The news & observer., 1897-02-19
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farce connected with the ElToiths
T1arlx,s Office Visitors to the Enrolling
Clerks office yesterday noticed the pre-
snnoo of two negro clerks at work with
+ha FIVE white Populists and hVe wnite
Republicans. .a ~,
TTnon inquiry it was learned that the
naqroes who had been put ON the force
were Quick and Young, the same TWO
neoroes that Mr.. Swnson refused TO EN-
,1lnr Their employment now proves the
trnfb of the statement that MIR. Swlnson
was removed solely because ne reiuseo
no appoint the two negroes.
REYNOLDS and Hileman clahmed ehat
Sw;nson was discharged because he was
extravagant.
Let's see about that
On the day after Mr.. Swinson was DE
y,osed as soon as Reynolds had picked
tba Iock and broken into the EnrollIhg
CIerk's office. J. NJ. Mewborne and John
q REYNOLDS (the Lieutenant Governor
e.buddv'n were placed ON the pay roll to
do the work that Mr.. Swinson mao peeh
doing. Mr.. Swinson received S5.o0 per
dav REYNOLDS and Mewborne each get
$500 per day.
Now. Hileman and Reynolds are prac-
+icing economy by spending $1,000 per
day for the same work that cost oniy
IS per day under Swinson. Ihat was
had enough. But yesterday, an order,
AS THEY CLAIM, TO further reduce
exnenses the two negroes whom swan
son refused to appoint were put ON the
rolls at s. per day each.
Here is the way Hileman and Rey-
nolds ''economize."
Under {Swinson: $5 per day for super
vision.
paid for supervision and the two use
less and unnecessary negro clerks.
This shows an increased extrayagance
over Swinson's management OF Slo per
day. ..
These facts prove that the nlgger
in the woodpile' was all there was an
tHfleman's and Reynolds pretence OF
wanting economy.
Sometimes, in June colors, a simple
dainty butterfly can twinkle about IN the
midst of grave Senator's and before one
knows it their attention will nave Deen
diverted from their deliberations IN uhe
most unaccountable way Somethlhg
akin to this happened yesterday mornlng
when the little four-year-old daugnler
of Senator Smathers walked III the chain-
her and with the unembarrassed mno
cence of childhood took her seat IN her
fathers chair Pretty as she could De,
the little thing seemed Ike the flrst gen
tie hint of spring. A smile played along
the faces of the ladies IN the ganery,
while the lawmakers made motlons
around and put on their spectacles ana
turned their eyes to the little visitor, ana
some called upon her in the chair, and
the little hostess from her fathers seat
in which she seemed to feel ownership
was sweet and gracious TO all VINO came.
Finally one of the pages somewhat III
response to the tender amusement fhaE
seemed to pervade those present took tine
little child in ihis arms, and earned ner
up to the Lieutenant Governor VINO was
presiding. Governor Reynolds tabled all
the bills for the moment, forgot fhat ne
was a Republican and came TO hlmseI
night. He kissed the little girl, who
laughed back at him, and then the touch
of heart-color that had made everybody
kin vanished hike the butterfly, IN the
June oolors The hint OF spring was
gone. and the men settled down again
to their business, atmosphered only
with that winter of discomfort which is
generally white with the frosts of bitter
ness between enemies political.
Mr.. M. H. john, of IJaurinburg, who
has been here since Sunaay, tells the
News and Observer that We were In er-
Tor in stating that the Scotland county
bill would come before this legislature,
though the people embraced in that ter
ritory would gladly push the measure
did they not believe that other questions
of absorbing interest, notably the lease
make 1t unadvisable to try this time. Ihe
measure passed the legislature two years
ago with a proviso that ALL of Rich
mond county should vote on the question.
They accepted the measure IN that form,
so as to get an expression at the polls
from the people Of the territory. Nearly
all of the white vote, nearly all of the
tax-paying vote and nearly half of the
colored vote was cast for the measure,
making a ma jority of over two 10 one In
Scotland territory Notwithstanding a
most bitter fight ON the part of its oppo-
nents. who came from the upper (Isich-
mond) end to fight the measure.
The proposition to cut a county in two
sayors Of the establishment OF two pau
per countless" but we were shown table
of the counties smaller and find that the
smaller of these two counties Scot
land, would have more area, population
and tax valuation respectively than twen-
ty-eight of the existing counties, making
a curious coincidence that a county
should stand at the same point in COM
parison with others as TO the three things
which make counties, viz: Area, popu-
lation and taxable property. The county
OF Richmond is about seventy miles long,
the court house near one side of it, which
puts some of its people fully thirty-hve
miles from the court house. 1t is firm
conviction on the part of these people
that it is cheaper to carry the courts
to the people than to carry so many
people so far to court, a majority of the
Scotland people having to go over twenty
miles to court.
The brethren do not seem to be dwelling
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