The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-15
SENATOR RANSOM.

Our esteemed be:ghbUr the Roam
,ke Ne,U8 published last week some
what to our surprise, very hitter
letter of correspondence clipped
from the Charlotte Democrat, in |
which the Democrat correspondent
ASSAY, to take to task Senator Ran
som for his littleDess II The Ienate,
his reputei great
ness. Tue Democrat correspondent
also attempts to ridicule the idea OF
what Ransom says helng so imports
ant in the Senate and with the Presi-
dent. We quote some extracts:
zone day we hear it said that Gen
Ransom is tue most influential
SouthernSenator at thew 4ite House.
The next day we read Of the APP
pointment of coIOred man by the
President to the ReCordship of the
District of Columbia, notwithstand-
ing. One day we read, that this dis
tinguished gentleman p assed por~
ton of the previous day with hls
feet. which have troddsr the historic
streets Of WASHINGTON for sixteen
years under the Presidents mahog
ony. The next day, nevertheless,
we hear it talked that a cOlored route
agent is in the city Of Charlotte.
The correspondent to the Demo-
erot talks az though he thought each
southern Senate at least was a mem
Der of the Presidents Cabinet aud
that it is and has always been Gus
tomary for Presidents to make ne
appointments but thcse directed BY
the members or bis cabinet com OOSeC
Of Southern Senator'S.
| Perhaps the appointment of col
ored man to the RecOrdership OF TIN
District of Columbus has caused more
unpleasant feeling among SoutherE
Democrats than Anything elae tn
President has done and yet for thi
one thing the A0em0crot correspond
ent pOunces Upon our worthy Ser
ator. whose eloquent voice has bee
heard In the Senate for fifteen years
because forsooth being South
ern Senator Ia member of the CAT
met, YOU know he did not grind th
President and the other members (
the Calumet IsOuthern Senators) IN
der the heel uf his power and dictat
this best known act of the preset
sdminIstra alton.
The correspondent further says:
From the past year the past {
three long years we hear soundin
the voice of Senator Ransom for tn
abolition of the Internal Revenue
, To day why is that eloquent voice
which for every single minute
worth 100000 not raised in beha
of the same great question? Oh
for q speech of two hours lpugt
! laden with such wealth! Light
; Light cries the committee, and til
-. / Senator softly replies, Light! an
the Black Mountain sea,goers ha,
tneIr light"
We may not catch tire meaning
1.-THE Black Mountain sea-goers ha,
their light" however, we thin
; Senator Ransom in wiz
enough to See that tie salvation
the Denoctatic party In North Ca
DINA does not depend on the abo
ton of the Internal Revenue,
Be that as it NAV. we Of the Ea
will always De found ready to a
;, Tocate any measure affecting Il
safety OF the party among our W et
ern brethren.
Take it all in all, we think t
Democrat correspondent's tirat
against Senator Ransom very u
just and we can not ace any We
great propriety in the to07tbe Me-
publishing. without comment, su,
bitter letter unless 1t endors
what tie Charlotte paper publishes
and in that ca7e,we think our nefq
Dor might afford !" speak Its COW
tiOn,,
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