The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-08-03
WHO WILL BE APPOINTED
PIE FOR Odd OF THE FAITHFUL
BESIDE THE FRACTION.
THE DISCRETION OF JOHN R. SMITH
To be Determining Factor and Ever, thing
will be Inspected Except his Penitentiary
Accounts The Qualifications Of those
Who Would Apply.

When will j. c. Logan Harris and
John r. Smith, the expert penitentiary
accountant and jack allIrades in the
pie counter industry, announce the new
fertilizer inspectors? The public is
waiting for them with open arms. AS
J. c. Logan stated with emphasis the
need is urgent, and the crop of Inspectors
is white Tor black?l for the harvest.
The Board of Agriculture finds itself
with a surplus of $4,000. John X.
Smith and a surplus do not dwell to-
gether in peace and harmony as is well
known. In fact the whole Rad.-Pop.
fusion menagerie look upon a surplus as
a cancer on the body economic. Two more
expert surgeons than John II. and j. c.
Logan cannot be found outside ola
list of Spanish governors general. There
fore the question of dealing with the sur
plus was committed to their itching
palms.
This surplus is to be used to employ
fertilizer inspectors, and inspectors for
anything else that may need that duty
performed for it, except John X. Smiths
penitentiary accounts. These inspectors
are to receive $75 per month and will be
employed for this fab when the inspec
tion business will be flush. Now $4,000
will employ I'D 20 inspectors at SO
per month for period of three months
until after the fall elections if the APP
pointments are delayed for II few days.
There will be no trouble about the 90
of an Inspector. John II. and ]. c. Lo-
gan easily can add together two or three
henchmen to make up the fraction. To
be sure John r. Smiths forte is subtrac-
ton, but Mr.. Harris can be assigned to
the addition part Of the program.
What sort of men does this committee
of distribution propose TO foist upon the
people of North Carolina as fertilizer
inspectors? When will the list of APP
pointees be made public? Will the an
pointments be made in executive session?
Are these two trustees plenipotentiary OF
1.-THE surplus now canvassing the. long
category of the needy? Why was this
surplus of $4,000. which was too good
to be shared by the farmers, left to
the tender mercies of a man whom the
Governor of the State accused bf gross
mismanagement, if not peculation, and
who still refues to submit his accounts,
of the public as the law directs?
Will these twin guardians of agricul
tural interests appoint the whole ODD %
or content themselves with 222? The
latter number will give two resident in
spectors to each county and leave 80 in
spectors at large.
There is no time like the present and
those of the faithful who are afflicted
with a full grown appetite with whiskers
should lose no time in making application
to John and Logan. The chief qualifica
tons Of the Inspector will be good alfac-
tories for the testing of strength in fer
tilizers and political fences. Little knowl-
edge of arithmetic will be required.
John r. Smith will audit all accounts and
little knowledge of the epistolary art
will be needed as Mewborne can be
called on in all emergencies. Intelligence
and honesty will not be among the re-
quirements. Smith finds honesty tame
and Improbable and Harris likes to he
considered as monopolizing all the wisdom
in Republican councils. 1t is really the
most juicy piece of pastry that has made
the mouths Of the faithful to water since
the first apportionment.
Is it really necessary to pay the 222 20
inspectors $40 per month? Cannot takers
loi the ISpecloISHips De IOunu 1T SDo
and board? That would leave some mar
gins in the way o. commission. 1t is
hardly to be supposed that this has es-
capped the subtraction genius of John II.
Smith. The whole business was expli-
city left to the discretion of Smith and
Harris. There are not even loop holes
for questions. No reports are required.
There is a fine field for these inspec-
tors down east just at present. Much
valuable If unpleasant, information may
he had there. When will the brood fly
the coop?