The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1910-10-13
MR.. SETTLE AND HIS SPEECH.

The Hon. Thomas Settle is one OF
the best speakers in North Carolina.
He is exceedingly entertaining and in
the use. of sarcasm and ridicule he
perhaps hardly has an equal in the
State In his speech at the Academy
Of Music Thursday night Mr.. Settle
was in fine voice, and for one and
cne-half hours he excited his large
audience TO almost continuous APP
piaGse. Settles speech was one that
satisfied his Republican hearers. and
also pleased the Democrats present
because his points of attack on the
Democrats we're weak and unsustain-
ed by his arguments.
Mr.. Settle commenced his speech
by the discussion OF national issues.
using that convenient and aeeommo-
dating memory OF his to tell only
that part OF the truth which put his
party in the best light. and failing
to tell that part which is not so favor
able and about which the people just
at this time are very anxious to
know. He declared that the most
beautiful pages In the nations his
tory were written by the Republican
party and that over the protest Of
the Democrats. He failed. however.
10 mention the fact that every page
Of State history written by his party
in North Carolina Is one OF which
<xr.y Moth Qornlsufap f1ate .ohar,
ed. He failed also to tell that the
lowest price ever received by the
Southern farmer for cotton was when
william Mckinley was president. He
failed TO state that the panic OF 1893
was a hand-down to the Democrats
from the Harrison administration.
He forgot 10 even mention the fact
that under the present Republican
prosperity the cost Of living has
more than doubled and the mill
operatives are thrown ont Of work
and have 70 means Of netting these
increased expenses
mr. Settle said he would know bet
ter bow to deal with the Democrats
If he could only locate them, but
that be had never been able to do thss
On the tariff question. be said some
Of them, favor free trade. some a
tariff for revenue only. while in the
last congress every Democratic rep.
resentatiye from North Carolina,
save Claude Kitehin, and both the
United States senators from this
State voted for a protective tariff on
lumber. IN this he told the truth So
far as be vent, but be failed 10 deal
fair with his hearers and tell then
that the reason these democrats
supported a tariff oil lumber was that
the products 81 the north we're be.
ing protected by high tafi1 schedules
which our representatives we're IN
able 70 induce the Republicans C
reduce and since they 0ere forced
10 submit to high tarin protection
for northern products they wee MOI
willing that the lumber. q southern
product. should 20 unprotected
The speaker stated that his parsl
is not welded 70 any liked tarin sched
uie on any imported article. Thil
h fact already well known 70 th.
people. who remember only TOO vel
bow Mr.. Settles party promised n,
people to revise the tarifi downward
but revised Il upward instead III
told Of the tariff commission tia
has been appointed to Investigate
and report on the tarlf QUESTION:
lie Old not say whether Il rs the dut,
Of this commission 70 report on ar
ficles on which the present tariff !
proving oppressive 70 the people s.
that the schedule On these may b
reduced. Or whether 1t II expected i
seek ont these articles on which Il /
Thought the people will stand llttl
higher rate 80 that on these n
schedule may ~ raised Judging O
% what tie Republicans Will rs /
the future By what they nave done I
the past We must conclude that IN
purpose q this commission Is to n
srease tarin rates
Mr. Settle declared that tha Reps.
lican party believes IL the theory q
pfoiect'0n; III. the best paid Iabo
~ the World Is Amer can labot. AZ
result Of this policy and that ID