The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-12-09
DIR. YORK AND GINRE JACKSON.
He Has Been Sick and Never Heard Of
The Governors Proclamation.

The Governors Proclamation.
Traphin, n. c., Dee. .-(SpeciaD-Dr.
Tyre York is convalescent. The Doctor
was taken sick in Burke county on Sat
urday before the election. He reached
home the End OF November and has been
there ever since, until the last few days,
on account of severe attack of grippe.
For a few days the Doctor has been
able to attend to some patients near by.
The Doctor lives just one mile east of
the little village of Traphill, and while
in the village Sunday he was shown
the News and Observers account of the
meeting Of the electoral college. After
he had finished reading the account of
the meeting, the Doctor removed his
glasses from his face and while casing
them, he said: 'To be sure / would have
liked to have been there had my health
permitted and had | known anything
about the Governors proclamation. This
kinder aggravates me. / have not re-
ceiyed n thing from the Governor nor
heard anything about the proclamation
until now. / suppose the snow storm
has stopped it on the way. That last
Legislature did some smart things any
way. Great God, what does a State
law amount to anyhow when it comes
in contact with the Federal law"
After saying several othGa amusing
things the Doctor was asked if he was
going to attend the January meeting of
the college Yes, if | am alive and can
get there"
At this point n mischievous school boy
asked the Doctor if he would ride Gin1
Jackson to Raleigh or go on the train.
"Gin'l Jackson is twenty-five years
old. ~said the Doctor. at would be most
too DONG a trip for him, so I'll go on the
train, but as long as my colleagues met
last week and couldn't do anything with
out the Gin'l and / being present, I'll
ship him to Raleigh and have him present
at the January meeting, provided my
colleasu viii foot his bill there and
back"
''Who are you going to vote for, Doc
tSrT the school boy asked.
For William ], Bryan and Arthur
Sewall," replied the Doctor.
"Couldn't you vote for anybody you
wanted to and not violate the law?"
continued the school boy.
Yes, so far as the law is concerned,
| could, but / haint that big a rascal"
BY this time the Doctor had got in
fine trim for talking and to see what he
would say, some one present suggested
that we send for the New York Worlds
cartoonist and have the Doctor and his
noted mule, Gin'l Jackson, pictured up
in campaign order and given out for
everybody TO see The Doctor said he had
no use for the World or any body else
who would do like the World man had
during this campaign. And after relating
the course the World had pursued dur
ing the campaign, he said he would have
had greaS deal more respect for it had
it come square out for Mckinley and his
crowd.
The Doctor though his head and beard
is as white as n sheep, when well does
as much manual labor as any man in the
Estate of WAkes," notwithstanding his
large practice as doctor. Everybody is
always glad to see the Doctor unless it is
his opponent in campaigning times Every
school boy and girl on Traphill is always
glad to see the Doctor coming to town,
for they know he will make them feel
good with his wit and humor.
This recent sickness of the Doctors
has caused him to loose considerable
flesh, yet he is as jovial as ever and will
make it pleasant for his colleagues when
they meet at Raleigh