The news & observer., 1897-01-29


some people. We laugh as the squarmlng g
| goes on.
'Populists may use Republicans for the
purpose of furthering the peoples inter
ests as was done IN the last campaign
And Republican bosses viii lend them
selves even for "a good purpose when they
are baited with a little pie," m they
can get ii i'm mo other way. Yes, Popu-
lists will use Republicans for dilfat pur-
pose, but by all the gods of the peoples
hopes, that lis all the use a P0pulast has
for Republicans and aus for the amalga-
nation business, we have to say
in the language of the famous sage and
poet:
WE'LL BE -- 1T POPUBISTS
AND NIGGERS CAN EVER ANAL
GAMATE IN THIS STATI1 AND
COUNTRY. Do you hear?
"And the Hon j. G. Prltdhard lis quoted
as saying THAT tine Hon. Harry skinner
is the great leader of tine Peoples party
Well, the MIR. Skinner is not leading amy
Populfsts NOW. If man owed us half
dozen Republicans, and should offer
us ONE of those leaguers who are sup
posed to be following Skinner, we would
think he ohad offered us the principal with
compound interest; and if we wanted to
collect the debt, we would accept his offer
1.-The Peoples party was not organized
TO build up the Republican party. I'm
fact, it lis living protest against Nation
al Republican legislation. What then
must be Thought of a man who masquer-
AIDES us a Populst, but votes to give the
Republican party power to do the very
things against which every honest Popu-
hist i'm the United States is protesting
The people must watch their members
in the legislature. Their eyes should
be directed daily to the doings of the
men they have sent ito Raleigh to make
laws for the people. They Will bear
watching. There is much of gross ignOr-
ance and inexperience i'm the body The
bGll preventing members of the legisla-
ture and all other public officials from
receiving free favor from railroads in the
way of passes should pass without a dis
senting vote. If the members are self
respecting and honest they will hardly
desire to kill the bIll The Raleigh News
and Observer says:
Their programme is to 'ohl0no-
form the bill and prevent early ac-
ton by tlhe Legislature. 1t would be
well if those who are tired of this
method of influencing legislation
would move in this matter early.
Every day that passes makes it more
difficult to pass the bill, for the free
pass factory is running might and
day"
You need not TRUST amy member wtho
dares TO vote for his personal benefit in
the matter of passes. A man of delicate
honor and SPIRIT OF Independence can
hardly afford TO accept class favOrs while
in Official Wilmington Messenger.
NO, sirs, will not appoint those
negroes"
This was the reply that Mr.. A. l..
Swinson, enrolling clerk of the General
Assembly, made TO IA committee OF Re
publicans that demanded that he should
appoint W. Il. Young and Harvey Quick,
both colored, clerks in the enrolling clerk 5
office. That was two days ago, and up to
a late hour last night he had not receded
from his position, though the Republicans
had been urging, beseeohing and demand
ing that he do SO. \ reporter OF this
paper called to see Mr.. Swinson, but
missed him. However one of the ne
gr0es was seen and he said that Mr..
Swinson had refused TO put the negroes
TO work, and seemed determined not to
do so.
Before taking this office, Mr. Swinson
was bee raiser. In all his hives ne
never had n bee that could make a worse
sting than his refusal to take the negroes
into his office to work 1t is understood
that he says much Of his work will have
to be done by ladies, and he will not
subject them to the humiliation Of having
their work overlooked by the negroes he
is requested TO appoint.
The real intent and purpose of the
Dockery bin to repeal the charter of the
Eastern Hospital appears now on the
surface.
Bishop Hood, the most influential negro
in the State, has been in Raleigh this
week He came to demand that the insane
asylum for the treatment of insane ne
groes should be turned over to the man
agement of the negroes and that negro
doctors should take the place of the white
doctors now in charge of that institution.
1t is said that the only way to accom-
modate Bishop Hood and the negro doe
tors. who are clamoring for this change,
is the revolutionary plan of repeating
the charter of the Hospital and re-
charterng it in accordance with the terms
Of the administration bin which has been
introduced by Mr.. Dockery, at the reques5
of the Governor
There has been held out to certain Popu-
lists the hope that they wOud be put in
control of that institution, and their votes
are expected to secure the repeal of it's
charter under brief that a Populist
doctor is to be superintendent. The sug
gestion that the negroes are to take COM
pete charge of it is believed to be true
by the leading negroes, who are clamor-
ing for repeal Of the charter with that
understanding.
The Citizens dispatches from Raleigh
Yesterday announced the introduction OF
a bill placing in the hands Of the Gov
arnor tha insane asvlum at ColdsbOrO,