The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1902-07-24
k1TCH!E SOAINAfED CLARK

Ciark for Chief Justice OF the Supreme
Court.
Following IS Nj. Kitchiu's clog ens
speech
"Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen @. |
the Convention: HALIFAX county, on
whose sol! he was born, In whose midst
,e was reared, whose people have
watched with bounding pride bis career
from mannood's moment until this
riumuhant hour, commissions me t
,roaoso Tor Chief ustice OF the Su
creme Court OF North Carolina nom
nation, full worthy, without apoiog!
II defence, CT the una-imons endorse
ment Of this magnificent presence o.
Democratic wisdom and manhooo
Judge Walter Clark.
"Hls integrity, his wisdom, his aoii-
ity, his courage, bis scholarly attain
nent>, his pride and love OF State, bis
long and faithful service, his Christian
character, eminent in all, unqestloned
III al!-these, s1rs, are the offerings
which his native county brings here
and presents to the State.
lie is no. All experiment. He has
been tried. He has been weighed
Fresh from the scales and the furnace:
he stands before the people, In ire
noonaas : sun, fuil-statured, unshaAen'
unmarried, un.errlied. lie Is not an
| ,deaIity. He is living, tangible In
spir!ng reality! His record nom the
first fast, of his boyish sword in the
battle days OF the sixties to this mo-
nent, is an open page. The people
know it by heart. His name Is upon
their lips. His lie Is in their memory.
His vindication is in their hearts
HIS triumph is III their hopes and In
their prayers.
"Mr. Chairman This is Demo
cratic Convention. Ihe Democratic
party vii! elect the nominees OF this
coarention-lt will elect the Chief
justice Of the Supreme Court. The
Democratic party holds within Its
hands. fer tie coed and glory OF all,
.he destiny Ct North Carolina. The
Democratic party is North Carolina
t. apnrcciatss in this hour that respon-
sibility.
"yya!ta. Clark is Democrat. In
county, State aud nation, he has ever
stood BY the principles and the candl-
dates o! the party, in word, in act, In
s1ope and in heart. Its combined
visdom and patriotism has never yet
written a platform too dangerous to
claim his allegiance. Its combined
ahoice and Judgment have never yet
nut forward candidate too bad to com
,nar1[l his support. He has never yet
s1elneGl by az: CT hoped III heart the
dsfeat OF a a Democratic nominee, and
then assumed the right to question an
other mans democracy. Name the
. act, mark the word, political, In all his
: life charged guilty to him, that ha:
not met the open aud unrestralned
:.npscyal Of the best wisdom, the best
: courage and the best loyalty OF tht
Democracy Of the State.
3 Gross, II you please, one line In
! that splendid record of loyalty. May
. not ask, which of his defamers car
prove such devotion and will pledge t
> This convention such faith? Who
:. elsa then dares to a Democratic fac
y question his Democracy? In the nam
q Of political integrity, l protest, here an
now, against those OF mixed and adjust
able faith fixing the standard by whlc
d oart- fealty is to be measured In tn
r name of political manhood, l prote'
g. Against those whose democracy was
cure aud genuine, rs to inspire them
vote the Republican. ticket, c!aimln
B. the right to choose for Democrat
0 convention, here Or elsewhere, its nom
/, nees!
q "But they say that IL the comlr
cam paign we may be forced to wage
20 defensive contest. Whence comes tn
80 feare 70 whom addressed? We brli
a. this assurance About Walter Clar
,e the soldier, the citizen, the lawyer, tt
:, Judge, tha.Democrat, the Christian, tt
:" party will have to place no shield, NJ
= ia his defence lift weapon. All tt
shafts OF bitter revenge and unrelentir
malice now lie broken, shattered, harm
less at his feet The last shot has bee
fred. The ammunition is exhauste
The enemy, with lace turned to OF
CONF mon camp. halts, dazed, confuse
amid the smoke OF abandoned gun
Without breastplate or arE;or he a.
net all assaults ard stands today,
i ever, untouched, without brulse or pa
and without malice.
-"Fellow Democrats Have no fear
The Democracy tha. dominates today
an aggressive Democracy. Millta
truth Inspires it. The spirit that co
Z ouared amid doubt and difficulty,
1898 ard 1860, will, with hope and {
s,lranca, hold il 1902. If there be II
| titnid among us he has but to sta'
| upon any spot III North Carolina al
| look 8 oout him to see the very air trel
| bic with the glory OF triumph as
hears today this very hall thunder wi
the voice Of victory.
| "But Judge Clark, they say, stan
] accused Would that l had voice 10
/ enough fer every man, woman a
| child IN North Carolina to hear whel
/ assert: That Of all the wrongs al
| b!unders alleged against him by /
| enemies, no one has yet been reckie
| enough TO charge to him one wrong, o
/ bIunder, against the peoples cause
in disobedience Of the peoples WI
/ He has respected the verdicts of jur
| and the judgments Of courts. His
/ fence is, that he did not condemn the
| He hes encouraged and advised the
/ forcement OF the law against the strc
II as vel! IA against the weak. HIS