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Addresses". A 'Good
Audbnce TKurs-
. day 'Night.
, Draws The L!nr-s r.otwt'Ji. Party Prin
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Hon. Lee S Overman spoke
Thursday night to a. good lartfe
audience. . - .
He was introduced by Mr. L T
Hartsell in a 'short hut 'well
rounded speech.
Mr. Overman paid his compli
"ments to Mr. Hartsell declaring
that no county in the State was
better represented in the last
legislature than Cabarrus.
He began the . discussion by
saying that long -ago- we held
two elections in the state in
presidential years but that money
had been flooding " the state to
secure advantage to the, Repub
lican party and it was concluded
. to bold the elections together,
but when the issue of White Su
premacy was to be fought, it be
ing purely a local issue, it was
thought best to separate the
elections. The matter was settled
he hoped forever. That was a
politico-social question. The
one "before us now is purely poli
tical and there has been-no more
important, national issues than
are involved in this election. It
is whether, the principles for
which our forefathers fought
shall be perpetuated or whether
the principles which they estab
lished shall be overthrown.
He here stopped short to say
that he believed that Democracy
will win this year." It is "our
, turn. He noted that Democracy
won in 1S7Q but tfas cheatedout
of victory by Republicans. The
elections have alternated every
four years since and this is our
year to win.
He eulogized Mr. Bryan com
paring him to - Washington, Clay
and others who; established the
principles for which he stands.
He named a catalogue pf im
portant cities whose late elec
tions poiut to , the triumph of
Democracy. . .
He drew the 'distinctive lines
between the . two great parties
and their leaders Bryan -like
Thomas 'Jefferson is for equal
rights to all and special' privi
legas to norxf whie, McKinley,
like Alexander Hamilton, wouldj
rear an aristocracy conferring
favors on the few anS laying
burden on the many. Ifc was
4 .TflfforBftTi'e fnrfont?rTiB Vio k
vailed and gav iil the constitu-
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tion. North Cail
;;r.d
ever is jealous for tile rights of
I the common necvf woii'el.
not enter the Cn.on until the-
inh n.v. .-,
ii- i
tion was passed wb 3n -e jo:r,cd:
the compact in 1769.
Democracy he said' !.;,:! :.'-:
for equal rigiits io ill from
lie (3arliest history, ftho 'goe-s
down before hex, enemies some
times but 'comes up. ordain aud
combats the wrorig iUway.s,
He- declared, that the whole
course of tho Republican pM;ty.
hts been one of ppUo nr.d hatred
toward the south.
Lincoln said ho looked with hor
ror upon turning loose upon the
the southern people 3, 000, 000 of
their former slaves but tho 1 1th
amendment came and then tho
15th- and now if McKinley be
elected the whole force oi tho
party will be directed to undoing
our late victory for White Su
premacy. How stand you my
fellow citizens, said he? Will
you vote for the party arrayed
against what you hole1 so dearly?
What any how has tne Republi
can party ever done for the south
but evil?
He declared that Democracy
stands for . the constitution -for
equal justice to all and special
favors to none, no entangling
alliances with other nations, a
small army for defensebu,t none
for conquest. We So hot want
to rank as one of the powers of
tho earth but be ours the land of
the free and the home of the
brave. - "
Republicanism is for eenrali
zation of government, milita-
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rism, imperialism, colonial ex
pansion, monopoly, industrial
slavery, misery. - '
He declared that we have ap
proached dangerously near to
the abyss of ruin for the great
principles established by our
fathers.
Hq declared thaphe oi:ly ;l'e.i
of Republicanism is prosperity.
This' he said is not due to. Mc
Kinley. Ho did not bring tho
abundant crops in America, and
the famjne in India, the gold of
Klondike nor the war in Africa.
Prosperity ebbs and flo ws and
its blessings have been abundant
in Europe, in all civilized coun
tries now for years. But is not
the greatest strike the world ever
knewtm now, the effects of trust
and monopoly methods,?
He said that the administration J
Of McKinley had cost $900,000,
0Q0 more than that of G rover
Cleveland. Who can conceive of
the stim. If 'the amount were in
silver it would take a wagon train
reaching fr6m here'to Raleigh to
hauUt.
He said trusts were pushing;
ing tnenou$ oi business, raising j
the price. to tie consumer andi
reducing it for the producer of :
ra material
McKinley, said he has a law
but will f not get iawyer to
proriscnte the trusts.' If Bryan '
. CONGDRti. N, C. VTtfaAY. 'oCTCJiER 5?
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be elected YievAl) Jnd'a roan to
execute the Jaw.
e retraced the history or our
Nations, wn.n woe, rorw itit-o-
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.ana mo .pmupinuus, ueoi&i iuu
j ii. i . ; i : r
that these people had Ijeen fin -
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or., liir Tho
Wvv. , .
Mpnroe' Dostriine -is goJi,
he.
Itgav'eto the Central a,nd
to be republics .against,iny for
eign aggression, we f: noma do;-1 1 " 1 u" ""j 'i aiucxes. uvi
... t montion w.ilT ba given upon an-
gu.dedby it in cur relations cOUt Alaoromomber that
Cuba and Porto Ivico. i .o ,a-j;, pVr cviil. ikscouxt is allowed
pino.s have many educat ed m, ii
of the highest type. Thoy should
be free. We paid 820, 000, 000 for
what ? The laud wac not Spai'i'.?,
the people as subjects we do not
want. They, must bo citizens
with us or r.;:bjoclt to us, ;nd
ideat, or their emperor. ITe
claimed that Dpwey took Afo'ui
naldo as an ally and that the lat
ter made ..due apology for the
the first Filipino wrong but was
treated to volleys as a rena
ment.
He related Roiiio's hiakuy uuu
Napoleoja's downfall as a warn
ing against colonial aggression.
He read from high Republican
authorities and enumerated many
more whose warning voices are
raised against our tendencies to
ward an imperial form of gov
ernment and declared that the
God of nations would, frown up
onns - v-W;;-- ;:-rif "i
. He gave a graphic account1 of
North Carolina troops at Gettys
burg: , and how they closed in
their'' ploughed-through ' ranks
and carried the flag farthest in
battle.
. Give us only citizen soldiers
when,, emergencies arise and not
great standing armies.
, Let North Carolinians, too,
got together for the triumph of
principles taught by the fathers.
As a peroration he recited, My
Country, !Tis of Thee, etc., with
thrilling effect.
The speech was punctuated by
great rounds of applause and
there was evidenced a decree of
awakening to interest in tho
campaign 'that has been dosing
so serenely. ':
Coharrns to beJKepfefleiited.
Winston will have a five days
semi-centennial street 'fair begin
ning Oct. 30th. .The association
desires the presence of one lady
representative from each county
in the state, a horseback rider
preferred. There will be a cast
ing about for one of our fair la
dies that will represent Cabarrus
and the name will be announced.
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Winter Clothinp;
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An extraordinary large
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