The news & observer., 1897-02-20

Eddins or Fagan Ever Sawlt.
Yesterday afternoon in the Supreme
court Library the bill of special interest
before the committee on Cities and Towns
was that to amend the charter of the
town of Greenyille.
Those present were Sutton, Cchalrman)
Hancock, Blackburn, Freeman, William
son, Roberts, Cathey, Walters, Fagan,
EddinS and Morton.
A number of Republican strappers
from the Eastern part of the State I'M
gered about
The bill as given below is understood
10 have been prepared by Solicitor Ber-
nard, who, in advocacy of 1t, appeared
before the committee.
Gov. jarvis made the opening speech
opposing the proposed charter, and re-
terring to the. amended charter OF 1880
eaid if Republican rule was all THAT was
desired the object was attained IN that.
That was bad enough, but he had never
before seen anything just Like this.
Eut the bill needed no comment from
Governor Jarvis or anybody else: 1T had
only. to be read for the monstrousness
Of ii: TO be realized.
Senator Moye, of Pitt, coming forward
to sa. q few words, was promptly and
sonteIaptlously and inexclsably cut
short Iy Chairman Sutton, who suggest
ed rather tartly that If Mr.. Moye desired
only to repeat what he had said the day
before, there would be no use In his pro-
ceeding farther. Mr.. Cathey was qulck-
ay on his feet protesting that Mr. Moye
as a citizen of North Carolina was entl-
tied TO be heard. The sentiment of the
committee ran that way, Capt. Walters
going so far as TO make a motion that
Mr.. Move be heard-the result being that
Pitts Senator proceeded and Chairman
Sutton was =sauelched.
Senator Muye was at a loss to know
why he shoula thus seemingly be shunn-
ed by the Republicans whom he took oe-
cas:on to reniiad that Solicitor Bernard
himself had secured his present position
by the good offices of the Populists. Sen
ator Move made. mention of other Repub-
licans, also, in Pitt whom the Popuilsts
aad helped into Office. But what matter
ed this? Senator. NIoye was even yet TO
get his worst snu5. A little while later
when he put in word without thinking
to address the chayr, asking only to in-
terrupt a speaker. Chairman Sutton
prerogat tive; his eyes and voice seemed
to be full of cactueneedles, as he ex-
claimed with circular.saw fuency: 1.-The
gentleman VIII please address the chain"
Again, and a little }ater, negro in
attendance on the committee took occa-
sion to deny statement made by Sena-
aor Moye, who was quick to face the issue
with the negro. when 1.-THE gentleman
must address the chair" Aipped out with
as snappish a sound as ghen one might
break a thin slat in two. The chairman
raped Moye out OF order; and Moye re-
tired leaving Sutton and the negro easy
victors.
Moye should have known that this gang
OF Republicans would thrt.w him and
his aside Like rag after u.e. He will
probably know later the simple PROPOSE
tion which is necessarily the proposition
OF the Republicans. 1t is simply for
10000 white men to corral 9ike cattle
10000 negroes and by this means, in the
profaned name Of the ballot, 20 lord it
ever the white men of this Szate who
to the outside world stand sponsors
for It's character, home and property
That is the proposition. And they with
fend isl defiance gloat over a aocalled
Triumph at the ballot-box-the triumph
that kills the ballots of 100000 white
Anylo-Saxon freemen with 12O.00@ bal
1ots of ignorant shiftless, propertyless ne
graes. These pretended friends OF the
negro naunt the logic OF the 10Th amend
ment in the faces Of the white men, and
the white men--the men who pay 81
cents out Of every dollar of the public
schooling of the negroes who would @p
press them, are patient They learnad
long-suffering during four years OF here
Ism.
Senator Move might have known these
things had he reflected; and he may know.
now that Republicans have no use for
negroes or f'opuists except 20 get them
selves into office And then, too, pa
sence will rhi Lei Hancock and all his
gang make rhc negro shoe pinch too
slightly aud hr vii, find yet the logic OF
good right arni- against the Impossible
progrf mme ~ negroes, tor the sake or
3000@ men, ording it over the better men
Of Tie state
The bin in hand suggests all these
ahings and more, as will be readily con-
eluded when it is read.
But the bill was amended. The stink
Of it was TOO much even for it's advocates.
After a merciless analysis of it by only
a few questions from Cathey and a calm
acute speech from Walters, as well as
some remarks from Pagan, ii failed, in
deed, to be tabled hut Hancock saw the
necessity and offered the amendment
printed below. This much was gained,
though it is to be regretted that that
Eighth section i'm all it's enormity. could
not have had the light Of contempt 1t de-
serves thrown upon it in the House. The
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ball unfayorably which Immediately met