The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-06-29

hi>NEbNs aahF 9ss-l ontf
learned to-day. tn my great aston ish-
ment, that Bro Sandetliu reached
here tao or three weeks ago. lie is
stopping NJ fashionable boarding
house up town and that accounts for
my having misssd him. sas him
to-day ia bic new office. ard was
we'll worth the trip through the
broiling, hIistering sun. Reclining
in big sammeI chair he looked
every inch philosopher. His Of
flee Is ou the top floor Of the treasury
building; is dainty furnished, and
"NerIpOks pleasing landscape of
Green lawn, luxurient flowers. aud
the broad, peaceful historic Potomac.
Cool India mating covers the ilooi.
4 oriestal vase of fragrant red June
roses was on his desk. Here thought
is TEST for both body aud mind. |
felt awkward aud out of place with
my dusty boots and cotton pocket
handkerchief in the presence of
such daintiness aud elegance, but
Bro. Sanderlin thoughtfully excused
his horny, hlue-eyed little type
writer and made me feel very much
ut home. lie was dressed in fash
ionably cut. blue broadcloth suit,
but observing the wear and tear Of
my home-ma clothes incident 10
an unexpected long sojourn here, he
said that mustn't mind his tailor
made clothes THAT he had only been
in office few days and being a
stranger to everybody he wanted 10
maze the best impression possible.
He said that he was not IA proud
man, and that he didn't intend
big Office should turn his head, aud
make him feel and act as If he were
above his brother Allianoemen ut
home. lie then told me all the ups
and downs of his office. IL seems
that Bro. Elias Carr insisted that
Simmons should employ him 10 can
vass the State. He told Simmons
that Bro. SAnderlin was great man
among the Baptist and that he could
pull more wool over the farmers
eyes in discussing the tariff than any
man in the State. lie predicted
that nothing would be left of the
independent movement when Bro.
Sanderlin got through with it. You
remember that Bro. Sanderlin was u
candidate before the State conven-
ton for Governor, and he says Bro.
Carr promised to support him for
the nomination. He almost lost conf
dence in human nature when Bro
Carr went back on his promises. II
was great shock to him, and fol-
lowing SO soon after the Boston
bridge disaster he sustained a serious
nervous prostration from which he
had barely recovered when he euter-
ed the campaign. Simmons hesitated,
and not until after he had consulted
Senator Ransom did he consent to
put him in the field. Ransom said
''do it.and it will amount only to San
derlin's boasting after the election
that ne saved the State" W. all
know what happened. With the ex-
ception Of the riot at Burnsville,
when the natives had little fun
shooring squirrels, by way of punctu-
ating Bro. Sanderlin's lurid oratory
about trace chains, tin cups, horse
shoe nails, and wool hats, it was o
peaceful and inoffensive campaign.
The Democrats here don't think it
announced. TO much. Ransom is quoted
as disclaiming emphatically all re-
sponsibility for his appointment He
gives all the credit TO Simmons, and
SAYS that the result of trade be-
tween Simmons and Gov. Carr. Bro.
Sanderlih doesn't take that view of
the matter. He thinks his cam
paign broke the revolt against the
Democratic party in the State. and
elected Carr Governor. Feeling that
way, of course, he is swfully put
out that he should have been put
off with an insignificant little place
like Deputy Authorship, which
only paws $2,250 per year. He says
it is impossible for him to live here
on that salary and support his fami-
ly. / was very much touched when
be pointed to the beautiful red roses
on his desk and said, every one of
them had thorn. His Office has
no duties or responsibilities. Outside
of signing the pay roll and drawing
the salary twice month, he has
nothing to,do. He is dreadfully ap-
prehensiye that the next Congress in
! spasm of Holmanic economy will
t abolish the Office as sinecure. But
0 small as it is Bro. Sanderlin had a
8 time in getting it. He was Prom
. ised everything from Asst. Sec'y. of
the Treasury down TO the place he
fiually got, and when he got it he
=, didn't have il. There is q mistake
somewhere, his commission went t.
0 the dead letter Office. causing de.
; Law of several days and loss Of sal.
AIRY. His Chief, the Auditor, is an
Alabama man and looks very insig
t nifcant beside Bro. Sanderliu.
0 thought at once that their positions
? ought to be reversed, but the Ala
. bamian was a member of the Ala
> bama State returning Board and al
: important factor in throwing on
enough Kolb votes to defeat hi
o election for Governor of the State
Bro. Sanderlin is not happy, | an
sorry to say. He made some YER
rash promises during the campaig1