The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1894-05-24
YOUR ANISWAS-
ING YOUR MONEY.
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both old parties. Enough combs
and brushes to straighten the
hair Of every COW boy in amer
lea. Enough ink to float our ma
W. And enough pens to glad
den the heart of Capt. Geo. W.
Lovd.
A sample of the way the "Miscel-
laneous" items are run up on you
may be interesting. On page 50, you
will find one which is pleasan. read
ing. 1t appears that Mr.. X. H. For
syth, Especial Deputy Sergant-at-
arms" vas sent to Chicago after 4
man named J. 4 Ownbey. Forsyth
faces 10 the West Jan. %, 1891.
Hired a carriage to 60 to tie depot
in Washington and charged you $500
for it; paid railroad fare TO Chicago
523; on Jan. 23 he ate $3.50 worth
and paid the Pullman porter fifty
cents of your money in order to make
the porter feel that he, Forsyth, was
a very big man; then he, Forsyth,
took coach in Chicago and charged
you for 1t; concluded he had better
eat some more and did so, then took
a cab and charged you for it. All
this was Oh Jan. %, 1891. Then
comes more cab hire, and more good
eating at six dollars per day not coun-
ting s. 80 per day for his room at
the hotel; then he goes to New York,
eating as he goes; then he puts out
for Washington, eats and rides in
carriages in good style, at your ex-
pense; feels so benevolent that he
gives the porter of the car another
dollar of your money; then Forsyth
concludes he should take bath and
he straightway does so at your ex-
pense. Then, to give his account
agaist you a graceful finish, he char
ges pou with s'incidentals" to the
snug sum of $53 O5. The entire ex-
pense of this especial Deputy Ser
geant-at arms" in going to Chicago
and return was $223.74. Had he
been paving the bills out of his own
none the cost would have been less
than half.
Don't be hard on Forsyth-he SIM
ply follows the fashion of higher Of
flee holders.
Public money goes like water be-
cause it is public money.
Because you have neglected to look
into these things.
Because you have never gone over
the accounts.
Because you have not been hold
ing your Representatives to strict
statement Of the way they spent your
money.
Because you have been so wrapped
up in the old parties and SO intensely
interested in their sham battles ovel
Force Bills and Tariffs that nevel
one suspected that both of them were
robbing you of every cent of your tai
money they could lay their hand
on.
The expenses of the Crisp Con
gress We're substantially the same a
those of the Reed Congress.
But when the Crisp Congress adde'
about $33, 200 per month for wha
they are paid to do, you can see tina
Crisp's Congress was really more ex
travagant than Roed's.
How long will this shameful stat
Of things continue?
Until you learn to think more G
your interest than you do of that c
YOUR office-hOlders.
Until you learn to think more c
justice than you do of party.
Until you rouse yourselves to tn
realization of the fact that it's foo
. ish for you to be so stingy at HON
with your private funds, while you
office holders are so wasteful Of yol
public funds.
Until you realize that you ougl
to be as careful about the way you
money is spent after it gets into tt
5 treasury as you were before it lie
your pocket.
You raise row in every county
the Ordinary has given few dolla
too much to the wretched pauper
you squirm clean down into yo'
shoes when the County Clerk puts
r new fence around the court hous
you howl wrathfullY if the Legisl
ture of your State advances the t;
rate one mill, your wife has to tea
and coax for month to get ne
bonnet, your little girl has to elm
on your knees and Irvine her tend
arms about your neck and smile b
sweetest smile and give you her XIX
lest kiss to get new ribbon and a nt
d pair of shoes-yet every year you ;
e low your idle, Incorporate, greed
g pledge-breaking Congressman
n throw away in absolute waste qua
i ter of million dollars in runnil
:, the Senate and as much in runni
the House.
u Spent on drinks, nick hacks, lux
f. ries, perfumes, hair oils, illegal sa
to ries, lavish and illegal burial expe
ses
is Half million dollars per year
IL not much you say.
ct No, perhaps not, but, all the san
10 it would give every child in GeorE
a six months term at the pub
~ schools every year.
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