The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1898-08-29

| more of the public property"
| Mr.. j. w. Bailey, who was mempe no, OF
| the board of agriculture. resigned because
| he could not stand association with Smith
| and others Of the gang.
Employees Increased.
Wherever the number OF employees ~
! not restricted by law, and repuDlican-popu-
| list fusion has charge of any interest be-
| longing to the state, there seems 10 De an
| Increase Of persons employed or an In
| crease Of compensation or both. since the
| Atlantic and North Carolina rallroal
| passed under the control of the repubIlcaha
! there has been considerable increase III
| the number OF persons employed. IN some
! instances additional places nave Dceil
| made and In others additional conpehsd-
| tion has been given. The roadmaster re
| caived under democratic administration, $40
| per month, but recently a republican VINO
! was q stranger to the work was slppVGlnnteu
and his compensation was raised TO Slo per
yoonth Two-thlrds of the stock OF TINS
! company belongs to the state. so that me
| peonle Of the state are deeply concerned IN
| The management OF this property us man
| agenent does not appear to be on business
principles. .,t, ot+,, ,,,h
| uehed a few days ago an interesting com
| nariton ~ salaries paid to teachers IN the
! ppsyhnn for the blind. The figures shovel
| that colonel. Jim Young,s daughter was
! at the head OF the salary list
| Is the Governor InsaneP
of the present Sleilf f'''iii''''-
| tratfon. Governor Daniel L. Ru5se'l, IL
| +bn hest hated man in North Carolina
| uhere has never been a governor since CO.
| lonial DAVIS who was more unpopular.
pefore the revolutionary war inc roEa'
J governors whom England sent over 70
| North Carolina made themselves so "o-
noxfous to the colonistS that "heh 'H'N
| became free and independent they IopPeu
OH newer TO this day the governor OF
,ratn
| tain appointive offices under him ana IN"
| fusion legislatures gave Governor RuSS'H
! many new positions to fill. we nave seen
| how he filled few OF these.
| Governor Russell IS choleric man.
| Some say he IS insane. Leading members
| Of his own party declare that ne ought -
| be- impeaclhed He keeps Il shotgun and n
| pistol in his office at the capitol HIS rN-
| PLANTATION was that his life had been
threatened He is q man of violent pre-
iudices For thirty years he has had grey
| ances against an element IN the S'tI7
| which ostracised him socially lot COM
| over to the republican party. his L'tlIS'
| was wealthy The present governor was
a young officer in the confederate army
possibly a lieutenant. There Is VaSue
story that he struck a superior oIlcer one
day Perhaps there was a courtmartla"
At all events there would have been one
had not the war ended Just about ina,
time Somehow that incident resulted IN
Russell going over to the radical party,
u1 10 pa hon in II ever since His
home Ia in Wilmington. At one tine he
was on the bench Of that circuit ..,,,,
When he became governor ne proceetlG'
TO crafty his desire for revenge, so tne
:" y tnnuIt ever since he took the oath
Of once That was in 1886 and he has
two years more TO serve, unless he IS IN
pcaChed. That Is not very pioD'y1.o ,
~ tiic Hriio1 e. ;tbnr branch Rus
~ III ,,t ~, ohla to do any worse Than
hn has done hv the respectable white ele-
rnent Hancock whom he removed on
account of scandal wrote an open lei,II
afterwards stating that the governor Hd.'
urged him to make a daStarGiy aS5aull "4i
JosophuS Daniels. editor OF ne ,Ne"@ tm'
Observer. ana had promised 70 NcIP ..'iL,
Hancock, In his place as prISlu?tH' il Nv
would violently assault Mr., DANES. -
That is the type Of man the RoNtII'9t
is. His notwithstanding mas pgeH rIt""3
notorious by the horH9le Scamui,;- o " ANA ma
have developed ana he IS dSappo4'l'eu gnu
more embittercd than ever
co,,or,,or Jarvis Predicts Victory,
NoH0liiol W. - - l,..,',,-r
Last night hao a laIN WIN o,3,, ',',.
Jarvis, a COOL Seu-PoSSe9Stu' ''", ~ 1.,
tlemm who helped Vance redeem the I.'l0
III Low r l,oi , orIfsted in this cam
eII'oI 1o' - ''"' rran rrbno Davidson
paign Mr.. Kerr ana non lnoo 1I3 Wv, mr.,
in AShevilie, before l came uo"Ii ny -
that Governor Davis could tell me oil we
...,.o,r sor JaD,1rrot{c qlCCpSS In the NO
"u'iooN ho' M, ,a,,arrnr has made
Yemoer eiecIloh' Inc On a,n,rai,n He
q number of speeches IN ule t@iilp e,,,,o
has been over the eastern ana HiA"'ii0
a4tl,s o4 +he state and he says that the
aoOt 'o''' ~ .,,1 .,q,ha masses of the white
party VIII VIZ, ,,I, or,,sod TO the ne
people are tholous NY .o, - tho Govern
cessity OF reEhlllIhE CON- - " - L,7rdreda
ment' he remarked. Il have had huhuie"9
% ,,noulists come to me and say lhdt
~ H., ,tln,,jaa to vote with us this year.
tuSE i''N,I ,,igod and while we haVe
We are wen o'e"'I'1 soy. rrta cause of
a hard fight, we VIII wa" tt ovar
good government - crin1a Tell
fraud. rascality, hatred ana oi aro conf
our ifIenuS ~ ~ Soon place our state
oGnt hnsida her in the galaxy of decentlY
governed cummonWeaiths.'
Chairman +. Nj simmons has me the, P nnr,S
Headquarters IN t!Ie ,,,,,,,, ,n1u from
He is getttHe de'. .ta5 0y givn.s encouraging
ca p Ward comes from every county,
t tt' the whites win stand together in this
campaign. Chairman simmons knows ma
fraud will be attempted ON E.s"niIG S[ ,,tII
in the black nelt' put INC
be on Their sudI tdta tba democrats are
AZ Ut tt,, VIC +h"fr host men for office.
Hpnwford has fine chance to beat Rich
mond Pearson for congress IN the Asnv~
Vile district me repuonc3n5 WIN ,itb
son deieated' lie IS 40 j." tb,,' frasf