Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-10-22
PARKER DELIVERS HIS
CAMPAIGN SPEECH HERE

Friday Night. Takes Few "Shots'
at Cam, and "Weeps Over Reval
uation.
John J. Parker, Republican
Nominee for Governor Of North
Carolina, delivered his campaign
speech in the Central Schoo
Auditorium last Friday night.
The auditorium was filled to its
capacity. About 10% of those
present being ladiesand candidate
Parker gleefully accepted the
opportunity to remark that he
was not one of the candidates
originally opposed to woman
suffrage.
Evidently a great ovation had
been planned for Mr.. Parker.
As he entered the auditorium the
Raleigh Real Estate Band, which
had been employed for the oc-
casion, struck up with Dixie and
a small group of visitors near
the stage endeavored to have the
audience rise and whoop 'em up
for Parker. However these
gentlemen failed to trans1use
their enthusiasm into the au-
dience.
Mr.. &c. Duncan introduced
Mr.. Parker as our next Governor
of North Carolina and closed his
Introductory remarks with the
statement that he would indeed
be overjoyed if North Carolina
would vote her convictions, re-
gardless, in the coming election,
and that he believed if it did
Parker and Harding would re-
ceive an overwhelming majority.
In the beginning of his speech
Mr.. Parker stated he would not
make the kind of speech some
might expect but he was going
to tell the truth about the Demo-
cratic Party and some Demo-
Gratis; told an amusing joke and
then proceeded to lambast every
thing that bore the Democratic
imprint and then some. Mr..
Parker said the worst sin of the
Democratic administration ire
valuation excepted) were omis-
sions rather than commissions.
The following are not Mr.. Par
ker's exact words, but the gen.
eral trend of his speech.
No he had never waved a red
shirt like Cam did, oh no, thank
God! Yes the negro was out of
politics forever. (However he
failed to say what he did when
Cam was wearing his red shirt
and helping to put the negro out).
Yes the negro was out to stay,
but Cam ought to be ashamed of
himself for wearing that red
shirt he should have been
studying craftsmanship!
The Democratic machine ought
to be put out of commission.
But no Democrat, young or old
could beat it. Look at my
friend Bob Page" how utterly
it crushed him, and Max Gard
ner, a spotless young man, buried
forever by this Watts machine.
That wicked machine went and
nominated Cam Morrison for
Governor and Cam knows he
could never have beaten Max
Gardner, but for that machine.
It ought to be busted. But the
only way the Democrats can bust
it is to help me do it.
The League of Nations. Mr..
Parker said he didn't have much
to say about the League. He
was an American himself, and
did not believe in giving foreign
countries the right to draft our
boys to fight their battles. Fur
thermore he was not willing to
have the Monroe Doctrine nulli-
fled! These remarks we presume
are based on article Ten of the
Covenant of the League. For
the convenience of our readers
we give below Article Ten:
"The members of the League
undertake to respect and reserve
as against external aggression
the territorial integrity and ex-
listing political independence of
all members of the League. In
case of any such aggression or
in case Of any threat or danger
of such aggression the Council
shall advise upon the means by
which this obligation shall be
fulfilled.
Retaliation! This Mr.. Parker
believes is the mostl horrible
thing the Democrats ever
did. He told Tom Settles old
joke about the Democrats taxing
the ''hole in the ground" and
began quoting figures. About
this time several in the audience
got sleepy and left. Yessir he's
going to change this idiotic law