The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1906-07-17
by EDW ARD T.. BRITTON.

BY EDWAi:D r.. BIiITTON.
Eoiesyille, n. G., July 12.-For real
comfort to the voter who wants to
hcar the issues discussed by Democrat
ic candidates for nominations in Wake
the meeting at Rolesyillc is in the
lead. 1T was in a shady grove. There
was 4 stand for the speakers, ana
nearly three hundred people present IS
the estimate OF Mr., J. II. Mitchell, pre-
cinct chairman, who presided. and who
says that two thirds of these were
from RolcsviIlc. There was a gooGIy
sized crowd and at one time | counted
2GS people listening to the. speeches.
The excitement Of the day was in a
denial by S. w. Terrell, Of the pres
cnt Board Of County Commissioners,
Of two statements made by w. =.
Brewer. candidate for county com
missioner, these being characterized
as false, while Percy j. Olive, facing
Mr.. Brewer. said that he hurled back
as false the statements made
concerning him, and as he explained
Mir. Brewer broke in to say that he
accepted Mr.. Olives statemnts.
Candidate for the Senate John e.
DrcWry grated along his usual lines
today, but declared that he had never
asserted that he had the vote Of q
place in his vest pocket. He dWelt
with emphasis upon the good things
to come from a bond issue to build
roads in Wake county which he de-
CIarCd he favored. 1t Will be rcmcm-
bcrCd that Mr.. DrcWry was the chief
in control of the bond issue for streets
in Raleigh, but that when. with might
y main, and shouts and persuasion
he tried to have another bond issue
put through, that the people of Raj
Cigh. voted down his proposition, as
they thought they had enough of
bond issues.
Again Mr.. DrcWry related and expa-
tiatcd upon his enterprise in being a
stakeholder in the Raleigh and Pam
leo Sound Railway, how the naughty
folks up North wouldn't lend moncy
to complete the road. aud how he had
sold out, getting back only what NE
had invested. IN this. If current ru-
NOR is correct, Mr.. DrcWTy must not
have Jared as wen as other StOckhOld-
crs. for they do say that big Wads of
money were may by some of those
by whom the road was sold. though
the best yet offered to Wake CounTy
townships for the bonds they voted Is
- cents on the dollar. which has not
been accepted.
Another speaker appeared today in
behalf of the present Board. this being
Nil. w. n. Jones, whose speech was
a strong one. He spoke i'll place Of
Mr.. Herbert +. Norris, who was de
tanned in Raleigh by a case in which
he appeared in court. and which ne
was unable to leave. Mr.. Jones stated
his. but MI. W. {. Brewer. in his ad-
dress insisted that Mr.. Norris WAS
afraid to come to the meeting. Mr..
Jones dtvoted his attention almost
solely to the discussion of the reasons
for the road laws of 1903 and 1905,
and announced that the attack on
The law OF 1905 and on the splendid
business men now county commits
SiOnerS is q piece of demagOgery, that
these men had done the best service
for Wake of any board i'll his knoWl-
edge.
The meeting was %enIivened at its
close by a fierce onslaught made on tn
Raleigh dispensary by Rev. S.. J. Belts,
who denounced it as inlquitOuS. a
slaughter house, its aid to schools and
roads as blood Money! He made an
eNhortatiOn Tor temperance during the
fierce attack on the diSpensary, his
talk coming Immediately after the
candidates. closed. many expressing
surprise and regret that a minister
and discuss q subject which in another
line had been adverted to by other
speakers.
The Speaking Starts Up.
The candidates for sheriff. J. H.
Sears. II. D.. Rand, j. II. Robbins and
T.. y. Whitaker led off, each beiEo,
careful to say that he is q farmer, and
each promising faithful attention #
elected. Major ]. ]. Bernard. Regis
lister of Deeds. spoke next. said that
this was the first time that he had run
without opposition as Mr.. l.. D.. Ste
phenson had Withdrawn, pledged faith
full service and asked for & big vote.
Gatling in commissioners Fight.
Mr.. Bart NJ. Calling. candidate for
county attorney, his ap~
peaEancc as the defender of the board
of 1903, and then Waded into his us
ual speech of lambastation Of the
present board, which he desired To sea
defeated. He explained transactions
of the old Board of 1903, Which he
characterized as being all light and
jumped with all force on faults he
found with the present Board.
W. \. Jones on Demagogery.
Mr.. w. \. Jones spoke for Mr.. Her
bert e. Norris, occupied with an i'm
portant trial in court, i'll session y
Raleigh. Saying that as he was not
ConV2rsant with the figures used bN
Mr. Calling he would not discus,
these, he entered upon an explanation
of1he present road law, showing tina
it and the previous Q laws were
thought the best solutions of the cues
ton when made. but that increased
revenue from taxes and the d~ispensarH
tund now made it possible for Il new
Jaw without personal work. He sale
plainly and biuntly that all the at
tachs on the present o a laws are (
species of dcmagogcry. and that n,
better men can be obtained in Wax
to manage its affairs than the prescn
Board, that for it's own good tn,
county could not afford to be chang
ing. He held that in 1903 and 100.
no one favored working the roads b,
taxation alone. as it would have bank
ruDted the county. Here Mr.. Gatlin;
said that in 1905 he had asked for
25 cent tax and AIR. Norris. then Sena
tor, would not agree. Yes said Nj
Jones. you did and Mr.. Norris Woul,
not agree to % cents tax and 10 cent
on the poll. If he had there Woult
nave been q storm Of Indignation, o
thunder and lightning all over tn,
county. Finally a 12h cent tax and S,