The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-10-05
HE ANSWERS PRITCHARD.
0verman shows What Has Been Accomplished
Under Democratic Rule.
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Warsaw, n. c., Oct. A goodly num-
Ter of Democrats. and the Duplin Demo-
Gratis are goodly number, true and tried !;
few Populist. few so-ealled Independ-
ents and some Abe Middletonites gave
close attention to the peerless Lee Over
man this afternoon in his manly elo-
quent plea for a continuation OF good
government in North Carolina.
Accepting the challenge of Boss
Pritchard he instituted a comparison of
the records of the Democratic and Re-
publican parties in State and national
He showed how economic always had
been the Democratic party. How that
the party had fostered schools, human
institutions, encouraged industry helped
enterprise, cared for the old soldier, hon
ored aud protected the mother, the
daughter, the home and defied any ons
to point the finger of scorn to a single
corrupt act, measure or deed under the
administration of Vance, Jarvis, Scales,
Carr, Aycock. He then opened up the
other picture-the record of the Repub-
lican party in North Carolina. Touched
upon the days of 6S, 90 and 70--a cyclone
of misdeeds, corruption, robbery--was
everywhere evident. He told of the days
of Fusion, how that when Democracy
went out she turned over to the State
Treasurer. as a result of an economic
administration of public affairs, some
S3O3,0 900 and when the yoke of bondage
was thrown off by an outraged people,
and the Democrats were restored to con-
troll again they found but s37 900 in the
Treasury and debt of $3.50 900, making
deficit of $4,000. He told of the con-
dition OF the penitentiary, how the pris-
oners were starving and in rags, thc:r
feet frost-bittan, and in some instances
their toes frozen off. There was scan
dal, wreck. ruin, pillage and robbery
everywhere present in the picture when
opened up.
He gloried in appropriations of the
present administration for the education
of Our boys and girls, the upbuilding of
our asylums and hospitals, the pension
ing of the Confederate soldier. and said
for these things he was no apologist. He
asked when did the Republican party
ever favor schools and told how they
squandcred the school fund. He declared
the Republican party did not want to
educate the white boys of the west, for if
they did it would make Democrats OF
them. He ridiculed the suggestion that
a Republican favored pensoning the old
Confederate soldier and told how, when
the State would vote them the small sum
of $50, 900 in 1885, the whole batch of
them were rrying to dodge and slip out
of the legislative hall and that when
in obedience to a motion that the doors
be closed and they be made to go on
record. The last one Of them voted
against the measure. CThe motion was
made by Overman). Senator Prltchard led
the Republican forces at that time. lie
scored Pritchard for his voting to pen
sion the Confederate deserter and drew
a horrible picture of war time when our
boys went to The front. and these traitors
were stabbing and shooting their broth
ers and pillaging their homes. Shame
upon the man who thus put premium on
treachery. 1t was a disgrace to the Re-
publican party.