The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-02-21

FRIDAY. Fen 81, 1896.
NOTES AND COMMENTS.
Hon. w. T. Crawford, sshe Congress
man of the people, in speaking to the
writer said. there will be no fusion of
the Republican and Populist this year
unless, enc or both eat crow and
mighty bad crow at that. Bryson
City Times.
Senator TilIman. Of South Carolina
got handsome Endorsement of his dis
pensary or State agency Liquor scheme,
on his recent visit to Providence. Pres
ident Andrews of Brown University
pronounced it superior To the Norwe-
gian plan and that it had put South
Carolina first in the history Of progress
siye prohibition.
Reports of railway earnings for JAM
nary indicate that there has been d
great increase OF business over what
was being done year ago. The total
earnings last month Of one hundred
and tpenty-six railroads, including
most Of the greater trunk lines in the
country we're So, 761. oo5. an increase
of 11.3 per cent over the earnings for
January, 1885.
We notice III d number of our State
exchanges. especially IN the Eastern
part of the State, desire to induce
farmers to cut down the acreage Of
cotton and plant tobacco. This, to rs.
looks like jumping out OF the frying
pan into the fire. If the increase in to-
baceo raising continues for a few years
the time is not far distant when there
viii be less money in raising tobacco
than Id cotton. RoNboro Courier.
We notice that on the strength of
the newspaper exposure, Marshall Car
roll is rigidly Investigating the con-
duct of his deputies. Marshall AIli-
son Of this district, could accomplish
much good for himself and the people,
too. by doing the same thing, ii there
is amy thing in reports. IT seems that
the Ashe people are ahead in COM
plants and Mr.. Allison might do well
to begin there. lVilkesboro Chronicle.
Ii is simply outrageous that the
tenn prisoners Tia cur jail are allowed
to lay up there jn Ilixuriant idleness
when our roads are in such bad con-
dition. To the majority Of these '.jail
BIRDS III is no punishment to be con-
fiaed in comfortable building like the
county jail and to eat such food as is
given them there But establish q
chain-gang and we will have better
kept roads and less crime, and this at
10 greater expense than at present
Rockingham Rocket.
The lower Illinois courts have given
damages Of $4,000 against The Pullman
car company 10 a man who fell from
an upper berth and received serious in-
juries, while trying 10 descend from
the same It Was held that the COM
pany should provide safe ways Of des-
cent or ta1ec sllcls consequences us it
must ia this case. Hitherto the COM
pany has been able 10 avoid liability
such as attaches either to q common
carrier or a laotel-l1eeper. but this case
threatens to end the conspany's enjoy
nent Of so inuch immunity from pro-
secution FOR damages.
in a recent speech. Mr. Arthur Bal
four, First Lord Of the Treasury, utter
ed this prophecy: The time will
come, the time must come, when some
one, some statesman of authority, more
fortunate even than President Monroe.
will lay down the doctrine that be-
tween Engiish-speakfng peoples war
is impossible i(cheers), and then it will
be seen that every man who by rash
action or basty word MAKES the pre-
sergation 81 peace difficult, or it lnay
be impossible, has committed a crime,
not only against his own country, not
only against that other country TO
whom he has invited war, hnt against
Civilization itself
y. II. Spence. private secretary u
Congressman Stroud. writes from
Washington 10 the Chatham Citizen,
sOyer seven times as many Republic
cans voted against silver as voted for
it. Senator Pritchard, in his letter to
the Caucasian, said, he had confidence
that there Was wisdom and integrity
enough in the Republican party to res
tore silver TO its function as money
Certainly his party friends in the
House Of Representatives are not very
GOOD witnesses of the truthfulness Of
lis statement. All the North Carolina
members, except Settle, voted for the
amendment. Mr.. Settle showed his
great love for silver by voting to des-
troy il"