The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-09-30

IN conclusion Mr.. Craig paid a rare
tribute TO the courage and datarn,-
| allon of the A~ngIo-Saxon manhood nj
the State which despite abuse and mis-
representation had moved IN solid mia
rank 70 redeem the State and which was
now once again shoulder to shoulder NOV
ing forward to the first victory under
u Amendment. a great and glorious
victory which would but precede a great
q IN 1904 when National Democracy
would sweep the Republicans away and
come 20 their own, giving to all tile prO-
PIE the blessings of the party of the
people.
SENATOR PRITCHARD'S REPLY.
Senator Pritchard was introduced by
revenue Doodle j. P. H. Adams. chair
man OF the county committee, and as he
came orwar he received faint applause
py the revenue officers present.
Senator Pritchard began by stating that
he asked Mr.. Craig TO debate with him:
|. Because he thought the people should
near a full discussions: 2. Because he
thought that Mr.. Craig came nearer
IMPLYING Democracy han any other can
dldate, and had the endorsement of the
machine CHEERS of 'Rah for Craig.)
In 1892, he said the Democrats came into
power and found prosperity in North
Carolina, and farmers and laborers were
prosperous. Cleveland found s29. 900, 900
III the treasury and he had most favora-
bic conditions. They had all branches of
the government. First thing they did
was to put in opration their views on
the tariff. CAS- a matter of fact they did
nothing of the sort, but first began to
lppiS1afa on finance Eli+orA I a.
clared that the Wilson-G German tariff
preferred foreigners to Americans. Re
suit: The country suffered a panic.
Circulating medium was reduced from
$50 to $21. He spoke OF the going down of
the gold reserve and roasted Cleveland
for issuing bonds. Here he got applause
by r~evenuers by saying that if he had a
boy as ignorant as Craig, he would whip
him till he didn't have a shirt on his
back. He admitted that Republicans had
the plates issued for the bonds that
Cleveland issued. Democrats repudiated
Cleveland, except a few gentlemen
He went into a personal panegyric of
Cleveland after damning his every act.
He denounced the 1896 platform and said
1t was an attack upon everybody and
everything. They paramounted Is to /
But they didn't swear as Pritchard did
in 1894. / am for 16 to l from the crown
of my head to the soul of my foot, so
help me God. If anybody ever hears me
advocate the gold standard, l hope some
friend will put me in the insane asylum
-EditOr.) Prosperity followed McKin-
ley's election. He did not say that the
price of cotton was lower under Mckinley
than ever before or since. He then went
on to say that independent Democrats in
North Carolina are patriotic. He eulo-
gized the Dingley bill and praised the
lumber and mica schedules. But didn't
say that under it's bonus, 2S5 trusts have
been established. He said McKinley's
administration put up cotton. Instead Of
that, cotton under Mckinley brought
nearly two cents less than under Cleve-
land.
He dilated upon the prosperity of
the cotton mill industry, whereas Mr..
Craig had read the affidavit of George B.
Hiss that the cotton manufacturing is
in a more de%plorable condition than ever
before in the history of the State. He
here made an attempt to reply to the News
and Observers editorial on the Rough
Riders Surrender. Cleveland brought
about conditions that permitted no man
to prosper in North Carolina. He said
Providence was against the Democrats.
hen he read 4 lot about prices of bull,
calves and sheep. He attacked Mr..
Craig's declaration that he was opposed
to protection, and in favor of tariff for
revenue only, and said protection was
necessary to develop Southern industries.
He quoted Cleveland as favoring free raw
MARTIAL, and Bryan as holding the same
view. So says Craig. If such laws are
enacted and you will suffer worse than
when Cleveland was at the helm.
Adverting to Craig's statement from
the Industrial Commission that the trusts
control rs per cent of the products he
declared that that referred only to steel,
and that only II per cent are controlled
by trusts. He declared that the tariff
has got nothing to do with the trusts,
but if so, you would have to destroy the
industries not controlled by the trusts. He
said he was something of a cancer doe
tor, and wouldn't cut out a cancer II 1t
might kill the man. Two trusts are be-
ing held by the throat by the President.
Cleveland left antitrust laws a dead
letter on the books. He quoted from the
Charlotte Observer (the Pritchard-Reve-
nue-Radical-organ) saying that trusts
were contributing to the Democratic
campaign fund. The Republican party
say Olil L 80 - SOoN, NNiO 1
The Democrats frothed at the American
Tobacco Company and said it was a
trust. Said once Craig took a fee to
represent the ice trust. The Republicans
will do what can be done against the
trusts. (That is a pledge to do nothing.
He then declared that an agreement
was made in 1900 that there should be no
race issue. CHe neglected to say that he
fought DISTINGUISHING the negro.) He said
that Craig's speech was a layer OF ne
gro and a layer of trust.
| have nothing to do with the amend
ment. l have no niger blood and | can
bring no suit.
am no enemy of the Confederate sol
der. My brother and father fought as
Confederates. Said he voted against the
pension act Of 1885 and under similar cir
cumstances he would do it again. That
bill would let folks worth $500 get a pen
sion. In 1887 I voted for pension bills
ard also in 1891. General Carr has done
x,oro +hon onuhndv o1co for tho Cnnfpd-