The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-09-25

claimed that Craig was following the
News and Observer. and that all people
who followed it would get into trou-
BILE.
After declaring he would never support
the Richardson bill to control the trusts,
he took up the Philippine question,
claiming that as the treaty ratification
and purchase, a Republican measure, had
been carried by the aid of Democratic
votes, they were responsible with the
Republicans. He defended Republican
plans as to the Philippines and urged
that our trade would expand because OF
them. Pritchard next lodged in and out
in his Confederate pension record, saying
that in 1885 the bill did not suit, but in
1891 he had voted for bill and that the
Fusionists had voted money for a Con-
federate monument. With regard to the
Deserters Bill he said that he thanked
God that he had the power and influence
to get pension for these kind of men,
whom he described as having been tied
and handcuffed and forced into the Con-
federate army only to desert at the first
chance.
In State matters he declared the Dem
ocrats were eXtravagant and talked about
the thousand dollars increase in the
Governors salary. Coming to the consti-
tutional amendment he was asked If he
would support it, but lodged and talked
about the "realm of politics." but at no
time sail he would support it. He de-
clared that $4,000 white men We're dis
franchised because Of the poIl-taX and
6ritised the Democrats for making this
payable in May. His concluding remarks
were devoted to thanks for the express
sions concerning his work for the upper
Cape Fear IIe said Congressman Bel
lamy deserved much praise for his work
and that Senator Simmons had aided His
final words were that he was d Republi-
can. had always been one, and rejoiced
that he had such n honor nd privilege.
LOCKE CRAIG REPLIES.
Locke Crlig was greeted with tumult-
uous applause when he arose, and in this
the ladies present, there were some
twenty or more. Joined with enthusiasm.
In his opening remarks, Mr.. Craig
thanked them particularly for this and
expressed pleasure at being with the peo-
pie of the Cape Fear.
Beginning with the allusion of Sena-
tor Pritchard that the race issue be
omitted. he agreed that the negro is at
present out of politics. and will be kept
out if Senator Pritchard and his party
don't dra ghim in again, and of their
uprpose not to do this they have given
no pledge.
his is a campaign of rest" said Mr.
Craig for the people are satisfied with
conditions in the State. and have not the
troubles of two years ago to contend
with But it is not local affairs alone
but questions of world wide interest, for
it is the contest of the party opposed
to the declaration of independence, this
party which does not believe that the
constitution follows the flag, with the
party standing for special privileges to
nome equal rights to all, the party of
which Vance has said: Democracy is
"In these two schools of thought Re-
publicanism is for the limited few, while
Democracy believes in dealing fairly
with all men, corporate and individual,
mad its members being united in funda-
mental principles as they were not in
1895 and 1900, are now moving to victory
"Tt is Pritchard who beclouds the is
sues, not l. The Republican party be-
longs to the trusts. have not said that
individually he is a hireling of the trust
but l do say he is a trust in himself,
for he has swallowed the little fellows
and is the Republican party and it's plat
form in this State.
where Pritchard gets his twelve per
cent. figures of manufactured products
alone controlled by trusts | don't know
unless they are like Mayor Rollins in
Asheville. who makes figures to suit him
self. When l say trusts | do not mean
legitimate corporations, but those or
ganized to crush out the smaller. 1t is
for these monster organizations that the
Republican party stands and which we
are going to Destroy and if they get
great international trusts we will destroy
them also. The trusts has two sets of
customers, the foreign that gets goods at
half price. and the home consumers that
pay double price. It is the tariff that
the Republican party has made that dis
against the American laborer
in the necessaries of life, because it gives
aid and makes possible the trusts"
Here Mr.. Craig read the Richardson
bill and explained how it could control
the trusts. But said he, Mr.. Pritch-
ard won't vote for this. He ought to be
proud OF having tne news ana observer
call him a cancer doctor, he admits that
there are bad trusts. cancers, and if he
is doctor he ought to be able to cure
them. He stands with Henderson for
the tariff, for now the Rough Rider has
Just said that he thinks the tariff needs
tinkering with and wants a commission
TO make recommendation to Congress to
od this. Pritchard talks of prosperity
coming because of Republican rule. True
cotton went down in 1894 under Cleve-
land. but it kept going up in ,95 and 90
but in '9S under Mckinley it went to 31A
and cents. If Republicans and their
tariff control cotton, why should it have
gone down. They had nothing TO do with
it any more than with the famine in In
dia or the discovery of gold in Alaska.
To the Dingley Bill they ascribe the
most wonderful things and leave God and
providence and mans labor out.
''The mica question of Mitchell is not
a national one. This government has no
right to put it's hand in one mans pocket
to enrich another. and that is what the
DinSley tariff is doing, though it reaches !
into the pockets of many to enrich a
few. White pine and hemlDck, protected, |