The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1894-02-08

uln l"sitN OF TIE pAEE Ons OF Tue once.
with this endorsement and af the end
OF twenty-three of the best years of
my life given TO the success of the
Democratic party. besides literally
of my means, | do feel hurt and
justly so, that | am b atrn, It's true
hy "A very clever gentleman. but one
wlo | believe never contributed a
"ollar or gave days work for the
success of the party of which he is
now a bent ficiary. IL isn't the mere
fact Of being beaten. | am used 10
that. for fifteen years in negro rid
den county. where there was no hope
OF being elected with two thousand
Republican majority against Us,
WHO others was almost Il starring
candidate of the party, TO keep TO
gether the Democracy, III order 10
swell the majority for the State tic
ket, bat II was the means used by our
public officers TO defeat me, that
complain OF contrary TO the spirit of
Democracy, and using the power the
people delegated to them. to defeat
the will of the people, during all
AAcot y 'hA AtAckA l. tclitb "a AAAtA WI n "a
for the success of the Democratic
party, Gen. Ransom was enjoying
the fruits of our united laborers. re-
ceiVing at the end of bis present
term, $l20 900, enough to buy is
farms of 800 acres each at five dollars
per acre or 81 farms of 800 acres each
at 10 per acre, at which price
understand he bought some. Now
isn't II years long enough for any
one mau to hold office in a Repubh-
can form of government? Isn't $l20,-
600 received by Gen. Ransom as a
salary, sufficient compen satlon for
his services to the Democratic party,
while many Of US have worked equal
ly as hard, and never received a
cent
Isn't it sufficient to suggest itself
to the farmers that if rotation in
crops is good, that rotation in officials
might prove equally productive OF
good to the high moral standard of
the Democratic party? Men stay in
Office sometimes so long they think
the Office belongs to them in fee
simple" If the people don't assert
their rights occasionally, the officials
soon forget from whom they derive
their power, to whom indebted for
their position.
Now as to the manner of my de-
feat, Gen. Ransom told my friends
and myself, that he was going to en-
dotse the best backed petition by the
party organization of the county and
patrons of the office. To our great
astonishment, just a few days before
adjournment OF congress for the
Christmas holidays, Gen. Ransom
had resurrected an old ruling Of the
postottice department and had the
Postmaster general to notify me,
that inasmuch as | lived in the c0un-
try. | was Ineligible to hold the post
office in Tarboro, therefore my peti-
ton would not be considered. Tar
boro is, and has been. my postoffice
for over twenty years, and my place
of business for over ten years.
The law says every postmaster
shall reside within the delivery of
the office. Revised statutes, section
1888, page 113, sec. oJI same as
above. Note, postmaster living
near the State line may be appointed
postmaster III the adjoining State If
he resides within the delivery OF the
office. The post mister in GoldsborO
lived ,! to ; miles in the country
when he was appointed, the postmas-
ter at Hertford lived three miles in
the country when he was appointed;
now as one Of the rank and file of the
Democratic party, haven't | just
cause to complain, and shall sucn
acts as these be hid from the people?
So you see, | was beaten by the rule
of 'trickOnometry," a scientific ac-
complishment peculiar to Represent
atlve dignity in the Nations capital.
| write this for the benefit of the
farmers all over the State. as nouti-
cation from Gen. Ransom that you
live Just far enough in the country
to vote but too far TO hold a postotfice
in town. This timely warning may
save YOU a great deal of trouble and
expense. You may be the dear peo
pie before you vote but what are
YOU after YOU vote This year We
will be called on to vote. Be sure
you go to your township meetings
and send none but coed and true mer
to your county conventions. See
that no Federal office holder control:
your county convention; it is mo-
necessary for them TO be IN the con
vention, they may be in some Office
or room near by pulling the rope:
aud be sure you don't let them III
your hands.
! When / received the notice from
the Postmaster General that my pc
titlon WAS ruled out on account o
my living in the country, it suggest
ed the tactics of the peanut polltl
elan" that did not comport with III
bearing and dignity OF a representa-
tive from the grand old common
| wealth of North Carolina III the l
5. Senate. | say ''trickonometry
may be a good thing to work on til
enemy, but bad thing TO work o
your friends.
Very respectfully,
II. c. BOURNE.