The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-09-01
ONT OF THEIR OWN MOUTHS
THE FUSIONISTS STAND CON
DEMNED.

IL VnO0S pNpOAo OsSAA W ~ 4
Iieved then the last few years govern
ment In North Carolina is failure
Cup to this date the Legislature is
a damnable disgrace to the. State. =
Caucasian, Feb. s7, 1897.
.'The good done by tie legislature
could be printed in small pamphlet.
The bad done and the good omitted
would fill several large volumes. =
Progressive Farmer.
.There is some talk of an extra ses-
sion of the Legislature. Please don't,
Mr.. Russell. We can endure famine,
pestilence, drouth, war but don't IN
fiict any prolonged agony on the State
such as an extra session. "-PTOgressaUe
Farmer, March e, 1897.
Gas to the Legislature of 1897, the
one DOW in session, we have to say as
fact that it has won the contempt OF
the people generally of all parties, and
we have to say as an opinion that we
do not believe that it can overcome
that contempt in two years time and
hence cannot get the approval OF the
people. "-Caucasidu.
"The Legislature only has about ten
DAYS now to complete the work, and 1t
hasn't begun the work yet. Let the
miserable pie hunters go to work or go
home" -Progressive Farmer, FEB. IS:
1897.
'Swepson is not the only boss our
North Carolina Legislature ever had.''
''To man up tree it appears that
the Pops nominated some extremely
| e. a. r1clo lost
year" -Progressive- Farmer, Jan. s6,
1887.
"About ten more days remains of
the Legislative session. Unless there
shall be, within this time, an almost
miraculous change, the record OF
the Legislature Will be moth
ing, absolutely nothing. All it will
have done when it resigns will be the
spending of $4,000 or $4,000 Of the
public funds for which nothing will be
returned. "-Caucdsid71 Feb. rs, 1897.
"Of course there are some good men
here, who can not, in justice, be held
responsible for the record, but we are
speaking of the record of the leglsla-
ture as a whole, and unless that record
shall be phenomenaliy changed within
week it will be the imperative duty
and we think it will be the pleasure Of
} the people to see that such {. crowd IS
never sent up to make laws again.
Caucasian, Feb. e7, 1897.
'The various committees to whom
bills are referred seem to be composed
l of men who are either generally in
different or pitiably ignorant. It Il
: almost impossible to get their atten
ton to any bill that does not carr.
some lob with it."-Cducasidn, Feb
27, 1897.
"Let ADMINISTRATION OF the charge
of bribery by promises OF patronag
e and money to influence votes TO
h Prltchard proceed. Pritchard's friend
say the charge is not true. Investl
: gate or stand convicted. ''-Progreissv
Farmer.
g "Thus the peoples money is bein.
divided out to pay political reward
There is no help tor it bow. But the ia
payers of North Carolina will speak il
thunder tones at the polls when Their
is another election. No party, no maj
has eyer been able to run rough-shct
3 over the people of the State out
n short time. '-Progressiu Farmer, Eel
= 23, 1897.
: "Wh hen Pritchard was elected Unite
States Senator the wishes and trusts {
~ the people were betrayed !; the peopl
IS had fepudiated McKinleylsm in tot
d and Pritchard stands for nothing bu
Mckinley" -Caucosian Jan. 2S, 1S9.
$50 then tor all practical purpost
- and in all essentials, the cooperate
Nv OF the Popullsts and Republicans
be- this State has been dismal and di
i'll astrous failure. Only the contemp
:. IDLE pie hunters see any good in it,
-, Caucasian, Feb. 4, 1897.
III elf the proposition of the Republ
can party Ito fuse on the division
of cffices) expresses the attitude of the R
II publican party, then that party
nothing less than an organization fl
~ official brigandage and spollation.
ry division among the leaders, of VIII
ew can be exacted from the people, CO..
nd shtutes the limits OF its inclination
b. and purposes and the sooner the pc
uo pie can arouse themselves to abs
III lutely and everlastingly repudiate sue
an organization the better it will
for their individual welfare and i
the future of the land In which tn,
ne live."-Caucosiam
he ''The Republicans have been WHO'D
en- ing her up for honest elections, ha'
ole been crying out for an honest ball
u and fair count and yet the very fiji
~ thing they did in their conyentie
re- was to begin to fitch and steal vot
nj from among themselves. Good Lo1
for deliver US from any such honest bali
and fair count system as this Ga
0"i casi0ae
ase speaking of the, sanctlty of t
"a ballot we just wish senator Mewbor
me could have been here to have seen Il
mo Republican State Convention cou
out its strongest candidate, Col. Doc
on cry. "-Progressive Farmer, May ]
thy 1896.
ate Cooperate to hold the prese
zee. election law say the Co-operationis
on any terms. Well, wouldn't th
l call for perpetual cooperation a
ost wouldn't that destroy the hope OF ge
oy- eral reform forever?"-
pie Farmer, May IL, 1896.
I'M 1--WE don't believe in the honesty
it'll any man who says he is populist a
ng, then says he is willing to vote for