The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1910-10-06
Durhan Attorney Had
Coed Crewd Last Night
WEST DURHAM AROUSED
Told the People sf the Great Milling
and Factory District What They
Might Expect Should RepubI-
cans be Successful In This
Important Campaign.

A large crowd OF democratic voters
heard the opening OF the democratic
campaign in West Durham last night
when Hon. Victor s. Bryant made an
address In the Erwin Hall. The
speaking took up about an hour and
that the large audience thoroughly
enjoyed IL was evidenced by their
frequent applause and laughter.
Mr.. Bryant was speaking to a peo-
Pile that have been up against the
real thing in the past year, cotton
mill people. to large extent, that
have to do without work under the
operations OF the new tariff law. The
speaker did not fail to drive the point
home and though the employees Of
the Erwin interest have. and always
do fare we'll, during panic times. the
hearers last evening did not fail to
see the meaning OF the argument, and
the speech was good thrust at the
republican tariff and a base hit for
the democrats of West Durham.
He made a monkey of the man that
talks Of prosperity and Taft in the
same sentence. The republicans were
denounced for breaking their party
prediction promises along many
lines, the tariff reduction promise
especially. He told of the fact that II
cost about three million dollars per
day to run the national government.
This he denounced as extravagance
on xhe part of the republican admin
istration. The effect OF this national
extravagance be declared emphatical-
ly Is naturally followed by the same
evil in the state and by the individual.
II was Just as much a crime for the
nation to live beyond its income as 1t
was fora man to do so, and would be
followed by bankruptcy in the nation
Just as surely as II does I'm the indi-
vidual he added.
Mr.. Bryant took up the charges OF
the republicans that the democratic
administrations Of the state had been
extravagant, and showed the sallacy
OF the charge. The money that the
democrats have spent, he said, has
been for institutions for the blind. for
the deaf and dumb, for a better home
and larger pensions for the old sold
iers, and for better school houses and
longer terms for the children OF the
state.
This was what the democrats have
spent their money for he declared and
these things mean something for the
state.
Mr.. Bryant showed that these things
We're evidence Of, the progress Of the
state during the administration OF the
democratic party and the money spent
for those things were merely the cost
Of progress.
The local self.goyernment plank IN
the republican platform came in for
a slap by the local orator. The am
giguous wording Of this plank and
the still more double faced meaning
Of the provision for local self-Goy-
ernment was cited as one of the de-
ceits OF the republican party. Some
say he said that IL ought to mean
a local option provision, and still 9TH
ers say let the people figure out for
themselves the meaning OF the plank. I"
Mr. Bryant thought the plank was
put In there purely for deception and
no one ought to be caught by II. II
was figured, he said. that the awetsv
would vote for II because II might
mean a return OF the local option law
and the many different Interpretations
of the plank might catch some Of the
unwary. Il really meant nothing
whatever. he declared and was merely
means OF deceiying the voter and
getting votes.
The more serious discussions Of the
issues was interspersed with a num-
Der OF humorous Illustrations that
caught the popular ear Of the West
Durhamites, and kept the whole
crowd In good humor. The meeting
was presided over By Mr.. Il. Il. l.
Skinner OF the Northside precinct
Mr.. Bryant being introduced to the
audience BY Mr.. J.. ]. Durham OF the
Southside.
AT the close Of the meeting Chair.
man Foashce made few remarks ant
told Of the meeting OF the First Voters
Democratic club. that will be organ
ized tonight at the court house. Al
result Of Chairman Foushee's tall
2s OF the young democrats Of the ives
tern suburb gave In their naines al
prospective members Of the club.
Il Mr. Melvin Jenreys, who is no,