The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-10-23
HOT AFTER MORE DUST
THE CIGARETTE TRUST PUT IN
THE SQUEEZER.
DUKE SAYS HE'LL DO WHAT IS FRIGHT"
Loyds Queer Campaign in the Second Dis
Shaking the Plum Tree Before
it's Too late--New Supreme
Court Rannrt
Court Report.

Failing to get contribution to the
barrel from the Southern Runway, the
Fusionists have set to work to fry the
fat out of the Cigarette Trust.
The fat-frying process has been go
on for the past week at a rapid rate.
Holton, Hyams, Russell, Duncan and
others have all been out on the road
hustling for the dust"
Pritchard has been sent to Washing
ton to hoist the flag of distress and
make a death-bed appeal to Hanna, and
Ben Duke was sent for to know what
the Cigarette Trust proposed TO do
about it. He came and talked over the
situa ton with the Governor, and Holton
secured pledges that his business should
in no way be interfered with in case the
Fusionists had the Legislature and then
told them he was willing to do what was
right by the barrel.
Uneasy rests the head of him who
tries to run with the hare and bark
with the hounds
Perhaps the most "oneasy" politician
in the State today is James B. Lloyd,
Populist candidate for Congress in the
Second district.
Two fears agitate Lloyd's breast and
give him the bots by day and night
mares by night: First, that his own
committee will take him down. and
second that the Democrats will put up
an opponent.
No man in the State has had such an
opportunity as lloyd No man has made
worse use of it. His trouble has been
that of all men who have not the cour-
age of their convictions. He has made
the speeches dictated to him by his COM
mittee and has not dared to utter a word
in behalf of Good Government and
White Supremacy in North Carolina,
| asked him yesterday why he did
this.
Had | done otherwise you Democrats
would have taken up my utterances and
quoted them to the hurt of the Fusion
ticket in other parts of the State"
All. and that's the secret of the thing.
is it?'
The charge that the East is under
negro domination" Mr.. LLOYD went on
to argue, sis not true Edgecombe coun-
ty is in better condition than it has
been before in twenty-five years."
And he went on then to tell how many
NEGROES had held office under Demo-
cratic administration, and pulled some
papers. written in pencil out of his
pockets to prove his assertion.
Verify Lloyd is making a queer sort
OF campaign. considering that he is run
ming against negro and asking for
Democratic support.
A gentleman from Newborn relates to
me the following incident: Stewart
Dixon. an elderly white man. fell dead
the other day in J. b. Hollands store.
at Newborn. DIR. Lassiter, the negro
coroner. came and held an inquest over
the body. The jury was composed en-
tirely of negroes. Dixon was a respec
table and well-to-do farmer living in
Craven county.
After all, the people of Wake county
will have an opportunity to give jay Pie
Hunter Adams his regular biennial lick
ing at the polls on election day.
Hon. 0. III. Dockery. candidate for
solicitor for the Fourth Judicial district
is canvassing the district. and great
crowds go out to hear him. He is MAX
ing brilliant campaign and his speeches
are strong and enthusiastically received."-
Caucasian.
The horse that would not laugh at
this would be ga mighty solemn cuss,"
as Artemus Ward used to say.
A North Carolinian. now resident in
New York, writes: please send me the
News and Observer. See that it comes
each day. ! wish to keep up with the
campaign news. l trust the prospects
for the party are bright, and that our
old friend Jennett has not yet got lick
ed for those cartoons which have made
him justly famous throughout the State.
Even since his election to office four
years ago, Joe Rogers has been an
humble sitter at the feet of Gideon Will
son. On those rare occasions when
Sotho had better use for his pedal ex-
tremities Joe could be found occupying
the feet of Dan Young. Joe has learn
ed his lessons well.
If that sticky maltine and cascara sort
of smile Dan Young wears ON his face
don't kill him with the voters of Wake
county he's invulnerable.
DIR. Arthur 0. Jones has been nomi-
mated for coroner on the Fusion ticket.
Thus is eminence and skill in the medi-
cal profession rewarded.
To make a Democratic speech this
year is as easy as to breathe-one doesn't
have to do violence to conscience, truth
or self-respect, as do those who cham
pion the cause of Fusion.
This is a campaign that will be me-
morable in history-a contest between
facts and flap-doodle decency and dirt,
white men and negroes.
Joe Rogers is going to be beaten for
register of deeds this year and he is be-
ginning to find it out Two years ago
he was elected by LOO majority. This
on its face looks formidable, but the
last campaign was "yaller dog year"
The Democracy was torn to pieces and
the Fusionists were united. This, as
everybody is aware, is not dog year.