The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-01-15

are kings with him, aud this is enough
for the farmer to know. He dreams OF
| corn at night, and spits cotton in the
morning. His life is his best testimonial
| to his sincere love for the corn and cot
| ton interests.
| There come times when truth centres
| upon one man irrespective of al parties
| such a man is Hoola There is not a
| false spot about him except bis teeth,
anu lie rarely uses them when speaking
| for his county. His every fibre and utter
ance is SO true that even false teeth leap
from his lips in abject terror. But one
hears some carper saying: Gle catches
them on the fly before they hit tho
ground Sophistical sneerer.
Welcome. then, Hoola Boom. There
is nothing. said Christopher North,
quite so analgamating as waveless
well of punch" and in the ambcr-corned
depths Of thy self of all tastes, there
fingers as well night-eap for Butler as
morning-glor for Skinner.
Here's to our next Senator Hooia
Boom, who in the days even of the Pee
dybees swore to his own hurt, and faint
cd not, and hasn't stopped swearing vet
THE RAILROAD LEASE.
Il am opposed to breaking up the lease
of the North Carolina road The child
is born 1t makes no difference whether
it is legitimate or illegitimate-it has to
be nursed all the same. The Republicans
ought to let it stand. If they and the
Populists get up any litigation over that
lease, and try to upset it, / tell You now,
young man and mark my words. it will
fJv nj placf ,o1v hY1cf I'm
operation, and defeat the Republican
party.
HE FANORS TRUSTS.
Il am mighty tired of all this talk about
trusts" said Hoola Boom. They are
good things and ought to be encourage
by law. A man and his wife form trust
when they marry. Folks form trusts
when they build churches. What we need
in North Carolina is more trusts, and
we must stand by every fellow who ia
in trust if we want to succeed
BUTLER AND SKINNER.
HooIa- Boom brought with him advance
sheets of his paper, "Campbells Bulle
tim and read some of the forthcoming
editorials to some of his warm admirers
yesterday afternoon. Several gentlemen
told him that his editorial on Butler and
Skinner was a pure classic, n we'll of
English undefled, and he honorcd this
paper by calling and reading it to the
editorial staff in his musical voice. Here
is the editorial:
I'VE see from our exchanges that there
is a stirring time in Raleigh between Sen
ator Butler and Hon. Harry Skinner on
the Senatorial question. Twenty three
of the Populists bolted the regular Popu
list caucus because Butler wanted them
to pass resolution, which. in effect,
would block Pritchard's chances to be re-
elected to the Senate. We are glad to
know that the Hon. Harry Skinner aud
sufficient number of the Populists in the
Legislature are willing to stand firm and
square on the pledge Of 80, which gave
Senator Marion Butler his present posi-
ton in this American country. We have
admired and defended Senator Butler
and cannot but regret that he is taking
the position he has on the reelection
of Senator Pritchard, not that we doubt
Pritchard's reelection, but because we
have had an admiration for the pluck
and energy of Senator Butler and have
felt disposed to see him grow up and be a
leading statesman of the nation. But we
must say with all his brain and intellect
he lacks the necessary composition to
make of himself a great leader of the
people, and we predict his star of political
glory will only be a morning star which
will beon0le invisible by the great light
of tho Ihom he is now trying to extin-
guisI. Cooperation Of 95 was the sire
Of Senator Buffers present high and ex-
allied position. also Of Senator Pritchard's
position, and they are brothers of the
c;r nd Inv chnn11 hrnfhAr rf1
against brother. Shame on you Senator
Butler: our advice is you had better go
back 10 Washington and put on the robe