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J CHARLOTTE DAILY OBSERVER, 'AUGUST 27, 1903. " I00XS LIKE DB.- THOMPSON YRMOXY IX REPUBLICAN CAMP 1 ! Drtcpatca' Attending tbe State i :TuMkn Convention Are '"I J uihnsJnsUc and Hopeful They Am !-niilncri to 8wUow in dividual Desire Tills Time to Get an A Uracil to Ticket The .fcpeecn rt Mr. A. H.. Price Canted Pro longed Taft Demon sir lion Th e lUght Word at the Proper Time Committee on Credentials Reports and Committee on Platrorm ana ItMnlntlmM Atmointed Convention Arikuirned at 10:30 Leef Night to Mect at 10 This . Mornlna Dr. Cynw Thompson Saw to Be me : "Man of the Hour." . It is an over but the shouting. The Republicans ar ready to name a ticket and adopt platform. It loolca now as If Dr. Cyrus Thompson will i be nominated for Governor and that the platform will declare for local Self-government without making any sneeiit reference to liquor. This schedule seems to meet with the ap proval of a majority of the delefates in attendance upon the convention. The smiles that wreathed the faces lot the leaders last nignt arter me . convention adjourned, made it mani fest . that harmony prevails. The nominations will be made and the platform and resolutions adopted to day. -The convention was called to order at noon yesterday and a digest oi theday'e work Is about as follows: Chairman Adams made his speech, . the . credentials committee was ap- pointed, met and prepared Its report: Mr. A.. 7 H. Price, of Salisbury, was elected permanent chairman and he addressed the delegates; a committee on platforms and resolutions was ap '' pointed. The feature of the day was the unique and enthusiastic demon stration In honor of Mr. Taft. caused by a happy reference in Mr. Price's soee-h. This continued forty-three "minutes. The name of Dr. Cyrus ' Thompson, of Onslow, evoked boisterous applause when read ' out on the platform committee. For permanent secretary Mr. Isaac M. Meeklns, a clever young Republican from Pasquotank, wss elected. Ho has a strong, cleir voice;' which can - be heard throughout the hall. .- There are more than 1.000 dele- - gates here and several hundred hunir up on the way. The enthusiasm shown la genuine. The Republicans ' are very hopefjil of carry ins th State. They want to do whatever they can to attract voters in every county. This Is the spirit that one feels everywhere. So far the dele- gates have been orderly and have ' made a splendid Impression on this Democratic community. The convention will meet at 10 o'clock this morning end one and all will be welcomed so long as the . apace in the building- holds out. ; THE CONVENTION ASSEMBLES. The hall wasln readiness when the ... appointed hour arrived. A large plc . tura of Mr. William H. Taft adorned the background of the stage and a tlg brown teddy bear greeted f.lu -delegates with a solemn countenance ' from the footlights. The decorations , Here tastefully arranged. Borne familiar noises greeted the ears of those who attended the recent '.'. Democratic convention, among them the metallic voice of River Bend Ral : ly Abernethy. who occupied a seat on the front row. At II o'clock Chilrman Adams en i tered the Auditorium through the rear ' door and marched down the centre .aisle and was escorted to the ros trum by Col. Jake V. Newell. There n-as an outburst of applause when Mr. Adams appeared. Boon after the chairman took his neat Col. W. S. Pearson arrived, hear ing a new tin cup. full of water, gome one arked: "Is that the best you can do for the Republican?" "We favor a tariff on tin." said Colonel Pearson, "and we are not too proud to drink out of a pint cup." The Bull of the Brushles, with shining shirt front, and beaming face, came In and took a seat among the Alexander county delegate. - "Hurrah for Rom Llnnry!" phout ' d a mountaineer. This was followed by cheers. LEADERS GIVEN OVATIONS. The Hon. Thomas Settle and form ' er Chairman Rollins were given each an ovation. Several minutes after the noon hour the Concord band, under the Ira 'I rr , Chlp'Of Prof. Robert L. Kcenler, play .d a. piece. After this Judge Adams . announced that the convention would : te opened with prayer by "Rev. Mr. Jlodenberg," meaning Rev. Mr. Harris WalUnekrodt, pastor of St. Peter's episcopal church, of this city, whose ' name had slipped his memory. A . snicker passed around on account of thla little break. Some were disposed to make gay remark. ."William A. tlodenbcrg, of Illinois, who came down here from Washington to say a rood word for his old friend, Uncle , Joe Cannon, disturbed Judge Adams, ; who was a Taft man, that he can't free his mind of his name," said one. "No, he was trying to say Roose velt." said another. The incident passed pleaantly arlthout disconcerting Mr. Mallln j rkrodt, who rose and eald the follow ing; prayer: , PRATER BT RKV. HARRIS MAL- L.INCKRODT. ,fltev. Mr. Malllnckrodt said: "Most Gracious God, Thou Supreme Jluler and Governor of the World, we humbly eak Thy richest blessings for the people of these United States, for their beloved President, und for all those who are asse-mbed here in the Interest of their State and In T.y . . presence. Visit each and every one i of them with Thy love and favor, - and grant that they look to Thee as the Supreme Author and Revealer of - all that Is true, all that is noble and all that Is virtuous. Do Thou be with - them here and now. Bless their minds -Land hearts and prosper all their con sultations to the advancement of Thy glory, the glory of Thy Oiurch, the . safety, honor and welfare of Thy peo ple. Grant that all things may be so ordered and settled by their endeavors ... vpon the best and surest foundations, a that peace and happiness, truth and Justice, religion and piety may be es- tabllsbed among us for all genera tions. These things and all others which may be necessary for us and for our benefit we humbly ask In the name of Thy Son, Jesus Christ. : Amen; CLAT FOB THOMPSON. There Is a fool or Jester' In every crowd. Shakespeare introduces him In some of bis famous dramas. Imme diately after the convention was for mally opened, an old nan. with grls rly beard and hair, hoary with age. stood up la the ball and declared: "Clay -county demands the nomina tion of Cyrus Thompson." . This aald A Faithful Friend. "I bare used Chambetimls's rvn Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy sine u was first introduced to the pubue (a lfTj. and have never found ene instance where a cure was not speedily effected by Its t. I have bwa a eommreUl traveler lur e-eoieen jrmrn. sua never start out on e trip without this, my faithful friend." n. ;w"noi. of uaatana. ind. Ter. v i n a man bas uea a remedy for 1 ,,ny-five years beokeows its value and i e -TirMent to speak Of it. For sale by i.. ii. Joroaa at Co, be resumed feto seat nd put on tilt bat At 12:20 Cot, vVa!ter R. Henry ar rived. He waa a little tardy owing to the fact that be bad to rehearse his part In Dr. warren vines nu um brella parade. He waa seen, -, by a neighbor, marching up and down la the back yard, clad In an Uncle Sam suit, barefooted, and carrying a. tre mendous red, white and blue umbrel la, singing:-' "There "Will Be a - Hot Time In the Old Town To-Night." The colonel "would have worn sandals but the ground was too soft CONVENTION CALL. READ. " ' CoL W. S. Pearson read the call of the convention. This was followed by Chairman Adams, speeca. which was well-received toy the delegates, in tne beginning Mr. Adams declared that he believed the Republicans wouia win In November In the State ana tne na tion. This expression of hope caused a very enthusiastic outburst. At the mention of tne name of Mr. Taft, who was described as the great est man In America, tne convention responded vigorously. Mr. Adams made a good partisan speech the best, he ever made. He had prepared it well and embodied in It liberal remarks on the important Issues before the people at this time. JUDGE ADAMS' SPEECH. Chairman Adams said:' Gentlemen of the Convention: I congratulate you n the person nel of this splendid convention of loy al Republicans. The party has had many great conventions n this btate. However. I am sure it has never had a better one In its history, so far as the personnel is concerned, than is as sembled here to-aay. we came to Charlotte, and we are glad we came. The welcome the patriotic citizens have already extended to us Is a guar antee that we will be well provided for while here. We have met here to adopt a platform of principles and nominate a ticket which we propose to elect on the 3d day of next Novem ber, and nominate electors whom we shall eloct, and they in turn will car ry out the wishes of the people of North Carolina in casting the elector al vote of this State in the electoral college for President for the bunt- equipped man living in America to day. Hon. William H. Taft. We will elect our State ticket be cause we are right and our Democrat ic friends are uron; because we will nominate a man for Governor who will not find it necessary to proclaim that he has no dynamite about his person In order to allay the fears of the business people of tne btate. We will elect our ticket Because we will nominate a man for Governor who believes in an honest ballot, and In favor of seeing that ballot honestly counted, and will not declare ,in his opening speech that he will be Gov ernor regardless of how the people vote, and that his opponents had as well place their ballots In a rural mall box a In the ballot box. We will elect our ticket because we will nominate a man for Governor who would not so Invade the sanctity of h ballot box as to declare In a public speech that the poll-holders In Halifax county had done more o car ry elections than tne leaders ana voi ers of hi party. SUPPORTS LABOR. We will elect our ticket because we will nominate a ticket that capital a well as labor can support We will succeed because we win nominate men who will fearlessly dis charge their duty, and every man and every legitimate interest can and will feel that they will be amply protect ed. We will elect our ticket because the people of North Carolina are sick and tired of the leaders of tho Dem ocratic party, who array one lnteret against another, and one clii.s againm the other. We will eject our ticket because the Democrats, while promising to reduce taxation, have increased the same. We will succeed because the peo ple of North Carolina aro ripe for a change. s . " Our electors will be elected because we have adopted a platform of prin ciples that declares: 1st: For an equitable revision of the tariff, and for protection of Amer ican brain and American labor; 2d: For a sound currency, and that every dollar shall be based upon and Is as good as gold: Id: For a savings bank cystcm for the convenience and protection of the people; 4th: For the continued enforcement of the Sherman anti-trust law, and for the enactment of such additional laws as will break up and forever dratroy unlawful combinations in this country; 5th: For the continued enforcement of the law against rebates and dis criminations; 6th: That declares Its approval of the employers' liability law, the pass age and enforcement of the safety ap pliance statute, and additional pro tection to engineers and firemen, the reduction of the hours of labor of trainman and railway telegraphers, and for the enactment of further laws that will give more adequate protec tion ana ssreiy to tne laboring man; 7th: For the Integrity ef the courts and for the protection of life, liberty and property; thj For the convenience and ud- bulldlng of the American farmer, by. giving him better mall facilities In the estabjishment of free rural routes. gooo roMa. etc. 0: For the protectlop of the American citizen, whether on land or sea. 10th: For the speedy completion of the Panama canal which means so much to our own beloved Southland. 11th: The Republican party de clares for these principles, and the American people know that these principles will be enacted into taw. WHT ELECTORS WILL WIN. Our electors will be elected because we have a candidate whose word Is his bond, and who has promised to see that the principles as above set out will be carried out, and this Is a guarantee that tt will be dona. Our electors will ba elected beans the American people know that the history of this country has been writ ten largely by the Republican party for the last forty yeara, and that the principles of the Republican party, enacted into law. have made this the greatest oountry on earth. uur electors will be elected because the American people know that a Re publican promise means a perform ance, and that a Democratic promise means a non-performance. Our electors will be elected because we have a candidate for President who it sane and conservative, and who will see that the American farm. eras well as capitalist and the wage- arner. in laci every one, has absolute Justice; who has always been right and to now right on every important question that does now or ever did confront th American people. Our electors will be elected because our Democratic friends have a candi date for President who has always been wrong, la now wrong, 'and will ever be wrong on all governmental questions affecting the welfare of the American people. - . - - - 3I- MR. BRYAN'S HISTORY. f ' The enly reason now urged by our Democratic friends why Mr. Bryan should be elected President in the coming election is that ba Is bow sane, and there is nfi barm In him. This Is rather a severe Indictment I do noV desire to 4d Mr. Bryan aa la- Justice, aa I regard him am a wonder- ful man. However, I do not agree with my Democratic friends that there is no harm in him. The first time we hear from Mr, Brvan was' in 180.- when he was elected- to Congress from the. State of Nebraska. At that time he waa an advocate of free trade, and a believer In the free and unlimited coinage of silver, without -waiting for the con- sen of y other nation at : the beaven-boraratio of sixteen to one. In lSiS, he was a candidate for re election. Mr. Cleveland was tne .can didate of the Democratic party for President, and was elected that year. Ypi Mr. Brvan.- the nresent -Demo cratic candidate, voted for General Weaver in that election,- who waa a green-back Republican, and ran on a nlatform declaring. First, for government ownership of railroads; ' ' Second, the free and unlimited coinage of silver at the ratio of 6 to l: Third, inflation of tho greenback currency: Fourth, government ownership . of telegraph and telephone lines: Fifth, initiative and referendum. This platform also said that the na tion had been brought to the verge of moral political ruin, that Legislatures, Congresses and courts were corrupt, that the press was subsidised, and there were only two classes in the country, tramps and millionaire These are the principles that Mr. Bryan voted for in 1892, and these are the principles that ba has advo cated since that . fjme, There; has been nothing original with Mr. Bryan since then, except possibly imperial Ism, and he has succeeded in com mitting the Democratic party to all pf these socialistic principles since he has become an absolute dictator of that party. I believe he served two terms in Congress, and while there he was one of the most eloquent champions of the Wilson-Gorman tariff law,- the en actment of which brought ruin ana destruction to- the American people- this law, which brought on during Mr. Cleveland's second term such a panic in this country. Business be came stagnant, values shrunk and during the four years of Mr. Cleve land's administration, and under the opcratlona of the Wilson-Gorman tariff law, which Mr. Bryan helped to pass, our bank clearings fell off ten billions of dollars, our exports fell two hundred and twenty-nine million dollars, and our exports increased twenty million dollars. Many facto ries were running on half time, and the greater number were absolutely Idle, wreck and ruin abounded every where, fortunes were swept away In a night-time, men or capital hoarded their money, and the laborer was thrown out of employment and re duced to poverty. The product of the farm was reduced In price, corn bring ing 30 and 40 cents per bushel, wheat 40 and 50 cents per bushel, cotton S cents per pound, and honest men walking the streets begging work: the merchant, tho farmer and the wage earner turning gray in a night, the national revenues falling to meet the expenses of the government, the na tional treasury was empty, and In a time of peace we borrowed on bonds $262,000,000. Three million men were thrown out of employment, and one third of the railroads of this country were In the hands of receivers.. AFTER HIS SECOND TERM. After the expiration of Mr. Bryan's second term In Congress we hear but little of him. I presume he took to the woods, as did other Democratic leaders who were responsible for the conditions then existing, to escape tho Indignation of an outraged and im poverished people. The next we hear of Mr. Bryan Is In 1X96. when he appeared at the na tional Democratic convention at Chi cago, at the head of a contesting dele gation. Business was stagnant, people out of employment; It waa the day of the agitator, and the national Dem ocratic cenvenUon KM his natural meoca. The sound money delegation from the State of Nebraska was unseated, Im my recollection. In that convention, and Mr. Bryan's free silver socialistic delegates from that State were seated. When the platform was read In the convention, Mr. llryan made a speech, and In closing he said: "You shall not press down upon the brow of labor this crown of thorns; you shall not crucify mankind upon a cross of gold." T It Is commonly known that thla speech gave Mr. Bryan the nomination for the presidency In 1898. From that hour the Democracy of twenty yeara ago has passed away, and you have nothing left now except a party of Rrvan and a party of Bryanlsm. Since that good day, with possibly the exception of the national, convention In 1904, he has written the platform.. he has said what should go In and what should be left out. he has been Its candidate and has dictated Its policies with an Iron hand and with absolute despotism. He has de nounced those who would not sub scribe to his theories as traitors, he has gone Into State delegations and denounced members of the national committee as hirelings, and dictated as to who should be eleeted; be has denounced the oaly President the Democratic party has bad slrye the war as a bunco-steerer, and when, at the last national convention, a reso lution was proposed by Judge Parker, the candidate of the Democratic party for President In 104, offering condo lence and sympathy to the bereavel wife and the fatherless children of the only President the Democratic party has elected since the war, this reiolutlon had to be sent to Mr. Bryan to be blue-penciled by him before It could he Introduced In the national convention at Denver. And yet Mr. Bryan exclaims: "8hall the people rule?" He to-day declares in favor of pub licity of contributions for campaign purposes, when the books of his na tional committee. I am . informed, ahow that there were IJI8.000 con tributed by the silver-mine owners of this country to bis campaign fund In 1816. I have rCever heard of Mr. Bryan making this public. ' As X aald before, the Democratic party has departed from the principles of Jackson and Jefferson, and has de generated Into a party of Bryan and Bryanlsm. ' They always have what they call a paramount Issue, and should 6e called "paramounters." THE ISSUE TN 1114. N In 1814 the paramount Issue was free liquor. They declared for the total abolition of the Internal revenue laws, and said that every man should have the right , to do as ho pleased with his fruit and grain, making all the brandy and whiskey ho wanted, and pay the government no tax. They elected a President upon a platform pledged to the abolition of tho Inter nal revenue laws, and In one of his first messages to Congress he said that the American people had no Just cause-of complaint of the internal revenue laws, and soon thereafter they increased the tea upon whiskey from to cents to 11.1s per gallon. In 1811 free trade was tho para mount issue. They elected " their President again: They declared that protection - Is robbery, and in ' the Wilson-Gorman tf riff law there was ample protection for ron and oteel, and or at "score . of other articles therein ' enumerated. ' We- were told that our protective tariff laws, under which thla country and all of Its in terests bad grown and blossomed as the rose, was robbery; that the Ameri can people were being taxed 'from the cradle to the grave, by reason of the fact that there waa ; a .. tariff . . upon tombstones. ; -. t'v.V?-' ..; ' ',;.-, In, 1886 the paramount issue '.was free silver. They t declared for f the free and unlimited coinage of silver at the ratio of 16 to 1. without wait ing for the aid or consent of any other nation on earth. That was when this Moses appeared upon tho scene, who proposed to lead tho Democracy out of the wilderness of despair into the promised land. Tou will remember that campaign. They told you that the money of your fathers had been murdered. John Sherman . was de nounced as a traitor to his country, and they talked about the awful crime of '71. This was v the time that Coin's Financial School appeared on the scene, where it waa argued that wheit and silver rose and fell to gether: that you would never get bet ter prlcea for your otton. your wheat or your corn until the passage oi a bill authorising the free and uniimuea coinage of silver at the ratio , of ! to 1. . Tou were told that if Mr. MeKln ley was elected there would not be sufficient money In the country to ed ucate vour children, or supply tne wants and necessities of life. Mr. Mo Kin ley. however, was elected, conH dence was restored, and we became once more a happy and prosperous people. In 1900 they discovered another paramount Issue, and thla time It waa Imperialism. They told you u tne great and good McKlnley was elected President, you would have a King 'n this country, and they actually at tempted to make Agulnaldo. a f amall Filipino Insurgent, a bigger man than Jefferson. Mr. McKlnley was elected and Mr. Bryan and his theo ries again repudiated, the country continued to grow and prosper under a Republican administration. In 1904, their paramount Issue was trusts and monopolies. They declared themeeves trust-busters, and aenouno ed the Republican party as being In favor of trusts that were grinding the life out of the American people. JUDGE PAiRKER'8 NOMINATION They nominated Judge Parker this time, and things were running along smoothly until some one dlscovereJ that the only bill ever introduced. and the only statute ever passed to prevent unlawful combinations In this country, and to punish violations of the law in this respect, was introduc ed in Congress by A Republican, passed by a Republican Congress, and signed by a Republican President, and the only prosecution ever insti tuted under the law was under the di rection of a Republican Attorney Gen eral, and under a Republican national administration. It was discovered farther that this law, which Is known as the Sherman anti-trust law, was a dead letter, dur ing the second administration of Mr. Cleveland, and was declared uncon stitutional by his Attorney General, Mr. Olney, and that this statute went finally to the Supreme Court of the United States for a construction to test Its constitutionality, and every Republican member of the court de clared the law constitutional, and ev ery Democratic member of the court Joined in a dissenting opinion, declar ing the law unconstitutional. The American people realizing that the professions of the Democratic party were false, again defeated them, and elected Mr. Roosevelt by an al most unprecedented majority the country continued to grow and pros per under the wise policies of the Re publican party. In 1908 their modern Moses again appears on the scene, denouncing ev ery one who opposes blm, and again write the platform and dictates the candidates. Their paramount issue this time la "No harm In Bryan," and they again Incidentally touch upon trusts and combinations, When they say there Is no harm in Mr. Bryan, ask them when he repu diated the socialistic doctrine he has been advocating all these years, gov ernment ownership of railroads, the free and unlimited coinage of silver, Inflation of-greenback currency, gov ernment ownership of telegraph and telephone lines. Initiative and refer endum. Imperialism, and denouncing the Republican doctrine of protection to American industries, American la bor and American brain. Has he giv en any evidence of repentance for the advocacy of these "isms?" Not at all, but contends that he was right then and Is right now. They say he now has a good plat form. My reply Is. what does Mr. Bryan care for a platform? He Is the same Mr. Bryan as In 1892, 1896 and '1900. His efforts have been In keep ing with the wild doctrine he has advocated and the people of this coun try will never elect a man as Presi dent who has advocated the socialistic doctrlnea he has and gives no evi dence of repentance. THE DEMOCRATS AND TRUSTS. When they talk about trusts, ask them what the Democratic party has ever done to break up trusts in this country, except to denounce trusts In their platform. They may say they have had no opportunity. If they do, point out to them the fact that the anti-trust law was on the statute books during Mr. Cleveland's second admin istration. Have them point out to you the prosecutions they have insti tuted under this law. They can show you none, while the Republican party has enacted an anti-trust law, and a large number of suits and Indictments have been Instituted under this law by a Republican administration, such as the suit brought by the government to prevent thiqay-one railroad com panies engagerl In operating between Chicago and the Atlantic coast from forming themselves-Into an associa tion to .control competitive traffic and 0 urates. Another ault brought which re sulted In breaking up the cast Iron pipe trust. Another suit, known aa the North ern Securities Company ault, which resulted in preventing a merger of the Northern Pacific and the Great Northern Railroad' companies. Another suit, brought to prevent an unlawful combination of live stock dealers. Another suit brought against the great packers of Chicago, commonly known as the oeet trust, preventing them from-earrngon-unti'Btn pil, lct A.-grantVot conspiracy, and to control the price of dressed meats, ; -- . n - - And farther, anlndictment against these meat packers for violating the anti-trust law. . " Another, a suit brought against the General Paper Company to break up an unlawful combination of that com pany. " . - . Another which resulted In breaking up the coal trust. , ' Another against the salt trust, and a number of others. Suits ara almost dally being brought IPMSSwifC LJeC 1 jNERGY of character thi i the first essential of all Human Greatness, I nd General Jackson, one of the most : picturesque figures - In : history, possessed it in plenty. -Of Scotch-IrUh lineage, and a fighting man to his finger tips, the strategy of "Horse Shoe Bend " prbred thai he understood the art of war, but It was the battle of New Orleans. that made him president. - ' ' ' V';:' He was a great lawyer, a bold statesman; had a clear head for business, and nothing could daunt him nor break his purpose. All his life he drank the generous creative juices of the malt. . , ; ", -j" :. And who will dare say that It weakened his will powefr or detracted from his success, his fame, his glory, and his might References Appleton'a Encylopedia; EhouIera History U. a; McMaater's Hist American People, y The Natural Drink of America - . Every rich and foaming glass of this famous barley and hop brew is literally alive with natural force and nutriment It is glowing and spark ling with aeatrveinight and power. It is "liquid bread nay it is more, it is "liquid ifc,". x ( ' v THE KING OF ALL BOTTLED BEERS Bottlexl Only at the' Anheuser-Busch Brewery 5L Louis, U. SLA. CORKED OR WITH CROWN CAPS to break up the various trusts in ex istence In this country, and indict ments had which are obtaining the results sought for. While these great reform move ments are going on, Inaugurated and consummated by a Republican admin istration, that administration Is met by the most stubborn opposition on the part of our Democratlo friends to prevent the very things they de nounce. PEMOCRATS SHOULD NOT . SUC CEED. The Democratlo party should, not succeed and will not succeed because It has no fixed set of principles, be cause It Is for one thing to-day and for a totally different thing to-morrow, because tt adopts a platform which they call principles, and vio lates every promise made In those platforms, because when they are In power destruction and ruin come upon the American people as a pestilence, and because they have been wrong on every important governmental ques tion that has confronted .the American people within the last forty years. The Republican party will succeed and should succeed because It has a fixed set of principles, and the Amer ican people know those principles will be enacted into law, and every prom ise made the people will be redeem ed by a strict fulfillment thereof. "WHT WE SHOUIJD SUCCEED." The Republican party should suc ceed and will succeed because it has been right on every Important public question since the foundation of this government, .whether as tho old Fed eral party, upder the leadership of Alexander Hamilton, wnen it aeciarea that the government should be strong enough to psotect every American clt laen; whether In the days of the old Whig party, under the leadership of Henry Clay and Dlel Webster, when It declared that protection to Ameri can industries waa the corner stone of American greatness: or whether in the days of Abraham Lincoln, when It declared that thla republic could not endure half slave.half free; or In the days of U. 8. Grant when it dealt a eaggertng blow to the doctrine of Democratic repudiation, by declaring that every government . bond should be aa sacred as a tomb; or whether In the days of William McKlnley. when It declared that every honest laborer waa worthy of his hire, and should receive ah honest dollar for an honect day's work; or whether m the days of William H. Tart, wnen it ueciarea that' labor and capital should receive absolute Justice, and when it declares for the protection of American aomea, American industries, American labor and American brain. CREDENTIALS COMMITTEE AP : - POINTED. , The following named were appoint ed on the committee on credentials: First District F. G. Paul, of Beau fort. Second District James R. Qasklll, of Edgecombe. - . . Third District Thomas E. Owens, of Sampson. - Fourthj District O. D. Barber, of Chatham. Fifth District B. S. W. Dameron. of Alamance. ? Sixth District C Ed , Taylor, of n I. a. Davie. . Eighth District H. T. Campbell, of Alexander. ...... v. ' ' . Ninth District Charlea A, Jonas, of Lincoln. , Tenth District. Charlea F. Toms, of Henderson. v - ' . CONVENTION ADJOURNS. Cot Harry 6klnner, of Pitt, moved that the -convention adjourn until :I0 p. m. In order to give belated aeier.tes an oooortunlty to arrive and participate in the proceedings of Snorew Sacftsort, 7tb Eresioent of tbe the convention. He argued that it would be unfair to go on without them. The motion carried and ad journment wai taken. " INTERESTING RUMORS AFLOAT. Before the mornlnr session closed Mr. Clarence CaTCof Wilkes, desirous of "hearing some good old-time Re publican speeches," made a motion that the convention convene at I o'clack In the afternoon, but Mr. Set tle asked him to withdraw his motion, promising that the "old-time Repub lican speeches" would come In due time. This made the delegates laugh, for It had been whispered that Mr. Settle had In his pocket a platform that he would offer as a substitute for the one prepared by the committee appointed for that purpose. After the delegates got out a considerable hub bub started. It waa' rumored that a big fight would wage on the floor over the "local self-government plank." This sort of talk grew more general. "We are going to have some fun to night," said the devil-may-care fel lows. This made everybody expectant. Therefore, when the gavel tapped for the evening session the hall was fairly well filled. BELATED DELEGATES ARRPVE. During the afternoon a number of belated trains had arrived and brought several hundred delegates. While tho crowd was assembling- Pro fessor Keesler and bis musjclans were busy rendering lively tunes which were .well -received. It was evident from the lungrpower In the hair that rhe mountain delegations had arrived "aqd were in flnefoem. It was demon strated here at the Democratic con vention that Hie North Carollca mountaineer could 'yell ofteaer and louder than any other Anglo-Saxon In this country. THE NIGHT SESSIOIN. At t:45 Judge Adams called the meeting to order and announced that he -would appoint Mr. Daniel A. Ka nlpe, of Marlon, sergeant-at-arma, This had a quieting effect upon Oe boys. Mr. Kanlpe is a rormiaaDie cu izen and able to throw out an ordlaa ry citizen. - He looks like Chimney Rock mountain.' The report of the committee Tm ere dentials was made by Mr. Charles French Toms, of Hendersonvrile. The following" eountles were not represent ed: Anson. Ashe. Graham, uyae, hi con, Northampton and Tadkln. There were no contests. - Mr. Charles A. Reynolds, of- Win aton-fieJero. nut In nomination for permanent chairman of the conven tion Mr. A. H. Price, of Salisbury, in a brief speech. Ha aald that Mr. Price was eminently fit for the position. Mr. Virgil 8. Lusk. of Asheville, sec onded the nomination of Mr. Price in a characteristic speech. He declared that he had been voting the -Republican ticket In Buncombe county for it years. The first speech he made for the cause was to three white men and lot negroea In the coming election, ha said. Buncombe Republicans woqIJ cast 1.000 votes. A prediction of vic tory was made. - (Mr. Price was escorted to the chair by George W. De Priest, f Gaston, and Mr. Lusk and Mr. Adams Intro duced him. " i ' : ' . MR. PRICE PERMANENT CH A IR-r7y:- MAN.. , . .-. - ' Mr. Price,' a most delightful speak er, - with a striking - personality, a clear, strong, soft voice and an easy flow of elegant language, presented himself and made an excellent speech. S He aald:'-.', . ,. ' MIL PRICE'S SPEECH. Mr. Price spoke aa follows: J Gentlemen of the Convention: It is extremely appropriate that tried this convention of true and UniteD States. Hessberd, Gunst a uo. DUrrlbntora lUChmond. YOe patriots should assemble la the Queen City of North Carolina, in the his toric County of Mecklenburg, for upon ,thls ,halewed ground first flamed the 'tires' of rmtlonal freedom; first biased the light of national lory. Therefore, it Is well that upon this most auspicious occasion we should firmly resolve that on November 3d, 108, the governmental affaire of this great Commonwealth be committed to the care and custody of the Re publican party; that party of patri otism eternal as the stars. The people of North Carolina are to be ' congratulated upon the fact that the day of political Intolerance, partisan prejudice and sectional bit terness is past, and that every citi zen is permitted to freely advocate and follow his honest, conscientious political convictions. There was a time In thla good State when politics was a matter Qf sentiment, and then it was fashiona ble for the political "spell-binders" to preach the doctrine of hatred, bit terness, meanness and sectional nar rowness. Such methods are now des picable to our Intelligent electorate, and appeals must be made to the Democratic Appointments. The following gentlemen will ad dress the people on- the Issues of the campaign at the times and places stated: ' HON. W. W. XITCHIN. . Dobson, Tuesday, September 1st. Sparta. Wednesday, September Id. Jefferson, Thursday. September td. Boone. Friday, September 4th, BakersvUto, Saturday, September Ith. Burnsvllle, Monday, September Tth. Marshall. Tuesday. September Ith. HON. LEE S. OVERMAN. " . Hlllsboro, Saturday, August J Ith. Lenoir, Tuesday, September 1st Dobson, Saturday, September ltth. Norwood, Saturday, September tth. . HON. C. B. ATCOCK. , Greensboro, Saturday, September nth, ' HON. A. L. BROOKS. Dobson, Tuesday, September 1st. HON. E. T. WEBB. Rutherfordton, Tuesday, September iSth. 7 HON. W. T. CRAWFORD 'AND . HON. T. W. BICKETT. Columbus, Saturday, ' August ' tlth." ' HendersonviUs, Monday . August list. . . Brevard, Tuesday, September 1st. Asheville, "Wednesday, September Id. , -Vi . Weavernile, Thursday, September Id. v . . . Waynesvllle, Friday, September 4th.- , - ' .- - . Webster.' Saturday, September Ith. Robblnsvllle, Monday, September Tth. . Andrews (night) Monday, Septem ber 7th. HayesviUa, Tuesday, September tth. Murphy, , Wednesday, September tth.- - ,'- . Bryson City, Thursday, September . 10th. ' . . . v - Franklin. Saturday, ' September 11th. .-. Old Fort," Monday, September 14th. Marlon,-Tuesday, September ltth. Forest City (night) Tuesday, Sep tember ltth. All citizens are invited to be present at tho above appointments and hear the issues discussed. A. HELLER. Chairman State Democratlo Exern-. live Committee. ' ALEX. J. FEILD. ' ""r. Secrete.. - . n
The Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, N.C.)
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