The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1904-11-03
A Great and Powerful Speech--Will Serve
The People Faithfully:

he could to free the State from sucl
rule.
Said be, "Vance was dead, but Ay
cock was the giant who led to victor,
oyer Republicanism." The speake
compared Aycoczis administl atlol
with Russells, and rising to his full
height almost on tiptoe, he exclaimed
in confident tones, II defy any Repub
lican to raise bis hand and tell the truth
and mention one solitary scandal in
Aycock's administration" He ssid
that Aycock's administration has spent
SLY 600 less than Russell's admins.
tratiOn and is the best in the history
OF the State. The Democratic admin.
lstration has made large expenditures
for four things: 100000 for the old
Confederate soldiers $500, 900 for edu-
cation $4,000 for the deaf and dumb
and blind 100000 tor the insane.
Mr.. Glenn graphically and feelingly
described how those Confederate veter-
ans stood in the flash and blaze of bat
tie for us while we were little children !;
and now who objects to this appropria-
ton for them? Who objects to the
money spent for our schools? Who
objects to the money spent for the
deaf and dumb and blind? Who OBJ
jects to the money spent for the insane?
None of us knows who will have to
90 there.
Said Mr.. Glenn: eff you want an
honest Governor who will keep taxes
as low as possible and who will carry
North Carolina higher, then promise
all 1 can do for the State in these
things. As your Governor 1 will not
turn my hack upon the old Confeder-
ate soldiers, the ignorant boys and girls
in the State, the deaf and dumb and
blind and insane. 1t you want me TO
do that. just won't do it. 1t you want
that 60 and vote for Harris"
Turning to discussion of the Watt,
law Mr.. Glenn said that long before
the Watts law was planned good men
and women bad petitioned and the
legislature had passed laws In accord
ance to such petitions. The Watts law
caves it to the people. In the towns
Ne can vote on any phase of the liquor
question and fix it by vote for two
years.
The speaker showed clearly how the
Watts law is just and right because it
closes up the county groggeries and
he sale of liquor in the districts whore
here is no police power to regulate
he sale OF liquor. The towns pay for
he privilege of controlling the liquor
raffic but the country could have the
ame privilege of control If it would
Jay tor it. The Republican party is
alse when it says that the Democratic
'arty is unfair to the country people.
The Democratic party Gays that liquor
hall not be sold where it cannot he
the Republican party
lands for the liquor shop whether it
) under police power or not. Il do
lot want any votes under false pre-.
ense," said Mr.. Glenn. Il shall stand
Or the children and the church of
Tod in North Carolina, whether 1 get
vote or not" Mr.. Glenn said that
here had been some very strange
'atements made about him concerning
Is position on education, especially a.
relates to the negro. He said: 81
ont think you ought to educate a
'wyer like you would doctor, nor an
stronomer like you would a preacher
either do l think a negro ought to be
1ucated like white man.
"Of the negro race God said he
'ould be newer of wood and drawer
water, and I belfve it best to leave
i'm to hew the wood and draw the
ater-to learn to hew the wood better
I'D draw the water quicker.
eve need to teach the negro to be
'tter and to work harder. You can't j.,
lucate negro to be like a white
an" All the burden of educating
'e negro Is now on the white man.
Id there ought to be some show OF
'oportion in the money expended for
'e schools of the two races, and thu
'lored race ought to be given an in =
lstrial education. q
Mr.. Glenn said some very pointed
'lngs about Industrial education for
bite folks. He said that for woman y
be able to cook good square meal
about as good accomplishment a.
% could have. People are often tool
ow to put their sons to work. Said T
}, IA father and mother will 90 to
'ar their little boy say his piece At
% school closing exercises; and the :,
" recites -
The boy stood on the burning deck r
Whence all but him had fed ?
th his gaze fixed upon the ceiling 9
ID his fingers clutching at his clothes. =