The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1911-03-09

terrible conflict at Gettysburg, we
see the brave. chivaIrous and intrep-
Id soldiers of North Carolina pressing
to the furtherest point in the lines of
the soldiers OF the North.
''As North Carolinians were the
last to yield to the inevitable con-
fiict, just SO were they tho last to
yield when the conflict had begun.
When the last struggle was made in
the closing hours of that terrible
ordeal, it was North Carolina SOL
diers who made the last brave and
gallant charge at Appomattox. Gener-
al Lee, standing on that last and fate
full battlefield, reviewing the daring
. last charge made by brigade, called
out to know, What soldiers are
those?' When he was told that 1t
waa~ Cox's North Carolina Brigade,
he lifted his eyes toward heaven
and said: God bless North Carolina
These are few of the recorded AID
eternal events of history that mark
forever the high character, courage
and vaior of the people of this great
State. In the light of these facts,
bearing testimony to such glorious
deeds of such great people, is 1t
not most astonishing and humili-
ating spectacle that such a people
to-day could be led to take part in
such low, contemplate and mis-
erable campaign, SO unworthy of
such a people with such record?
What is the explanation? We
have all heard the old adage that
TT is better for an army of asses to
be led by lion than for an army
of lions to be led by an ass! When
Vance was the leader of public
thought and action in North Caro-
lima, we had an army of lions led by
a lion! Since that day thousands
and tens of thousands of the lions
which Vance led have left that par
ty and Joined the Republican party.
But still, to-day. the majority OF the
rank and file of the Democratic par
ty are the same kind of men that
Vance led, and are men who are
worthy descendants of most worthy
and distinguished sires.
Simmons and Daniels-Two Hybrids
of a Very Low Order.
'4But, unfortunately. that army Of
lions still left in the Democratic
party are to-day led by two small.
miserable, contemplate hybrids-
Their leaders are Josephus Daniels
and Furnifoid Simmons. My coun-
trymen, think of the brave, honest,
chivalrous Vance. and think Of these
two miserable, cringing towards.
What a great fall and what a horri-
BILE decadence! tremendous ap-
plause)
"Fellow-citizens, who are these
two self-constituted leaders OF the
Democratic party to-day? What are
they and where did they come from?
Are they any part or parcel Of our
great, brave. fair and just people,
who are the. descendants Of such IL
lustrious fore-fathers. MOI They
are no kin to our great, brave and
chivalrous people. They are two hy-
brids of a very low order.
4 Low-Grade Face Without . Re
deenling Feature.
Let us look at this man Sim
mons. Do any of you know who he
is, or where he came from, and have
any of you stopped to look at him
in the face and see what he looks
like and anaIyzed the features which
the Lord has branded upon his facet?
Suppose. to-day. you could gather
all the people of North Carolina in
one great assemblage, and you could
stand on a rostrum two men, one
Zebulon Bayard Vance, and the 9th
er Furnifold Simmons. Suppose the
people of the State. for the first
time, were to look at those two men.
their statue, bearing and mien; look
at their eyes. their features!
FelloW-citizens what contrast!
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