THE PUBLIC LEDGER.
Bv JOHN T. BRITT.
ISSUED EVERY THURSDAY MORNING
OXYORD.N. C.
JAN. 12, 1899.
Now they say the grip can travel
ra,M without necessarily going iu
the baggage car along with the
trunk.
The more the pity that lots of
Mow Ypas trood resolutions are
likely to be wound up with the
spring.
rf vou borrowed your neighbors'
Public Ledger during 1898 we urge
you to come off and subscribe, de
terming not to beat the editor for
3S99.
Our nation's privilege of free
speech is not seriously affected by
the fact that a Massachusetts Court
Lad to take a jail to shut a Boston
editor up.
A man in Oregon has just sue
ceeded in trading an invalid wife
and four acres of onions for a more
robust wife of a neighbor who had
& hankering for onions.
The cost of the war so far with
Spain is figured at 250,000,000. By
this time a year hence will probably
some $500,000,000 if the expansion
ists are not checked in their wild
career.
There is no doubt that the people
trill have an opportunity to vote on
at least two amendments to the con
stitution one to regulate the fran
chise; the other to give white peo
people's taxes to white schools.
There were 127 lynchings in the
United States during last year, ac
cording to statistics compiled by the
Chicago 102 negroes, 22 whites and
2 Indians. Of the number 118 are
credited to Southern States while 9
occurred in the North.
On all hands the remark is heard
that it is hoped the Legislature will
deal quickly and thoroughly with
the problem of the negro vote. Per
sons who have talked Wjth many
members say the sentiment in favor
of a restrictive law is overwhelming.
An Ohio paper which wanted to
find out whom its readers considered
the greatest living American, took
a test vote and Admiral Dewey led
the list with 9,500 votes, Wm. J.
Bryan coming next with 7,886, and
McKinley third with 7,758.
We want a good correspondent at
every postoffice in the county. If
ycu do not see your neighborhood
news in the Public Ledger it is be
cause no one has sent it. Send it
yourself or prevail upon some one
el.e to do so. Isn't there some one
in your community who just natu
rally knows, sees or hears everything
g ing on.
The people will not be disappoin
ted in the Solons at Raleigh. The
first thing done was to cut dowa ex
penses of emploves. The Legisla
ture will investigate the way the
charitable institutions have been
run. It is a very able body of men
and must be, as one enthusiastic
Democrat remarked: "It reminded
me of Congress."
How many women who fondly
love the golden symbol of their wed
ding vow know why they wear it on
the third finger of the left hand ?
That particular digit was chosen be
cause it was believed by the Egypt
ians to be directly connected by a
slender nerye with the heart itself,
and these ancient worshipers of Isis
held this finger sacred to Apollo and
the sun, and therefore gold was the
metal chosen for the ring.
At Buffalo, N. Y., Charles Mem
berger, 27 years of age, who was
found lying by the N. Y. Central
railroad last Friday with bis skull
fractured is dead. On the evening
of the day on which he received his
injuries Memberger began to whis
tle, though he was wholly uncon
scious and remained so to the last. He
whistled all sorts of tunes, and with
out cessation for 95 hours, and never
ceased until shortly before he died.jj
Listen at Our Home not that
Tile, lying sheet, the Home Rule,
that has not flickered since the great
white land slide swept like a cyclone
over North Carolina in its leading
editorial of Jan. 5 opens thus: The
People's party of North Carolina
has fused with everything that
couldn't out-run it or climb a tree
until has fused itself into such a
shape as not to demand any more
bids, and of course it will go out of
the trading business whether its lea
ders want it retire or not.
The Raleigh News; & Observer is
always progressive and has enlarged
its size, adding a column to each
page making an increase of eight
column. It is a true blue Demo
cratic newspaper and did glorious
work in the last campaign.
REALLY FUNNY,,
The most amusing things we have
seen in many a day is the proposi
tion of one Roscoe Mitchell, who is
described in the Washington Post
as "National Vice President of the
Young Men's League," whatever
that may be says the Sun. This
Mitchell claims that "our late elec
tion shows very plainly that North
Carolina is a Republican State."
We agree with the Charlotte News
when it says: Mr. Mitchell must
have been imbibing too freely of
Pennsylvania Avenue liquor or else
the overwhelming misfortunes of
his party have turned his head. The
conclusion Mitchell draws from this
statement is that Jeter C. Pritch
ard should be nominated on the
ticket with McKinley in 1900, in
which case he "makes his predic
tion" that both North Carolina and
Tennessee will give their electoral
yotes for this ticket.
Mr. Mitchell interperses his re
marks and predictions with the most
picturesque campaign lies that were
devised by Cy Thompson and his
crowd; but which it was supposed
has been thrown into the political
plunder room as of no further use
Mr. Mitchell will hardly in the term
of his natural life see North Caro
lina go Republican again. He can
not even to pull the Republican na
tional committee for any more cam
paign money on the strength of
such a hope.
COLORED EDITOR ON SEPARATE
CAR LAW.
The Maxton Blade, edited by an
intelligent negro, in discussing the
separate car law says:
The question is how will the col
ored people take to such a law ?
They have long since become accus
tomed to separate waiting rooms at
railroad stations and they will take
to the separate cars just as readily
as they did to the separate waiting
room3. As a matter of fact such a
law would not have a tendencv to
humiliate the colored people in the
least. No self-respecting colored
person will attempt to force himself
in places where he knows he is not
wanted. All that he wants is that
when he pays first-class fare he be
given first-class accommodations.
He wants that which he pays for
and nothing more, and if his pres
ence in first-class cars among white
people is objectionable, then by all
means provide equal accommoda
tions for him in a separate car.
We do not see how any intelli
gent colored person could object to
such a law. It is not for the privi
lege or riding with the whites that
some few colored persons ride in
first-class cars, but is because they
do not wish to ride in a second-class
car where the toughs and hoodlums
of both races act as if they had li
cense to drink, swear and do all
other kinds of devilment. Unless a
colored person thinks himself better
than his race, it seems to us that he
would prefer to ride with his own
people.
We have talked with a number of
the leading colored men and all take
the same view of the matter as is
expressed herein. All they demand
is equal accommodation. Give them
this and they will be satified.
HOW IS THIS ?
The banner township in the coun
ty of Pitt, Chicod, has held a public
neeting and resolved. As diagnosed
by the Messenger they favored a
vagrancy law; the refusal of work
and homes to "vicious and trouble
some negro politicians;" ''the stern
est social and business ostracism of
offensive white republicans" believ
ing them to be "the vilest enemies
of our State and country; a more
iberal allowance tor State Guard:
"a change in the State Constitution
as will entirely eliminate the negro
as a factor in North Carolina poli
tics;" impeachment of corrupt offi
cials and expulsion of any member
ot the liegislatnre who has been
convicted of felony; commend those
railroads, factories and large mills
that are giying preference to white
over negro labor; and favor a law
requiring a license for carrying con
cealed weapons, the proceeds to go
the public school tund. The first
resolution commends the public
schools. It favors their betterment,
but demands "that the white man s
taxes be used for white schools and
the negro's taxes for negro schools
and condemn as the rankest injus
tice that an inferior race of ingrates
that pay less than five per cent of
the taxes should have equal school
privileges with the white race, who
pay over 95 per cent of the taxes."
The decision of the Democratic
caucus of the Legislature that no
member shall be elected to any office
of trust or profit is timely. In the
Legislature of 1897 the fusionists
elected themselves to almost every
position to be filled. Those of them
who were left out were given federal
positions. Such a scandal was never
before known in North Carolina.
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THE LEGISLATURE.
A Synopsis of the Proceedings and
Matters of General Interest.
On Wednesday Jan. 4th, the Sen
ate met at 1 o'clock." Prayer was
offered by Rev. N. M. Jurney.
The roll was called and all mem
bers were found to be present. No
tice of contest against White, of the
fourteenth district, was given by J.
W. S. Robinson, and a notice of con
test of F. P. Jones against the mem
ber from Sampson. Senators were
sworn in fiye at a time by Lieuten
ant Governor Reynolds. Just prior
to taking the oath, Senator Cocke
of Buncombe, was pleasantly inter
rupted by a basket of flowers with
"no cards.'' Senator Fields offered
the protest of Lambert and Eaves
against the seating of Kerley and
Sothers, of the thirty-first district.
T. O. Fuller, of the eleventh dis
trict is the only negro in the -Senate
and was the last one sworn in.
A resolution was adopted that the
House be informed of the organiza
tion of the Senate.
The protests of Messrs. Eaves,
Lambert and F. P. Jones were read
and referred to the committee on
elections.
The Liieutenant Governor an
nounced that he had received the
protest of A. Cannon against J.
Franks, of the thirty-first district.
Senator Brown moved that the
rules of 1895 be adopted for the gov
ernment of the Senate. This was
done.
A committee of three was appoint
ed to meet a similar committee from
the House and inform the Governor
that the Legislature is duly organ
lzed; Senators Justice, Glenn and
Franks were appointed by the chair
to form this committee.
Senator Glenn introduced a reso
lution to regulate the pay of legisla
tive employes, and which reduced
the pay of clerks and others from $5
to $4. By consent the rules were
suspended and the resolution unani
mously adopted.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
The House was called to order a
little before 12 o'clock by J. T. Mas
ten, principal clerk of the last House.
There was a full attendance of mem
bets. The lobbies and the galleries
were also filled.
The opening prayer was offered by
Rey. Jesse H. Page, who was speci
ally invited to perform this function.
His prayer was fervent and was
giyen devout attention.
The members were then sworn in,
in groups, by Associate Justice Wal
ter Clark and took the customary
three oaths to support the United
States constitution and the State
constitution and to do their duty as
legislators. These oaths they signed.
In the third group sworn was Isaac
H. Smith, colored, of Crayen. There
are three other negro members of
the House-
Four of the members did not swear
on the Bible, but affirmed. To these
a separate oath was administered.
The taking of the oath occupied an
hour. The last men sworn were
Mitchell, from Greene, and Paul, of
Onslow, Populists. This was done
by consent. Later the right to these
seats will be settled.
The call of counties showed that
all the Representatives were present
saye those from Alleghany and
Montgomery.
The next business was the election
of Speaker. Locke Craig, ia a well
turned speech, placed H. G. Connor
in nomination, and Lee S. Overman
gracefully seconded the nomination.
Both the speakers paid Connor trib
utes, which the House heartily ap
plauded. A. B. Bryan, of Madison,
nominated W. W Hampton, of Sur
ry, as the fusion nominee. A roll
call showed 92 votes for Connor and
20 for Hampton. The members from
Alleghany arrived and was sworn in.
Isaac H. Smith, colored, of Craven,
voted for Connor and brought down
the House, with laughter and ap-.
plause, which was renewed.
Clerk Masten declared Connor
duly elected and Craig and Hamp
ton escorted him to the chair.
Speaker Conner said this was the be
ginning of a history-making session
and that what had been done last
year would for a century impress
itself upon the people. He said that
sometimes the best interests of the
people were concerned only by what
seemed to be radical measures. Such
a time had now come and that the
people who expect much will not be
disappointed at the work which the
Legislature will do. His remarks
were brief and at their beginning
and their close were heartly applaud
ed. He was then sworn in by Justice
Clark.
Hon. Francis D. Winston, of Ber
tie county, has the honor of intro
ducing the first bill and first joint
resolution in the House, entitled an
act to repeal chapter 464 of Public
Laws of 1897" and is intended to
take the public printing at once out
of the hands of Barnes Bros., and
give it to some one more in accord
politically with the General Assem
bly. . .
In the Senate the first bill was in
troduced by Senator R. B. Glenn,
entitled an act to regulate the pay
of clerks and other employes of the
Legislature. The bill provides for
reducing pay of the principal clerk,
the engrossing clerks, the reading
clerk, the door-keepers and their as
sistants from $5 to $4 per day.
Tbe rules were suspended and the
bill passed its three readings in the
Senate and House.
In the Senate on Thursday Senator
Brown, from Columbus, sent forward
a bill to appoint a joint committee to
investigate the affairs of the peni
tentiary. On request of Senator
Brown the rules were suspended, the
bill passed and ordered sent to the
House without being engrossed.
Senator Cyclone Glenn,of Forsyth,
offered a resolution that a committee
be appointed to go caref ully over all
laws passed by the legislatures of
1895 and 1897, and recommend such
changes as seemed best.
Text of important bills in House:
An act to promote the safety of
employes and travelers upon rail,
ro ids by compelling common carriers
to equip their ears with automatic
couplers, continuous brakes and their
locomotives with driving wheel
brakes and to forbid the use thereof
unless so equipped, and for other
purposes. By Overman and referred
to committee on railroad.
Two acts to provide for the com
fort of passengers on railroad trains
by requiring separate accommoda
tions for the white and colored race.
Two bills, introduced by McLean, of
Harnett, and Overman, of Rowan.
An act to abolish the Western
Criminal court. By Bryan and re
ferred to the judiciary committee.
An act to provide the manner in
which railroad, insurance of steam
boat companies, incorporated under
the laws of other states or countries
shall become incorporated in this
state. Introduced by Craig, and re
ferred to the committee on corpora
tions. An Act to repeal chapter 331. Pub
lic Laws of 1897, requiring officers
of the State banks and railways and
other corporations to file oaths with
the State Auditor. Introduced by
Julian and referred to the Judiciary
committee.
An Act to repeal chapter 203, Pub
lic Laws of 1897, giving dead bodies
of paupers and criminals to the
State medical colleges. Introduced
by Hampton and referred to Judici
ary committee.
An Act to regulate fees of regis
ters of deeds for registering crop
liens and chattel mortgages. Intro
duced bv Leak and referred to the
Judiciary committee.
An Act to amend the charter of
the city of Wilmington. Introduced
bv Rountree and referred to the
committee on Counties, Cities and
Towns.
An Act to repeal chapter 52. Pub
lic Laws of 1897, and to create office
of engrossing clerk of both Houses.
Introduced by Winston: passed on
its several readings and sent to the
Senate without engrossing.
An Act to amend section 2, Arti
cle 9, of the Constitution of North
Carolina. Introduced by Julian and
referred to the Judiciary committee.
An act to repeal chapter 316, Laws
of 1897, and restore to the commis
sioners of Mecklenburg the control
of its roads and bridges. Introduced
by Clarkson, passed and sent to Sen
ate without engrossing.
An Act to repeal chapter 464,Pubo
lie Laws, 1897. Introduced by Win
ston and referred to the committee
on Public Printing.
An Act to repeal all Public Laws
passed during the session of the
General Assemby of 1897. Intro
duced by Davis and referred to the
Judiciary committee.
THE SENATE.
A bill to regulate the disposition
of fees from insurance companies
and agents. To empower the town
of Reidsville to issue bonds for water
works. A resolution providing for
the remoyal of the name of James
H. Youag from the corner stone of
the white blind institution was intro
duced and passed final reading. A
bill to regulate the board of officers
of Craven. It provides for the elec
tion in June, 1900, of five county
commissioners to begin office on the
1st of December, 1900.
The contest for the seat from
Greene was decided in fayor of Mr.
Sugg, democrat in the House.
The houy ,for meeting was fixed at
10 a. m.
Among the bills introduced were
the following: For the removal of
the corner stone from the blind in
stitution upon which appears the
name of Jim Young. To amend
chapter 510 public laws of 1887. To
amend the law regarding employ
ment of convicts on farms. To re
peal the law creating a board of tax
equalization. To increase the num
ber of judicial districts. To repeal
the act distributing dead bodies. To
repeal the 1897 public school act. To
abolish the bureau of labor statistics, j
To allow the people to vote for
special taxes each August for public
schools; also to appoint white com
mitteemen for negro schools. Re
garding rates to be charged by fire
insurance companies in North Caro
lina. To abolish the chain-gang
system in Madison county.
A bill to repeal the act of 1897, al
lowing the Farmer's Mutual Insur
ance Co., to do business without tax
or license. To provide for the elec
tion of school committeemen by the
qualified voters of the respective
townships. To amend the constitu
tion as to suffrage, the question be
voted on at the general election, in
May, 1900, the time of holding the
state elections being changed to that
date. It is based on the Louisiana
election law, with a change of ver
The niser.
man with his
whole
soul immersed in,
and money-getlike
the miser
spring' door shut
locked him in for
ever. Men
work and slave
and worry and
get sick and
broken down,
forgetting all
the time that
health is worth
more than
gold, and W$fYigM$m that a happy,
cheerful SkfjctFV AY home is rather
to be chos- JLI V. en than great
riches, un- ' til they hear
the trap- door of disease
spring to and shut them off from all the
bright hopes they labored for.
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of his treatment : "In December 1895 my health
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medicines and the more I took the worse the dis
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with the farm work my health got so bad that I
could not hold out to work one hour. My breath
became short and I was weak and nervous, and
oftentimes would spit blood. I was unable to
work. I tried one of the doctors in the vicinity
but failed to obtain relief. I seemed to grow
worse. My father received a book from Dr.
Pierce in which I read of a case similar to mine,
and decided to write to Dr. Pierce. He recom
mended me to take his ' Golden Medical Discov
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can recommend it as one of the best medicines
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lmL tbir?sss
fk Yir$C 1 whose
biage to suit this state's, county and
township government. In addition
to educational and property qualifi
cations and a clause admitting per
sons, their sons and grand-sons, who
could yote in any state prior to 1857,
it admits to registration all persons
who served in the United States
army prior to Janury 1, 1867, their
sons and grandsons.
The following resolutions were in
troduced: By Reinhardt to give Mrs.
Margaret Busbee Shipp a position as
assistant enrolling clerk; Passed.
By Gilliam, to appoint a committee
of three to look in the matter of fees
leceived by the Secretary of State in
excess of his legal salary. By Leatha
erwood, declaring that the people of
North Carolina condemn the Repub
lican officials for sending a negro
major and two negro clerks to pay
off the Second N. C. Regiment, and
denouncing it as unjust, unwarrant
ed and humiliating. By Justice of
McDowell, to provide for a commit
tee to call on the Governor and ask
for the papers and evidence in the
matter of the removal of the removal
of J. W. Wilson and S. Otho Wilson
as railroad commissioners, the re
port to be made in five days. By
McLean, raising committee of three
to inquire as to the payment of
moneys out of the public Treasury
without authority of law.
Raleigh correspondent of Char
lotte Observer says: It appears that
there is opposition to Julian's bill
giving white sehool taxes to white
schools, and negro taxes to negroes.
A prominent member of the House
said today that being in a group of
leaders in both houses he heard this
matter talked of and that the op
position was so decided he did not
believe the measure could get the
necessary two-thirds vote, in order
to go before the people for vote as a
constitutional amendment. He says
the argument against it is that it will
cause the negroes to grow up in ig
norance; that ignorance means vice
and that thus they will become a
menace. He fayors a constitutional
amendment which will embrace the
ideas in the "Dortch bill." which the
courts would have decided unconsti
tutional had it become law; that is,
that while the ordinary taxes for
schools be distributed pro rata, there
is leave to vote on the levy of special
taxes tor schools.
Ex-Governor Carr was invited to a
seat on the floor of the House.
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thousands
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day in factor
ies and stores
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night in
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stand the strain of over-work and worry,
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