The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-10-21
ROUTED BY F. ". POU
The Radicals Who'd HUI
initiate Winston.
We Should Love This Honorable Man
for The Enemies He Has Made.
Says POu in ConClu-

Edward w. Pou, the Democratic
member of Congress from the Fourth
District. filled his appointment here
to-day, and made a splendid and an
effective speech He utterly put to |
rout the few Radicals who have been |
circulating the disgraceful cartoon |
against Hon. +. ID. Winston and said |
ia substance:
Our Republican friends go into |
Mysteries because We have nominated
Judge Francis ID. Winston for Lieu
tenant Governor. Isn't it touching to
behold this spasm of the Republican
party? Isn't it touching 10 see tho
Hon. Isaac Meekins his opponent
throw up his hands in holy horror,
why? because fifteen years ago Frank
Winston wrote a typical Republican
letter TO a negro man-because 1T
wrote just such a letter as the average
Republican candidate would write to-
day if the negro still had the ballot
and was showing n little independence
Gentlemen, why shouldn't you vote
for Judge Winston? He is a scholarly
gentleman. He has served his State
with credit. While a Republican nu
man assailed his honor. He has
made a faithful legislator. AS Judge
he never had a superior on the nls
courts with dignity and transacted
business with dispatch. He was
courteous at all times-just but merci-
ful. Why shouldn't you vote for him
He comes of an honored old North
Carolina family. For generations they
have lived and died on North Caro-
lina's soil. The name is woven all
along in the history of this State.
Yes they have had their critics, per-
haps, as every other notable family
of brainy men. l have been to schoo;
to the brother of this man. The first
IN, u irln / az
as solicitor was presided over by an
other brother. / have appeared in
the courts held by Francis ID. Win
ston. / think | know them all pretty
well. There is one charge no man
has ever whispered against any one OF
them-Iack of love for North Carolina.
Yes. they love the State-all of them.
Each of them has performed his part
wei. oh no. you need not hesitate 10
vote for Frank Winston. Well may
YOU hesitate to vote for q man VINO
stands as the candidate of the party
which dill all i'm its over to oerpetu-
ate negro rule in North Carolina. The
most audacious incident of this cam
paign is the effort of the Republican
party i'm this State TO pose as the
marty of the great white race,
What has been Judge Winston 9
political record? When very young
man he joined the Republican party
and remained "a Republican for three
of four years. While a Republican
he wrote letter to a negro man ask
ing his support in convention. sup
pose ali the letters of this kind which
Republicans have written could be
published. how many volumes would
they fill After a short while Judge
Winston saw his mistake. What did
he do? From a selfish standpoint
there was every inducement for him
TO remain in the Republican party
Bear in mind he left the Republican
party about 1890. Certainly thai
party has not had plethora of bralnA
men i'm the East. 1t is probably no
putting it too strong to say that i
he had remained a Republican NJ
could have had almost any office with
i'm the gift of the party in TINS state
What did he do? He saw mat Ike
Dublican rule meant the damnation o
our state. Just what it means to-day
In the great fight of 1898 when near!
900 negroes were in office, sWhef
was he? On the very picket Hne
the Democratic army In l9oV Wner
was he? Going over North Carollna
paying his own expenses, ORGANIZING
white supremacy clubs-to save IN
States from negro rule-to make
possible for us and our children I
live here in peace. Oh, my trlends
will YOU let these Republicans induc
you to humiliate this good man aIle
such a record as that? Suppose ever
man who left the Democratic part
i'm 1894 had refused to come bacf
where would you be to-day? Onde
the very worst kind a republican fui
with more than a thousand negroe
in office. Shall man be insulted an
abused and vilified because he iii
what we asked him to do-join on
party-vote with us for decency an
white mans rule? Listen to this, m
friends These Republicans who al
assailing Frank Winston and circu
rfn
expect to defeat him. Their on
hope is to humiliate him. Why d
they wish to humliate him? Al
that is the question. They want [
use him a warning 10 olher henul
lfcans who are sick of the record {
maj Marty and show signs of leavin
( INV nearest neighbor in my ow
town at one time was sanity old ID
]. b. Beckwith. He was one OF u
gentest of men-a Democrat
nearly eighty years. A few years d.
fore he died our party nominated
man for sheriff who did not exact
suit the doctor. At one time my ol
friend made up his mind to scratc
off the name of our candidate -
the day of election he went 10 II
table took up county ticket ana are
his pencil across the name OF IN
Democratic candidate. Just at thi
moment a Radical politician. fame
for his skill in organizing the ne%I
walked up, having seen the doctt
scratch his ticket. and congratulate
him upon refusing to swallow sue
u bitter pill as he put it. Ny venel
able old friend drew up to the flu
length of his six feet and casting
look of whitening contempt at the NJ
gro organizer threw the scratche
ticket at his feet. called for anotht
ticket with not a single name erase
and said, When such as you con
up ana tell me the candidate of N
party is a bitter pill. the taste i'm m
mouth changes from bitter to swe
at once. L see / was about to MAI
q mistake for the first time in II
life. l thank you for your imper
ence.'
"Ah gentlemen there's moral
this incident which occurred exact
as | have stated which you and
may we'll consider when we come
vote.
"My friends, Frank Winston neet
no defense at my hands. His life is
open book Those who know hi