The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1893-04-13
WHERE THE MONEY GOES.
ABOUT NORTH CAROLINA.

Josephus Daniels in North Caroilnian.
A few days ago "si.-Eno"h
Democrat, in an interview IN sac
Euening Star SAID:
"There are fifty applications for
Office from Southern Democrats 10
one from Northern Democrats. 1he
corridors OF oil the hotels, especially
on the avenue, have been, and are,
is ahmed With men from the Southern
and Western States, while Al apple
cant from New York, Connecticut or
New Jersey has been curiosity.
IN fact have only met two or three
applicants from the nutmeg State
and they seem to be ashamed OF
the nss!yes."
have no way OF ascertaiDing
whether this 10 true or not, but, ed
hitting that it is true, what does
it showP and what lesson does 1t
teachi Except for positions in the
cabinet and in the consular service
men do not usually press their claims
for office II they are rich and pros
porous. 1t 10 the section that is least
prosperous that makes urgent de-
mand, 90 q rule, for places Of moder-
ate compensation. The fact that
there are hundreds Of men here from
the South who are anxious to secure
positions With small salaries 10 tho
saddsst proof Of the hard times that
sff1ict us, as ! people, from Mary
land TO Texas. For twenty five
yesrs We have been drained to make
| other sections rich and powerful.
Through the protective tariff We have
paid An average Of forty.seven cents
on eveIy dollar Of manufactured
goods Nc have consumed to enable
| New England manufacturers to be.
come millionalres. We were getting
poor enough, God knows, under this
tribute we were forced to pay, but
Mckinley bill, 10 our day Of direst
poverty, increased this tribute TO
sixty cents, and with the increased
appropriations for pensions (now
over $3.50, 600, 900 Yearly there see N 8
to bs = set purpose to further bleed
US for the enrichment OF the west as
we'll as tie Middle and New England
States. Otter hear Southern men
wonder Why 1t 10 our section does not
prosper as other sectlons. 1t 10 the
same reoaon that keeps Ireland poor.
Every dollar of the profile made Is
taken away by forced tribate and
spent in enrolling and developing
other sections. II all the money that
Is paid by Ireland for rents was
spent in Ireland, it would still be
! hard to compel the tenant to pay
high rents, but that island would see
. return OF prosperity. II all the
| money the south pays for pensions
and other extravaganza was expended
in our midst, 1t would still be wrong
to tax the many for the benefit
of the few, but to tax us so heavily
srd spend every dollar a thousand
miles away from the place at which
it 10 collected, 10 to necessarily re
dace ~ to poverty. This 10 one of
the causes Of depression in the South
do-day. A short while ago l net =
North Oarolinian who is living
IN Western State and doing very
we'll. When he lived in North Car
DINA 1t was all he conld do to make
both ends meet. Now he has
surplus. He urged me to 60 Yves,
where energy would find it's reward.
l had no idea of leaving North Carr
olina, but asked him: SIN what
portion of the West would you adj
wise a young man to settler" He re-.
piled land bis reply abows what
makes that section more prosperous
than ours). so to the pension office.
Find out what county receives the
most pension money, and settle ,bare.
pension day is bigger day there
than court week, or CIRCUS, or q
political speaking in North Carolina
Every body comes to town to draw his
monthly pension, and they spend i.
freely. You are bound to get your
share,n nc after what business youen-
gage H." This advice sounded novel
aud strange to me. hut when I reflect
upon 1t. I see that there was much
truth in the statement that where
there are the most psnsionsrs, there
ia the post money in circulation.
There is not town IN North Csr
,lina that has not contrihnted merv