The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-10-25
SAME OLD COON WITH ANOTHER
RING AROUND HIS TAIL"

wicked associates and stop his evil
conduct
Since the adoption of the Constitu-
tional Amendment, DISTINGUISHING the
bulk of the negro vote, the Republi-
can bosses have been seeking to make
the voters think their party is now
worthy of their confidence. They
recognize that the people would never
again return to power the gang that
disgraced the State in 1895-1901.
Therefore they are seeking to put on
their tickets a few new men and
asking the voters to swallow the old
pill now sugar-coated.
Already it has been shown that in
Wake, Randolph and every other
county to which allusion has been
made in these columns, the same old
gang is in charge now that were in
the saddle when the blight of Rus
it in other counties?
Wayne is one of the largest coun-
ties in the East. In the days of
Governor Brogden and Judge Fair
cloth, there was a large Republican
element of white voters, and there
has latterly been some disagreement
growing out of temperance legislation.
This disagreement among Democrats
encouraged the Republicans to think
the old gang could again deceive the
voters and return to power And So
Hiram L. Grant, the father of fusion
between Republicans and Populists,
who holds a fat office in the Federai
office building in Raleigh, went down
to Wayne, cracked his whip, and
named the same old ticket with a few
ex-Democrats for sugar coating. The
nominee for the State Senate has de-
clined the nomination and decent men
in the county have refused to have
anything to do with the mongrel
"ring-tail'' ticket. In order to show
the character of the gang trying TO
deceive the people of Wayne county,
the following is taken from the Gol1s.
boro Argus:
1.-The Radical convention appeared
to belong to Maj. II. l.. Grant. lilo
directed It's policies and was its lead
ing spirit. lie spoke at length in OPP
cause he says in advocating the Watts
law it strikes blow at the principle
of local self government, and he is
asking white men of Wayne county to
elect the men selected by his conven-
ton.
who is Major Grant? According
to our best information he made his
first appearance in the State with
negro regiment of ankee soldiers,
and since he has been with us he has
shown that he had nothing but con-
| tempt for Southern white men who
disagree with him whether Republl-
cans or Democrats. For some time
PRIOR TO 1892 when the Democrats
| mad beaten down Republican rule anG
/ had no strong opposition, Maj. Grant
| became as MUD as lamb and some
| people began to think that he wac
better than they thought. However,
when fusion endangered the State ne
| became a leader and did what he
could to degrade us. He says he is
| prohibitionist, but opposes the only leg
| islation that has been passed for years
that encourages and stimulates tenn
perance while it does not enact proh1-
bition. He antagonizes the Watts law
I because he says it is against local
| self government, yet While In the NJ
sion legislature of 1897 he and his as
sociates violated every principle OF
and actively supported bills placing
Wilmington and other cities under
police commissioners who were IN
sympathy with Russell's admnistra-
ton. He tried to do the same thing
for Goldsboro. He introduced bill
for that purpose and had it passed
by the Senate of 1897, of which he
was a member. He and his party
succeeded in putting in office in North
Carolina about l, 900 negro office hold
ers He and his associates talk now
much about the liberty of thought
and action brought about by the Con
stitutional Amendment and seek 10
induce Democrats to exercise this
freedom made possible by the Demo-
cratic party. to help Radicals to of
flee, and he does not tell them that
he and his party did what they could
to defeat the Constitutional Amend
ment.
"The Republicans are now insisting
that they are better than they used
to be when the people of Wayne
county continuously refused to give
them office, but this seems to be u
mistake, and MAJ Grants convention,
which was held last week. has again
emphasized the fact that it is an un-
safe proposition to submit the govern
ment of the county and State 10 tne
Republicans. his Is llldllllCStCN -
many of the nominations, but prop
ably more so in the nominations To-
the legislature than in some other par
ticulars.
MIR. M. f. Cox, the nominee foi
the House, about 1894 became q
fusionist, and from thence has graV;-
tated into a full fedged Republican,
OF course as one of the converts ne
was entitled to consideration at the
hands of the Republicans and was
given a job as store keeper and gaugel
at a whiskey still. He has also been
a chronic candidate for office and has
shown his gratitude to the Republicans
by attempting to turn over our county
| and State government TO them
"Mr. John I. Mozingo, the other
Republican nominee for the House, IS
an old time Republican who is under
stood to vote the ticket as it is printed,
| and he has received the usual reward
of an appointment as store keeper ano
gauger under the Internal Revenue
Department which he retained for
some time He may also have had
some position under the Russell adj
ministration.
The Radicals in other counties arc
doing Just what they have done in
Wayne, some of them putting on II