The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-07-25
SCHOOLS, run AND DEMOCRACY.
coLpesoso. n. C. July 10. ,

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EDIToR CAucAsIAx: Ina commu-
nicstion from Goldsboro. July 9th,
signed "ObserveF." the propositions
therein we're correct; the conclusions
far from the truth 1 would not i'm
pugn the motive or take one vestige
Of credit from the county board Of
education as . bCdy, or from any
individual composing it. Our city
was in . state Of alarm and great
anxiety Vas expressed over the cleo
ton Of . Superintendent Of our
Graded School to all the vacancy
caused by our Raleigh friends who,
for the second time, have invaded
our midst and taken from us our
Superintendent Of city schools.
There we're two prominent appli-
cants inot prominent citizenH who
were eager for the plum, both being
out Of . job and neither having any
thing to commend them for the
place except their politics and their
subservlency and questionable ser
vice to Democracy So far ~
know neither never had . days ser
vice or experience in the school
room as q teacher, and to my per-
sonal knowledge knows nothing Of
the present advanced method Of i'm
parting instruction. Then two worth
les adorned themselves with the most
approved modern political way paint
and began u crusade for the place,
making a personal canvass urging
as their sole claim for consideration
that they needed the salary attach
ed to the place, and their long and
loyal service to the party. One IS
the untiring editor of the Argus, the
other as Mayor of the city and ma
nipulator of city police during reg
istra'ion and elections. This gives
the reader something of q birds eye
view Ut the situation when the
county Board of Education met to
elect your members of the City
School Board to fill existing vacan-
cies whose duty it would be to elect
a Superintend. mt for our schools.
1t was the concensu+ Of opinion
that the election of either of these
men would be public calamity and
result IN the destruction of
the efficiency of our Graded
School. Friends of the school con-
suited and decided that pronounced
friends of education and our best
representative men should send q
committeeman present the prevailing
sentiment to the county board OF
education. Mr.. C. B. Aycock, chair
man board Of city schools, ex-Judge
VIM. Allen and Mr.. E. B. Borden,
president bank of Wayne county ap'
peared as the committee. The ex
preston of an opinion from these
, gentlemen ought to have been &
J guide, at least q straw indicating
the wishes Of the true friends of ed
| ucation. But what was the result
We are told that the chairman of tn
board had agreed with one Of hi
associates that they would name tw'
men each and that he (the chairman
could control the other with littl
"opeu sesame" in his pocket. An
can you, my reader, imagine what i
t was that would be so potent to con
troll the votes Of these gentlemen
Let me tell you Out pray don't men
= ton IT'D a certain rum seller VIII
s keeps a heightened ests blishmeu
q and sells principally liquors for met
:, icinal purposes-except Sunday
u when the blind tiger is let loose an
q who is conceded to hold the high p
r. sition of general political witne'
for the, Democratic party in Gold
boro, had written a letter to II
. county board of education instruc
ing them that they must not ele
certain men on the; school boar
Now the chairman (who l am to
is a deacon in one of the eli
20 churches) let each member g.
= Johns letter on the sly, and "pres
ID change" The advice of District A
ell torney Aycock, the appeal of e
,e Judge Allen, the admonitiOn
s. Mr.. Borden become as SCUM
y ing brass and tinkling cymbal
a. They disregarded their every VII
"a and put in one man who IL an avow'
IN enemy to education, and especial
of to the graded school; another wi
er has always been a hre-brand
in smart Aleck on every committee
board wherever he has served.
D. But in this instance, like mai
ae others, an invisible hand direct
IT and guided. and the calamity Of ha
IL ing either of the applicants was bal
ly averted.
Now, my reader, l want to ask t
question: What made this dang
nd posslblei If were to answer =
say that the rum interest CONTROL
he Goldsboro, her policy and politics,
tn not her religion, many would ia
a. is. ne with me. Last May when
mt your city saw your city election a
was told that too saloon-keepers w
an upon the Democratic ticket as can
dates for city aldermen. and II
preachers, deacons, stewards. eide
w. vestrymenland church members
nh most fell over each other in tn
anxiety to get to the ballot-box
vote for them, many taking adv
tage of the cumulative ballot to c
Eve votes for each.
Again, do you ask me why
o. LIQUOR men dominate, lead and G
troll in your city affairs and the bet
6n yes far better element meekly foil
,w. and do their biddingi
It is because Christian GOldsb
ate has placed upon the throne 'ohi'
B. and needs must worship the
of their cheering, and for policy
md make these men and their busil
DR.. respectable--a business that is tax
dis the bre5A from the mouths Of st.
ICE. ing children, that is blasting
srly home, leading astray and wreck
him our young men, manufactu'
urs. drunkards as husbands for our DAT
sion tiers, and more than all educa
or's souls for hell. The rum holes
lent gambling dens are making par
oist to feel, in their decling years,
ntly they are under the shadow OF
ion. grace when they looked forwsr
ap- their setting sun, with fond expe