The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-03-14
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What the Editors are SAYING About
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ent General Assembly is both disgusting
and incxcusable One half Of the present
number of efficient men could easily have
done the work The engrossing clerks OF
fee both Of the Senate and House hal
nearly six assistants all the time whea
heretofore il was run by the engrossng
clerk and one assistant, as was the case
in 1886 and 1887. There seemed to be "A
preconceived plan TO put the least eff
cient on from the start, and the best on
when the real labor began about ten days
before the close of the session In this
way the hcnchmen of the bosses got sew
eral hundred of the peoples dollars for
about thirty-fve dollars worth Of work,
and the efficient man only from thirty
to fifty dollars. Hhe members with few
exceptions were little hetter-they were
likewise in for the pie and nearly every
man had petition asking for an of
flee under McKinley's administration.
Asheyille Gazette.
Since the Legislature met there have
been more charges of bribery in con
nection with its work than ever known
before 1t has been openly charged and
apparently unresented that men have
been bought and sold like sheep. We
need to talk about the Legislature Of
'6S no more.-Statesville Landmark.
The country is now rid of three mis-
cradle nuisances-the North Carolina
Legislature, Congress and the duck
hunter That was a. dandy trio. We
hope the country will never be afflicted
again with such anot44er lot of syco-
plants, towards and jack-asses as they
were.-Andrews' Sun.
The wild scenes of rowdyism in the
house at Raleigh will live in history. 1t
will be no longer the legislature of 1868
to whic.- the finger of scorn will be point
ed, for a new record of disgrace has been
made The present General Assembly
opened with a squabble over office spoils
and ends in fight for plunder-Ashe-
vile Gazette.
We are permitted to state in confidence
that the people or North Carolina are
sorry they elected Che Legislature
AsheviIie Citizen,
Among the other dsgracefuI acts Of our
reform Legislature was the refusal OF
the House to admit visitors into it's hall
without the permission Of a negro boss.
Heretofore, at I'll previous Legislatures,
visitors were freely admitted to the Sen
ate chamber and the hall Of the House
OF Representatives But during the late
session of our reform Legislature this
time-honored custom was changed and
visitors were refused admission to the
House unless special permission was OBJ
tanned. And to make this humiliation
the more Notifying the white man, who
guarded the door, was under the orders
OF negro boss, who sat near and told
him what persons he might admit
Chatham Record.
Every Populist member OF the Legisla-
ture who voted for Senator Pritchard is
to be paid for bis vote with an office.
Already quite a number have been thus
paid. 1t is said that Representative
Bryan, OF this county, is to be appointed
inspector of fertilizers latham Record
His actions smell like fertilizer
The men elected to represent the various
counties in the Legislature have in the
majority Of instances proven to be men
capable of any low down deviltry or
crime that would put a dollar in their
pockets. More than half the members
were known to be open to inducements"
and that fact would not been more plain
ly manifested if the thieying wretches
had tag fastened to their coat bearing
the legend I'm for sale. "-Jacksonville
Times.
A new word is coined almost every
day iii the year by some more or less en-
terprising American citizen. Here goes
another: The boiling Populists and their
allies vail be known from this day as
"Pietriots." Definition: Men who be-
lieye one thing and do another, traitors
for Pie.-Progressive Farmer.
All citizens Of the State, regardless
OF political affiliations are more or less
disgusted with some of the doings of
our Legislature Chatham Citizen Popu-
list.)
The legislative body which adjourned
yesterday viii go down in history as a
bastard No party viii daddy" it. No
wonder-GreenSbor Record.
III was III all respects the worst Legs
lature that has assembled in Raleigh
since the days of carpet bag rule.
1t will be known for years to come
as an aggregation of "pie-hunters" A
division of the spoils seemed to be the
chief business of a majority of the mem
bers. 1t is our earnest prayer that our
good State may never be cursed with
another Legislature like this.-Charlotte
News.
AS to the Legislature OF 1897 we have
to say as fact that it has won the con-
tempt OF the people generally of all par
ties; and we have to say as an opinion
that we do not believe that it can over
come that contempt in two years time,
and hence it cannot get the approval Of
the people. When we speak OF the Legis-
lature we refer, OF course, to the element
which controls by virtue of numbers. In
this case it is the combination OF Reps.
and holting Pops.-Caucasian
The Legislature adjourned Tuesday at
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