The news & observer., 1897-02-12
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tive in the House, the Jacksonville Times
says:
in these days, when the average citt-
zen considers it a solemn duty to reyile
and rid:cule their legislative represen-
tatiyes. it is a pleasure and relief to read
the following encomium concerning Hon.
Rodolph Duffy, which we clip from the
Raleigh News and Observer Mr.. Duffy
is a man OF ability, the soul of honor,
unsullied reputation and patriotism; and
people of Onslow, regardless of political
affiliations, rejoice that his worth is rec
oguized abroad and that at all times he
cam be relied upon TO labor for truth and
right"
Senator II. S. Anderson came home
tom a free pass, presumably, last Satur-
day, and returned to Raleigh on Monday.
We had no conversation with him., but
learn from private adyices that he stands
for the Southern Railway on the 99-year
lease matter He could not withstand
the benefits of the free pass mill. But
the people will bid him goodbye.-F'rench
Broad Hustler.
Sheriff Williams and Judge Pace have
gone to Raleigh ON business, probably in
the interest of the Southern Railway,
which is fighting hard to hold Its 80
year lease of the North Carolina Rail-
road and by so doing Heuchre' the tax
payers out of millions of dollars. The
S. A. L. offers a much better proposition
and q relentless war is being waged be-
tween these two rich rivals. 1t remains
TO be seen whether our representatives
will stand for the people or the South
ern Railway, which has been sapping
their hfe's blood for years. We are not
positively informed as to the mission or
Messrs. Pace and Williams, but If it is
10 lobby in the interest of the Southern
they had better have remained at home,
and the same may be said of Representa-
tive Freeman and Senator Anderson
French Broad Hustler.
Ex-senator J. Y. Hamrick is in Raj
eigh and has been since the Legislature
met. He went down to take a hand IN
the Senatorial fight and incidentally to
hook after job for himself. The present
slate for the distribution of State pa
tronage gives the Office of Labor Statls-
tician to the Populists and Mr.. Ham
rick wants the place and has the endorse
ment of q great many Popnlists and
Republicans. That the Republicans en-
dorse him for the place is evidence snf-
ficiemt to prove that he whooped things
up for Pritchard, just as the Star said
before the election, that he would do.
The office pays 1900 year-Cleyeland
Star.
DIR. Wm. Merritt who was summoned
home Friday by telegram to the bedside
of his wife, returned to Raleigh Monday
evening. The Doctor is one of the few
Populists who is not standing at the pie
counter. -Roxboro Courier.
If the various statements made at diff
ferent times concerning each other, of
the various prominent individuals COM
posing the present Republican Populist
embroglio at Raleigh could be gotten
together and placed before an honest
and intelligent jury as evidence, dt would
not take long to have a majority of the
minority of them amy friends of both par
ties. snugly housed in the penitentiary.-
Asheyllle Citizen.
.Tattler" writes in the Asheville Citi-
zen:
"That Madison mans bill in the legis-
lature to allow prize fighting in North
Carolina is refreshing. But, come to
ttdGk of it, if it could made to apply
to Madison it would doubtless prove a
pFmOteY of longevity on shelton Laurel
or Bull creek. and would be much more
satisfactory than the present deadly style
Of snuffing out human lives
Jno. G. Dancy, (col), of Salisbury, who
came here during the Senatorial fight to
keep the negroes lined up solidly for
Pritchard, Is here again. He says that
he has been promised the position of
Recorder of Deeds of the District OF
Columbia, and is sure to get the place.
1t is by such trailing and bargaining as
well as buying and selling, that for the
first time in the history of North Caro-
lima the Senatorial contest was decided.
Senator Grant says die expects to pass
the lispensary bin for Goldsboro in the
Senate on Saturday.
Walter r. Henry is so confident that he
is to succeed Judge Meares as criminal
circuit Judge that he is said to be al
ready writing his charge to the jury. 1T
wfll consume seven hours in delivery,
and the county commissioners VIII be
expected to pay for its publication in
every paper i'm the State.
The House committee ON claims has
fayorably reported the resolution to pay
Josiah Turner the interest he claims was
due on the amount paid him by the last
General Assembly. s,agsa
DIR. B. It. Dixon and Mr.. White, of
Alamance, the members of the House
committee ON Insane Asylums, returned
Yesterday from a visit to in
spect the Eastern Hospital at Goldsboro.
They found everything in excellent
shape, and report that the institution is
admirably managed. DIR. b. It. Dixon,
who is careful of his words and whose
knowledge of large institutions is superior
TO that of amy other member OF the