The news & observer., 1897-03-06

be clothed in its right mind
tie had scarcely finished speaking be-
fore, the Senate Door-keeper shouted out:
"A message from the House of Repre-
sentatives"
The Lieutenant Governor replied: "Det
the messenger come forward if he hain't
got that mob with him.
The mob had dispersed and the messen-
ger advanced on peaceful mission.
Within half an hour the news spread
all over the city, and when the House
met at three O'clock, the galleries were
crowded with men and women who had
gathered expecting to see a reputition of
the morning riot. But, though the pro
ceedings were not orderly, there was no
repetition of the mornings disgraeeful
| scenes.
Editor Click, of the Hickory Mercury,
writing from Raleigh to hois paper, says:
"One more week will wind up the work
of the Legislature. The go days will
expire Saturday 1t is not believed that
a quorum can be kept here after the pay
stops. In fact, many would like to go
home now. No one party seems fully sat
ished with the work done Much cam
palgn stuff has been manufacture during
this session. When the voters of the
State hear one-tenth of it, they will lose
all confidence in humanity. And the next
| man they vote for to come here will have
to take a solemn oath to stand by his plat
form and not sell out, or will have to dan
gle at the end Of a grape vine when he
goes home.
1T is nothing to hear men of all parties
saying that money and patronage have
been used; and that this and that man
has sold out And some of the accused
show it i'm their downcast looks. a gull
| ty conscience needs no accuser. There
| are few exceptions to this rule, as some
of these men, it is claimed, have no con
| science.
Much that has been published in the
| News and Observer is too true The
| whole truth may never be known by the
reading public, unless, however, some men
| repent and make full confession Of all
| they have seen, heard, promised and done.
Col. SINNERS hast visit here has been
viewed with more or less suspicion as to
| the railroad lease question. He came.
we hear, saying a substitute could be had
that would give satisfaction, and men
toned something similar to the one that
passed the Senate And as three of the
| bolters went over and helped pass it
| through the Senate, makes some think he
had a hand in it.
In saying this, however, we do not
mean to say that Col Andrews was not
| in the fight at all, for he is thought to
| have been the chief agent for the power
| behind the throne, viz: Monopoly Its re-
suit in the Senate is still looked upon by
| many as its utter defeat.
sy,Ixr A.,
| loss in what has been done here. Her
sister States win look to her as one, some
| of whose representatives can be bought
| and sold on the political and business
market as so many sheep, or geese
Eve are glad to say that every member
Of this General Assembly did not sell
out, and cannot be bought with money.
| or with patronage nor with bull doing
There are men in lit who are as honest and
as patriotic as any State can furnish
And what has taken place here, will have
the glorious tendency of putting the vOt-
ers on guard, and the result will be that
people Of all parties, it is hoped, win be
more careful whom they nominate and
vote for in the future"
The Southern Railway, by the aid of
bolters Barker, 0dum and Wakefield
has not only defeated the people on the
lease question, but also on the bill to re-
duce passenger fares, telegraph and
freight rates. What caused these men to
vote with the railroads? What persua-
sions Were used to induce them to vote
agaist the Peoples party and its plat
form Hickory Mercury Pop.)
We have heard politicians say the coun-
try was going to the dogs, and a careful
consideration of the pie brigade down
at Raleigh viii lead one to believe that
it has gotten there at last, says the Char
lotte Peoples paper.
Mr.. Blackburn was unhappy in the use
of words in praising Col. Andrews. He
referred to him as the distinguished
North Carolinian, who MANIPULATES
the Southern Railway" He might have
added and ''MANIPULATOR Of the Leg
islator," with equal truth.
This matter will never be taken out of
politics until it is settled right" said Rep
resentative Sutton yesterday in discuss
ing the lease
people of North Carolina" said Represen-
tative blackburn referring to the row
which he did much to precipitate and in
W'hlch he was one of the most disgraceful
figures.
1t was a disgrace to the Legislature.
and tc the State. ! am ashamed of it,
stiad McCrary yesterday in his speech re-
ferring to the mob rule in the House
During the lease discussion yesterday
Chief Clerk Masten and Deputy Clerk
Stanford made themselves busy on the
railroad side. We have had government |
by private secretary; government by door |
keepers; and now we have government by |
clerks. And so we go tearing down prece |
dent and orderly procedure.
Yesterday afternoon when the lease bill |
was to be considered, the doorkeeper ex-
cluded almost everybody. But the South
ern railroad lobby was admitted and were |
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