The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-02-15
BITTER RADICAL Talk
Democratic Senator's Clearly Show
Their Deceit.
RADICAL INGRAnTuDg TO NEGROES
Se1aie Passed the Bill to Defend State Officers
Being Prosecuted in Federal Couhs.
i'll 10 Flu Brunswc ok Und Old
Government System.

I'D hot political debate characterized
the first time the body divided on strictly
party lines. The hypocrisy of the Re-
publcans in their opposition to the bill
authorizing the Governor to employ coun-
sci in defence OF State officers indicted
in the Federal courts was so mercilessly
exposed that the minority almost excited
pity TO those present. This bill
originated in the House and had passed
that body. When it was read in the Sen
ate Senator, Henderson was recognized in
charge of the measure and announced that
he would yield time to all the minority
so desiring.
Senator Gambler (Rep), was first rec
ognized and proceeded to read a set
speech bitterly partisan, in the course of
which he said the Democrats had resorted
10 riot bloodshed and violence for the sake
Of office.
Laws were broken he claimed. by order
Of the leaders with the promise of their
protection and II do hope he continued,
''the day will come when the doors at Al
,.
Senator Marshall, (Rep.) said he was
opposed to the bill. He made rambling
talk charging class legislation and that
this was using the peoples money to- pro-
tect promoters of election frauds.
SENATOR MORRISON'S SPEECH.
Senator Morrison lead in advocacy of
the bill. which was not introduced to
protect rioters at Wilmington or any
where else. but to save a great principle
of government. When a State officer is
indicted for carrying out the laws of
North Carolina the Attorney General of
the State shall enter his appearance for
the State in his behalf Such a law is
made necessary by the action of the Ma
tional Republican party and the State
radical party in trying to take charge of
our State elections. In the eastern dis
trict Judge Purnell | understand, has
charged the grand juries that the Nation
al Government has nothing to do with the
August election. but in the west one j. z.
Boyd makes Republican stump speech TO
the grand juries in order to punish citi-
zens for performing the duties imposed on
them By the State laws. This bill is for
the relief Of those officers: it does not
apply to private citizens. 1t is sound
principle of law to defend citizen for
doing what his State called upon him 70
do
Senator Morrison thought this no time
for discussion of the States condition in
the past. The honest manhood has al
ready passed on that question and con-
signed the radical party to eternal dam
nation. Now observe that these officers
are not indicted in Eastern Carolina.
where the frauds We're alleged to have
been committed, but up in the west. Three
arrests in Buncombe, "a in Forsyth and
many i'm other western counties, yet the
Republicans carried some of these coun-
ties for the first time in years. Where is
the honesty or equity of such proceed
ings? The principle of State rights are
involved and this bill means whether or
not the State government is to be turned
over to Judge Boyd and Federal judges of
that stripe. The indictments are not
made in Eastern North Carolina. the sec
tion which was over-run by niggers and
their confederates where crime ran riot,
until honest men, with the fear of God in