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VOL IX
WASHINGTON LETTER
From our fibular Correipoadent.
.y A real investigation of the
b u g ti r scandal one that
wi 11 d go to the. bottom of
things and not get frighten
ed btfUyhen on the track of
information that would in
criminate Senators-w o u 1 d
be a good and desirable
'thing to. have, but another
fizzle like the last one; would
be worse than usejess, be
cause it would do.>-ebnrm
than good. The people rec
ognize a job ofwMtewaf'h
ing aw quicklyhen it is
done by Senators as by hum
bler wielders of the brush.
Senator Jones, of Nevada
who whs inferentially charg
ed by Senator Aid rich with
having giving out the sugar
schedule bcfoie the tariff bill
was reported to the enate,
is Chairman of the Commit
tee on Contingent Expense?,
to which Senator Tillman's
resolution for a sugar inves
tigation by a committee of
. five Senators was referred,
and he says the committee
will report the resolution fav
orably. That makes it reas
onably certain that the reso
lution will be adopted, be-
Q; cause a number of Senators
who wouldlike to vote a
gainst it will not dare to do
so. - It will all depend upon
the formation of the investi
gating committee whether it
will meun business or a farce.
Stmator Tillman will be Chair
man of the Committee. If he
be given" four colleagues ns
fearless as himself, the guilty
Senatore,' if there b e any
such, will be brought to
book, and the sugar trust,
the head of which got cleared
; on that other indictment will
also be shown up; but if he
O be given colleagues who are
afraid of their shadows, noth
ing will come of the investi
gation. The Republican Steering
Committee in the Senate is
slowly but surely undoing
the jvork of the sub-commit
Clj tee that prepared theamend
V; ment to the Dingley ' tariff
r. and by the time the 11
.vgetth rough the Senate.fthe
pi rate' of duties impose i tbere-:-itt?
will a verage almost or
quite as high as the Dipgley
bill. -The tax on tea and the
increased ta.x on beer n r e
doomed, and we are likely to
: have an internal revenue tax
on bank checks, mortgages.
jtc, ur;t heir places; unless
the Republicans get frighten
ed, out of the idea by pro
: '. v. tests. ; .
:. V Mr ..I''G Peyton-wfell-:
known Virginia gold Demo
crat, thus sizes'up the pres
ent situation: "It seems to
me how that those of us who
contributed to the success of
; A the1 Republican ticket . have
; been the yictimsVof a confl
derce game. ' 48 I view it
now, a very great mistake
was made last November J It
Would have been much bet
ter for the country to have
elected Mr.. Br yan. T have
: ' not become a convert to free
eilyer since the election, iay
belief in sound money is as
strong as ever, but lam sat
isfied that if Bryan hd been
elected the country vwouid
;BOOE, TV AT AUG A COUNTY, N.
have recovered mote quickly
from the ills that have afflict
edit,"
Speaker Reed's readiness to
reverse rulings made by him
as Speaker and Opinions giv
en by him as an authority on
parliamentary law would be
amusing, it the matter was
not of too serious a nature
to. be so regarded. What
ever standing as an Authori
ty on pailia men tary rules
and practice Mr. Reed had
previous to the present ses
sion of tonirresfl. has been
lost by his decisions, which
have made it plain that he
recognizes nothing higher
than his own will in making
decisions. Heretofore many
people who disagreed with
Mr. "Reed's parliamentaiy
rulings in many particulars
have, been willing to givehim
credit for conscientious belief
in them himselr, but they are
not now." Alter all, Mr. Reed
is not solely to blame. A few
Republican members of the
House could at any time re
buke the methods pursued
by Mr. Reed, by voting Dem
ocrats, but; they have not
done and are not likely to do
so. On the contrary, if Mr.
Reed should rule that the
Chaplain's prayer was out of
order and a Democrat ap
peal from the ruling, the Re
publicans would almost to a
man vote to sustain the
Speaker.-. With the Republi
cans m the House, it is not a
question of which is right to
do, but of what Reed wants
them to do. Senator Mor
gan was doubtless out of or
der when he made that stir
ring attack upon Speaker
Reed and the House on the
floor of the Senate, but the
attack was certainly deserv
ed and Senator Morgan's as
sertion that the present
method of the House ore not
constitutional is receiving
close attention, and nay re
sult in a change.
The selection of R'hitelaw
Reid and his brother-in-law,
Ogden Mills, to be respective
ly Special Ambnesador and
Secretary to the Ambassador
to represent the Unite! Stat-
esat thff Queen's Jubilee cer
emonies in London, is anoth
er indication of Mr. Mckin
ley's disposition to cater to
the' wealthy. Whitelaw Ried,
thanksto his father-in-law's
money and some never very
cleirly? explained business
manipulations, , acquired a
controlling interest in the pa
per ; e8ta bl ished by H ora ce
Greely, and later by political
trickery got LvivP. Morton
turned down by cthe itep-ib
lican National Convention
and himself substituted for
Benjamin Harrison's run
ning mate in ms lest; cam
paign. The8ev may be reas
ons why he, should be - especi
ally honored; but why Mr.
Mills who has never been any
thing' but an idle society
man should be honored is in
explainable on a n yJ. other
ground than that of money
worship on .the part of Mr.
McKinley, . "
Bad company ie a gteased
)lank on which many a boy
ras made his first slip to a
cw fall. Youths Advocate,
l '" ' ' "
, IDdnrrt Your oweU Wit raimrfti.
Candy Cottinrllp, euro eongttpntlon forever.
lOo.tto. KCaCralLdrnsKlsUTctoadiDoner.
Onr Epwortb I-eaoe and Sondajr
School Coufcn-ncc
Church and Home. m
This conference met atVal
le Crucis, on Thursday, May
20, 1897. Promptly at 10
a. m., the Conference was
called to order by the Presid
ing Elder and after religious
services and a few words of
explanation, the Conference
organization was completed
by the election of H. K. Boy-
er ns resident and rJ. U.
Masten as Secretary. With
appropriate .words of appre
ciation, Mr. Boyer took the
chair and announced the pro
gra 2i me of exercises for the
day.
Rev. H. M. Blair moved
that the order of the morn
ing hour be suspended, and
that the Conference hear the
addresses of welcome, and
that the President be re
quested to respond to these
in behalf of the Conferenoej
This motion prevailed und
the addresses followed.
The flrfet address was by
Miss Emma Baird in behalf
of the Valle Crucis Sunday
School. This was followed
by Prof. W. L. Nicholson in
behalf of the Valle Crucis Ep
worth League, and by Rev.
A. G. Gantt in behalf of the
Watauga Circuit. Theso ad
dresses set the time to a high
key and there was never an
ebb in the flow, of enthus
iasm till the finish. J'he ad
dress of Miss Baird was par
ticularly striking and appro
priate. In modest, yet beau
t if ul expression, she welcom
ed us to the hearts and homes
of the beautiful valley of the
Cross. Her address would
have been creditable to a la
dy in any of our metropoli
tan churches, in both matter
and manner of delivery. The
addresses were all i n Ani
ta ste and. they were respond
ed to in .the same spirit by
our President, Rev; H. K.
Boyer.
Ten of the fifteen preachers
of the District were in attend
ence, besides a good delega
tion. Theresas enthusiasm
from first to last, and the
finest discussion wehaveever
heard in a conference. Of
course, this is saying a great
deal, but the facts warrant
the statement.
The impressions made were
profound and the effects of
this conference must neces
sarily abide in years to come.
What we have said of the
discussions, may likewise be
said of the preaching. Our
space forbids details and par
ticulars. Suffice it to say
that there will be auother
conference next year at Spar
ta in whieffwe confidently be
lievel that the enthusiasm
will bV greater. - - ,
Valle Crucis abounded in a
hospitality wliHi had no lit
tle to do with the great suc
cess of the occasion.
We were particularly Jor
tunatein.our officers. Bro.
Boyer makes a model presid
ing officer, and Mr. E. 0.
Masten is an expert at the
Secretary's table. We trust
the. Secretary will give to the
public ; through the N. C,
Christian Advocate a full ac
count of , this occasion.
C, THURSDAY,
UOTerndr Bli8elli Recaption
Nashville Tenn., June 2.'
The State of Tennessee cele
brated today its one hun
dredth birthday by a most
elaborate programme for
"Governors' Day." At ten
o'clock" the parage of mili
tary was formed and escort
ed Governor Taylor, staff
and committee fo the Duncan
House, where Governor Rus
sell and party were received
as the guests of honor. Pro
ceeding in carriages to the
exposition grounds the par
ty were taken through all the
buildings and thence to the
Auditorium, which resound
ed to the inspiring strains of
"Dixie" from Cincinnati's fa
mous band, while the party
of distinguished visitors were
seated. The party compris
ed about one hundred per
sons, of which fifty-two were
staff officers in lull dress uni
form. Governor Taylor wel
comed the guests and the
burden of his most eloquent
address was addressed t o
Governor Russell, the honor
ed representative o f North
Carolina, the beloved mother
of Tennessee. His remark
able add reps was tender, pa
thetic and witty, bringing
both smiles' and tears trom
his vast audience. As he con
cluded his sp?e?h he led a
quartette in w'nging two
stanzas o f "Tht Old North
State." the effect of which
was intense surprise and
pleasure, bringing forth loud
and prolonged applause,
When Governor Russell was
introduced the.audiencegave
him such an ovation as is
rarely seen and made every
North Carolinian proud that
the State was so ably and
honorably represented on
this occasion. Governor
Russell's reply t o the wel
come and his cordial recep
tion was truly a gem of elo
quence and appropriateness.
He spoke entiiely without
preparation or notes, yet he
won all hearts by his senti
ments of patriotism and mu
tual good will as existing be
tween North Carolina and
Tennessee. After the cere
monies were concluded the
whole party was conducted
to the Women's buildings,
A'here a most elegant and
elaborate lunch was served
by the committee of recep
tion. Governor Russell occu
pying the post ofhonor at
the head of the table, fn the
afternoon and evening there
were gorgeous displays of
tire-works and concerts by
the band and almost every
moment has been spent in do
ing some honor to old North
Carolina and the men and
women who so well represent
ed her herp, This day has
done mu?h for the State and
the benefits will be many and
lasting.
Our llulldlny.
Life is a building. It rises
slowly, day by duy, through
the years. Every new lesson
we learn lays o block on the
ediflje which is rising silent
ly within uf. Every, exper
ience, every touch of another,
life on ours, every influence
that . impresses us, every
boofr we read, every conver
sation w have, every, act of
our commonest days, ndds
something to tho irii visible
building. J. It; Miller, D. I).
JUNE. 10, 1897
. Tho Lobbjiat.
I cannot refrain 'from ex
pressing my views upon the
subject of the professional
lobbyist. At every session
of the legislature just meas
ures are killed by theenen.ies
of good government and
equal rights and the means
used to compass their death
are the paid lobbyists who
infest our halls. If the mem
bers of the legislature ure,
not intelligent enough to
give independent thought
and action" to great public
measures without the aid of
those who wine and dine and
cajole and flatter and bribe.
at least some step should be
tuken to modify the nui
sance, .c,
1 do not propose to forrau-i
late rules for thegovernmnt
and control of those whose
business it is to obstruct leg
islation. All attorneys who
practice before courts and
juries mua.t be admitted as
members of bar are required
to pay certain fees and ob
serve certain" rules. If the
lobbyist, like the poor, must
be always with us to aid in
thinking and assist us in act
ing and furnishing us food
and di ink, there should be
some method of enrollment
and a fee demanded as a con
dition precedent to the right
to practice before tho people's
legislative jury.
It has come to my knowl
edge that some of these pro
fessionals have secured large
retainers from individuals
and corporations who arein
terested in obstructing hon
est legislation, and I trust a
roll will be made of a such
iti order that their particu
lar purpose may be clearly
known and understood.
It unfortunately happens
that in the past at least a
few of the members of both
houses have occupied the
dual capacity of legislators
and lobbyists, being'paid by
the people a small salary to
serve in the former capacity
and being hired by the peo
ple's enemies at high salaries
to serve in the other capac
ity. It has not been neces
sary for these to be enrolled
as their real employers are
generally discovered early in
the session of the legislature.
I trust that there are no such
public servants in the present
legislature and that suchevil
work will not be felt or rec
ognized. Extract from Gov
ernor Pi ngree's message to
the Michigan Legislature.
The strawberry season j n s t
ended has witnessed the greatest
movement of Berries since our
trcek growers began to raise
tuemtorthe mfth-rn markets
The sliifmuita have been about
165,000 crates. In I860, the
shipments were 110,000 crates
and in 180570,000. Intwoymrs
the shipments have, more than
doubled, eays the j Wilmington
Messenger.
There is nothing in nature
more charming than the
beautiful valley of the Wat
auga In fact Watauga
county abounds in the most
beautiful and fertile valley,
and her people are as, charm
ing as tier natural , scenery.
The conference was coptivat-ecf.-Church
and Home
To Car CiMMtipalloa Fwi'it. .
.Tifc CVoturil CNidy Cathsrtio. Hie or ma.
Tf a C. G. lU lo cufv, draMi Ktiiott wwoej.
Tbe iuieigh
seirer snys State Treasurer,,
Worth, who is yery iecondriiji-, :
col when other people are con :
cerned is extravagant '! :
enough when the outlay of .;
public funds is lor his own- ;
comfort. That paper say I
he has a very good office In
the" State capital but wan1! 7&
it improved. He wants. tbd- ;
wooden floor replaced with U
marble tiling and the most ;v
npprored bank fixtures put ;
in. The council of the Stat
bn$ not decided as yel to atj
thorize the outlay.
PROFESSIONAL.
W. B. UOUNCILL, Ju.
Attohney at La ivi
3 Bdone, ft. d
W. B..COUNCILL, M. D,
Boone, N. C.
Resident Phvsician. Office
on King Street ndrth of Post ,
Officer '
T. C. BLACKBURN, M. D.
BOONE, N. C.
Office at the residence ol
M. H. Blackburn,
tGTCnlla Promptly Attended
E. F. LOV1LL. J. C. FLETCHER
LOViLL & FLETCHER
ATlOltNhYSATLAW,
. BOONE, N. Oi
8" Special attention niveli
to the c&lletion ofclaims'
WILLIAM R.L0VFLL.
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Sutherlarids, N. C.
Practices in the State arid
Federal courts.
f Dr. J. M. HOGSHEAD,
Cancer Specialist
BANNER'S ELK. N. C.
bioKnite No Buining OuU
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ments of prominent persons sue
cessfully treated , in Va,., 'tenn.
and N. C. Remember that thfirel
is no time too boon to get rid oi
a cancerous growth no matter
how Hinall. Examination free. :
letters answered promptly, anij
satisfaction guaranteoa. '
W. L. Douglas
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