The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-11-29
Views and Interviews.

Capt j. w. Todd. of Ashe county.
who has frequently been i'll Raleigh as
State Senator and representative from
Ashe, is attending the Supreme court
Il live in the finest county in the State
he said though You folks down east do
not seem to know it, We have the finest
grass and cattle, the best climate. and
the best folks, and county is going for
ward i'll every way. Important mineral
trades THAT mean wealth have been made
and we are politically alright too. In
1898 we redeemed the county electing
DIR. II. Il. Reeves, one of our best men,
to the House He took his place among
the safest legislators and Ashe county is
proud Of his record. The white people
of Ashe are tired of having horde of
unfit negroes killing their votes, and
will give a majority for the ConStitl-
tional Amendment They have a keen
recollection of the methods of voting I'M
der Candy when the negro was given the
ballot. and are ready to undo that work
as far as they legally can do So" Capt
Todd, then Il young man, was In Raleigh
to get his license to practice law, when
the Constitutional Convention of 1868
was organized. and he recollects some
incidents of that occasion that show the
rottenness that then prevailed. He has
promised to write his recollections for
early publication in this paper.
marion is growing right along" said
f. j. Justice, Esq, member of the House
from Mcdowell who is attending the
Supreme court ''If you could separate
the town as it was before 1S04-put that
.s H. - md 1t11t tllD
part built since 1854 on the other side
YOU would have the biggest part of the
town on the side built since 1894. The
growth has been steady and solid, aud
we believe is but an earnest OF the
growth that the next few years will wit
ness.
"OlIrs is a cattle country you know,
said Governor Rufus A. Doughton, of
Allegheny, last night, ''and the high
price of cattle has been of great bene-
fit to our section. Last week a gentle
man living six miles from Sparta sold
n mine to outside capitalists for 1000.
There is much activity in all lines in
Allegheny and our county is going for
ward as well as any like county in the
State" Governor D0ughton is looking
well. lie mas uldHI NdIul II itlldo III
Raleigh, having as representative from
Allegheny, Speaker of the House and
President of the Senate been much in
the city. He is one of the States wisesr
men and Democrat Of Democrats. He
says Allegheny is safe for the Constitu-
tional Amendment by the usual major
ity and says the Democrats in North
western North Carolina are in fine fight
ing trim for 1900 He also says that
the Republican officeholders have been
particularly active since the Statesville
blowout and are working desperately
to organize their forces against the
amendment. He thinks there are many
Republicans who are in favor Of the
amendment but looks 10 see most OF
them fall in line and vote with their
party against it when tne time comes.
As to national politics he believes that
with Democratic unity the victory over
Mckinley will be certain. He added
''The people whom i have seen almost
to a man are opposed to the new policy
of imperialism. 81