The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-09-28
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legislate on finance.-Editor) he oe-
elared that the wilson German tarln
preferred foreigners to Americans re
suit: The country suffered panic.
Circulating medium was reduced from
$25 to sci. He tread the going down =,
the gold reserve and roasted CleVeiahu
for issuing bonds. Here he got applause
by revenuers by saying that II ne hau
BOY as ignorant as Craig, he would "iiip
him till he didn't have shirt Oh His
back. He admitted that Republicans nau
the plates issued for the bonds that
Cleveland issued. Democrats repudialeu
Cleveland, Except few gentlemen
He went into a personal panegyrle u
Cleveland after damning his every act.
He denounced the 1896 platform and sara
It was an attack upon everybody anu
everything. They paramounted 10 10
(But they didn't swear as Pritchard diu
in 1894. 4 am for 16 to from the crown
Of my head to the soul of my foot,so
help me God If anybody ever hears me
advocate the gold standard, l nope some
friend will put me in the insane asylum.
-Editor.) Prosperity followed Mekln-
ley's election. He did not say that the
price of cotton was lower under Mckinley
than ever before or since. He then went
on to say that independent Democrats In
North Carolina are patriotic. He eulo-
gized the Dingley bill and praised the
lumber and mica schedules. But didn't
say that under it's bonus, 2S5 trusts have
been established. He said McKinley's
administration put up cotton. Instead of
that, cotton under Mckinley brought
nearly two cents less than under Cleve-
land.
He dilated upon the prosperity of
the cotton mill industry. whereas Mr..
Craig had read the affidavit of George B.
Hiss that the cotton manufacturing is
in more deplorable condition than ever
before in the history of the State, He
here took to attempt a reply to the News
and bserver's editorial on the Rough
Riders Surrender Cleveland brought
about conditions that permitted no man
to prosper in North Carolina. He said
Providence was against the Democrats.
Then he read a lot about prices of bull,
calves and sheep. He attacked Mr..
Craig's declaration that he was opposed
to protection. and in favor of tariff for
revenue only, and said protection was
necessary to develop Southern industries.
MARTIAL. and Bryan as holding the same
view So says Craig. If such laws are
enacted and you will suffer than when
Cleveland was at the helm.
Adverting to Craigs statement from
the Industrial Commission that the trusts
control rs per cent of the products and
declared that that referred only to steel,
and that only II per cent are controlled
by trusts. He declared that the tariff
has got nothing to do with the trusts,
but if so, you would have to destroy the
Industries not controlled by tie trusts. He
said he was something of cancer doc
tor and wouldn't cut out a cancer # it
might kill the man. Two trusts are be-
ing held by the throat by the President.
Cleveland left antitrust laws dead
letter on the books. He quoted from the
Charlotte bserver (the Pritchard Reve-
nue. Radical organ) saying that trusts
We're contributing to the Democratic
campaign fund. The Republican party
says some trusts are good, some bad.
The Democrats frothed at tn American
Tobacco Company and said it was
trust. Said once Craig took a fee to
represent the ice trust The Republicans
will do what can be done against the
trusts. (That is a pledge to do nothing)
He then declared that an agreement
was made in 1900 that there should be no
race issue. Gle neglected to say that he
fought DISTINGUISHING the negro) He said
that Craig's speech was a/layer of ne
gro and a layer of trust.
l have nothing to do with the amend
ment. l have no niger blood and l can
bring no suit
l am no enemy of the Confederate SOL
der. My brother and father fought as
Confederates. Said he voted against the
pension act of 1885 and under similar cir
cumstances he would do it again. That
bill would let folks worth $500 get a pen
sion. In 1887 l voted for pension bills
and also in 1891 General Carr has done
more than anybody else for the Confed-
crate soldiers. (Mr Pritchard is invited
to read General Carrs letter in today's
paper) He criticized the Democrats for
not electing Carr, who was a Confeder-
ate. l don't think Craig, Simmons or I
would have gone into the war if we could
have helped 1T. He said he offered Gen
eral Hoke the position of Brigadier Cen
eral and was proud of it. He praised
McKinley's speech to care for Confederate
oOiuIcIS graves. me NORTH Carolina pa
pers didn't want it-said the home people
would care for these graves-and yet all
over North Carolina they are neglected
and are not cared for as. graves should
be cared for in civilized land Machine
Democrats opposed Buffers bill to pen
sion Confederates, because they were
afraid it would break the Solid South.
AS to the Deserters' bill he said men
were arrested and handcuffed and put in
the Confederate army. AS soon as thew
got chance, they did what they ought
to have done. ! am proud of getting
that bill on the statute books He read
letter from Capt. Weaver, of Bum
| combe. saying he favored the Deserters'
bill. No democrat in the Senate opposed
the bill.
He then took up State affairs, criticized
the Democrats for their deficit and
falsely stated that Aycock demanded an
increase of mis- salary before he would
take the office. 1t was wrong to raise
the salaries. They created four more
judges and solicitors. Here he took