The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-10-21
Mr. 4 MUD
Capt. Mason's Able Elegant
and Djgnified Speech.
,a., Post Yasfer Reynolds had sIung his Mud,
H4 Couldn't Stand 20 Receive Cap. Mason's
nrlbb'ng ard he Left the Hall.
lLOuisburg Times.)

l.ouisburg Times.)
vHo-. W. Mason, of Northamrto on
luuointment to address the peo-
..... last Tuesday. EX-Lieutenant-
..,... Reynolds, who is holding down
..-fusice ut WiEston-Salem, turned
... asked for 4 division OF time. Capt.
.. readily agreed and the speaking
...r. i'm the opera house, Capt. Ma
...4 introduced to the audience by
. w.. Eickett.
Mason spoke for an hour and de-
...... heightened, dignified and truth
-.. #a 10 his hearers. He spoke
....a. IF he peace, quiet and aood
.... government that always existed
..-. rH4 Democrats We're in power and
....-.sl jt with the reign of Russell
... and Fusion rule during the years
.. .. to 9N. He made the GROVE roar
...r I. referred to the fact that some
..r.. Radicals who were now claiming
..s. "fliv Whites had been washed in
.l.I --Nret-scented' Democratic soap.
va. .,..J 10 see more of them acknowl-
s.. that they We're becoming cleaner,
... also hoped TO see them practice some
.t... "el,anncsS III the future. He paid
...r tribute 10 the old Confederate
.aI..r and resented the charge that the
..uu.rars had Deen guilty or cxtrava-
..a.. in their appropriations for pen
lars fa. the unfortunate insane, the
..HI.-a blind and dumb children OF the
-.-. and for the public schools. AS We
has. said his speech was on a high plane
... received liberal applause from his
audience.
MIR. Reynolds was introduced by Z. II.
us.s-. cf Henderson. He began his
...a.h iy saying he was no lawyer, bat.
WAS an 0ftcehOldcr-pOstmaster-at Win
.-au-~ul-m. That he came here to pre-
sent. as hest he could, the issues of the
CAMPAIGN from a Republican standpoint
mi that what he was going to say was
.ur ...aodCd to hurt the feelings Of any
..e Ht hen begun to attack The APP
.rHr5ations made by the Legislature for
.ar...s purposes, and INDUCED N the
Wholesale charges that are being made
lv evety Radical speaker who goes upon
The stump. Capt. Bill Day was seated
night in front of the speaker. and when
Mr.. Reynolds referred to the one hun
.r-5 and twenty thousand dollars, which
VAS charged had been squandercd IN
.r his administration Of the peniten-
r.agr. Capt. Day said. Now don't tell
.rv hing hat is not true" This was said
inst loud enough for those sitting near
Uv 10 hear it, and the crowd failed tC
catch IT,. This was about the only spe3E
clac charge We heard the speaker make
uut one thing was very clear and tina
VAS that while ne made wholesale
.aara,s of large appropriations he stu.
.og-ly avoided to prove or attempt Il
HOY. that 4 single dollar had been sto-
La or squandcred by the Democrats. H.
tall several anecdotes which made tht
|a1.eIea laugh, ana it was really amusing
TO -re some of those former Democrat
who got mad because they failed to keel
their office or to get a new one, slal
their hands and beat the floor with
|--. stick. Although it had been agreed
thar Capt. Mason was to have twent.
minutes 20 reply to Reynolds, as soon a
aa had finished he took his hat an
lt- the hall. taking his handful OF ap
rlaulcrs with him. He could not stan1
TO rt-uin AMI hear the SHINING that II
knees was i'm store for him. When Capt
Mason arose 10 reply however, q mum
aar were left IN the hall. He said tina
j.. aid not come here to sling mud, bu
Reynolds had almost pulled him down i
-es .l-eh. He then proceeded to give TN
E...al "mud-slinger" n good druDblns
#r b. ~as not there to hear it.