The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-01-19
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An Alexander Man Writes About Courts
Judges and Other Matters.

Tayloryillc y. c.. Jan. l. 1850.
70 the Editor: Your correspondent
wishes to take up small space in your
daily to speak word to the Democratic
LEGISLATURE now in session. Alexander
county while it is the home OF Congress
man Linney and n number OF others
who have left or deserted the Democratic
ranks. contains quite Il good number of
loyal Democrats, rs can he seen by the
last two elections. We want the pres
ent election law repealed and many 9th
or acts of the last two Legislatures. we
also want to see Democrats replace Re
publcans and PopulSts in all the offices
that can be changed. While we favor
these things we want our lawmakers
TO go slow about passing either a Louis
lana or Mississippi election law. What
We want is stringent and fair reglsira-
ton laws with pull-taX receipt or some
thing OF the kind for say the two years
previous. then honest ana intelligent
poll-hoIiers like We had previous TO the
last two acts passed by the Fusion Leg
iSlaturc This county ana Western
North Carolina do not want the grand
father and father clause Of the Louis
lana or Mississippi laws. We don't
need them. Then we want to protest
against any more judicial districts being
made We have enough now Repeal
the criminal court districts. then let the
counties that have more courts than they
need have one or more courts abolished,
and tic few other large counties that
need one, or mere extra terms of court,
have them. There is no danger of the
present judges rcsigning or giving up
their offices for being ovcr-workcd, and
if they do we have plenty more able
lawyers who would be glad to have
their places. The judges are paid good
salary for all their time Why moi let
them give their whole time and service
To the State: If person. company or
corporation employ Il citizen to work for
them and pay them their price they eX-
pcct their whole time and there is no
danger but that twelve able judges can
hold all the courts needed in the state.
n few special terms to counties where
the dGrkcts are crowded won't cost the
Taxpayers Of the State Ike additional
judges or courts.
We don want any new offices made
but combine Railroad Banking ana In
surance and elect three able men, and
they can attend to all of these and he
in no danger Of working TOO hard. We
can easily get good men to accept them.
Alexander Democrats will lie glad to
see either one, or both. of her citizens
who are spoken of for places within the
gift Of the present Legislature rewarded
John l.. Gwaltney, Esq, who is an hon
est ard able lawyer. would make good
member of the Railroad, Banking and
Insurance Commission, or -. McMathe-
son, Esq. Il one-armed Confederate sol
der will make a good keeper of the
capitol to succeed Rev. Father Burns
While the reports from towns and
cities having dispenSarics are 50
good we would like to call
our Senator and Representatives attcn-
ton to them. Give Taylorville something
to help pay the bonded debt off and by
doing this it will help Alexander county
to meet the interest on bonds for our
railroad. Give us bill like the Fay
ctteyillc Louisburg, Monroe or Wayncs
vile and let us have Il home market
for part of Alexander county's corn and
apple Juices.
DEMOCRAT.
II. 5. We want the committee on
Change of Congressional Districts to
see that if Mitchell county is placed
back in this district that Davie and Ya1-
kin be placed back to the Seventh and
the counties of Cleveland and CASTOR
back 10 the Eighth from the Seventh. or
when the changes are made should any
thing be needed to balance up the two
districts. let Alexander county 30
to the Seventh with Yadkin and Davis.
ID.