The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-12-03
ABOUT POLITICS
AND POLITICIANS

rooms in passenger stations, IL Is also if Z
ter TO provide separate coaches for the ac-
commodation of the races while travel
ing. 1t will have Il tendency to avoid
and allay friction between the races. 1t
often happens that Il man or woman who
is sensitive on she race question enters
n coach and finds the only chance for Il
seat is with a negro. or vice versa. alld it
is invariably true that the new conner is
received with grunt of dissatisfact ~
on the part of the first occupant. and il
sometimes happens that ne is Nor al
lowed to sit down at all. But it is folly
to attempt to argue the wisdom of hav
ing separate coaches. All thinking and
intelligent people, we believe,of both races
will agree that the system should be
adopted. Greensboro Telegram.
Mr.. Clyde r. Hoey. editor of the Shell
by Star. is the Democratic representative
from Cleveland. He is young in years
but has wisdom as the following in his
paper this week shows:
Every mail brings letters from diff
ferent parts of the State from men want
ing offices. So far as. we are concerned
we favor selecting good men only for Of
as few officers as possible. and we mean
to make fight against the useless pages
and .laborers' who have served the Flu
sion gang. We want fewer officers ana
less money spent And for decency's
sake we don't want to see the distribu-
ton of offices made Il family affair. we
won't initiate the Fusionists'
Of T InnlppSnnvlItn
here to-day on his way to Bryson City,
where he goes on business connected
with his contest for the seat in the State
Senate from the Thirty Fourth district,
Mr. Cannon will contest the election of
Joshua Franks. the Republican candl-
date whose apparent majority ls-9l. Inc
grounds of the contest are irregularities
in voting in Henderson county and the
Indian vote in Jackson and Swain. Mr..
Cannon gave one instance, occurring in
Crab Creek precinct. Henderson countysln
which three men were voted without reg
istration, over the protest of the Demo
cratic registrar.-Asheyille Citizen.
After copying the News and Observers
editorial about Governor Russells shame
lessness in appointing O. III. Dockery as
second lieutenant of the Raleigh COM
many. the Godsboro Argus says:
but there will be reckoning now
shortly-when the Legislature meets: and
maybe Governor Russell will be relegated
to the shades not only of private life
but of non-citizenship. through impeach-
ment."
Among the faithful. earnest weekly pa
pers of our State that rendered really eff
ficient service in the late protracted CAM
paign in behalf of a White Mans Gov
eminent was our good neighbor over III
Columbus. The Whitevile News. 1t de-
serves well of its patrons and the public
generally We are informed that the edl-
tor. our young friend. Mr.. A. j. Max
well. is Il candidate for the place or
Reading Clerk of the State Senate. He
is a meritorious young man of integrity.
morality and intelligence and richly de-
serves consideration at the hands of the
triumphant Democracy Wilmington
Messenger.
Yesterdays Washington Post has {
long article to the effect that Senator
Butler fought Senator Pritchard, ant
tried to defeat the confirmation of Negro
postmaster at Scotland Neck, Rocky
Mount and Wilson. The Post concludes
1T is said that a very spirited debate
took place one afternoon in executive
session between Senator Pritchard ant
Senator Butler. the former demanding
PROMPT confirmation of his negro appoln
tees and Mr.. Butler arguing for de
lay. In that debate Mr.. Butler told Mr.
Pritchard that the appointment of s.
many negro Federal officials would b
resented by the people of the State, ant
that the result would be the return o
white Republicans and Populists to thu
Democratic party, even if race wa
did not occur 1t is said by those wh'
heard the speech that Mr. Butler SPOKE
like prophet. for he predicted the
identical situation which has since at
tracted the attention of the wholt
country"
There is talk of the formation of
Bull Calf Dealers Association here. t,
get Il corner on the prosperity of which
the people heard so much from Republi
can orators in the last campaign. Sheriff
Worley who is soon to retire from of
fee, is spoken of for the presidency o
the association. with Deputy Greenwood
al yice-president, and Deputy Nc
Donald as secretary and treasurer. Tn
sheriff is said to have cleared about 81
in Il bull calf transaction in September
and another neat sum on Thanksgiyin;
Day.-AsheyiIle Citizen.
The French Broad Hustler says
'There has recently been much specula
ton as to the position to be taken b.
the Legislature next winter in regard +
the suffrage question. and people in al
parts of the State are discussing til
best method of securing a constitutions
provision which would enable intelli
gence to guide the old ship of Stat
successfully. The people, and especial
Democrats who have made such nc
bic fight against ignorance and incon
potency this year. will be disappointe
if something is not done to prevent
recurrence of such state of affairs.
We hear that IN effort will be made
in the next Legislature TO repeal the 81
per cent. interest law passed by tn
Legislature of 1885, and allow eight pc
cent to be charged again by special con
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