Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1899-01-05
ABOUT THE PENITENTIARY.

civilized inhabitants of Hawaii
and the Philippines were startled
at the announcement that Go1er-
nor Russell had appointed "Cap'n
Bill Day" superintendent of the
penitentiary, vice J. NJ. New
boorne resigned.
It had come to be the prevail
ing sentiment throughout the
State that Governor Russell could
not spring any more surprises
upon the people-that anything
he might do in his official capacity
would be received with COM
placency by a public whom, it
was thought, he had so belabored
during his administration, thus
far, wi h the fail of his execu-
tive that they had become cal
lous to his misconduct of the high
Office he has SO signally disgraced
But, the day of surprises is not
an epoch of the past. Only yester-
day we read in newspaper that
a negro down in Georgia, lured
by the aroma of beaten biscuit
baking in the oven of a aneighbor' s
stove actually stole the hot stove
in order to secure the banquet
within, but had to drop it before
he had satiated his desire.
There is an apropos moral in
this stove incident for the Demo-
cratic legislature to take unto it
self which being interpreted in
plain English means, that ''Cap'n
Bill Day should be dropped, and
dropped quick, We hope that no
Democratic member of the Gen
eral assembly will be SO for
getful of the recent past or so
short sighted Of the future as to
even suggest on the outside
much less in the halls of 'Iegisla-
tion, the retention of "Cap'n"
Day as superintendent of the
penitentiary.
The ARGUS is constrained to
make this delivearnce by reason
of the announcement, and repeat
ed assurance, without comment,
by Raleigh Democratic papers,
that Capt. Day will appoint none
but Democrats to places under
him; and already several have
been appointed, and others des-
ignated; which would suggest the
surmise, if not warrant the con-
clusion, that Capt. Day hopes
to thus ingratiate himself into ia
vor with the Democratic legisla
ture and forestalI their action in
the premises.
Be this as it may, there is one
thing settled in North Carolina
beyond all peradventure, and that
is, that the people of the State
are sick of Russellism, Populism
and Fusion-and "Cap'n Bill
Day" is all of these and more:
he is Russell's appointee. He has
been Russell's apologist-even to
the extent of "blaspheemy'' (as
Jim Pou would say equal to
Russell's when lauding his Fat
ness and abusing Democrats and
Democracy, within recent months.
He has been veering, vacillating
politician, training with all par
ties in power and true to none in
adversely.
The Democracy that stood firm
by the people during the travail
of fusion, that fought the great
battle of '99 and redeemed the
State, and is now entering upon
the administration of it's affairs,
has patriots and statesmen
enough in it's ranks competent to
fill any and all Offices in the State
and worthy of the preferment.
We need no hold-overs from
Russell's regime, even though ap-
pointed by him on the eve of
''evacuat on" and as quasi Dem
ocrats.
Moreover, it is believed that
the administration of the peni-
tentiary has been the most incom-
petent, if not corrupt, of any
branch of the States affairs, de-
manding of the Democratic Leg
islature the closest investigation,
and Capt. Day has been Governor
Russell's attorney and confden-
tial advisor. How, then, can the
Legislature discover and unearth,
as it should, what of corruption
has prevailed in the peniten-
tiary affairs, when at the head OF
it stands Governor Russell's paid
attorney to thwa1t them in their
researches?
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