The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1914-07-03
By Leading Colored Republicans at Kimball
Meeting; No Longer Satisfied With Incom-
potency in Officers to be Elected.
DR.. R. C. HARRISON MAKES KEYNOTE SPEECH
While Hon. Edward Cooper Makes the Greatest
Political Speech Ever Heard in
This Field

The Browns Greek District Republican
Organization held a political MEETING at
Krmball. last Friday. They invited every
candidate for Office within this Congress
ionsl District and county to be present.
Most of the candidates were present. A
great crowd assembled early in the morn
ing and stayed all day. representative
men of both races were on the ground.
Squads Of men on every corner were to
be seen all day. Political msnouverings
were the order Of the day before and sf-
Ter the public speaking. Everybody who
was there seemed ss though he came on
business and only wanted to hear speech
g that appeaied 70 reason and common
sense- There was not man 10 be found
drunk. Everybody wss sober and acted
moss discrsstly. The old time political
''drunks," caro- cusines and heterogeneous
Z. gatherings on corners and in alleys were
thin0 Of the past.
The advertised hour for beginning, by
request and by . unanimous vote Of the
body, ws deferred till the hour as which
the Hon. Edward Coopsr could be prss-
nk whi<h wo af>se No. 2 ran- Every
hsdy was leQhino ipe Cooper.
snep1Rx bpnnn - nnga sho>iph s.d
-called Hon. w. @. Cook 70 the chair,
who scssd - chairman of the meeting.
This was done in the absence of Mayor
Stevens, who would have filed this part
on the program had he not been called
away on account Of sickness.
DIR. X. g. Harrison delivered the ad-
dress Of welcome to the visiting friends
and candidates for Office. He pronounced
in his position with reference to the poll
cies of the race on the political issues AZ
well As on candieates. He most eloquent
ly and intelligently appealed to the race
to take a united stand for men regardless
Of who said anything To the contrary. In
DIR. Harrison, as in other colored lead
ers, the race as a whole are ready to ad
here.
Response was ma IL 10y that eloquent
orator and scholar DIR. r.. l.. Youngle.
From start To finish he was at his hest
Men were taken out Of themselves and
only believed and acted as DIR. Yonngue
aid, 50 persuasive was his argument. lie
too appealed to the race to trust esch
other, and I'm this fight a. in none other.
stand as one man for a principle and the
man Of the best qualifications.
COOPER SPEAKS.
Hon. Edward Cooper was next intro
duced and IT the mention OF his name
the house went Wild, crying ont. Cooper
Cooper Cooper The enthusiasm wa
30 strong. so long and loud tall il wa
enough to stimulate a speaker Hespoks
for one hour and ten MINUTES under the
most fattering approval by large audi.
ence It has been our pleasure to witness
in year.. He placed himself square on
all public questions and bis policy il
meeting with general approval all over
the state.
OPPOSED TO PAUPER LABOR.
lie y opposed &c pauper labor. Op-
posed 10 unrestricted immigration.
Mr.. Cooper believes in the language o
the martyred President Mckinley: "It
y better 70 open the mills and the mine,
Of the United states 70 the laboring mer
Of America, than 70 open the harbors o.
the country To the psnper manufacture
articles of the old world" lie = there
fore in favor Of Protective Tariff whicl
will protect the workingmsn and assur,
- him the highest possible wsge.
lie l. in favor Of pensioning the ol.
soldiers who fought in the civil war. ais,
those who fought in the Spanish Amer
can war; opposed % disfraDchi-e1nen
under any circumstance; i strong in M
approval Of the Fourteenth and Fifteenth
Amendments 10 the Constitution Of th,
United STATES In fact he is opposed ..
the enactment Of any discriminatory law
because Of race, color or condition am
praises the present administration for n,
Workmens Compensation Law, which !
% adequately taking care Of the widow
and orphans. lie = the lsboring man
friend. Round after round Of sppsau-
went mp at the conclusion Of his speech
b. HAMPTON GRAY SPEAKS.
The next speaker vs. B. Hampton
Gray, who took Tor his text, a. ne laugh
inzly puts it, The Key" Mr.. Ora
read his letter of resignation and Mr.
. Paxucfs leezrr Of .cccox~n<p snd 49, A..