The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-10-01

IPCOru OI IrllcHdTu anu HIS DSStIlSI Dill
he used with great effect the resolutions
Of the Confederate veterans denouncing
the bill as an iniquitous one.
Referring to the conditions of 1894 he
said that at this time Senator Pritchard
came near joining the Populists as shown
by his dealings with Marion Butler. This
was loudly cheered.
Reading from the Charlotte Observer
a telegram emphatic in denial of trusts
fiourishing in England, free trade coun-
try, he said. '"The Charlotte Observer is
Pritchard's prayer book. He kneels down
and prays by it at night 1t is his lit
any and whatever it says is law and gos-
pei to him. He swears by it and stands
by it."
Once again today ne called on Senator
Pritchard to say whether or no ne was
going to stand by the Amendment, but
Pritchard made no answer.
In handling State issues and the
charges OF the Republicans he spoke with
force and vigor and left no ground upon
which Pritchard could stand in legiti-
mate argument.
His closing tribute to the great work
of Democracy in ridding the State of ne
gro rule was strong and great applause
greeted him. The ladies sent forward
bouquets in token of appreciation.
PRITCHARD'S SAME OLD SPEECH.
Senator Pritchard was introduced as a
patriot and statesman by Col. l.. G. Ed
wards, a Republican. He began as usual
by saying Mr.. Craig was slated by the
machine for the Senate, and then fol-
lowed in regular order his set speech
1t was the same old speech, and Sena-
tor Pritchard does not even clothe it in
new words. 1t begins with 1892, four years
of prosperity preceding, the same old
story of Democratic ineompetency and the
same old story of Republican wisdom
and sagacity leading up to the Dingley
tariff.
Then he rode his hobby, talking lum-
Der, and sheep, and rice and hay, and
waxing eloquent on mica in Mitchell as
he dilated on the beauties of the Dingley
tariff. Shifting his camera he worked
in the soup house and poverty y-stricken
conditions under Cleveland and reached
the Democratic platform of 1896. Here
he did use a new expression, for with
solemnity he declared that to this plat
fern flocked everybody with a sore
toe" Referring to Senator Simmons and
the present issue a voice from the au-
dience said HES all right" In a fine
frenzy Mr. Pritchar1 declared that the
man who said so would be sorry he had
when he finished with Simmons.
And then on he went with his asser-
tions that all the Republicans did was
just the thing and all the Democrats did
amounted to nothing. He kept in his
well beaten track and after much twist
ing in and out on his Confederate pen
sion and Deserters' Bill record he quit.
and this again without saying that he
would stand BY the Amendment.
1t should not be omitted from the story
that he said he was a cancer doctor and
was going to cure Craig of some thing,
and also that he said again that this
writer was going to say that Craig had
eaten him up in the debate. Notable too
was his declaration that he was giving
white supremacy by removing negro
Eostmasters though he skipped the period
at which he was putting them in office.
and also missed an opportunity of saying
that some of these negro postmasters had
removed themselves by getting into jail.
AS he closed there were flowers sent for
ward to him.
AND NEXT CRAIG'S REJOINDER.
Then Mr.. Craig closed the debate. He
declared that Senator Pritchard had made
a speech that was a discredit to him. as
it was tissue 0fs demagoguery. In re-
sponse to a declaration made by Pritch-
ara that he would join the Democratic
party if Craig would prove that the Har.
rison administration had put the country
in debt he declared that this was true
to the extent of one and half billion
dollars.
Some one in the audience at this time
remarked about the negroes leaving when
Senator Pritchard did. Another voice said
'and the Pops are going out too" To this
Mr.. Craig laughingly said, "They are the
Populists who were applauding Pritch-
ard. When the Democrats took charge of
the government they were told that
there were 420 insane people waiting for
accommodation in the asylums. but they
have failed to make room for these Popu-
lists who are applauding Pritchard," and
there went up a big laugh.
When he declared that Pritchard should
stick to his promise about joining De-
mocracy as he had shown that the Har-
rison administration had put the people
in debt, one old Populist near by cried
out Yes, he ought to-" but Craig quickly
added, mo, We Don want MIN, as he
would try to boss it as he does the Re-
publican and we would be in a trust,
certain
During his rejoinder. in replying to
Pritchard's charges of Democratic ex-
travagance as shown by the increase OF
the number of judges. Mr.. Craig read a
resolution Of the State Bar Association
showing that Pritchard stood for this
increase asked for by the association.
"Give it to him. said lawyer in the
audience "for that is So
Mr. Craig closed by saying he did not
come to Granville as a candidate for
Senator, but simply as a defender OF
Democratic principles, in answer to the
challenge of Senator Pritchard.
His eloquent closing words calling
upon all white men to stand together
for good government and predicting
Democratic majority Of over $4,000 In
the coming election were greeted with
much deserved applause.
EDWARD E. BRITToN.
N and w Section Men Strike.