The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1904-11-03

OF he Weldon Fair, Hon. r. B. GIee
addressed large crowd at the gran
star in the fair grounds. He wac il
trcf uced by Hon. w. E. Daniel {
Weldon, who said: at has fallen
NAV lot to have the pleasant priYileg
OF presenting the distinguished speak
or ,yho is to address us on this occa
sio,,. A son of a Confederate sold,e
he has faithfully fulfilled every dut
of ',fe. 1 count him the most knight
ly and intrepid figure in the polite
of this State. 1 present to you tn
Ho l. r. u. Glenn-our Bob Gleen-a
the people call him."
Mr.. GLENN's SPEECH.
Tie speaker acknowledged the compli
me It which came to him in the pleas
ing introduction, and in his opening
SOC ences he expressed appreciation o
thu presence of so many ladies. HI
asked all to be quiet as possible for ter
or fifteen minutes until he could tall
of ais hoarseness, and then he said ht
would be able talk easily.
He started out by declaring erea,
thi. gs for Democracy. He said he
tho lght Democracy good for almost
any .hing-measles, whooping cough
He knew 1t was good for rheumatism
tor on certain occasion he had
preached Democracy to a man who
Wa, suffering with rheumatism until
the man could walk with ease. He
sale ladies purify polititics because
they keep men from doing and saying
Whist they ought not to do and say and
MAKE them do and say what they
ought to do and say.
Said the speaker II was nominated
by he greatest convention ever held
in North Carolina, and the question
witt me now is, not were you for
Gle N, Stedman or Turner before the
con 7ention, but which are you for now,
Gle IN or Harris?"
lie said he had come to reason with
the people and if possible show them
reaeons why they should vote the
De: locratic ticket. He placed before
his audience the Democratic and Re-
pui lean parties and asked the people
to vote for the party which has done
most for them and their loved ones.
Sale he Harris, the Republican NOM
lnes- for Governor, comes before the
people and asks them to rent the State
0f North Carolina to the Republican
party, and l come and ask the people
to rent the State to the Democratic
party. Rent the old farm to the Dem.
'cratlc party, aud before God l prom
se the best that Can be done. 1 will
10 everything to make the odd North
Stase' greater and better.
"If the Republican party has done
more for the State than the Democrat
70 Party, then vote the Republican
'ickat; but If the Democratic party
las lone more for the State than the
Rer 1bllcan party, then vote the Dem
'cra tic ticket.
"Let US look at the books and see |
which has done more for the State"
Here the speaker directed the old |
ner present to look at their tax re-
eip.s Of 1868 and 1869. The Repub-
lcan party collected four hundred and
hl1 y-seven thousand dollars for edu-
att n, but stole the money and did
lot educate the children of the State.
70 asylums were built in those times.
hough money was wrang from the
'eol'le without stint. He described
be awful condition of affairs in '68
nd ~ in certain counties under the
red strings" of that time; and told
ow the Ku-Klux in answer to the
cresms OF poor women st the mid.
light hour for the preservation Of
heir virtue, banded themselves to-
other, and put at their head zeh
,an'e, the great tribune of the people.
'nd'r Vance taxes were reduced from
r. " cents on the 500 worth of
rorsrty.
U lder the Democratic rule asylums
ere built at Raleigh, Morganton and
oIo sboro, and also the Western North
ar lima railroad which connected tho
sstern part of the State to the Western
art and North Carolina was no LONGER
RI } Van Wrinkle.
Il ater," he said, "another king
ROSEMARY Ann Butler-and I told ,
70 people be would leave them. He ,
as lone off to Roosevelt and assi,ts in
'e North Dakota suit which may cost
ORTIZ Carolina million dollars. The
aol o listened to Butler and he nm. .
'rls the damnable black flag of Re- ,
nbl canism. I am talking to men
ho we're young men in 1894. Have
~ forgotten the negro solicitors Of
'ai time? Have you forgotten the
sgr' clerks, registers OF deeds, magis-
ates and policemen 1,
HIRE MIR. Glenn described how he q
~ negro jailer lock up white man
whose wrists handouts had baen q