The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-10-15
A Shocking Declaration
From White Man.
POU FLAYS SPEAKER
The Radical Nominee for Congress in
the Fourth District UphoIds the Rob-
Der Trusts and Approves Of Roose-
veIt's Dining With the Negro
Booker Washington.
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Apex, n. c., Oct 13.-Two Joint de-
bates have been held between Hon.
T.. w. Pou, Democratic candidate. re-
nominated in the Fourth Congressional
district, and w. c. Pearson, of Chat
ham, the "now-I m-up-and-now-I'm
down" candidate of the Republicans.
These debates were held at M. T.
Keliy's store today and at Riggsbee
Yesterday and in both of these MI.
Pearson was sadly worsted by Mr.
Pou, and has drawn of. he says for
awhile but if he feels for himself in
the least he will keep away from Mr..
Pou. who is making laughing stock
of him by his admirable and logical
argument as against Pearson
strength of voice.
Pearson for Social Equality.
Pearson openly upholds the trusts
and endorses Roosevelt for his eating
with negroes and his social equality
views. declaring him a broad man.
because he eats with negroes. For
this, and for his trust advocacy he
was larruped SOundiy. though YER
bally. by Mr.. Pou and even Pearsons
own people applauded Mr.. Pou when
he raked him about his negro views.
saying MY God, must a man dine
with d negro as his social equal in
order to be broad
Pearson made many foolish declara-
tons and each of these We're exposed
by Mr.. Pou who is making powerful
speeches. AT the first joint debate
Pearson refused to speak till Mr.. Pou
had spoken, and this being done there
was a rejoinder of fifteen minutes
each.
The Party of Trusts.
In Mr.. Pou's speech he charged the
artX will ne
ty of trusts and that the Republican
protective tariff sheltered trusts that
the trusts had become so great and
so powerful as not to need protective
tariff any longer but that the tariff
on trust made articles should be re-
duced and the trusts he required 10
compete with the world. that the
trusts had the world for a market
and ought to be required to compete
with the world.
He urged that the race issue mad
been forced upon the Democracy and
insisted that the Democratic party is
entitled to the su ort of the people
because - principles are morally
right. 1.-THE trusts" he declared. "are
furnishing the American people for
making them rich and powerful.
nearly $4,000 of trust made goods
being shipped to foreign lands and
sold to aliens cheaper than the identi-
cal goods are sold to Americans. the
trusts are treating us worse than for
eigners treat us. The American citi-
zen at least asks to be put upon an
equality with the heather or the Hot
tentOt but the trusts say: mo. we
have got the American people in our
power The Republican party has
cut off all competition from the out
side world and we will charge YOU
whatever we see fit for our goods. II
is true the American people have
hut hntr wit II
out conscience we charge for our
goods all that we can get"
An Infamous Policy.
Mr.. Pou furthermore argued that
the policy of the Republican party
enabling the trusts to sell cheaper to
foreigners than to Americans was SIM
ply infamous. and that there is no de-
Tense for it. He said that he had
introduced bill in the House of Rep
resentatives that wherever trust made
articles were sold cheaper abroad than
at home the President of the United
States should have the power to re-
ducc the duty on such articles to that
point which would force the trusts to
sell as cheap to Americans as to for
eignerS. The Committee on Rules
having a Republican majority. re-
fused to allow this bill or any other
bill of a similar character to be con-
sidered. Many years of tribute paid to
are.
1--WE do not expect Justice said Mr..
Pou. but we do plead for a little
mercy. Is not an American as good
as Turk or a Russian. or an Aus
trian? Not according to the Republi-
can party.
Broadside Into Roosevelt.
Mr.. Pou poured a broadside into
President Roosevelt for his usurpation
of authority. for his appointment of
negroes to office. for his treatment
of the negro as a social equal for
his contempt of the oman who tolls
and for his expressed purpose to
punish the Southern people for dis
franchising the negro, by reducing
the representation of the South in
Congress and in the Electoral College
He held the close attention of his au-
dience from start to finish and was
frequently applauded for his vigorous
thrust.
Pearson a Novelty.
Riggsbee being Mr.. Pearson's home.
his Republican friends had assembled
not only from Chatham but from Or
ange also. His reply was Il novelty
in the way of political speech 1t
can be said of him that he talks
loudly and fluently. He is firmly con-
WINGED of his great oratorical powers
but to say that he was made ridiculous
is to put it mildly.
lie said that the trust was neccS-
sary to American civilization and y
mitted that the tariff protected the
trusts. but he declared that the trust
was entitled to protection as much 50
as the farmer. He used these words:
''Tear down the trusts and Won tear
down the farmers. If YOU allow :nc
trust to make money it will pay the
farmer more for what me has to sell.
l have repcnted of my sins said he.
land have been converted. L now sec
that the trust is IL good thing.
AT this point he was INTERRUPTED by
Mr.. Pou. who asked this question: IF
YOU and your party think that the
trusts are a blessing to our country.
then WHY did a Republican Congress