The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-10-01
CRAIG GAINS IN POWER
Granville Democrats Praise His As
sault and Defense.
PRlIcHaRD REclTEs, SAME OLD SPEECH
Gains No Recruits But His Following Of
Revenue DoodIers, Bung Smellers
Mossiss And Fusion Pie Brigade
Are Still In Evidence.
(Staff Correspondence

(Staff Correspondence
Oxford, N. c., Sept. 3O.-Whoop
Whoop. Whoop !! That was the
shrill cry of the Messy Back who squatled
on his heels close up in front in the
bar
Hurrah Hurrah :! shouted two Fu-
sion Pops who were in the jury box,
while scattering lot of cheers of vary
ing discordant notes agitated the Revenue
DoOdlers, and all the motley assortment
of pie brigade patriots waiting to be
conscripted, beat tom toms OF applause
with hands and feet, while the negroes
cheered half heartedly.
Pritchard, they insisted, had scored
point and as it was time for applause,
they applauded. 1t was in the joint de-
bate in the court house which began
here at noon today, and the rapid ire
of assault and defense was going on be-
tween Locke Craig and Senator Pritcn-
ard
The engagement had been opened by
Craig FOR Democracy and good govern
ment Gen. B. s. Royster had opened
the meeting by saying that two men OF
ability would add ess the people, lone
representing the immortal principles of
democracy and the other Republican
principles. In introducing Mr.. Craig he
said II present to you representative
of tnat grand party which lifted from
North Carolina the sable curtain CT mis-
rule, negro domination and damnation
and pinned it back with the star of white
supremacy" and cheers arose as Craig
appeared
The attendance was slim at first, but
as Craig continued it grew, and the court
house was filed many standing in the
aisles. There were about seven hundred
people pres 9nt, and of these nearly three
fourths were Democrats. But eight or
ten ladies were present. In the audience
there were over hun rcd negroes. These
made but littl demonstration during the
speaking but when Pritchard closed his
reply all except ten left the court house.
The Doodle following, the Mossies and
the Pops were there. Among the leading
lights shining in admiration of Pritchard
We're Republican County Chairman j. w.
Brown, who is to get relief under the
Deserters' Bill, and his colleague in the
Fusion legislative scandal about the
crooked work done with certain bills;
Samuel Paul Satterfield, of Roxboro, a
regular Rad A. S. Pease, Pop-Rep,
husband of Oxfords postmaster; Taylor
Overton, Rep-Pop; John Hicks and three
brothers. regular Mossies; ]. T. COzart,
Rep-Pop, Dr. A. ]. Dalby, former Pop
Senator; d. C. FarabOw, Rep-Pop; DR..
c. T. Skies and DR.. L. c.. Taylor, Mossies;
c. j. Roberts, ex-Democrat, eX-Populist,
present Republican, and Coley Gill, who
was a shouter at the meeting, but who
once as deputy sheriff called negroes
on Granville jury in preference to
white men, There were other lesser
lights, but it was the same old crowd
that Democracy knows all about. There
was no new blood to whoop EN- up for
the Republican Boss.
The audience was largely composed of
farmers, and the closest attention was
given the speakers. The applause given
Mr. Craig was of solid, substantial
kind as from many voices, while for Sen
ator Pritchard four or five voices sbrieked
and howled, while moderate applause
came from his other supporters.
who got the best of the debate?" Are
YOU Republican, a protectionist, Ding
ley tariff advocate, an admirer of the
Radical and Fusion record in North Car
olina a sore-head. disappointed candi-
date for Democratic nomination that is
Pritchard, for he tells his story well and
covers up his specious argument
adroitly.
Are you a Democrat, believing in the
principles of Democracy and proud of it's
great work for good government in North
Carolina? If so, you answer at once that
it was Craig. AS seen by this writer.
end after interviews with the best in
formed men in the State he unhesitatingly
saws that Craig has had the best OF the
argument, and that his debates with
Pritchard have strengthened Democracy
wherever he has spoken.
Mr.. CRAIG LED OFF.
Mr.. Craig spoke first in Oxford. and in
reneral his argument was along the same
lines as heretofore reported. though he
varies the order of his presentation of
these arguments. Yesterday he first agreed
that the negro was out of politics if the
Republicans did not succeed in getting
lack into power and dragging him back.
Then with a contrast of the purposes OF
the two parties, he led up to his argu-
ment against the Dingley tarin as the
mother of trusts and presented the Rich
ardsol resolutions as means to control
them.
In his discussion he used with effect