Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1902-09-11
c AMPAIGN OPENS IN WAYNE.
Solicitor Jones, Senator Woodland,
Chairman Daniels Deliver
Ringing Speeches: Re
claim the Sinners and
Stir Up the Saints.


At the dinner recess of court Mon
day, a goodly crowd of Democrats
assembled in the court house and
heard with great pleasure and en-
thusiasm some ringing Democratic
doctrine that will set the pace of the
county canvass oon to open.
The meeting was presided over by
Hon. F. A. Daniels, chairman of the
county Democratic executive COM
mittee, who introduced as the first
speaker Hon. Amistead Jones, of
Raleigh, solicitor of this Judicial
district. Mr.. Jones gave an exhaus-
tive review and a forceful COMPARE
son of the records of the Democratic
and Republican parties during their
respective control of the affairs of the
State; going back to reconstruction
days and showing up the Republican
regime of that dark period in the
history of our Commonwealth, hat
will forever damn the Republicans
in this State; how they squandered
the States money, robbed her sacred
school fund to pay an enormous per
diem to the legislators, continuing
the session Of the legislature till
every available dollar was exhaust
ed; issued spurious bonds and stole
what they sold for, destroyed the
States credit, closed the University
and let that property as well as all
public schools in the State go 10
wreck. Then by comprehensive
ing facts and fgures-he showed
that the recent Experimentation
rule Of theState was OF q par, in rot
teness and rapacity, with that of the
Republican party during reconstruc-
ton.
He showed that when the Fusion
lists, under Gov. Russell, took charge
of the State, every public institution
was free from debt and there was
turned over to the Fusion treasurer
Worth 1905, 900 in cash: That, when
Democracy came back into power,
two years ago, they found a debt on
the ~penitentiary of Sic, 060, secured
by a special bond issue, and a float
ing debt of $50, 900, and only $751;
800 in the State treasury; besides
this, it was found that the Fusion
lists had sold the sinking fund bonds
e IL. S++,4o a1HO OOO -ooJ1nO n
grand deficit of $3.50, 900, which con
fronted the Democratic party when
it took charge of the State again, two
years ago.
He discussed, too, Senator Pritch-
ards straddIe on the Constitutions
Amendment at the late Republican
State convention at Greensboro, anC
wound up with some startling fig.
ures of the Republican party's rec
ord in the unholy war in the Philip
pines, and on its tariff record.
MI. Jones was followed by Senate,
Jno. E. Woodland, of Wilson, a popu
lar favorite everywhere. In introduc
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made some happy illusions to thei-
boyhood days together and then
briefly but thrilling, addressed him
self to the Independent movemen
and to those so called Jeffersonial
Democrats, who had gotten to b,
such good Democrats that they haC
to leave the Democratic party anC
go over and join the old moss
back Republican party in or
der to give vent to their simon
pure Democracy. Mr.. Daniels wa
enthusiastically cheered by the en-
tire assemblage, and then he present
ed Mr.. Woodland.
MI. Woodland outlined the policy
Of the Republican campaign, as indi
Gated by Senator Pritchard, whom
he showed up as the boss of his part.
in this State-and the basest of in
CRATES in the way he had turned hi
back upon the negro element in thu
State, by virtue of whose votes b
had ridden into a seat in the Unite(
States Senate.
Mr.. Woodland showed that tn
Democracy is not OF the defensive
MOI to be put on the defensive; tina
the party is, as it has ever been, tn
party of the people and for the pee
ple1ggressive ntheir interests an,
fearless in their defense and Away
honest and open in the administra
ton of public affairs. He made
most excellent speech and wa
ro,,ndIr ohoornd We only ranre