The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-11-06

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but this does not and cannot benefit
the mill. The foreign manufacturers
cannot compete with our Southern
mills and cotton mill men tell me that
this tariff does them no good"
He said that the Republicans were
not entitled to amy credit for the gold
standard. when Cleveland was
standing almost alone for the gold
standard Mckinley and the leaders of
the Republican party were contend
ing for the free coinage of silver and
attributing the hard times to CleVe-
lands gold policy" He said that af-
ter the gold standard had been es-
tablished the Republicans claimed all
the credit for it ana still continued to
denouncc the Democrats whom they
had robbed.
After discussing for short time the
foreign policy the speaker turned his
attention to State issues. He defend
ed Governor AyCOcks administration
and showed how the welfare of the
State demanded the continuation of
Democratic government. He showed
how the Democrats had restored
peace to the State and guaranteed Sc
curity to all enterprises.
He discussed the Presidents negro
policy, and declared that the race
question was of vital interest to the
South-that it rose above every other
questiOn-that Mr.. Roosevelt had de-
monstrated that he did not under
stand it---that his election might un-
settle it and reopen it in its most vi
ciouS form-that no Southern man
who put the peace and welfare of his
State and of the South above party
could afford to vote for Mr.. Roosc-
welt.
The speaker paid a tribute to Mr..
Bryan. He said that nature had been
partial to him. He has the form of
an athlcte-of a Roman gladiator and
the face of a Caesar and the greatest
of the Caesars. Like Mirabeau his
voice can rise into far sounding melo-
dies of strength. In the intellectual
arena he is matchless. He is endow-
cd with the power that is born OF
honesty, of dauntleSS courage and
the inspiration of an exalted purpose.
He is the finest and purest personality
that America has produced, and the
greatest of all the tribunes of the
people"
Of Judge Parker he said: He is
the representative of q united and
harmonious party. Under him we
have all joined hands in the indiso-
luble union of an indeStructble De-
mocracy. He stands for the ConStitu-
ton, the law as against the man who
deSplSeS the law ana the CONSTITUTION.
He stands for peace against the man
who stands for war and violence. He
recognizes the eternal law by which
Providence has decreed ''Vexation TO
violence and poverty to rapine. He
believes that the destiny OF the Re-
public is as wide as the world, as
comprehensive as the human family.
But it must be the Republic with the
ideals of the Fathers. The DecIara-
ton of independence is our creed.
The dollar mark is not the synonym
of our destiny IT must be the Re-
public-not the commcrcialized Re-
public of Mark Hannah-not the I'M
perial Republic of RooseVelt-but the
Republic of the Constitution-the Re
public of Washington, of Jefferson, OF
Jackson and of Vance. lie STANDS
upon the corner stone of Democracy
Equal Rights to All-special Pr
vileges to None. He stands for JUS
tice to all men and all interests. His
administration would guarantee re-
pose to the South and restore peace
to the world. He rides today at the
head of the legions of the unterri-
fed and his voice rings clear as a
clarion call to arms.