The news & observer., 1897-01-23
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Yesterday Grant, of Wayne, who holds
n seat to which he was not honestly
elected moved in the Senate to appoint
n committee to make certain changes IN
the election law. He had a hand in the
present dishonest election law under
which 10000 illegal negroes were per-
mitted to vote last November, thus de-
frauding Bryan and free silver of that
many votes. But this did not satisfy
him and his fellow Uriah Heep asso-
ciates, who, while prating of IAN honest
election law" seek still further to defraud
tba honest white men of the State, and
mt himself and such as he on top. Not
content with this, he a few days ago
uttered vile ISLANDERS against the people
of his community. saying among other
things that he was forced to bring up his
children in the midst of fraud. Ills
slanderous language has made the people
of Goldsboro justly indignant.
Yesterday Argus says: in the speech
making that prevailed in the State Senate
chamber Tuesday, when nominations for
limited States Senator were IN vogue.
Mai III. l.. Grant. Senator from this dis
trict. opened the vials of his long pent-up
wrath and hatred against the reputable
white people of the State, and vomlted
his spleen and slander upon them, which
he would like TO have done thirty years
ago. when he first came among us at
the head of his negro regiment, but
dared not. Our people were not IN the
temper for it then. But he has been
biding his time for all these years, and
creeping in and out among us, receiving
generous patronage from our people,
making his home here, and rearing up
children in the midst of this fraud until
he has at length, by the help of Marion
Butler and Populism, been advanced to
a seat in the State Senate, and there
he stands and, in the face of the State
and the world, gives utterance in hate
to the vilest slander that has yet been
voiced against our people"
The flag will be displayed hereafter
on the capitol when the General Assem-
bly, is in session, the bill odering it to be
done having yesterday been been ratified.
Old Glory will enjoy the outing.
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Next Monday at 10 a. m. the Judiciary
committee will give a hearing to the
county officers who are in a futter be-
cause Of Senator Anthony's bill to reduce
their fees. Clerk OF the Court Dan
Young, of Wake, has sent out letters TO
county officers all over the State calling
on them to rally to defeat the plan to
reduce fees. Most of the members prom
ised to cut them down. Will they do it?
The aftermath of the Senatorial con-
test is not creditable to Senator Pritch-
ard. He is credited with having met
Congressman Shuford in the Park Hotel,
and. "cussed him heartily in the presence
of several people"
Mr. Scales, for the Committee on
Propositions and Grievances, yesterday
reported, without prejudice the bill to
restore that portion of Chatham that
was given to Alamance by the last Legis-
ture. All the morning was taken up with
arguments between Mr.. London for
Chatham and Capt. Parker for Alamance
county and the examination of witnesses
The committee was fully attended and
many others were present interested in
the hot contest that is waging over this
bill. Senators Parker and Atwater each
think his position is the only right one,
and so great Is Representative Whites
interest that he is present at all hearings.
He has the interest and pride OF paternity,
for it was his work as Senator two years
ago that secured the cut off. The commit
tee saw that the matter would have to
be fought out in the Senate anyway,
and on motion of Mr.. Scales voted to