The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1910-11-03
Republican Congressional
And County Candidates Speak
Court House Well Filled 10 Listen 10 Talks Of the Butler Followers
David H. Blair. Postmaster Giles, and Several
Others Spoke-Bynum MOI There

didate told the big whiskey man that
he thinks the state ought TO protect
him from the operations OF the Ward
whiskey bills. This letter was read
to prove that the general was favor
able to the big interests. He attack
ed the appointment OF the school
boards, the recorder, the board OF
health and number of other demo-
cratic policies. He jumped on the
whiskey laws for allowing club of
81 members to have whiskey and
denying it to the poor man. He said
that the first voters, club could not
handle whiskey because only 10
members had been secured, and
asked the voters TO come out and
hear him at East Durham, as he had
some more hot stuph that he would
give them there.
Mr.. Blair Speaks.
Mr.. Blair started speaking about
9 o'clock, being introduced by Prof.
Gilmore Ward Bryant He devoted
the first part OF his speech TO praise
of the southland for the great prog
ress that she has made since the
Civil war, saying that the manufac-
turing interest had increased 1900
per cent. He told Of the wonderful
growth Of the country under repub-
lican administrations. and of the
trouble that resulted from Cleye-
lands administration. THE repub-
lican party is not perfect, but 1t has
more OF good and less Of bad. more
of wisdom and less of folly than any
other party that has ever existed,
declared Mr.. Blair.
He said that the democrats had no
aim in life. They have paramount
ed everything" he said. have opposed
Everything and abused everybody and
never accomplished anything" He
read Senator Cores speech made
when he was 81 years old, and refer
red 70 Mr.. Kitchin's free silver
speeches. in which the governor pre-
dicted the direst calamity II a free
silver law was not passed.
In discussing the tariff issue Mr.
Blair laid the main stress on the value
of the protective policy to the labor
ling man. IL was a contrast between
the high protective policy and the free
trade idea. He illustrated the opera.
tons OF free trade BY supposing thai
the tariff wall was down and factor,
In this country had TO compete with
a factory In Japan, where labor car
be secured for 20 cents per day. dc
you think that we would be able u
lcompete with that factory. when w
have to spend s1.00 for labor in thi.
lcountry" be asked. "0ur goods woult
be higher, and the foreign goods
would be shipped in and sold much
cheaper than our goods. This would
put our laborers out OF work" The
speaker declared that this was the
logical result of free trade. do you
want to reduce American labor to tbs
standard OF foreigny be asked? II 81
you will have TO carry II on down Il
the Japanese standard" (''Thej
cant bind as no longer" said Duks
Johnson isho was sitting on the plat
form and answered every question
that the speaker put to the audienceD
They claim, that the trusts ar.
bred BY the protective tariff" contin.
ued Mr.. Blair but under this law tn.
J so-called trusts are building factories
In foreign lands. II the tariff Is re.
J moved II will be an easy matter 70,
the trusts to move their factories e
! foreign lands, where they can secur.
cheap labor. manufacture their goods
there and ship their goods back Il
this country He confufed the charg.
Of the democrats that American mad,
machinery was sold lower In foreign
countries than In this by giving /
personal experience In England. wher
he found that the Remington type
writer cost the Englishman more thar
the American.
The wool schedule was ILLUSTRATED
By the English and American ston.
cutters, who wore exactly the sam.
kinds OF suits. II cost the American
$500 and the Englishman 1890 bu
the American got $500 per week ans
had 70 work two weeks for his suit
whereas, though II cost the American
more, he got $500 per week for hi
labor and paid for the suit IN on,
week.
Mr.. Blair admitted that the tarif
on steel rails had been high, bui
pointed out the large number 81
miles OF roadway that had been bull
By the Americans and the cheapnes.
Of the freight rates In this countr,
a. compared with that Of free trad,
In England.
In the latter part Of the speech Mr.
Blair said a few words about STATE
Issues. He said that the democrat,
had no platform. but were contendlns
that the main thing to do Was 10 keel
Butler out II was impossible fol
any one 10 throw out The amendmen,
70 the constitution now, since the year
1905 has paased. yet II IL In this che
speaker declared. the democrats are
talking about Both are false issues
he said Mr. Blair got after w. r.