The news & observer., 1897-01-27

constituency after consummating such
am infamous deal? Not if the manhood
in the rank and file of the Peoples party
~ what it ought to be. They will make
it so hot for them that they can't stand
it and will have TO get a move on them
selves.
'"rhe Republican party of this State
thas proved itself more treacherous and
dishonest, is possible than the Democrat
ic party ever was. Men of low order in
the Democratic party were guilty of per-
petrating frauds at the ballot box but
the better element in the party did not
engage in such methods. Pledged to an
honorable and fair cooperation the Re
publican leaders, the BEST MEN IN
THAT PARTY, ignored the People
party and under pretense OF 'co-opera-
ton" attempted to corrupt and debauch
the Peoples party members with the use
Of patronage and money, and thus sue
ceed in electing Pritchard by the most
infamous and fraudulent methods. This
being done and endorsed by the men in
the highest ranks Of the Republican par
ty. it stamps that party as THE MOST
CORRUPT THAT EXISTS OR EVER
HAS EXISTED IN NORTH CARO-
LIMA. THE SAME HAND THAT
WARMED THIS POISONOUS REP
TILE WILL NOW CRUSH TT TO
DEATH. IT WILL BE WIPED FROM
THE FACE OF THE EARTH IN
THIS STATE NEXT TIME THE
PEOPLE ARE ALLOWED TO GO
no THE POLLS.
In business it should be said that there
are few honest Republicans who were
opposed to the infamous methods en-
ployed to elect Pritchard and they would
have appealed to their men not to take
such a step, but they said ut would be
like appealing to a crowd OF hungry
dogs around carcass and hence they
did not attempt it. They well knew
that the success of such methods meant
the end of co-opera ton of Populists with
Republicans and consequently the end
of the Republican party in North Caro-
lima.
The Democratic members of the pre-
sent Legislature with one exception are
all free silver Democrats and would
have voted for a Populist for the United
States Senate, il their vote would have
secured his election. We give them cred
it for acting in good faith so far. II
Mark Hanna and Pritchard had not sue
ceeded in buying about fifteen Populist
members Tor who claimed to be Popu-
l:sts) DR.. Cyrus Thompson would have
been elected Senator by the Democratic
and Populist members OF the Assembly,
and we would then have had two Popu-
list Senators from North Carolina, in
stead of one Populist Senator and gold
bug Senator who is no better than Mat
Ransom.
or M
Tom Watson. Tom has been good agi-
ta.tor but as political organizer he is
fat failure. He has appeared to be in
dead earnest in this movement and this
IS why we liked him. But our faith IN
HIM has been terribly shaken-almost
destroyed. During the senatorial contest
at Raleigh Tom expressed himself as be-
ing in sympathy with Harry Skinner in
his efforts to secure the election of Pritch-
ard and after pritchard was elected he
actually telegraphed congratulations to
Skinner for securing his election. This
was the same as sending congratulations
direct to Pritchard. This will be a shock
ing surprise to the people who have placed
so much confidence in Tom Watson. Until
Mr.. Watson can quit telegraphimg his
congra tulat1ons when a rank gold bug
Senator is elected, he can never again
command the respect of honest POpulists,
much less their votes
Referring TO his exhaustive bill 70
create an insurance commissioner, Sena-
tor Person (coll, of Edgecombe, says that
he has given much study to the insurance
business in the State and that he mas
been at work on the bill since the 18TH
of December. '.As soon as | saw Dr.
Thompson opposed such measure, pc
gan to frame this bill" the Senator sad.
Il do not think any member will oppose
it after carefully reading it," But 1t is
so long nobody will ever read 1t through.
Lieutenant Governor G. A. Reynolds
came home Saturday night but retained
to Raleigh this morning. There appears
to be a diversity of opinion as TO the
name of the Lieutenant Governors pri-
vate secretary A colored man said this
morning that his people here thought
Fletcher Hays, colored held the position,
while the white folks" have it that
Harry Nissen is doing Mr.. Reynolds
writing Winston Sentinel.
4 better thing has not been gotten off
during the Legislature than Mr.. Nc
Creary's remarks ON the bill making it
a misdemeanor for a public speaker to
use profane or vulgar language. He re-
marked that if the bill became law
Congressman Linney would be in Jail
all the time and that this would be an
irredeemable loss to the G. o. 7.
T.
Col. Olds telegraphs his papers:
"The boiling Populists and the Repub-
Icans hate Otho Wilson as if he We're
snake To such an extent has this
feeling gone that there is actually a
strong movement to abolish the Railroad
Commission, simply and solely to be rid
of Wilson. Republicans admit this and
so do the boilers. 1t was said that If the
| nonntniSSi is hnliShnd If cannot he re-