The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-08-07
Special to the News and Observer.

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Special to the News and Observer
WASHINGTON, D. c., Aug. 6.
Hon. F. H. Busbee, of Raleigh, who
was in the city yesterday on business,
was interviewed by a Times reporter.
The Times says: "Hon. Fabius H. Bus
bee, one of North Cardinals most promi
nent lawyers, who was district attorney
under Cleveland's first administration, is
at the e'OxfoId.
'He doesn't like titles and newspaper
interviews, but gave the Times reporter
an interesting talk yesterday. He said
North Carolina is the leading State in
the South. 1t has the most homogeneous
population of any in the Union, being
entirely free from that Objectionable ele.
ment which swells the population of SC
many States. Yes, cotton is late, but
We are going to have one of the largest
and best crops ever known in the State.
''Do you know that immigration real
estate agents are the greatest fakirs
under the sum- Why, | tried to con-
vince one not long ago that it was wrong
property, which was of no value, simply
because il lay near a certain railroad,
when he told me all he cared for was the
pocket full Of passes the railroads fur
nished him for inducing immigration
along their line"
Mr.. Hayes is not the first man who de-
nounced German to his face for treach-
cry and falsehood. At the last Demo
cratic National Convention at Chicago,
the Hon. Thomas O. Catchings of Mis-
sissippi, expressed his opinion of Mr..
German to Gorman's face. Catchings
and German went to Chicago to defeat
the nomination of Cleveland at all haz-
ards They had thorough understand
ing before they left Washington. They
were to use every effort known to practi-
cal politics to prevent Grover Cleveland
from being the nominee of the conYen-
tion. German promised to permit
the use of his own name in the con-
yention TO effect that purpose. When he
was at Chicago "a hours he discover
ed that if Cleveland were beaten the
nomination Of VIM. r. Morrison would
be inevitable. This did not suit German.
Morrison would have been satisfactory
to Catchings. German reasoned that if
Morrison were nominated he would be
elected in all probability and might be a
candidate for reelection in 1896. But
if Cleveland were nominated he would
be out of the way in 1896, and the field
clear, perhaps, for German. So when it
came to the scratch, German refused to
work with the opponents of Cleveland.
Catchings went to his room, reminded
him of the understanding they had in
Washington before starting for the con-
vention, and then called him traitor, a
poltro0n and liar and told the Mary
land Senator that never while he lived
TO dare to speak to him again. Mr.. Cor
man took the dressing, but has since re-
ligiously followed Catchings' injunction
not to speak to him. Now Catchings is
one of the most earnest supporters of
Cleveland in his party, while CONAN is
still outside the administration breast
works.
In this connection it may be of inter
est to state that German feels certain
that Cleveland will be a candidate for a
third term, writes Mr.. O'Brien Moore.
Secretary Morton is a sound money
man. Several of his principal assistants
at the Agricultural Department are
strong advocates of free coinage of sill
yer. One of these gentlemen has been
spending a months vacation in the
West. When he returns to Washington
to morrow and calls at the office OF the
disbursing clerk for his salary, it will
be handed to him literally in a lump
sum. That is to say he will receive
$175. It is contained in canvas bag
eight inches long by four inches wide,
aud it weighed when placed in the scales
today exactly ten pounds.
Secretary Morton is now anxiously
waiting the result. He believes that the
official will make an awful row about his
payment in silver, but the Secretary will
insist that be cannot consistently object
to a coin payment in view of his repeated
utterances in favor of the white metal.
The Secretary says that arguments hav-
ing failed 10 convince his assistant that
silver as a circulating medium is not
equal to gold he has had recourse to the
method of treatment used by physicians
of the Homeopathic school, which is ex-
pressed in the latin phrase similia sim
ilibus curanter.
Mr. D. S. Jordan, of the Interior De-
partment, left yesterday for his home in
Northampton county to spend his vaca-
ton.
Mr.. Philip S. Stephens, of Raleigh, is
at the National hotel
Col. and Mrs. Thos s. Kenan and
Miss Annie Kenan, of Raleigh, are at
the Metropolitan returning from an *
tended tour through Canada and Nor h.
ern cities.
Mrs. Turnbull and Miss Turnbull, Dur
ham are here