The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-01-28

point of service, having fought through
the war from the battle of Bethel to the
surrender at AppomattoX. He is lead
ing member of the Pension Committee
of the House. and the old veterans have
in him the most strenuous advocate OF
pensions for old Confederatcs in need.
The Senate has managed to success
fully weather the fish and bird stage OF
the session. The fms and feathers have
been pretty well and multifariously
protected. Now the era of fence laws
and temperance bills has been reached
and the Senatorial appetite is expected
to show a falling off, for as stumbling
blocks in the way of the ambitious
statesman these latter are Of fearsomc
size Many a Daniel Webster has died
inglorious, if he did not live mute, be-
cause he failed to incorporate Pisgah
church or to make Roaring Fork legal
fence.
Ex-senator Eugene Little, Mr.. w. {.
Hard son. and Mr.. w. j. Boylin, edl-
tor of the Recommendation OF
Wadesboro. are in the city. They are
a trio of Democrats than whom there
are no better in North Carolina. Mr..
Hardson is one of the most successful
business men in North Carolina and the
suggestion of his name for Railroad
Commissioner has met with much favor
wherever his business capacity and
party service are known.
Mr. Robertson, of Cumberland, has Oc-
c}1p'ed a delicate position on the DiSpen-
sary matter from his town. There
is no warrant for the criticism of his
position that those who have not kept
up with the discussion have made. lie
has consistently advocated submitting
the question to the people, but in doing
so has had the justice to fairly tate
the position Of all parties in the cOntro-
versy
Senator Hairston is backed by his con
stituents. The Statesville Mascot says:
Senator HairstOn, speaking to ques-
ton Of personal privilege one day last
week, talked straight from the shoulder
and showed that he is not to be bull
lied by the railroads and their news
paper organs into disregarding a plat
form pledge made to the people in the
last campaign"
Mr. T. Frank Ray, the eloquent repre-
sentative from Macon, spoke a wonder
fri truth when he said that any party
that could not afford to do right ought
to go down. His speech on the Dispen-
sary matter was an eloquent plea for
TIE r'ght-for sustaining the morals of
a community above all things else. His
spec h was manly.-tN. c. Baptist.
Our attention has been called to an
inaccuracy in our report of the action
of the House on the Fayetteville dis
pensary matter. Mr.. Whites amend
ment against n submission to a vote
of the people of Cumberland county,
did not pass unanimously, but quite Il
number voted against it.
Hon. J. c. Buxton. of Forsyth, the
best type of the stalwart Democracy,
is here He is interested to defeat any
threatened plan to repudiate the bonds
issued by Stoneyille to build the rail-
road - +hat town. Winston, he says, is
flourishing as a green bay tree.
The Judiciary Committee decides to
report favorably on the bill prepared by
Samuel T. Mordecai of Raleigh. to
make clear the law of probates and to
enable all kind of officers to take pro-
bates wherever they are.
Ex-senator George Smathers, Of Hay
wood, is here in the interest of a bill
to require Madison county to pay 800.
0G0 of bonds which that county seeks to
rcpudiate.