The gold leaf., 1910-10-13
COOLEY NO MATCH
For Doughty Congressman Pou

Joint Discussion Here Wednesday
Heard by Large Crowd-Much En-
thusiasm Shown by Partisans of
Each nan-Mr. Cooley Very Good
Speaker but Clearly OurcIassed-
Was at a Disadvantage Both in the
Position He Occupies and the Cause
He Espouses-Says he is lndepend-
ent, and VIII Not Support Either
Democratic or Republican Judicial
Ticket-This Admission a Sickener
to Republicans, Many of Expressing
Themselves as Thoroughly Disgust
ed-Honors of the Day Go to Pou.
The Joint discussion here Wednes-
day between Hon. Edward W. Pou.
Democratic nominee for Congress
from this district, and Mr.. R. A. 7.
Cooley, Independent candidate for
that honorable position, was heard
by a large and enthusiastic crowd.
The court house was full and thepa
tisans of each gentleman cheered to
the echo whenever the speaker scored
a point and drove home some state
ment that particularly pleased them.
Mr.. Cooley is a good speaker but
he was clearly outclassed by the
doughty Congressman. Handicapped
as he was in the position he occu-
pies and the cause he espouses, the
candidate who is so oindependentt that
he owes allegiance to no party and
says he will not support thenominees
of either, did about as we'll as could
have been expected under the circum-
stances. He was frequently applaud
ed and his reference to Mr.. Pou, COM
pairing him with q barren fig tree
and declaring he had borne no fruit
during his long term in Congress,
pleased the Republicans nightly.
But when he was forced into acorner
and compelled to state his position,
having declared he was a better
Democrat than POu, change came
over this side of of the house and the
laughter and cheers were fewer and
less hearty. Mr.. Cooley said he would
not support either the Democratic or
Republican Judicial ticket-he was
independent. This came as a rude
awakening to those whose support
Mr.. Cooley asked. They we're amazed
and their looks plainly indicated sur
prise and disgust. Not vote for such
a man as L. T. Hicks, their county
man, and then expect them to vote
for him? Well, many true and loyal
Republicans in Vance county will not
do it-even if he was endorsed by
their convention.
Mr.. Pou made a forceful and effec-
tive speech, and if he had done moth
ing but force the admission above
mentioned from his opponent, the
day was we'll spent 1t was a Pou
victory and friends of the Fourth dis
trict's able Representative were as
much pleased as those who had come
to whoop it up for Mr.. Cooley were
disappointed and disgusted. 1t was
frankly admitted that he lost votes
by meeting Pou in Vance.
In this connection we extract the
following which was printed in the
News and Observer under the Hender-
son date line as special correspond
snce:
Mr.. Pou led off in speech of an hour
which aroused the enthusiasm of his
Democratic friends to a high pitch.
Briefly, he contrasted the record of the
two parties in this State. The Demo-
cratic party was responsible for the Con-
stitutional Amendment; the Republican
party fought it. The national Republi-
can platform denounces the amendment
as unjust, unfair and repugnant to the
supreme law of the land. Do you want
that amendment to stand? If So which
party do you think would be most care
full to protect it, to see that it is enforced,
the party which submitted it and
brought about it's ratification by the
people, or the party which fought it
when it was first submitted and de-
nOunces it today as unjust and unfair?
Do the people of North Carolina wish
the millions of fraudulent tax bonds now
outstanding paid or compromised ? If
you wish these bonds paid you had bet
ter vote the Republican ticket, for the
Democratic party will never recognize
one dollar of that debt.
Which party do you think would
be most likely to guard the interest of
the people of this State against the con-
spiracy already formed to force the recog-
milton OF this enormous fraudulent debt,
the party which issued these bonds or
the party which justly repudiated them?
Mr.. Pou regretted that the debate be-
tween himself and Mr. Cooley precluded
an orderly presentation of the issues.
Cooley charges that have done moth
ing. He says | have brought nothing to
this district. He exposes his ignorance.
| saw evidences down the street of some
OF my work for the people Of this town.
| saw the foundation of what | am told
will be q heautifnl hrildinm Cooley had