The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-10-29
HARD NUTS TO CRACK
fou's Questions Show up
Repubhcanism.
he Makes No able Atdr. IS 10 a Large and
Representa- i've ealhring at
Clayton.

Especial to the News and Observer
Clayton, n. c.. Oct. 27-Hon. Edward
w. Pou spoke to a large and representa-
tive audience here tonight. handling
State and national issues with virile
force and fire that ELECTED from his
hearers frequent bursts of applause.
Knowing Mr.. Pou's gifts as an ora
tor, the people came expecting a rich
intellectual treat, nor We're they dis
appointed. From first TO last the rapt
and intent faces of the hearers and the
enthusiasm, that ever and anon found
ringing voice showed the speakers power
and the close sympathy established be-
tween him and his audience.
Mr.. Pou said in part:
1.-TWO political parties solicit your sup
port. One stands for justice to all the
citizens of the Republic: the other
stands for special privileges to the ia
vored few. One would distribute the
wealth of our country amongst all the
people: the other would concentrate it
in the hands of the few One is national
the ether is sectional. One stands for
the Constitution and the Republic; the
other has abolished the Constitution and
has taken the first step towards mon
archy. One has a conscience, the other
has none This is severe, but true. One
is the Democratic party, the other is its
opponent.
Nov do not misunderstood me. / do
not mean to say that there are not thou
sands of honest and conscientious men
in the Republican party, for there are;
but l do mean to charge that the policy
of that party in very recent years is a
policy devoid of conscience.
Political parties are mere agencies.
They are not masters, but servants. They
have no right to dominate the conscience
of any man. No political party has the
right 70 order YOU or me 10 do wrong.
This must be true. for neither you nor
/ can excuse ourselves from a paTtici-
patton in an immoral policy by attempt
ing 10 shift the responsibility therefor
upon our party. If your government;
orders robbery or murder TO be com
mitted and you fail to protest, then at
the bar OF God you arc guilty
ar come tonight with no apology for
the Democratic party. | have no fear
that it win order either you or me TO do
wrong. / proclaim this challenge TO our
opponents: Ii we are not right with re-
spect to the issues upon which this cam
paign is being fought, and upon which
TIE great campaign of 1904 viii be
fought-right Intellectually, right moral
Iy-then we ought not to win at the bal
lot box. If all party lines were OBJ
liberated and men would ask themselves
the question what is right, what is just,
and then vote as the answer TO the ques-
tion would dictate. our party would
sweep every State in the Union. One
essential of Republican success is the
criminal use Of money. Without money
that party does not hope to win, and it
has nothing but ridicule for the man
who dareS object. In the Fifty-sixth
Congress bill was passed by the House
amending the Sherman Antitrust Law
! believe only three or four voted
against it, The Republican majority on
the committee reported that this bill
was necessary to make the Sherman law
effective. What became of this bill? 1t
was put to sleep in the Senate. The
trusts were afraid of it. If we believe
the transferable charges in the public
prints. the trusts have aided in the cleo
tion of quite a number OF Senators-and
this hill, which all parties admit to be
necessary, Eever came TO vote. During
this week thousands of dollars will be
used TO defeat Democrats and elect Re-
publicans. / see it stated that Senator
Hanna has offered to write a good sized
check for use in our State. No doubt
the offer was accepted. Why are the
Republicans able TO raise such large
campaign funds2 Because they represent
the trusts-and the trusts know they are
safe when the Republicans are in power.
Why don't the trusts offer to help the
Democratic campaign fund? Because
they know if we carry the country we
will try TO defeat them in their efforts
to monopolize the universe.
"Gentlemen. do you believe the Re-
publicans could control the next House
without the use of money? A large cam
paign fund is THEN stock-in trade.
saw its effects plainly during the last
ten DAYS of the campaign of 1896
think | can see an outcropping in our
State today which indicates the dis
tributien of Doodle.
"Any corporation which acquires
monopoly of any of the necessaries of
life and then arbitrarily fixes the prices
thereof is a criminal, not only legally
but morally The Republican party is
in eopartnership with these trusts When
their money elects man TO office who
does he serve, the trusts or the people?
The greatest danger which | see TO our
Republic consists in thus debauching
the American electorate. Is my party
guilty? Let us seq. 1t represents the
toilers. the farmers, the mechanic,
the workingman Did you ever
hear of these people raising a great
corruption fund to buy up votes? Oh no.