The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-07-30
OPENING GUNS
Of CAMP A|GNN
Words of SpruiII and Pou
Fire Democracy.
A SPIENnI0 SIIncFSS
A SPLENDID SUCCESS
Over Fonr Hundred People Take Part
in First Great Rally of the Parker
and Glenn Club at Metro.
poIitan Hall Last
Night.

when two of North Cardinals great
sneakers addressed the Democracy of
Wake and the opening guns in the
campaign of 1904 were fired.
The meeting was a success in num-
bers. in enthusiasm, in argument and
in eloduence. over four hundred of
the best people of Wake met to sig
nalize the organization of the Parker
and Glenn Club here. and the splendid
attention they gave the speakers
Hon. e. w. Pou, of Smithfield, Con-
gresham from this district, and Hon.
Frank S. Spruill, of Louisburg, Preslc
dental Elecor-at-Lafge-W PROOF
of the deep interest taken.
A band of music added to the en-
ioyment of the occasion ana inns
rendered several selections while the
audience gathered. AS the speakers
invited by he club and their escortS
entered applause and music marked
their passage to the stage. On II
with the distinguished speakers were
Mr.. William Is. Jones, president OF
the club: Mr.. Victor H. Moore. wee
PRESIDENT Mr.. John c.. Drewry, treas
urer; Mayor A. NJ. Powell and Mr..
W. A. Edgerton, of Smithtielo, Reg-
who came with Mr.. Pou to attend the
meeting.
The address of both Mr.. Spruill
and Mr.. Pou were strong, logical, elo-
auent and convincing. If there were
Republicans in the audience they
must have had their effect The ad-
dress of Mr.. Spruill dealt largely with
the question OF the imperlallstlc
policy of the Republican party, Whlle
Mr.. Pou. after a discussion OF Demo
cratic and Republican State RECORDS
dissected the negro loving pollcy OIL
IL u III Hon, tom
iniquitons Republican tariff ana othel
Republican miSdeeds.
Both speakers were gracefully m
troduced by the president OF the clip,
Mr.. w. 3. Jones. In presenting MI:
Pou he felicitated the Democracy OF
Wake upon the organization OF the
Parker and Glenn Club and congratu-
lated it that this first meeting was so
largely attended, urging that tne
membership be SO increased lnal
Wake should possess the banner cruz
stating that he congratulated ms lei
low Democrats in having two of the
strongest speakers in the State TO ad-
dress them, he presented Hon. FRANK
S. Spruill, of Louisburg.
-, /. Sprufil's Able Address.
AS Mr.. Spruill arose he was greet
cd with applause He is an easy ora
tor. he speaks with a smoothness ana
grace born of familiarity with the
platform, there being an utter aD-
sence of straining after effect. his
words just flow on, and strong argu-
ment couched in the best language
follows strong argument.
In opening his address the speaker
said that every recurring four years
brought the nation to witness a stfuS-
gle between two great political part
les. and in the future. as in the past
there would be two great parties, Tor
others come and go-Greenbackers
single Takers PopulistS--leaVinS a
roIitical forest field full of the graves
Of those who strutted their little day
and died with none left to give them
decent burial, with unmarked std t;S
and with no remembrance OF thelI
names except by those who once
were members of their organizations.
IN distinction to these he drew the
picture of a century old Democracy
with recurring youth, going Iorth 10
hattie. and in this year of 1904 en-
tering with fresh spirit, filled WIN
the hone of victory, into the greatest
fight of it's history.
.F-or the first time in thirty-fve
wears" said Mr.. Spruill. I'VE can dis
cnes nolicies and measures, freed from
that body of death''-the negro vote
and appeal to reason. So it is that
tonight / do not come to appeal to
prejudice but to present reason and
argument why no patriot. no man VINO
loves his country can afford to be
q Republican. What does that party
stand for? 1t is an autocracy opposed
TO the wishes and aspirations of the
people. 1t has for it's leader Presi-
dent who is an autocrat, and o1c-
tator. taking as his model Nicholas
the Third, the Car of Russia and
william, the Emperor of Germany,
man even more autocratic than the
Car. and more corrupt than the yei-
low ruler in Pekin.''
Here Mr.. SpruilI held that the Re
publican party was an autocracy IN
that it held sway not by the consent
of the governed, but that 1t assumed
TO take for the Federal government
every right not specifically reserved
to the States, and following this he
referred to its tariff, which sold goods
higher at home than abroad. tic
spoke of Roosevelt, who before lac
was President had pretended TO stanc
as civil service reformer. but that now
for partisan purposes, he oyerrides CT
vii service. Then as to the question o.
imperialism he said that Thomas JET
ferson had purchased Louisiana wher
: he felt it was the peoples wish, ~Dui
that a hundred years later Rooseveii
purchased for $20,000,00O islands if
the sea without the consent of ths
people, and now over colonial de-
Tendencies floats the flag Of this coun.
try.
"This government" he said, "has
not the right under its constitution TO
acquire foreign territory. 1t is oppos-
ed to Imperialism
Here Mr.. Spruill in eloquent terms
described the causes which led to the
war With Spain and which brought in.
dependence to Cuba, and then re-
ferred to the aidsof Aguinaldo and the
Filipinos, those events leading to Gu
ba's freedom and to the perfidious
treatment of the Filipinos. the islands
bought because the lust of territory
was in our veins. "To them the Re
publican party has given no freedom
he said, "for in those islands they car
ried on war for absolute conquest.
A dream of empire, a craze for impe
rialism. And how great has been the
cost with the end not yet in sight
Blood and treasure spent, hundreds OF