The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-11-04
HON. GILBERT B. PATTERS0n'S
SPEECH LAST NIGHT.
GREAT OVATION FOR HIM
He Was Met at the station by n
Cornet band and Escorted to the
Hotel-He Made u splendid speec
to a Great Crowd Last N~ight-Ring-
ing speech by DIR. Dixon

congress in the Sixth district. came to
Wilmington yesterday and addressed
our people last night at the court house.
Mr.. Patterson arrived here yesterday
afternoon on the Seaboard Air Line and
received a most enthusiastic reception.
He was met at the station by a COM
mittee composed of the Hon.. George l..
Morton. chairman of the democratic
congressional committee. Mr.. George l..
Peschau, chairman of the county demo-
cratic executive committee. Hon. Junius
Davis. Captain J. Alves Walker. and
Messrs. VIII. Malloy, G. Herbert Smith,
G. ]. Boney, and L. B. Sasser. They
went down in carriages and were &C
companied by the Hollowbush cornet
band, which occupied a w~agonette.
When the train arrived our mex con-
gresham was enthusiastically received
while the band rendered a spirited Sc
lection. A procession vas then formed,
and with the band playing. it move
out Brunswick street to Fourth street,
down Fourth ITO Red Cross street. On
Red Cross street to Front and down
Front street to The orion. Along the
route the crowd on the streets gave
cheers for the democratic standard bear
er as he passed along. Yesterday af-
t%ernoon. Mr.. Patterson was called on
at the hotel by many Of Wilmington's
prominent citizens.
Early last night tar barrels were
burned at the prominent street corners
in honor Of Mr.. Patterson. and early
in the night crowds of Wilmigton's best
CT ,iZens wendell their way to the court
house. where the speaking was to take
place. The committee accompanied by
the band, event to The Orion. and al
$3.50 p. m. to the inspiring strains or
music they escorted Mr. Patterson to
the court house. The party were Ill
carriages, and a large crowd followed
on foot. Upon arrival at the u
house Mr.. Patterson was greeted with
enthusiasm by the largest audience that
has assembled in Wilmington during
his campaign. Several hundred citi-
zens were there, and many had to stand
during the speaking.
AT S:45 p. m. County Chairman Pes
chau opened the meeting and an
nounced hat Mr.. Patterson would ad-
dress the citizens Of Wilmington. He
said it would probably be the last
speech here during the campaign, and
stated that the Hon. Junius Davis
would introduce the speaker of the eve
ming.
Mr.. Davis was enthusiastically ap-
| plauded when he took the judges stand.
He said the campaign of 1902 was fast
drawing to a close, the record of the
men who are to vote had been COM
Pile ed. and he was glad to say that
New Hanover had measured up to her
| full dI1fv in the w9V of rpPiStratlOn- as
! she had always done. (Applause.) Mr..
Davis said Wilmington had indeed been
very fortunate in his campaign in hav-
ing speeches from UGH distinguished
men as Cyrus 3. Watson, Senate F.
M. Simmons, Lee S. Overman, Locke
Craig, r. B.. Glenn and Dan Hugh Nc
Lean, whose names were household
words In North Carolina. He added
that It was appropriate and fitting now
for the last words of the campaign to
come from Mr.. Patterson, the man who
will represent this dis riot in the next
congress-. Enthusiastic applause and
cheers.) He stated that Mr.. Patterson
was a man fai ,hful to every trust and
duty imposed upon him, and that he
a no stranger in Wilmington, as in
1898 (applause) he was with us and
Wilmington will be with him in 1902.
(Applause.) He then presented Mr..
Patterson.
Mr.. Patterson received a perfect ova-
ton from the big crowd. He was ap-
plauded and cheered, and when the de-
monstration ceased, Mr.. Patterson be-
gan his address.
Mr.. Patterson said it was indeed a
pleasure to be in Wilmington and that
he felt grateful for the kin words whi"f
Mr.. Davis spoke about him. He only
wished that he felt that it was true
that he had been faithful to every truss
/ tlo% IoI Ionr ;ponAcnl ,1nnp him Moth
ing, he said, would give him more pleas
ure han to feel that he had been abso-
lutely faithful and true % every trust
imposed upon him. He said he had III
some small degree been hoDored by his
people in Robson county and that he
had tried in some measure to be faith
full to the people who had honored him
and that while a member of the legs
lature he had had something 10 do witt
important matter brought out fol-
North Carolina. One of these was T.
pass the suffrage amendment to the
consti ution, which he declared was tn;
proudast thing of his life. (Applause.)
Mr.. Patterson stated that the cam
paign is now drawing TO a close anC
that it had been his pleasure to can.
vass the Sixth district from Angler, IL
Harnett county, to Southport, in
Brunswick county. He had met with
the enemies of democracy and heard
them discuss the issues Of the day. He
mad heard their charges against tn
democratic party Of North Caroline
and the democratic party Of the United
States. and it seemed that their only
S ock in trade was the present grsa'
prosperity Of the country. He went or
to show how hollow was the claim
that republicaniSm n the Dingley
tariff bill were responsible for tina
prosperity, when every country in thu
world is also sharing in he universe
prosperity that prevails He contrastec
the first administration Of Presiden'
Cleveland with those OF Harrison anC
Mckinley and showed that the coun y
was more prosperous then thar it wa,
during either of those republican ad-
ministrations. He reminded the au'
dience that Il was during Harrison
admins ration that cotton reached the
lowest price in its hosiery. Cleveland
went out of office after the country had
had the greatest industrial growth II
it's his DRY and he left the largest sur
plus that the treasury has ever had He
then went on to say that the populist
narf- uac ar0o pf1aI IN North CarnIra