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Carolina State Library Ral sigK DR. THOMPSON'S GREAT SPEECH A Large and Representative Gathering of Populists of Sampson and Adjoining Counties at Clinton, N. C, Aug, 19, 1898, to Hear the OPENING OF THE POPULIST CAMPAIGN. Dr. Thompson Tears the Mask of Hypoc-risy From the Gold and Monopoly Ciowd Which is now io Control cf the D naocratic Organization.—Be Proves Ths-ir Insincerity to the Cause oi Finan-cial aud Corporation "Reforms —The PcpnJists of Sampson Enthusiastic—No Backsliding to the Democratic Partr. Ladies and Fellow Citizens:—It has been almost two years since I at-tempted to make a speech, and circum-stances which I could not control, for many months past, have prevented my giving that attention to political mat-ters, which I might otherwise have given; and recently I have not had to 9 time to spare from my official du-ties to devote to the preparation of a political speech. I had hoped to enter the campaign sometime after the first of September. I had hoped that by that time I should find opportunity for such preparation as the cause ought to have had. "Wren I was written to to speak to you on this occasion, I replied th^t it was not probable that I couid come. Afterwards I was written to that I ffiust come, fov the. reason that I had been billed to come; and it was evident that I must come or somebody in the county of Sampson, and that a mighty good Populist, and possibly a number of mighty good Populists, would be accused of having misrepre-sented me. I thought then that I would come and that Senator Butler woaltt be here, and that he himself would do the greater part of the speak-ing. It so turned out that it was im-possible for Senator Butler to be here. He had an invitation to speak m Tex-as, Colorado and Utah, where his ser-vices as national chairman of the Peo-ple's party were urgently demanded. For that reason he is not here, an;* I am here—kind of "boss dog of the bone yard" in the speaking line, whether I am prepared to speak or no*". Now if I can make my enemies on the other side feel as uncomfortable about the speech after it ia made as I feel before-hand, I shall be abundantly satisfied, and I know that some of you will be as wed satisfied as I am. In 1892 the People's party of the State of North Carolina had its birth. I need not recount the conditions which called into existence the or-ganization in this State. Men who had been educated in the Farmer's Alli-ance; who.had studied political ques-tions, and learned that the tariff' was not the sole cause of all the troubles and oppressions of this land, rose up and said in that year of grace, that we will no longer bow down to Grover Cleveland, the stuffed prophet of the state of New York. You know how it was said by the then chairman of the Democratic State Executive Commit-tee (who is also the present chairman) that if you could not swallow Grover Cleveland, then you were not a Dem-ocrat aud you could not enter a Demo-cratic primary or convention. Men who had seriously studied great eco-nomic questions, men who felt that gold and monopoly were robbing them
Object Description
Title | Dr. Thompson's great speech : a large and representative gathering of Populists of Sampson and adjoining counties at Clinton, N.C., Aug. 19, 1898, to hear the opening of the Populist campaign |
Creator |
Thompson, Cyrus, 1855-1930. |
Date | 1898 |
Subjects |
North Caroliniana Campaign literature, 1898--Populist Party--North Carolina North Carolina--Politics and government--1865-1950 |
Place |
Clinton, Sampson County, North Carolina, United States |
Time Period |
(1876-1900) Gilded Age |
Description | Caption title; |
Publisher | [s.n.] |
Rights | Public Domain see http://digital.ncdcr.gov/u?/p249901coll22,63753; |
Physical Characteristics | 23 p. ; 22 cm. |
Collection |
General Collection. State Library of North Carolina |
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Text |
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English |
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Books |
Digital Characteristics-A | 26 p.; 3,707 KB; |
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General Collection |
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Audience | All |
Pres File Name-M | gen_spc_drthompsonsgreatspeech1898.pdf |
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Full Text | Carolina State Library Ral sigK DR. THOMPSON'S GREAT SPEECH A Large and Representative Gathering of Populists of Sampson and Adjoining Counties at Clinton, N. C, Aug, 19, 1898, to Hear the OPENING OF THE POPULIST CAMPAIGN. Dr. Thompson Tears the Mask of Hypoc-risy From the Gold and Monopoly Ciowd Which is now io Control cf the D naocratic Organization.—Be Proves Ths-ir Insincerity to the Cause oi Finan-cial aud Corporation "Reforms —The PcpnJists of Sampson Enthusiastic—No Backsliding to the Democratic Partr. Ladies and Fellow Citizens:—It has been almost two years since I at-tempted to make a speech, and circum-stances which I could not control, for many months past, have prevented my giving that attention to political mat-ters, which I might otherwise have given; and recently I have not had to 9 time to spare from my official du-ties to devote to the preparation of a political speech. I had hoped to enter the campaign sometime after the first of September. I had hoped that by that time I should find opportunity for such preparation as the cause ought to have had. "Wren I was written to to speak to you on this occasion, I replied th^t it was not probable that I couid come. Afterwards I was written to that I ffiust come, fov the. reason that I had been billed to come; and it was evident that I must come or somebody in the county of Sampson, and that a mighty good Populist, and possibly a number of mighty good Populists, would be accused of having misrepre-sented me. I thought then that I would come and that Senator Butler woaltt be here, and that he himself would do the greater part of the speak-ing. It so turned out that it was im-possible for Senator Butler to be here. He had an invitation to speak m Tex-as, Colorado and Utah, where his ser-vices as national chairman of the Peo-ple's party were urgently demanded. For that reason he is not here, an;* I am here—kind of "boss dog of the bone yard" in the speaking line, whether I am prepared to speak or no*". Now if I can make my enemies on the other side feel as uncomfortable about the speech after it ia made as I feel before-hand, I shall be abundantly satisfied, and I know that some of you will be as wed satisfied as I am. In 1892 the People's party of the State of North Carolina had its birth. I need not recount the conditions which called into existence the or-ganization in this State. Men who had been educated in the Farmer's Alli-ance; who.had studied political ques-tions, and learned that the tariff' was not the sole cause of all the troubles and oppressions of this land, rose up and said in that year of grace, that we will no longer bow down to Grover Cleveland, the stuffed prophet of the state of New York. You know how it was said by the then chairman of the Democratic State Executive Commit-tee (who is also the present chairman) that if you could not swallow Grover Cleveland, then you were not a Dem-ocrat aud you could not enter a Demo-cratic primary or convention. Men who had seriously studied great eco-nomic questions, men who felt that gold and monopoly were robbing them |