The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-02-12
Under the Dome.

The suggestion that Senator Long
OF Iredeii, was paired on Friday wher
ne voted for the Ward bni on FRI.
day, does that gentleman great An.
justice. Nobody ever asked him tC
pair and there was never any founda-
tion for the report that gained CIR.
culation. Mar. Long was deeply in
terested in the Ward bill because he
had carly in the session Introduced
a somewhat similar bill. He had no
desire except to further the cause Oh
temperance and cheerfully welcomed
the Ward bill as in line with his bill
and was one of its most earnest anu
effective supporters.
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Most folks like to get up their own
platforms TO stand on. We are not
unlike them, but when we find one
that IS alright. that some one else has
made. we are glad to stand there
win both feet. And thus it is with
the following from The News and OD-
server Of the 18th:
,'"rhe Legislature ought 10 do three
things this week:
II. Repeal all lax divorce laws and
return to The Code of 1888.
80 Pass the Woodland act without
amendment, thus putting big gambling
houses out of business.
-. Pass the Ward bill, which will
put ont of business Shore and Williams
and all other little crossroads sitting
towns"
Brother Danials. you are not a
searcher. but your doctrine about good
morals in North Carolina is usually
so good that we can all say amen to
it.-North Carolina Baptist.
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be more satisfactory for our people il
il should not become necessary to
bring foreigners into this State. The
rapidity with which North Carolina is
advancing, however, necessarily
makes the demand for agricultural
and factory labor greater than the
SUNNY and some means must be
found for remedying such condition
The bringing of desirable English.
Scotch, Irish, German, Norwegian and
Swedish people into North Carolina
furnishes one of the best solutions OF
the problem. in our opinion. Those
who fear that the homegeneity of
cur people will be threatened by such
immigration should not lose sight OF
the fact that Massachusetts, Michigan
Wisconsin and other States have q
foreign population of more than
twenty per cent. and that Few states
nave better records than these III
the matter of respect for law and or
der.-Winston Sentinel.
We note that Mr. F. y. Egerton. of
Louisburg. had a very strong letter in
last sundays News and Observer in
favor of the State paying both the
Governor and the Judges larger Sala-
ries. Ne have often thought that the
Governor OF a great State like North
Carolina should certainly receive as
much as a Congressman, and that the
Judges should be paid salary corn
mensurate, not only with the dignity
of the Office, but such salary as will
secure the best. most learned lawyers
in the state for Judges. Men witt
large families dependent upon them
for support can't go ALI over the staff
at heavy expense. and have much az
the end of the year. with their pres
ent salaries. The bill passed by the
Senate, making the salaries of all OF
the Judges $4,000 fiat. is Just anou'
right, and ought to be made law. Ii
comes up in the House as special
order on February nth and ought to
pass.-Louisburg Times.
We see the present Legislature viii
not Iegislate on certain questions pc
cause Of some sort of understandln
entered into by the previous Legisla-
turc. There is no reason nor autnorl-
ty for such proceedings. Let cacn
question he decided upon its merits
If there is no need of a Child Labor
Law do not enact one. but ii there Is
need. let US have one.
No Legislature has any right TO
make either moral or legal obligations
that may thwart the wants OF the
people at a future time.
Is there promise by the previous
Legislature 10 keep up the speciai
privilege for Shore and Williams =
Catawba County News.
The present Legislature is display
ing some tendencies that are not very
encouraging. OF course the Demo
cratic majority viii be held RESPONSE
bic for everything that is done. anu
they came very near letting George
Butler put them in a hole when he
tried to amend the bill to make Ad-
vance dry b. adding the towns OF
Williams and shore. If the present
does not repeal the char,
ters of those two towns. they will find
when it is too late what a mistake
they have made--therc is not one ar
gumcnt that can be brought forward
to support such action. ana the Demo
cratic party cannot afford to ally Itself
to the whisl<ey interest anywhere. Ahu
when it takes the form Of granting
special privileges to one or two men
it should be doubly careful.-Lenoir
Topic.
There is another question that our
law makers seem 10th to take hold OF
that of reforming our divorce laws.
The only movement that has been
made, beyond presentation of petit
lions, was made in committee q few
DAYS ago, and that was in the wrong
Instead of making fewer
for divorce the committee pro-
poses to add two more. 1t is about
time for tilis body of men to know
that when D proposition comes 10
them backed by the moral sentiment
Of this State that it means something.
Aud further. they should know that
and petitions from every
religious organization III
the State must have their most care
full consideration. 1t was intimated
il, .,,o ,,ano,s that Tho la in tbf