The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-12-03
REPEAL CIVIL SERVICE LAW.
Linney Thinks the Democrats in Office
Worse Than Hard Times.

Linney Thinks the Democrats in Office
Worse Than Hard Times.
Congressman Linney, who has been
here this week arguing case before the
Supreme court, has now gone to WASH
ington. to get himself in tune to legIslate
for great country. -.
He was not in the best Of humor while
here. this Bull of the Brushes. Ihere
are something's that he doesn't ike ana
the Democratic officeholder Is not the
least of them.
.sToo many of you blame Democrats
are still sucking the public pap he SAID
.crewing ND his face in knot and then
carefully unfolding it and smoothing 1t
out. 81 know times are hard ana prices
for farm products are low, and nope
at this session we can get such leglsia-
tioal as will sorter improve matters, but
ding my fiddles if it amt more necessa-
~ to root you Democrats out.
eff we don't abolish that civil service
hnmbug l hope at least Congress VIII
have enough sense to modify it.
And there are plenty hungry Repuoli-
cans that will say amen to these sen>. /,
ments of Col. Romulus Zigzag. Civil
were init kept Republicans in office.
Now it's a farce and fraud and ought
10 be abolished because it keeps them
out. Verify it makes big difference
whose OK is gored.
There's e. G. Duncan, OF Beaufort,
who hopes to be Collector of Internal
Revenue for this district, and Will no
doubt get il, having the backing OF
Pritchard and the eastern Congressman.
He is terribly afraid the civil service
law will not be repealed before he -
appointed. If it is not he will have very
few changes to make Wnen ne
aeemes into office. The clerkships IN the
department are all under the civil ser
vice except the chief clerkship, which
has been so capably filled during the past
administrati ton by ex-Judge Thos Is.
Womack. As to who will succeed Judge
Womack there has been some discussion.
but nothing definite is known
Mr.. Duncan expects to be appointed
within the next few days. certainly be-
fsre Christmas, Mr.. Simmons term
having expired las. week. If he IS nam
ed for the place before the new year 1t Is
probable that Judge 'Womack will re-
main Chief Clerk until somestime dur
ting the latter part-of January. e.
4 -
ONLY ONE WEEK HENCE.
he Wolf Hopper to be Seen Then in Ell
Captain at the Academy.
THE fashionable event of the present
season in this city, viii be the appear
ance of that prince of comedians, De
Wolf Hopper, seslrrounded by the menl-
hers of his splendid company, which
is universally conceded to be the big
gest, best and most complete now on
the road. z 7
Mr. Hopper has been prime favorite
among all classes of theatre-goers ever
since he made. his debut in light comic
opera seven years ago, since which time,
he has played in all the larger cities of
this country and Canada, and he is to-
day, one of the greatest favorites on the
American stage. Mr.. Hopper will pre-
sent here for gsthe first time, on next
Thursday evening at the Academy OF
Music, his brand new and triumphant
cOmic-opera success, entitled "El Capi.
tan, which only recently, scored such a
tremendous hit, at the Broadway Thea
ire, New York City, and which will be
seen and heard in all its original splendOr
and magnifcence, as the opera will he
staged and mounted, with all the origin.
al paraphernalia, including it's superb
scenic investiture. it's gorgeous costumes
magnificent dresses, elaborate draperies
and other expensive equipment. The
music of the opera, which in the Ian
guage of Katisha, lis worth going mile:
TO hear is from the facile pen of an
other popular, idol, among American
theatre-goers, John Philip Sousa, the ia
NOUS band ma ster.
The box sale is now open at Kings.