The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-09-26
AND LASHES HIM TOFURY
A Mastery and Powerful Defense of
Democracy.
THE TARIFF ARGUMENT TORN TO sHREDs.
The Senator Dodges and Sqlrms. The RAIDS
Make Futile { tfart TO Stem the Cur.
reLt of Craig's irresistible Logic
Win Noise.
With Noise.
y (By the Associated Press

Fayetteville, N. c., Sept. "a quote one
OF the most conservative and discriminat-
ing men in the State, banker, capitalist
and manufacturer, when / say that never
In the history of joint discussion in this
part OF the county, has one big speaker
more completely routed another big
speaker than Craig routed Pritchard at
Fayetteville today.
say that the best evidence of this fact
was that when Craig had concluded one
of the most mastery and powerful de-
lenses of the Democracy, both State and
national that has ever been uttered
since thedays of the immortal Vance,
his wounded antagonist threw his arms
in the air and in a burst of passion akin
to the passion of a wounded animal, de-
clared that 1T was all lot of rot.
quote another prominent cotton mill
manufacturer, who came fifty miles or
more to hear the discussion, when l say
that at no time nor at any place in this
section has a joint discussion been held
between Democrat and Republican,
resulting in a more pronounced victory
for the cause of Democracy than resulted
at Fayetteville
quote a most prominent and conser-
vative lawyer, himself a great cam
paigner, when say that Craig's speech
at Fayetteville today was so mastery
and so powerful production that when
it was concluded Senator Pritchard's
brag argument for tariff protection espe
cially was torn into ten thousand shreds.
/ am quoting a prominent and success
full merchant, a gentleman of wealth and
influence, when / say that neither the
city of Fayetteville nor the county OF
Cumberland has heard political discus
sion which, in force, in logic, in elo-
quence, in power and in effect was more
calculated to satisfy the Democrats OF
the county
/ am quoting in substance, the express
sion of fifty men who heard the discus
sion, and who expressed themselves af
forwards when l say that Mr.. Craig's
speech at Fayetteville has done more to
crystalize the Democratic party in Cum
berland county, and to reorganize it into
an Irresistible force than all else that
has happened since the campaign of 1900
l quote prominent visiting Democrat
when / say that Senator Pritchard was
SO completely overwhelmed and his great
argument so severely dashed into frag
ments that he had to resort to wild and
passionate invective, in an unsuccessful
attempt to stem the tide of the drowning
current of Craig's matchless speech.
l quote a prominent travelling man.
who declared that If he could talk shoes
like Craig could talk Democracy, and if
his talk would have the same effect, he
could command a salary of ten thousand
dollars a year.
quote a young lady, one of the fairest
of Fayetteville's fair daughters, who said
after Mr. Craig had concluded his speech
that she felt SO good she almost wanted
to shout.
say without hesitation that I have
not witnessed in all my twenty years
observation of great joint discussions in
this State and other States one great and
powerful campaigner win a more COM
plete victory over another great and
powerful campaigner than Mr.. Craig won
over Senator Pritchard here today. it
was one of those conflicts where power
strikes down power, where one great
force meets another great force and the
weaker is left only enough pent up strength
to explode and complete its own destruc
tion This was seemingly Senator Prit-
chards condition after Craig's speech to-
day. He had sat and squirmed and siz-