The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-11-26
zIG-zAG LINNEy TALKS
SAYS IF FUSION CONTINUES
NORTH CAROLINA is SAFELY
REPUBLICAN.
TO PENSION Ex-CONFEDERA1TES

for Some Small Job.--Thinks Reed
Is Sure to Carry The North CsroElna
DeIegatiea--A Republican Caucus
will Probably be held Saturday.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 25.-(Special.)
Hon. r. T. Linney, of Taylorsville,
arrived in Washington yesterday. He
has secured quarters at Metropolitan
Hotel. and will remain here for the
opening of Congress. Mr.. Linney was
in his room at the hotel all this morn
ing with -4r. Fortune, who is candi-
date for door-keeper of the House. Mr..
Linney says that he and the entire Re-
publican delegation from North Caro-
lima will support Mr.. Fortune, and
thinks he has good chances of election.
In case Mr.. Fortune is not elected Mr..
Linney says he is for the other South
ern candidate, Mr.. Upton, of Tennes-
see.
"The people of Western North Car
olina have an abundant harvest, espe-
cially of corn, but money is scarce" ;"
SAYS Mr.. Linney. Nine tenths of the
people are for silver and believe that
this is the means for increasing the
currency but they are not for free and
unlimited coinage of silver at a ratio
of 16 to j. They are for silver, because
it is an American product. They be-
lieye in utilizing American products
and nothing more. They are with the
Republican platform in regard TO the
money question" Mr.. Linney will not
move his family to Washington. Mr..
Fortune assumed a 't-care-to-talk
attitude and was very unconsumma-
tive.
Mr.. Linney said Congressman Pear
son would be in Washington tonight,
and a Republican caucus will proba-
by De held Saturday night. Mr.. Lin
ney classes himself as a Republican.
He says he thinks the Republican and
Populist coalition viii hold together,
and adds, talking to a Post reporter:
..Then, again, the Populists iii our
section are about as earnest believers
in the cause of protection as are the
Republicans. / will admit that we are
not so thoroughly united on the silver
issue, but on that question there is a
difference of sentiment even within
party lines The greatest argument
In favor of a continued Republican,
Populist alliance is TO keep the Demo-
Gratis from again getting control of the
election machinery and to prevent
them from carrying out plans of dis
.franchisement, such as they have
adopted in Mississippi, in order to per-
petuate themselves in power. We are
rot going to risk the enactment of
such a system if we can help it. IT the
fusion is kept up, as j believe it will
be, North Carolina is about as certain
to give its electoral vote to the Repub-
licans next year as Pennsylvania.
The Salvation Army is moving on,
and is getting on in the world. One
of the members of the new congress is
Cyrus A. Sulloway, of New Hamp-
shire, who has been a Democrat. a
Greenbacker. and is now a Republican.
In his youth he was noted as county
fair fighter and wrestler, but he gave
that up to practice law. Then he
joined the Salvation Army. married a
Salvation iassie who had the rank OF
Captain He is full of himself; will
aIe if he cannot make himself heard,
and it is altogether probable that he
will make one or more speeches 10 the
gallery and then gto into inocuous
eesuetude.
Congressman Otey, Of Lynchburg,
will introduce his much-talked OF bill
TO help the confederate soldiers as
soon as Congress meets. The bill pro-
poses that assistance be given to dis
abled ex-confederate soldiers out of
the restoration of property seized and
carried off or consumed by the armies
of the United States during the prose
cution Of t Svar, and for which no re-
turns haze ~ep made.
The bill S taat the war for
the preservation. spion resulted
in the destruction O. snillions of
dollars worth of proper. "A the inn
poyerishment of the South.fn people,
and among these people were left and
still remain many men who were dis
abled and rendered dependent; and
whereas the forces of the United States
captured from the people of the Con-
federate States. non-combatants and
others, abandoned property, which
was soia and covered into the treasury
of the United States. amounting to S27,
100000. and, if interest were allowed,
probably reaching S50,000,000, it is pro-
posed that at least this S27 900, 900
should be utilized for the relief of the
disabled and dependent Confederate
veterans.
To this end the enacting clause of
the bill declares that there should be
appropriated from the treasury of the
United States, out Of any money not
appropriated, g sum not to exceed
per centum per anDum ON S27, 900, 900,
which has been covered into the treas
ury as the proceeds of sales and profits
of what is known as captured and a.
bandoned property, to be applied for
Tie benefit of the disabled and depend
ent ex-Confederate soldiers in proper
tion as each State of the late Confed-
crate States may appropriate and ex-
pend for the same purpose.
After such appropriation shall have
been made. payment of the money is
to be regulated according to state
ment which is to be made to the Treas
urer of the United States by the Gov
enor of each or any of the late Con-