The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-09-25


Haywood was among the number. he
said:
1.-TWO years ago the Legislature dt was
Observation-Disclosures gave slO,oOo. is
this body less patriotic? dare
a man to vote against this bill. Those
who vote against it may seek the privacy
of their rooms and say. L have been TO
the funeral of all my hopes and entomoed
them one by one
Senator Mewborne, the Fusion leader
of the Senate and afterwards under Rus
sell Commissioner of Agriculture and
Superintendent of the State Prison, MADE
a vigorous speech against the appropria-
ton, closing by saying:
81 hope nobody will have the audaclty
to lay ruthless hands on the money that
of right belongs to the plebeian
Mr.. Parsons, of Hyde, thought all the
arguments for the monument were pure
sentimentality and gush.
Senator Starbuck said the Southern
soldier FOUGHT ON THE WRONG SIDE
DURING THE WAR, and he opposed the
bill
Senator Black, of Mitchell Che is a pro-
tege of Pritchard and did whatever
Pritchard wanted done) did not believe
in it, and spoke strongly against the APP
preparation.
Senator Grant, of Wayne, was excused
fro,, votino uo cold no carved in the
Federal army and at the early stages
of this session had sought to amend the
pension law so as to give pensions to SOL
diers worth less than 1000. The pres
ent law does not give pension to those
who are worth more than $500.
The bill was lost % to s. The vote
stood:
Ayes-Messrs. Adams, Dula, Fowler,
Mitchell, Moody, of Haywood; Rice,
White, of Alamance; White of Perqui-
mans.-S.
Noes-Messrs. Bellamy, Black, Brown
Chandler, Cook, Daily, Farthing, Forbes,
Fortune, Hamrick, Herbert, Hoover,
Hull. Lindsey, Long, Marshall, McCaskie,
Mewborne, Moody, of Stanly; Norris,
Paddison, Parsons, Sanders. Sharp Star
buck, Taylor Wall, White, of Alex
ander.-2S.
The morning after the bill was de-
feated by the vote of % to 8. the News
and Observer began an agitation to raise
the necessary money by private sub
scription, and said:
1.-THE refusal of the Senate to lend a
Confederate monument has aroused the
indignation of the people and inspired
the patriotic men Of the State to make
the resolve that the spectacle of an I'M
finished monument shall not witness that
patriotism and love for noble men and
noble deeds has fled from all the people,
as well IS from those who are temper
arily in charge of the ship of State"
The late Governor Holt wrote a letter
proposing that each county in the State
contribute 500 to build the monument.
and he put down 800 for Alamance.
Gen. Julian S. Carr did the same for
Durham. the late o. J. Carroll for Wake,
smaller subscriptions began to pour in,
all accompanied with a request to the
Ladies Monumental Association not to
make any further request of that un-
patriotic body. The first cartoon ever
published in the News and Observer was
printed the next day. 1t had two pic
lures, side by side, the first being one of
the incomplete monument, with ladies
standing by, looking toward the capitol,
and underneath that picture were the
words:
LADIES MONUMENTAL ASSOCIA-
TION TO THE LEGISLATURE NOW IN
SESSION: Let us teach posterity that
patriots die not in vain. land without
monuments is land without memories.
Lend us of your means to commemorate
the virtues of our fallen dead"
The other was a picture of a coffin,
containing the body of Frederick Doug
lass. with Fusion Senators standing by
weeping, with their handkerchiefs to their
eyes, and making this reply to the ladies:
1.-The North Carolina General Assembly
to the ladies': 1t is not your dead, but
our Fred over whom we weep. Bear
with us. Our hearts are in the coffin there
with Caesar, and we must pause till they
come back to u.s.
On the next day a second cartoon APP
peared in the News and Observer. 1t was
picture of Pritchard and Butler chained
to the coffin of Fred Douglass. Under
meath the picture was this quotation: 80
wretched man that / am. Who shall de-
liver me from the body of this death -
Romans VII-24.
When the news was sent out that The
Senate had defeated the appropriation
for the Confederate Monument. imme
diately after the House had adjOurnet
in honor of Fred Douglass, and refused
to adjourn in honor of Robert +. Lee
there was one man in the Fusion rank
not bereft of patriotism, State pride anC
political acumen. While Pritchart