phone ar
...ut. a special train was suggested but
~" craig reached Raleigh in time to be-
-" .ae debate at ten mute past eight
..".E. coming on an opportune extra.
.he leaders Of thought and influence
..r. present. All the seats were filed.
... -r#nding room was packed with hu-
.".E- In the galleries was the beauty
.t ta. city. for the women of Raleigh
E..- crescent in greater numbers than at
.., ether meeting between Craig and
-c...harI hitherto. The negroes were
...s.a t in few numbers. not more than
-#,ury. Hundreds of people could not find
II standing room.
Tr. R4ypOuP D0DGIa napoy+,p.3+ ,,1
ills ha@EcTa-0n was there. as was Post
master c. Tom Bailey and his faithful.
|.. section had been raked for Pritch-
lt 5Aouters and Wakes Great Big IN
&c.. .ndaut q. Bent Afford, Of Holly
Springs. who was a Palmer and Buckner
Gold Bug when Pritchard was swearing
|r silver was on a front seat with an
.u-i-Craig smile and a Pritchard brand
fl. applause which now and then he worked
overtime. Or. Abbott was there. as
"Dol." Harry skinner, District At
a.u"v and CIaudius Melnotte Bernard.
.a. nd. A: United States Marshal H.
g. uorHery is certain to have been there,
though really I don't remember seeing
lin. because l lest time in watching one
LITTLE Revenue DoOdler on a front seat
who haa- his hands in a fever of delight
Ma"u.yer he judged the date for Doodle
applause had arrived.
Both Speakers showed tic wear Of the
week Of speaking. yet both went at it
With vim and earnestness. Locke Craig
Wa. s,landid in his nrcsenfatim of Dem
o.r#r,. records and policies. while Sen
ATOP prftchard most ably presented his
Wow Of the tariff question. When it came
.r State issues Craig went to the front
r.Aa bound and Pritchard dronDed be
lind i'm q HOPELESS contest.
Tia vast ma iority of the audience was
u.ua.raifc and this gave Craig's telline
POINTS and thrusts FREQUENT and hearty
..-fau=r while P~ritchard's friends die
rH trsfr number would hermit for him
When Craio made e1oo1ont reference to
@.u.-rr Vance North Cardinals lamcnte,
hura. ID storm of aDproving applause that
..l.asai all other swept through the au-
..r.e.
The rraliminories were brief after the
....l.~. or+oroa no bau and soon tht
..o-r. zorro i, Tho storm, centre of thc
argaront
NE CRAIG ofEN9
Being Introduced briefly by Hon. Armi-
Ill. Jones Nir. Craig began his address
.f Eating that the political conditions
.' lr"#enl were Of deep Interest, ea-
Tally because of the new GconditlonS