The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-08-06
TRUSTING THE PEOPLE
COLONEL MORRISON THINKS
EVERY OFFICE SHOULD
BE ELECTIVE.
AND ELECTIONS OCCUR OFTEN.

This Old Time Democrat Thinks Eyer
Senators and Supreme Court Judge
Should be Put Where the People
Can Get at Them--Attorney-Ge
Harmon as a Singer--Even Grover
Sometimes sENods''--Peffer Talk
About the Degeneracy OF PopuIism
WASHINGTON, D. O., Aug. 5.
Col. VIM. r. Morrison is of the STAMP
of Democrat that believes in trusting
the people. He learned to know them
pretty well by following the pillow as q
boy, and by digging gold in California
as ''Forty-niner,7 and he has never
gotten away from the people or lost faith
in them. Recently he was asked if he
would like to return to his old seat in
Congress. He said that he would like
to if he could have the place guaranteed
to him for a time, but the continual
campaigning in close district took away
the attractions
''Then do you think the term of a
Congressman should be extended" he
asked.
Colonel Morrison shook his head. 81
am beginning to think" said he, "that
no one ought to be elected to office in
this country for more than six months.
And, moreover, believe that every Of
fee in which the people are directly in
terested in this country should be cleo
tive, Senators Why not But beyond
that, | would have the Supreme Court
put where the people could get at it."
''Are you thinking of the income tax
decision r. asked.
mot at ALL" said Colonel Morrison
quickly. 81 did not have that in my
mind. But l think it is absurd that the
highest tribunal in the land-the last re-
sort in interpreting our laws-should be
composed of men who are beyond the
reach of the peopie-who are appointed
by one man, and who hold Office for life. !"
Don't you think there would be some
danger in mixing up politics and the
courts2"
''Not at all, said Colonel Morrison.
"Your politics is as good as anything
you have in this country"
ssI Know Little YaIler Gai.''
Saturdays Star contains this good
story:
attorney General Harmon bids fair
to become the most famous in the cab!-
net. Among the politicians of both par
ties Hoke Smith has made best progress
in popularity; but all the while some
new characteristic or mannerism is at
tracing attention to Harmon. 1t has
now developed that he sings. His roper
toire is said to be limited to one song
81 Know Little Yellar Gal'-one of the
most charming of negro melodies, but he
sings that with evident enjoyment. There
is no affectation about him, and he
sings only for his own amusement He
has not yet acquired that impression, so
common to great men, that everybody's
eyes are upon him, and he has an I'M
conscious way of doing as he pleases. If
he wants to let his spirit out in song, he
sings. He whistles when he feels like
it, Just as he eats pie in dairy lunch
room if he is so inclined During the
warm season he is stopping in the
suburbs, where there is plenty of fresh
air, green lawn and freedom. 1t is his
delight to putter in the garden after go
ing home from the department, and as
he pulls up weeds and scratches about
in the grounds, unconscious Of all about
him, he sings in a rich, full voice, brok-
en- in upon now and then by something
that attracts his attention: II Know a
Little Yaller CALI He will sing line
or two and then stop to pull up weed
or scratch the earth around a plant, and
thin take up the song again where he
left off, now humming softly to himself,
now raising his voice to its full volume "
Even MIR. Cleveland "NOds."
The New York Morning Advertiser
prints the following about the President
lone of the maladies incident to the
advanced period of life to which the
present President of the United States
has attained is a tendency to fall asleep
at inopportune times. Mr.. Cleveland,
yigilant as he is in looking out for the
public welfare, is said to be at this time
quite a victim of this tendency. He mods
after meals and drops into the soporifc
abyss of slumber Immediately after exer-
ton of an unusual or excessive nature.
There is a story that when he goes fish.
ing about Gray Gables on these warn
DAYS and bites are not as plentiful as
they ought to be, he will crop off gently
into slumber. There is an element Of
peril in this tendency, however, because
one day he sat down on the edge of &
grassy bank, cast his line and soor
slept deeply. Along came a couple
of fishermen, and, as the President il
well known by sight there, they became
alarmed at the sight of him noddine
thus on a bank, and they promptly
walked him up, fearing that if he slep
on longer he would tumble into the
water. Very soon the story spread, anC
by this time it is said to be regula
duty to keep an eye on the President il
order that he may meet with no acciden
while he sleeps. He has, in fact, me
with one mshap already, because a be-
sung HIN On the hand, and it swelleC
considerably. Mr. Cleveland is amused
rather than otherwise by these alarms