The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1888-08-15
The Record I'm Brief.

the record in this way:
The history of the State under the
conduct of the two parties should be
compared by every voter in the State
before he makes up his mind about
the ticket for which he resolves to
cast his vote. We can conceive OF
no safer nor wiser way of reaching a
righteous conclusion. Look at the
State under Democratic supremacy.
1t was never so prosperousas it is to-
day. Its energies are multiplied, its
public school system has been gain
ing in efficiency every year. None
of its funds have been diverted to
other purposes and squandered.
Over 1000 are paid annually for
the education of the white and col
ored children Of the State. Asylums
adequate in capacity and wisely ad-
apted to the wants Of the afflicted OF
all races and conditions of the peo-
pie have been built and furnished.
Legislators are not paid 81 day, but
only 81 a day. The General Assem-
bly, of the State no longer sits three
hundred days to draw 81 per diem,
but is restricted to sixty days. The
judiciary of the State has been lifted
from disrepute and disrespect into
the higher confidence of all classes
of our people. A large part of the
three thousand miles Of railway in
the State have been built under its
regnancy. Its debt has been adjust
ed and its credit restored and es-
tablished. Taxation has been re-
dueed and the well known and
fraudulent special tax bond legisla-
ton has been disposed of. Such i;
a birds eye view of what has been
done in North Carolina since 1876
under the administration of the
Democratic party.
Compare this glorious record with
that Of the control of the State by
the Republican party prior to 1875,
when under the leadership of the
peerless Vance the State was redeem
ed. II has done nothingin the way
Of educating the thousands of litter.
ate children Of the State. 1t did
absolutely nothing in the way of In
ternal improvements. Ii wasted
the school fund Of the State. 1t:
fraudulent special Tax Bond legis.
lation Is vet abhorred and all the
more for the fact that the Vice
residential candidate Of the Repub
lean party, Banker Morton, of New
York, Is trying to enforce its pay
ment notwithstanding its fraudu'
lent character. The larger portion
Of the State was outraged by tn,
corrupt enforcement Of the detest.
able reyenuelaws BY the most often
sive and corrupt army Of Officials
that ever Preyed upon the Yitals ant
subyerted the personal and property
rights Of a free people. The countie
Of the East were baBkrupted O.
driven to the verge Of bankruptcy
or greatly demoralized by negro do
mination. A disruptable and cor
rupt and incompetent Judiciary wa
elected, and law came tobe disregard
ed and trampIed in the dust. Thes
facts cannot be forgotten. We hav
not space 70 dwell longer upon th
fnghtful scene.
Let our readers look upon the tw,
pictures and compare them, and theI
make up their minds "as sober head
~ and honest hearted" freeme.
about which party should have pos
session Of the government Of th
State.
In the Democratic party ha
shown By its record that il has dom
most for every interest Of the Stat
than the Republican party vote To-
its continuance in power. IL tn
Republican did more fhan the Dem
ocratie party has done, then plae'
the government in its hands.