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THE TABLERS TIED
Til E PRESI DENT OF TIIE SEN ATE
UNTIES THE VOTE TO TABLE
THE TE.’H PEK ANCE BILL.
IN UNFAIR ELECTION ACT.
The Election Bill Dynamited Through,
With LoskasChlet Bomb-Thrower—
Smith, of Oates, Protes * Vainly
Against Force—Secret Political
Gang* Upheld by the Revolutionists
—Won’t gc to the Newborn Fair—ln
Fnll C ry Alter Auothcr One-Legged
Confederate Soldier—Special Order
for the Divorce Bill.
The Senate was called to order yester
day at 11 o’clock by Lieut. Governor
Doughtou.
was offered by Rev. Mr.
Rhodes, of Littleton Female College.
Reading of the journal of Monday was
dispensed with.
petitions Pi esc a ted.
By Senator McCaskey, of Martin, from
editions of Beaufort county for and
against sale of intoxicants in Kichlands
township.
By Senator Sanders, of Union, from
eitixi us of Monroe against the repeal of
ohapter 48, private laws of 1898.
Bills and Resolutions Ratified.
The chair announced the ratification
of the following bills and resolutions:
Act to incorporate the Bank of Gran
ville.
Resolution in relation to the General
Assembly.
Act to prohibit sale and manufacture
of liquor in certain localities.
Risolnticu directing the State Treas
urer to pay expenses of joint commiitee
that visited the State farm at Castle
Hayne.
Act to incorporate Boouvillo, Yadkin
county.
Aet to amend charcter of Spring Hope,
Nash couuty.
Act incorporating Retreat Hospital at
Charlotte.
Act to amend the charter of Southern
Pines, Moore county.
Act to amend chapter 69, private laws
of 1898
Act to change time of holding Yadkin
Superior Courts and shortening terms of
Rowan Courts.
Aet to repeal charter of Brunswick
Bridge and Ferry Company.
Act for workiug puoiie roads of Clay
and Graham counties.
Act to repeal chapter 320, Law* of
1893, as to stock law in Pamlico county.
Act to incorporate Burnsville, Yancey
couuty.
Aet to extend charter of Holly Springs
Raud and Improvement Company.
Bill-and Resolutions Introduced.
By Senator Westmoreland, I\, of Da
vidson, bill to work the public roads of
Davidson by convict labor.
By Senator McCaskey, P., of Martin,
resolution in relation to jury list.
By Senator Long, P., of Columbus,
bill to incorporate the Columbus Drain
ing Comp.ny.
By Senator Farthing, l\, of Watauga,
bill to prohibit the sale of liquor in %
miles of Stony Creek Baptist Church in
Watauga.
By Senator Franck, L\, of Onslow,
bill for the relief of W. M. Watkins,
Clerk Superior Court of Craven.
senator Mew borne, P., of Lenoir,
bill to place Lewis Grady of Leuior on
the pension list.
By Seuator Hurley, P., of Montgom
ery, bill to amend the Constitution.
By Senator Dula. P. , of McDowell,
bill to authorize t ommissioners of Mc-
Dowell to levy special tax to build a new
jail.
By Senator Staibuek, R., of Guilford,
bill to prevent sale of liquor jn two miles
of Deep River church iu Guilford county.
By Senator Dowd, D., of Mecklenburg,
bill to amend the Constitution to pre
vent members of legislatures from hold
mg offices, created by the legislature,
immediately following the sessions at
which the offices are created, (l'he bill
is iutended to prevent a legislature’s
making offices for its members.)
Calendar.
Bill to incorporate the town of Marg
aret-viile, Northamption couuty, passed
third reading.
Bill changing the times of holding
Superior courts iu the Fifth Judicial
District passed third reading
Bill to protect deer in the counties of
Jackson, Macon, Clay, Graham. Swam
and Cherokee, passed third readii g
B 11 to allow the town of Durham to
collect bsck taxes from 1889 to date,
passed third reading
Bill for the relief of A M McGregor,
late Treasurer of Wades boro, in the
amouut of funds lost by failure of the
Batik of New Hanover, passed third
.reading.
Bill for relief of E. D. Gaddy, Trustee,
of Anson county, for money lost by
failure of the Bank of New Hanover,
passed third reading.
Bill to amend section 563 of the Code,
in relation to homestead exemptions was
called up. It allows homesteads after
they are conveyed by the original home
•tender to a scoud party, to be habl-s to
execution under judgment that uiav
have been obtained.
Senator Adams explained the b 11, and
-aid its intentions were good
Beuator Paddison moved to table the
full.
Senator Mtxxiy, of Haywood, said lie
would like to have something to say on
the b 11 before the Senator from Pender
played high. low. jack and the game by
cutting off debate.
Senator Paddisou said he would with
draw his motion to table in order that
the Senator from Haywood nrght play
jack, (Laughter.]
Senator Moody spoke in support of the
bill; so did Senator Fowler of S uups >n.
Senator Fowler moved to m;.k it the
special order for Thursday at 13 o'clo k.
This motion was last.
Senator C andler moved to table the
bill Senator Adams demanded the ayes
and nays The bill was tabled by a vote
of 26 to 13
By unanimous consent, Seuator Star
buck. of Guilford, offered a re-obit ton
to pay the Nkws and obsirvkb #> s for
publishing advertisement for bids for
public printing. .
Senator Carver introduced a bill to in
corporate the town of Manchester.
The Candler Bill.
Senate bill No. 832, to regulate the
sale of liquor in the State, introduced by
Senator Candler, of Jackson, .and which
had been made the special order for 12
o’clock, was called up.
A complete svnopisis of this bill was
published in the Nkws and Observer of
Sunday. . .
Senator Candler said he was glad this
question could come before the Senate
under such favorable circumstances.
He made a prohibition speech, and spoke
of the damaging effects of liquor, which
he said, “is filling court houses with
criminals, graves with human bodies,
and hell with human souls.” The gal
leries were crowded with ladies, and Mr.
Candler called the attention of the
Senate to the fact that the ladies had
come out here to see what stand the men
of the Senate would take on the whiskey
question. He compared drunkenness to
hydrophobia, and said whiskey is a mad
d**g which is at large in North Carolina
biting the people. He said if this bill
were passed, it would redown to the
honor and good of North Carolina.
Senator Cook seut forward an amend
ment striking out druggists iu line six
teen.
Senator Abell sent forward an amend
ment changing the requirement for
license from a majority of registered
voters to a majority of votes cast.
Senator Candler accepted both amend
ments.
Senator Abell sent forward an amend
ment striking out SIOOO iu line sixteen
and inserting sst»>, amount of bond for
keeping orderly houses.
Senator Moody of Haywood, seut up
an amendment that the words county
commissioner be stricken out wherever
they appear in the bill.
Senator Paddison, P , of Pender, said
in this nutter his conscience was divi
ded. He said the question of temper
anee was not, agitated in his district. He
said the overshadowing question was
whether a free American citizen should
have his vote counted as it w s cast.
He said he had voted for prohibition,
and would vote for it in the State again
if he had the opportunity, but in that he
would represent only himself. He did
not know the will of his constituents in
the matter and ho therefore could not
support the bill.
Senator Moody, of Haywood, said lie
did not believe sobriety could be secured
by legislation He believed that as long
as the appetite of man was the same as
it is now, man was going to drink He
did not think it possible to regulate the
appetites of men by law. Senator Moody
read the first sect ion of the bill as fol
lows: “It shall not be lawful for anv
person to sell, barter or give away to in
duce trade in any vinous, alcoholic,
malt, intoxicating or spirituous liquors,
without first having obtained license in
the manner directed by this chapter.”
He said this made every foot of North
Carolina prohibition territory He said he
was not a sentimentalist. He wantedonly
practical legislation. He said the ques
tion was a financial one as well as a so
cial one, and that the revenue from the
whiskey traffic to the city of Asheville
was $21,000 a year, and that city could
not afford to cut off this income.
Senator Black asked Senator Moody if
bonded indebtedness was not largely due
to intemperance. Senator Mo dy ad
mitted that it was to some extent.
‘Bat,” he said, ‘‘blind tigers will spring
up if the saloous are closed and do as
much harm as the saloous, and pay no
revenue into the State ”
Senator Hoover said this was a politi
cal question. It had not come up iu the
campaign, but it was an important mat
ter. It was either right or wrong, and
he thought it ought to be treated accord
ingly. He said-the church had been too
long fighting the wrong men. The
saloon keepo-s were not to blame, but
the legislators who permitted the
traffic ought to be vigorously pur
sued. He said he regretted for Sena
tors admit that the finances of the
Strte had run so low that the State had
to liconse the retailing of the bl xxl of its
sons. He thought if the General Assem
bly wore to license horse stealing
t ere were men who would be iu the
business within twenty-four hours, be
cause the law allowed it. He related
s< mo distressing scenes that had come
under his observation, which were due
io drink. He did not thiuk the State
could afford to run any of its institu
tions with the blood money of its
children, lie said he was proud as a
North Carolina Senator to vote for the
bill. He said Christianity could not leg
islate, but it could suggest legislation.
That it had been charged that the
preachers of the State had voted the
Democratic ticket, and added that if
they did, they voted for a party that had
a rum plank in its platform.
Senator Ammons, of Mad son, spoke
in support of the bill. He said it had
long been an issue, and he would vote
always for temperance. He contended
that the charge that the bill would
not lessen druukenuess was as fallacious
as to say that penalties did not lessen
crime.
Senator Sigmon, of Catawba, said he
opposed the bill for numerous reasons,
but first because it was not needed or
necessary. He said liquor never vot out
of its place unless somebody put it out.
He thought no sensible man would at
tempt to give a bond that would be for
feit* d if some fellow drauk too much
and got drunk
Senator White, of Alexander, stated
that he and Senator Sigmon were the
same age to a day; were elected on the
smie ticket and entertamed many views
in common! but they differ* d on this
point. He thought the bill a necessary
safeguard and he favored its passage.
He said ho would rather bo the most de
graded drunkard that stagger*d up to
judgment on the Resurrection Morn than
to be the man who sold him liquor.
Senator Norris, of Wake, said on the
canvass it was known that his party did
not-appeal or pander to the prejudices
ami appetites of men; that his party
conducted its cum ass on a hgi» r
plana He sa d he was seut here
to enact finat cial 'ecis’ation, but that
was not all. He ft It that it was his duty
to represent every interest of the whole
people, and the tracer of temperance
was near and dear to the St ate. He
The News and Observer, Wednesday, February 20, 1895.
said the bill had been carefully drawn
a nd thoroughly scrutinized by those who
new what they were doing and he re
karded it an almost perfect bill. “It is
g e of the proudest moments of my
life,” he said, “when 1 can cast my vote
against the traffic that is cursing the
land.”
Senator Fortune of Cleveland, said he
always took a stand on one side or the
other of every question. He thought
this question had two sides, and he took
the ground that prohibition d«ies not pro
hibit. He stated that high license pre
vailed in Shelby and he was informed
by the mayor that there was
not as much crime as when
absolute prohibition prevailed. He had
voted for license and he was not ashamed
of it. But while he had done so, he had
never touched a drop of whiskey in one
of the bar rooms. He said the prohibi
tion party was a minority ptrty, and if
the co operationista here now wanted to
stay at home two years hence they could
not make any better arrangement to do
so than to vote for this bill. He said
the bill would bankrupt the State by cut
ting off revenue and- cripple the public
schools. He thought it a bad plan to
legislate into law anything which the
people had so overwhelmingly repudiated
at the polls a few years ago. The party
that would do so would legislate itself
out of power.
Mr. White, of Alamance, said he could
not recall three times in his life that he
had been in a grog shop, it. could not be
denied that he was iu tavor of temjH’r
anee. But had seen bad results follow
prohibition laws by the running of blind
tigers which, besi le furnishing whiskey
for men to get drunk ou, without any
license tax, it encouraged the further
crime of perjury. He said he felt eon
strained to cast his vote against this
bill.
Mr. Starbuck said when the General
Assembly met there sc* med to be an im
pression that some swallowing was going
to he done, that the Republicans were
going to swallow the Populists, or the
Populists would swallow the Republi
cans, but. nobody ever thought that all
the other parties were going to lx 1 swal
lowed by the Prohibitionists. (Laughter)
He said the bill put the entire State un
der prohibition, and the people had late
ly decided by 81,000 majority that they
did not waut it. lie thought it w mid
throw the State into a confusion and
strife. He said they coul i have all the
fusion, confusion aud other kinds of fu
sion in the matter they pleased now, but
if the bill passed there would be a gen
eral refusion at the next election. He
thought the bill would make more bun
combe for the Democrats than they could
make for themselves in the next two
years.
Senator Candler said the bill did not
abridge the will of the people, as it al
lowed them to vote for license or no il
cense.
Senator Starbuck asked if the friends
of the bill had not been here lobying in
its behalf. “Yes,” said Senator Cand
ler, “but they did it openly and above
cover.” He opposed the present method,
and did not t*e)ieve in the efficacy of a
tax that made educated drunkards. He
said whiskey and true education did not
travel hand in baud.
Senator Candler called the previous
questiorf. A dozen Senators arose and
exclaimed, “no gag rule.”
Senator Candler at, the request of
Seuator Grant, withdrew bis call.
Senator Abed, moved to adjourn. The
motion was lost .
Senator Fowler, of Sampson, spoke in
opposition to the bill. He said if any
wry, town or community wished to rid
itself of w hiskey, it could do so under
the present law, which prov ides for local
option. He thought the bill would till
the country with moonshine distilleries.
Mr. Farthing asked Mr Fowler if this
t ill abolished the United States internal
revenue law. Mr. Fowler said it did
not; and that no matter what the law
was, the people were going to have some
thing to drink. He opposed the bill.
Seuator Grant, of Wayne, said he saw
no drunken men on the last campaign
He said he had no political future if his
vo>e iu this matter determined it. He
thought the bdl a good one that com
mended itself to the State. He raid this
was one vote he was going to cast for
the wives, the women aud the children
of the State. He referred to a young
men well known in Raleigh and Golds
boro, aud who had been esteemed, ro
spec ted and loved by all who knew him,
but who went down to a drunkard’s
grave.
Senator Dowd offered an amen dment
to allow each county to vote upon the
ratification of the hill if it passed. In
the event any county rejected it, the law
not to apply to that county. He said he
was here to acknowledge that there was
no evil that surpassed the liquor traffic.
Ho was under no obligations to the
liquor men, because they had voted
against hitu. He said if his amendment
\v-s ad*-, to 1 he would vote for the bill,
otherwise ! e would v to against it.
Seuator Farthing saii he h . 1 not s* en
or smelt a drop of liqn *r on the la to
campaign, and the whiskey question was
not agitated, but ho thought the bill a j
good one. lie said: “If we take the
Bible for our gutde, we would find that
there was nothing that was denounce- 1
as a curse more strongly than stroug
drink.”
Senator Fortune said his party had
sent him here to blot out “the rotten
s stem of county government, and net
to enact prohibition laws.” He said the
prohibitionists here were taking advan
tage of a little temporary lease of power
to attempt to force a law upon the Statu
that the people did not want. Senator
Candler asked Senator Fortune to ex
plaiu what he meant by “temjiorary
lease of power.” “You will liud out iu
the future,” replied Mr. Fortune.
Senator Fowler said he was inform- d
that there was more drunkenness in
Raleigh when it was a dry city than
when licensed ba: rooms were allowed
He thanked God that he had no relative
cr friend in the liquor business. He be
lieved the bid would create a monoply,
and he was opposed to monopoly.
Senator Carver said the blackest man
iu * ’uml*erland county came to hitu last
fall and said: “I’m the hist Democrat in
Cumberland county, but I’m going to j
vote for you. lx cause you are au anti j
Prohibitionito.” IL* said that at the
c ose of the camjtaign he held up two j
g'a-s- s and raid to his competitor, “let
ns take a social glass and part with the
kindes' feedings. ” His competitor said
“I will touch glasses with you, but will
drink water." “The people of Cumber
land knew I was an anti Prohibitionist
and elected me.”
Senator Starbuck. of Guilford, moved
to lay the bill pn the table.
Senator Candler demanded the yeas
and nays. The call was sustained. The
vote was as follows:
Ayes —Messrs Abell, Bellamy, Brown,
Carver. Cook, Dalby, Dula, Forbes, For
tune, Fowler, II rbert. McCaskey, Moody
of Haywtxxi, Paddison, Rice Sharp, Sig
mon, Starbuck. Taylor, White of Ala
mance, White of Perquimans—2l.
Noe* —Messrs. Adams, Ammons, Black,
Candler, Dowd. Farthing, Grant, Green,
Hamrick, Hoover, Hurley, Lindsay. Mer
c*r, Mitchell, M*xxlv of Stanly, Norris,
Sanders, Snipes, Wall, Westmoreland,
White of Alexander—2l.
Senator Long and Senator Mewborne
were paired. Long for the bill and Mew
borne against
The vote was ueclared to be a tie, aud
Lieut. Governor Doughton voted no.
The Senate then adj *urned to meet at
11 o’clock to day. when the bill will come
up again.
HOUSE.
The House was called to order yester
day morning at 10 o’clock, Speaker Wal
ser in the chair, prayer by Rev. J. N.
| Cole, journal read and approved.
, Among reports from standing commit
tees was a favorable one to transfer
Yadkin couuty to the Bth Congressional
j District.
Bills and Resolutions.
Williams, of Craven, resolution to ad
journ from noon Thursday until Satur
day noon, (Friday being a legal holiday)
to go to the Newborn Fair; M* Kenzie, to
require riders of bicycles to dismouut
when a vehicle is met; Or'lop, to pro
hibit sale of liquor wituiu one
; mile of Asbury Chinch in Currituck;
I for the relief of G. W. Williams, Regis
; ter of Deeds of Currituck; Lusk, to pro
vide for election of tax collector by the
people in Buncombe; Young, to amend
revise aud c msolidate ttie charter of the
i city of Raleigh; Thomas,to build a bridge
across the Tuckaseegee river iu Jackson
county; Julian, to prohibit the sale of
uqiiur within 2 miles of Bt. Matthews
Lutheran Church, Rowan county; Woo
ten, to allow stock to run at large within
certain limits in Lenoir couuty;
Currie, for protection of owners of sheep
and goats in North Carolina; French (by
request), to repeal the stock or no fence
law in Halitax county; Williams, of
Craven, to direct the State Board of E 1-
ucation to refund the unused portions of
certain grants; to authorize the commis
sioners of Craven to construct a bridge
across Neuse aud Trent rivers; Stevens,
an act to amend H. B. 125, S. B. 257;
Saunders, to rogulate marriage licenses;
Abbott, regarding the catching of oysters;
McLeod, by request, requiring certain
teachers iu public schools to teach latiu;
Dixon, to incorporate the town of Lizzie,
in Greene county; Duffy, to prohibit the
sale of liquor within two milts of Oath
erino Lake church, Onslow county;
Howard, relative to road law iu Edge
combe county; Harrelson, to repeal
chapter 565, laws of 1891; Ewart, relief
of Robert O Burton.
Mr. Cteiipb* II llot in the Collar.
Mr. Campbell (personal privilege):
“Mr. Speaker, a Raleigh paper
called the Press has said some
thing about me. It is manned by five,
six or seven very brainy men, l pro
sume (laughter.) Campbell read the ar
tide referred to as follows:
“Representative Campbell, of Hang
ing Dog Township and the inflated drum
mer who harraugued a crowd of Popu
lists aud negroes, mostly the latter, in
the court house last summer, amused the
guests of the Yarborough last evening,
ailing their large supply of freakish
ideas. Apropos of this, the geutletnau
from Hinging Dog said that lie would
uot be averse to occupying the Guberna
torial chair, and finally announced him
self a candid toe for Governor.” (Much
laughter.)
“Now here, Mr. Speaker (laughter) I
could’nt afford to leave my wife and
baby io go around aud canvass the
State for the ‘guveruatorial' chair
(laughter.)”
The Speaker interrupted Mr. Camp
bell to say that he did not think that it
was a question of personal pr ivilege Mr.
Campbell was speaking, to Mr Campbell
yielded, but said he “I will s*y Mr.
Speaker, before dosing that I here aud
now name this paper a hermaphrodite.
(Laughter all over the ha 1)
Under the call of the special order the
Reading Clerk reported the title of the
proposed new election law.
Mr. Smith, of Gates, sa : d that the
Tobacco Warehouse Bill being the spe
cial order yesterday, came up to-day.
The Speaker said it had lost its place and
was laid aside Mr. Smith said that ac
cording to the former rulings ot the
Speaker, he thought that the Tobacco
Warehouse Bill had been moved up. Tne
Spes kcr said that there was no modon
jetoerday concerning the bdl, which put
it on a different bids from that of those
on which he had ruled before as moved
up.
Lionesque Leader Lusk.
Mr Lusk, in taking charge of theelec
tion bill just reported, said he wauled to
be fair to the other side, who would !
probably fiud it iu their hearts to I
oppose this bill (at the suggestion of Mr.
French, who was sitting by him), yes
and then vote for it (laughter.) Mr.
Lu-k referr* d to the mysterious disap- j
pearance of the printed copies of the
election law (laughter), but presumed
that the membt rs had them in their;
desks. He moved to take thirty minu'es
for the friends of this measure, and at
1:30 would call the previous question, j
the other side having the rest of the time I
to present their views, and if there ap
pealed at any time any disposition to
filibuster he would call the previous ques
tion at once.
Mr. Smith objected to such a bill be
ing rusted through the House at ot oe,
that he did not believe a half d«*en mem
bers on bis side had read it through care
fully, and hoped Mr. Lusk would rec<>n
aider. (Ewart: point of order, “nothing
before the Hi use.” Speaker: “the bill
has been read once by its title ”) Mr
Smith procet d. d, saying that the bill had
beeu drawn by what the gentleman from
Henderson (Ewart) had called the visit
ing statesmen. In order to have a
: full opportunity to examine this
bill he moved that the e ’moderation
of it be postponed until Thursday at 11
o'clock (voted down) Mr. laisk asked
the residing of the bill, in order to avoid
any possible future complication-*. Mr.
Ray saw no use in this; he had a substi
tute himself.
French understood that the ac
quiescence of the House iu Ray’s sug
gestion that the bill be not read was
practically unanimous consent to dis
i pettse wth it. The Speaker said it took
only the majority to order or dispense
wth the reading of the bill and he had so
ruled.
The Proctor Knott ot the House.
ltay, took the fl*x>r saying that he was
I too hoarse to speak but made
a few remarks which created much
amusement interest and pleasure In the
house and galleries, which were filled
with p.opl •, who had come to hear what
i promised to be a bitter debate. Many
ladies were prevent, and there was much
interest ( The speech appears elsewhere
Mr. Campbell, when Mr. Kay said
this law was a make shift it brought my
m’nd to them in Chicago when they saw
; the Sherman law was a make shift (K*»y,
can I interrupt the gentleman t) No,
sir! don’t want your smart alecks
i (laughter). H® says this law is stolen
| its the first time 1 ever heard the Demo
crats had anything worth stealing
(laughter). But when they get
;up hero and filibuster aud
read such document-* ns that l am one of
I those who favor calling them to order.
I (Laughter.) I hope every gentleman
j here, who is in favor of free ballot and a
! fair count, will vote for this, (pause).
Mr Speaker, 1 move that the eloquent
| remarks of the gentleman and the fine
| poetry be spread upon the Journal of
this House, (laughter)
Smith semis up amendment: (Mr. Bean
in the midst of cm fusion, Mr. Speaker, too
much noise and filibustering around
here. (Laughter) Mr. Smith wished
to be heard upon the amendment. He
j said the other side would be entitled to
' two Registrars and two Judges of Elec
tion, while the Democrats could have
only one. Is it right, when you go to
the people with only one set of candi
dates. For then you go as one party,
which, by the very bill its«lf, is allowed
only one Registrar and one Judge. I
have a good cause to suspicion
this bid, for I haven’t had time
|to consider it carefully. The very men*
j tiotf of the names of the men who
i framed the bill leaves it open to sus
'< picion. (Ewart, point of order; gentle
man not speaking from bis seat. Smith,
* the Sneaker invited me hero to read my
i amendment, and moreover 1 don’t want
I to be known as the “gentleman under
the cl ick” (laughter). Some of the men
connected with the bill have beeu prom
inent iu election frauds. Lusk: “Were
not these men in the Democratic par
ty ?” Smith: “1 said that some
of these men were connected with tin §c
frauds. They say that the Democratic
party have nothing worth stealing; it is
j true nevertheless the Republicans have
a good stock of our goods (laughter.)
Mr. Ewart: ‘ I hope the gentleman is
t not referring toour friend, Capt Kitchen,
I who is present.” Mr. Smith: “Pres
ent company excepted for the present”
| (laughter.) Mr. Smith, continuing: “If
| you want to be entirely fair don’t give
either side a majority. Let them lx*
* qually represented on both sides If any
thing has ever been done wrong under
the Democratic law, it is because of tne
abuse of it. ”
Smith’s Strictures on the Bill.
Young interrupting: “Do you mean
to say that if two paities combine there
should be represented only one party?
Do you offer this idea to keep the Dem
ocrats from making a combine with the
Republicans, as they did last year?”
“No, sir,” said Smith, “1 am not a com
bination man.” (French whi.-qiering to
Youug) Smith: “1 see Mr French is
giving the gentleman from Wake a cur
tain lecture.” (Laughter) Y*»nng: “He
was only telling me that 1 should not j
interrupt you Ewart: “If the gentle
man’s amendment is accepted, will he
vote for the bill?” (Laughter). Smith:
‘ I will, provided 1 can’t find any other
provision in it that can’t bo improved
as much by amendment as this will lx*
by my amendment. 1 want to place this
law upon a high plane, then we will hear
no more of frauds in North Carolina for
the purity of the ballot box will be main
tained upon the highest principles. Isn’t
it right that the Democratic patty
should be represented equally with the
Fusionists? They may say that thtsparw
two parties, but if my Populist friends
continue to lie down with the Republi
cans for two years more, they will be
absorlxxl by them, the Republicans who
are opposed to everything that is noble
in the Democratic party. Before you
know it you will not only l>e cooperating
with but a part and parcel of the Repub
lican party.
Smith, continuing, made au impas
sioned appeal to the Populists not to
truto themselves to the Republicans, j
saying that the rank aud file of their
party would not support them in it, ar d
referreekto the days of 1868 and 1869,
whiib would bo resurrected if the Popu
lists were lured away by the Republicans
from those who had served the State.
Lusk anti the other Old Sinners.
Smith referred, moreover to the old
Republicans wh so consciences were
seared and who were reckless to re
sponsibility and was proceeding to say
that the Populist were not able i
to cope with them when he j
was called to order by Mr.
French who said he lmd been speaking
twenty-five minutes. Mr. Smith retired,
called the ayes and noes and his amend
ment was read as follows and the roll
was ca led.
“Amend by adding to the second sec
tion the following:
“But when two or more political par
Highest of all in Leavening Power.—Latest U. b. Crov t xveport
mi &
ABSOLUTELY PURE
tit*s shall combine or co-optu*?c and
unite up >n one sot of * a:d:«l .tt**., they
shall be considered ouo ported party,
as designated in this section, and shall
be entitled, under the provisions of this
act, to only one registrar and one judge
of election."
The vote on the amendment a.is a
strictly party one. Ayes 32. neos 78.
Amendment tost.
Winborne said ho supposed the object
of the other side was to secure a fair
election law and lie was willing to do
what he could to fur her th.v After
reading the bill he had seen features
which he was convinced would staud in
the way of fairness. He referred first
to section 5, where the clerk of the
court should divide his county into pre
cincts of 850 elec-tots. This would work
, hardship anti inconvenience in many
counties, and in some cases prevent elt*e
tions. Winborne gave a case in jaunt
! from his own county. I'hcrcfote. he sent
forward an ameudtuent that nothing In
this section shall prevent the clerk
from forming a precinct of less than S*C>
elector* when convenience required it
Nr. tV in borne’s Review.
Mr. Winborne ue xi emtcuod (heap
pointing power given ia section 7 to the
Chairman in the political parties This
would open the door he thought to the
most bitter political partisan* aad bul
lies. The Chairmen wou’d he unable to
select their appointees without political
bias and with fairness. If you were go
ing to give the appointing power to the
Clerk, give it to him and uot put him at
the command of the State Ctmirraan.
Mr. Winborne next took up section tfi
| as to the color of ticket ami device upon
tickets. (The section permits device and
any color.)
Mr. Winborne Amended so as to require
white paper, but without device
i otherwise room was made for fraud. In
Wilkes they would have a ooou ou the
ballot. (Laughter). Iu Cherokee they
would have a dog hung to a limb of a
tree, especially would that he the cast*
in Hanging Dog. (Laughter). Every
safeguard should lx* throwu around the
j voter, so that he would not have to vote
at the behest of any man. Mr. Wio-
Ixirne urged white pa|x*r, aud no device,
as two precautions that were inseparable
from fairness.
At the bottom of section 19, require
ments were made for boxes, as to meas
urement* and fastenings, which, in some
places, it might lx* impossible to carry
out. Mr Winborne thought it should
ho sufficient to fasten the box, as was
convenient, if only security could at the
j same time, lx* had.
Winborne proposed a tounti
ment upon which only he would ask a
y*-a and nay vote. It was to add to the
oaths for Registrars, Ac., in sections 7
aud 16, au oath that the officer in ques
tion did uot belong to a secret society.
Williams, of Craven: Didn’t he know
there was already a law prohibiting such
secret organizations ?
“No, sir,” said Mr. Winborne, “the
bill of Rights, incorporated m 1868, has
| a provision against secret soci* ties, aud
! there is a law also against secret political
organizations because they are danger-
I ousto the liberties of the pooplo.
Mr. French wanted to r* mind the
gentleman that the calling of tho yeas
and nays on his amendment would mueli
more than consume his time.
“This amendment,”c intinin d Mr. Win
! borne, “is simply intended to p ovide
1 against the dang* r of bl odshod in
! volved iu secret political societies.”
Winborne’* Four Amendment*.
Ist. That nothing in section 5 shall
prevent the forming of a pre -inot with
less than 350 voters wheu convenience
requites it. Lost. (Viva voce vote.)
2d. To amend section 18 so as road
that all ballots shall be printed on white
paper and without device. (Ray called
the ayes and noos). Vute: Ayes 83;
noes 69.
3d. “And securely fastened” to be ad
ded to section 18. (Withdrawn by Win
borne).
4th. At the ends of sections 7 aud 16
on oath stating that the registrar, etc.,
is not a member of any stertto political
organization. (Ayes and noes culled by
Winborne). Vote, ayes 32; noos 7®.
Campbell (explanatory of vote) thought
secret political organizations had caused
trouble, and didn’t object to being sworn
that he didn’t belong to them, conse
quently ho voted aye.
Mr. lveathley t<x*k the lloor. He arose
in the interests of the D -raocratic party;
his sympathies were with the under dog
iu the fight. He referred to the poeti
cal and beautiful addvos* of Mr. Ray. It
was equal to the splendor of Solomon’s
Temple, and would hurt most every
body’s eyes to look at it, but Solomon
would have condemned it with oontempt
because it was lacking in wi-dotn, and
wisdom is what we are h *re to follow.
The Democratic party had nothing
grand left but its name.
With Whisker* on ni* Voice.
Mr. Keathley said the Democratic
, party,though li«e the Irishman's terrapin,
it had its head cut off, w <s nevertheless
wagging its tail just to show that it was
conscious that it was dead. (Laughter.)
McClamray: “Louder!” Keathley: “You
get au ear trumpet or go up in the gal
h-ry, where you belong ” McDlamtny:
“Burn some of the whiskers off of your
voice and none of us will need ear trum
pets.” (Laughter)
Mr. Phillips, of Pitt: “The Demo
crats in their horrible predictions re
minded him of Lorenz» Dows line,
“damned if you do and damned if you
don’t,” they came here with sympathy
and tears saying that before two years
the Republicans will swallow you. Come
back!” (Laughter.)
Smith, of Gates: “If the Republicans
swallow you they’ll have a lively time”
(laughter). Phillips: The Dentocrats
won d, too,” (laughter). Two year* ago
they wtre advising the Republican* rot
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