The news & observer., 1897-03-04
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The following men electeu ~ oPu
lists voted for Abbott for Railroad Com
missioner against John Graham, Presl-
dent of the State Farmers Alliance
Rarkers Cannon, Clark, early, McCas-
kew. Newsome, Odum, Parker, of Ran
aolnh Wakefield. This makes nine
traitors to the cause for which they pre-
tended to stand during the campaign. III
was had enough for these Republicans
Populists TO betray their party IN otaer
matters. but it was proof of sen OUT
and trade to elect Abbott. who is sala 10
have been selected by the railroads as
+heir man. a gainst John Graham,t Tres
ident of the North Carolina Farmer 5
Y Alliance. whose able, earnest ana consls-
tent oppIosition. to the 90 year lease mas
made him many friends IN the state
Tbose Pops. who voted against Ira
ham showed that they do not want 10
9n1,t snch a fearless Populist as Grana9m
IN tlhe commission, preferrng to elect
Ranuhlican. to such a Populist as J9hn
Cralbam This was the truest proof that
etbev have not only left the party, but
have ioined the railroad lobby as well as
the Radical party .
Governor Russell shows he is no bet
e Tor than his gang. He is simple a. spolls-
man. Tt is of but little Importance TO
North Carolina whether he remains gov
ernor or the other fellow takes his seat.
He has hardly done more than one or two
comanendable things. in his nearly two
months of Office. It was feared by most
men that he would hardly be aple 10
lift himself above a, narrow ana pros
criptiye partisan, We gave hum q cnance
and advised Democrats not to Strlke pc
fore he was heard. lie has shown nus
hand in many ways-Tlns his readiness 10
invade the elemosynary msutuuonS, III
his willingness to pardon CRIMINALS ana
thus set aside the regular hndlng OF
courts. in his assaults upon the rlgnts
and even liberty of the Democrats. lie
is just as malignant, just as bitter, just
as much of a partisan in a hlgh ounce
as he was when making flerce ana ven
omous speeches to his ''savages" and
his ears We're charmed by thear sense
less hurrahs. There is no good I'M Rus
sell we Wilmington Messenger
.s@t..a,e a r8#
AS to the legislature of 1S97---the one
now I'm session-we have to say as Iact
that it has won the contempt of the peo-
pie generally of all parties; and we have
to, say as an opinion that we do not be
lieye4 that 1t can overcome THAI contempt
in two years time, and hence it cannot
get the approval of the peoples When
we speak Of the legislature, we refer
of course to the element which controls
by virtue of numbers. In this case 1T
is the, combination 'of Reps and 2boltang
Pops. auf"a
This combine has reversed the policy
of the last legislature. About the first
thing they did when. they reached here,
was to organize a pie campaign, and
they have been so busy in prosecuting
this campaign that the time has passed
until there is no time to properly atten1
: to the business for which they We're sent
here. This is the kind Of a record that
the people will condemn. The combine
may think they can make it all right
with the people, but we will bet money
that they can never do any such thing
Caucasian.
Senator Cannon created first class
sensation when he bolted the boilers. He
had before voted to recommit Grants
outrageous election law bill, to commit
tee and met Senator McCaskey The
chairman of the boiling Populists said
to him: "You have got to decide whether
YOU will 60 with us or the governor"
.,ust as soon as the boilers caucus met
Cannon took the floor and told of this
occurrence. He said: II want this eau
Gus to distinctly understand that | voted
for Senator Pritchard at governor Rus
sells solicitation and / stand by Russell
all the time and / bid you goodbye"
J. u. Hamrick, of Cleveland county,
who has been hanging around the leg
islature since the opening working for
Pritchard and doing other odd jobs for
the Republicans, has been selected by
rbe Pritchard Pop. caucus for Commis-
sioner of Labor. That is his pay for
his desertion of silver and advocacy of
Radicaaism. One by one gets the prom
ised job. Will Hamrick land?
In the House. Hancock, of Craven, Sc
cured the passage. of a bill to negroize
Newbern. A substitute bill passed the
Senate yesterday. Senator Mccarthy
says that under it the Democrats will
elect 8 aldermen, the Republicans will
elect 3, and the Governor appoint 5. Is
this to negroize the city by appointment
rather than election? We shall see.
Western Republicans say that rather
than see Mr.. Buffers faction have con-
troll of the State institutions, they viii
leave them in Democratic hands. They
assert that Butler and his followers in
the next election will literally anita gonize
every Republican who voted for Pritch-
ard and against the Governors railroad
lease bill.
The Republican Pops. have endorsed
Hx- Enrolling Clerk Brown, of Granville,
for Deputy Warden at the penitentiary.
Brown was convicted of a crime that
may send him to the penitentiary If he
keeps out and gets to be an officer, it
will be a close shave between being a