The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-05-16
EDITORIAL.

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,,... .... treat evils Of this coun-
... ..hounded and indecent
l...."..o. IL is curse to any
[ n.u. aU the patriotic people of
rrqr. npuld unite in opposing
..r.. ..DIc, stamping it out of
T..D. pgationi4ts having been
rn ...,r ny Il large majority
,.. o. .u..-r, responsible to the peo-
. for tur proper government OF
H. Static. rNc proper management
,.r ~..t, institutions, the admin
.fnn.a OBJ. the laws, &C.; and there
orr u 1884,. proper that they should
appont a- their agents men who
vru. t.DuIIy and in sympathy with
them.
They instituted two new courts
and elected persons to preside over
them. '.uv appointed new board
| of directors for the penitentiary,
. and they named II person to take
care OF the large State library; but
ON every hand and everywhere, the
| prmocra1-, though defeated at the
poll. I,y twenty thousand majority,
resist, and, by every possible way,
| persistutiy undertake to prevent
these officers from performing their
duties The two new judges get
upon their benches only after expen-
Nyc and tedious litigation; the State
librarian has been compelled to sue
for hi- place, and the new board of
pcntcutary directors are yet out in
tho rain with the outer doors of the
institution locked and guard d, while
on the inside and in charge are men
who have no right to be there. Dem
ocrat Ioalrr has been getting twenty
6ycuuudrcd dollars year and will
MT give it up, though the people
have declared they do not wish his
service, any longer. Democrat Ell
lugtou holds on to the one thousand
dollars year, although the legisla-
ture OF hi, STATE has said it did not
need HIM. And now the Governor
OF the State is not satisfied with the
honors and cmoluments of his Office,
has his son appointed Chemist OF
tie North Carolina Insane Asylum
1t looks as If the Democrats, see
ng their chances rapidly disappear.
ing, had concluded to grab for every.
thing in sight and hold on to what
they could take until they fainteG
with exhaustion. And they have
the assurance to talk about the Co
operauoujstS' loving Office too well
Gentlemen of the Democratic par
ty, Ito So think it is hight, or ever
decent, to do these things; have YOU
forgotten that one of the cardina
principles of this government is tina
the mnlority shall rule; do you thinl
there Is any patriotism and decenc,
N declining to get down and out at
ter the people 10y an unusually larg'
majority have declared want o
confidence IN youY Wouldn't it b.
better, more dignltied and gentle
manly, to- pat ON your hats and wal
ont at the first invitation of you
maSters-the people, than to hold Of
until You were kicked outg An
Gov, Carr, if you are not able to SUP
port Your son and provide for him a
The Governors Mansion, hadn't 20
better send him down to your cour
Try h"mo 10 live with the overst el
orwkrcarc Of your residenceP w
Know that, until by chance and you
powerful, k,usmen you were nominal
ed Ton Governor, you had seen littl
OF The world and had no exl erienC
III affairs Of the State, and "
are therefore, disposed to excus
many things; but this is too bad, ar
We must remind you that if your SC
competent to make his own livir
you ought 10 make him do SO, and
lie Is not YOU should support him Of
Vi Sout own pocket.
o'E Ni>TiR STATES TROUBLES.
south Carolina il in trouble. TT
legislature recently provided VIII
aScaIlod registration law" whi'
practically disfranchised the negro
ln Tie State and many white me
inere has always been more or lie
trouble there over the dispense
"W' by which the State controls t
We OF whlskey within its limits. b
"Su's have been made against DO
'""S' and the United States Circl
0ouft has declared them both" unco
9utuuonal.' One decision declar
."e registration law obnoxious to t
'ou'te, nth and fifteenth amendmer
" The constitution of the Unit
"'"tes, and the other holds that I
''SpelSary law contravenes the leg
"''ou governing inter state co
"efee, Gov. Evans has declined