The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-10-12
THUS HE ANSWERS THEM
lis a Great Day for Democracy in
,Asheville.
PRITCHARD PAYS A TRIBUTE TO CRAIG
Regards Him, as the Ablest Exponent Of Demo-
cracy in the STATE. Craig Closes
the Debate With Gracious
land Kindly Words.
(By the Associated Press,)

Asheville, N c.. Oct 11.-Mr Craig
and Senator Pritchard closed their can
vass here todav.
| 1t was a great day for the Democracy.
| Mr.. Craig was heard at his best, and his
effort was masterful one in defense of
the principles of his party. He declared
| that under the leadership of Vance the
/ Democratic party had gone steadily on
| until it now stood on the threshold OF a
new political era in North Carolina;
| that negro domination and negro rule
l was forever done with; that the Demo-
| cratic forces were being marshalled on
to victory by such great leaders as Sim
| mons, Watson. Overman and others.
| The gathering here was notable one
| in many respects. Although a Republi
can convention of "straight-Ou were
| in session and several other counter at
| fractions and rainy day besides, great
crowds turned out to hear the speakers
| The debate commenced at o'clock and
| took place in the opera house. Notable
among the audience were a large puEl-
ber of ladies. Mr.. Craig was introduced
/ by Chairman MacKey of the County Exc
| cutfye Committee. and Mr.. Pritchard by
/ Colonel Lusk in one of the colonels war
horse Characteristic efforts
| Mr.. Craig was the first speaker In
| opening his remarks he said
| Il believe that the Democratic party
| today champions the cause of humanity.
1t stands for just rights to all and spe-
cial privileges to none. We all are to be
| congratulated today, my friends, in
| standing upon the threshold of new
era"
! He reviewed the various issues of the
| two parties, and said that the Republi-
| cans were claiming as a result Of their
policy prosperity throughout the country.
The basic fact of the Republican party's
argument is that in 1892 times we're good.
say that during this period times were
hard. We sec that times we're not good
when Harrison left this government to.
the Democrats. How did the Republicans
bring prosperity? The Republicans say
that they brought ii by the Dingley Bill.
] wish to say that the men who have ex-
| perienced prosperity under the Republic
can administration did not get it from
the Dingley Bill. They got it by toll and
as result of their own individual labor.
But who has experienced the greatest
prosperity? Not the working man by
any means. No, it is those who toll moi,
neither do they spin, yet Solomon in all
his glory was not arrayed like one OF
| these"
| Mr.. Craig discussed the tariff at length.
eve SELL" he said ''in tho protective
market and buy in the free trade market.
| for one, am opposed to any such basis
| of trade
| He declared the hope of the South was
in the great party which he believed in
no class or section. but the party that
would give Justice to ALL" The Republi-
can party does not stand for the Ameri-
can people. 1t stands for trusts. 1t fost-
ers combines that are expressing this
| country and which the Democratic party
declares should be suppressed by law.
Look at the great Coal Trust today that
is threatening the lives of the people
of this great republic"
Mr.. Craig then went into an cxplana-.
tion Of the work of trusts. He gave ex-
tracts from Senator Richardson's recent
! speech in Congress concerning the trust
problem. The President of the United
States he said. opposes the Dingley
| Bill, and SAYS it should be revised. and
yet Senator Pritchard says he expects 20
stand by this measure. He is like the
| boy or the burning deck who stood when
| all but him had fed.
| rejoice with you all today that this
| Is day of freedom and liberty in North
i Carolina. In spite of all the force Of the
Republican party the great white men
arose in their power and declared that
| they, their children nor their children's
children should ever again be cursed
| with the damnaton of negro rule
He spoke of the tale put up by@1he
| Republicans in 1900 that the constitu-
tional amendment meant the disfranchise-
nIent of hundreds of. white men.
And yet" he said there has not been
a single white man of this section dis
franchiscd. If the Republican party fools
| you once it is their fault, but ii they fool
you twice by their tales now, 1t is your
own fault"
He went into the workings OF the
| amendment showing how much II meant
| toward education in North Carolina. "If
we allow the Republicans to manage the
school fund, the young manhood of this
State would not be educated. Twice haze
they already had charge of the school
fund. The Republican party. according
to DIR. Curry, has set the wheels OF edn-
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