The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-10-11
KEEPING IN TOUCH WITH THE OPPRESSED
MASSES.

When the present fusion office-holders
were private citizens. ana were appeal
ing to the people for their support, they
made solemn promises to secure the
strictest economy in public affairs when
they were elevated. They all subscrib-
ed to this plank in the Populist State
platform:
in order to keep our public servants
in thorough touch and sympathy with
the oppressed masses, and to check to
some extent the scramble for office, we
demand a reduction of salaries until such
time as through an, increase of the cur
rency the pricesof property and products
will justify the present rates.
Elected upon such declarations, quite
a number Of the Populists in the General
Assembly sought to carry out their plat
form declaration and the pledges they
had made on the stump. TO that end a
bill was introduced in the Senate and
passed by that body. Why was it killed
i'm the House? The following letter an
swers the question:
Raleigh, n. c., Feb. s., 1895.
.Dear Sir:
"a bill was rushed through the Senate
yesterday reducing fees ON Lien Bonds.
viz Probate, 10c.; registration, DOC.
There is quite a disposition for further
reductions We urge upon you the i'm
portance OF writing or even telegraph
ing your representative to defeat this
bill in the House Concert of action is
to demand that our fees remain as they
are Please act at once.
Respectfully,
(Signed.) .'D H. YOUNG,
'Clerk of Superior Court.
y. J. ROGERS,
Register of Deeds, of Wake County.
Here was Dan Young and Joe Rogers,
elected by promising to reduce fees IN
order ito keep in sympathy and III
touch with the oppressed masses With
i'm three months after their election,
organizing their fellow officials ITO DE
MAND THAT OUR FEES REMAIN
AS THEY ARE" They were so earn
est in this that they begged the clerks
and registers to ''even telegraph so that
the bill could be defeated in the
House."
Young and Rogers are now seeking re-
election. IHey uaFe Hot Law th'ii o"'
ragged constituents with their broken
promises, and so they dodge about the
country seeking to secure a reelection
by arousing the prejudice of the people
and thereby escape discussion of their
records. But the tax payers, who are
poorer because Of four cent cotton, are
I'D xx,in
who thus 90 back on their promises.
There is Dan Young and a Joe
Rogers in other counties who helped to
keep GEES AS THEY ARE" Let
their conduct be fully known and the
people will repudiate them.
The Washington Post has been fig
uring on the complexion of the next
House of Representatives,. In yester-
days paper it prints letters from all
the States, and figures out that the
Democrats will make gains, but that
the Republicans will have enough 10
control. The present House stands: Re.
publicans, BOG: Democrats 122; Popn-
lists %; Silver Republicans 5, or "A ma
jority of Sc for the Republicans over
ALL Its predictions for the next House
give the Republicans 166; Democrat
122; Populists 10; Silver Republicans 4;
with 43 districts doubtful. 1t gives the
Democrats two from North Carolina
the fifth and seventh; the Republicans
one the second; the Populists four, the
first. third, fourth and sixth; with the
eighth and ninth doubtful
The Democrats expect to carry at
least four districts.