The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-03-21

Clinton and Raleigh will be consoli
dated this week, and hereafter So b
scribers to all editions will receiv,
their papers from Raleigh.
HOIsTED BY THEIR OWN PETARD
"There ought to be an amendment T.
the constitution providing that n,
member Of the General Assembly shall
be eligible to election or appointment
to any office created by the Legisla
ture."-News and Observer.
Our esteemed contemporary goes OF
to illustrate the fact OF it's position
by publishing list of Senators ano
Representatives elected by the Gen
sral Assembly at the session jus
closed to sundry Offices and places o
trust. And Low comes also thu
Governor asserting, as it is claimed
his ancient prerogative Of appoint
ment to Office, which the News aIt
Observer partially cOmmepds ant
approves.
Let US look at the record of con.
stitutional provisions on this sub
ject. Article III, section 10 of the
old Republican (Canby) constitution
Of 1868 provided in clear-cut term.
just exactly what the News and Oh.
server SO earnestly advocates now:
"The Governor shall nominate, and
by and with the advice and consent OF
. majority Of the Senators-elect, APP
point all officers whose offices are es-
tabiished by this constitution, or
which shall be created by law, and
whose appointments are not otherwise
provided for, and no such officer shall BE-
appointed or elected by The General As
ssmbiy."
20. But in 1875 the Democratic party
held Robespp'' county, and thus
getting control of the constitutions al
convention Of 1879, amended tho
above quoted section by striking out
that salutary clause 'c'and no such
ofhcer shall be appointed or elected
by the General Assembly, which
the Republicans, had put into the
constitution Of 1868. So we have
now, by grace of the Democratic
blundsr Of 1875, the present cousti-
uuonai provision, Article III, Sec
,tion 10, constitution of 1875: j..
- "The Governor shall nominate. and
by and with the advice and consent Of
majority of the Senators-elect.a an
point all officers, whose offices are 90
tablished by this Constitution aud1
whose appointments are not otherm;se Dro-
rided for" .
Only this, and nothing more.
1t IS matter of history that while
the Democratic party was revising
and amending. cutting and slashing |
the Republican constitution of 1868 |
we had in 1875 q Republican Gov.
srnor, and the Democrats then were
mending their own fences and trying
to perpetuate their own political
2wer by constitutional provisions.
establishing party precedents
have now come back to vex
fchey were ready and willing
. s75 to infringe upon the
aoasn IN htserOgatives, when the
o'ernor's pm 'epublican. Presto
overnor was q h fe.s will come home
roos, , .'henAte possibility for
ioost'" Let the resd n,constitutiop
. present state of the. &c o; on the
put where it belonessu,sst: pulled
=" party. They CANS
.n the fence the Repubss'
'otsd on this subject in lsc VI
d the result! y, II
:, sa er once a pasture guarded, III
"a ienced around and kept his colts
,mu IN IN SAID pastureK we'll warded. t
al an neishbors'stoc c
i'll y colts grs< i"' anu sleek and |,
onstitld, s$nre grasses 9
ddress ih euloe:t farmer saw t- :.
',IIe1s. sed to asses.
ing that -, as asses, lost their wits J.
'espite that farmers care:
Ahey 0ped the gates, TIE fences
kicked. wv
nd laid the pasture bare.
when neighbors stock had entered in g
no al the grass was gone, t.
Ihose foolish, asses sighed and D
brayed, anu .
let well enough alone" %
|
MORAL:
men party fences you would mend >,
ind cha n pes ms " aos,,,. -. ~ A-1Sn l,tE