The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-02-21

AOOAS IL WAS Gu6 IAFR6SG
anoWstorm that has visited this city
since 1857. That snow was said to be
"A inches deep, while the present one
Is Is inches. The citiz4ns held a relief
meeting and raised 81, 200 for the needy
poor.
Inc Following is a summary of the
churches to which members of the
present Legislature belong, and a sum-
mary of their avocations. In the Sen
are ere members of the Methodist Epis
copal church, IS; Missionary Baptist
church, 8; Presbyterian church, 8;
Episcopalian church, 4; Methodist Pro.
testant church, 2; Disciples church, /;
Christian church, 1; Primitive Baptist
church, 1; Lutheran church, l: No
church, z. In the House are members
Of the Methodist E )iscopal church. 80:
Missionary Baptist church, 26: Presbv
terrain church. Is; Episcopalian church,
6; Free Will Baptist church, g.; Meth
odIst Protestant church, 8; Lutheran
church, 4; Q laker church, 4; Dis.
clples church, q; Christian church, /;
Associate Reform Presbyterian church,
1; No church, 90 AS for occupations
IN the Senate are: lawyers, %; Far
mers, Is; Merchants, 8; B Gnkers, 3;
Teachers. 9; Preachers, 2; Doctors, 1
And in the House, are: Farmers, So;
lawyers. 80; Teachers, 9; Merchants,
8; Manufacturers, 6; Preachers, 4;
D 1ctors, 3; Insurance agents, 3; Eli
tors, L; Bankers, 1; Druggists, 1. \
representative Winston, on Fsbru-
airy 11th, had rushed through the
House Of representatives a bill com
manding the State Treasurer to paw no
Penitentiary claims except these
authorized by the new Bard. (See
House Proceedings, 341h DLy.) It was
intended to rush this bill through the
Senate last Monday but instead it was
referred to a committee. Capt. Day.
the d mocrat whom Gov. r lssell ap-
pointed Superintendent of the Peniten.
tiary, appeared before the Committee
and, among other things he said ::
Not until a certain gang, which is
we'll known, began their assaults on
me, did l have any purpose to hold the
place, except in trust for the best ar
rangement that could be made for the
State and for the Democratic party.
Ny character, my politics, the integ
rity of my motives, have been assailed
by this rev I was fighting the bat
ties Of Democracy when some Of this
gang we're praying God to speed the
day when negro women could sit down
to the table with white women to take
a social meal together" (This was a
hard slap at Winston-ED) Now
was aver such a disgracetul, outrage
Gus bill as the one under consideration
passed9 It never even had the con,
sideration Of a committee. 1t was
pushed through under whip and spur,
without thought or sid eration. 1t
e simply that the Governor must
either pardon every convict out Of the
p~enitentiary, or that I must let them
starve. 1t is intended to throw the
odIum Of such q course upon me or
him, at the same time making either
Of US guilty Of q high crime to buy or
give orders fnr food, guards or susie
nance. The law Of 1895 and 1897 in re
gard to the government Of the peniten
tiary was the result of the practical,
excellent work of Paul Fsison, and
they substitute it with a miserable
makeshift that makes it impossible Of
economical management. All this to
grace me. Even the fnsion Legislature
proceeded in an orderly manner and
under the forms of law TO recognize
this institution for partisan purposes.
What is the place to meG What are
a few dirty dollars to me7 / am not a
pauper. I am rich in the traditions
and the blood Of 1900 years of Anglo
Saxon ancestors. l am a man and a
gentleman. Glorious old Halifax coun
ty was my birthplace, and l sprung
from the loins of as good a breed of
men as God ever made. And who are
they who have led and instigated these
yelps at me, and sought to bring dis
honor on me and all my tribe by this
abominable and damnable prosecution,
brought to a focus in this bill now be-
fore you3 Who are they What are
they9 Whom did they come fromG God
knows I have more respect foI you,
gentlemen of the committee, than to
use proper terms to describe them. l
am mad. / can't help It,"
"THE DOMESTIC SHEEP" PLEAS