The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-03-28
COMMITTED TO
MISCEGENATION
The Incarnation Of Democracy
The Man Who is Bigger Than
His Party" Endorses it at
RECEPTIONS AND WEDDING

Of the Land---speeinI Invitation Re
sorted toto Bring Disgrace on the
| White Race.
The Democratic press has been
| loud, long and persistent In denoun-
| eng the action OF the Democratic.
Populist and Republican, members
Of the North Carolina legislature for
'honoring the memory of Fred
Douglass
The statements of the News and
Observer especially relative to this
act, contain truth and falsehood in
about the same proportion that Jack k
Fslstaff expended his money for
hread and wine, "a penny's worth
of bread" and "two gallons of sack -
There is penny's worth of truth.
and bushels Of falsehood in its state
ments.
But suppose they were true-what
! If they were actual facts; let the
| public compare the acts of exclusive
| Democracy toward Fred Dougla s.
living, with what the News and OBJ
S rver says the Populists and Repub-
licans have done for Fred Douglass
dead: and see which has "honored"
| him most.
Here are cold, plain, naked facts.
They are taken from current history.
and will show how Democrats d, light
70 honor misco genationists in the
flesh.
Grover Cleveland was first inau-
t.,l 4
States on March 4th., 1857. The
Forty-ninth Congress came into be-
ing the same day, though it did not
| meet in session until the succeeding
December.
1t has been the custom, since the
time of Washington, for the Presi-
dent, during the months of January
and February each year to give three
card receptions-one to the Diplomat
ic Corps, one to the Congress, and
a third to the Army and Navy.
| These receptions have never been
omitted the year after the President
is inaugurated. In every instance
cards Of mcitation have been sent to
the members of Congress and their
families, and such other persons as the
President saw fit to incite to meet them.
These invitations are always accept
ed. All the members of the cabinet
are expected to be present with their
families; and it is usual for the Presi-
dent to invite soma Of the prominent
officials with their families
The Forty-ninth Congress came
,,%o |, 60 hn do ha
Democratic President was inaugu-
rated, though it did not assemble in
session until Monday December
9Th, 1895. The Senators and Con-
gressmen from the South who assem-
bled in Washington on that day
were: Senators Morgan and Pugh
of Alabama; Jones of Arkansas;
Jones and Call of Florida; Brown
and Colqultt of Georgia; Gibson and
Eustis of La; German and Wilson of
Maryland; G G3orge and Walthall of
Miss; Cockrell and Vest Of Mo: Ran
som and Vance of North Carolina;
Hampton and Butler of South Caro-
llua; Harris and JACKSON of Tennes-
see; Coke and MaXcy of Texas;
Manone and Riddleoerger of Nir-
g.nia; Camden and kenna of
W. Va; Lamar and Garland who
were members of CleveIand's first
cabinet also, had their families in
Washington. Among the represen-
tati> es were: Messrs. Jones, Wheeler,
Herbert, Davidson, Oates, Sadler,
and Forney, of Alabama; Dunn.
Breckinridge, Rogers, Peel and Nc
Rae, of Arkansas; Davidson and
Doug ugherty, of Flsrida; Norwood
Turner, Crisp, Ruse, Hammond
Blount. Clement and Gambler, OF
Georgia; st. Martin, Hahn, Gay
, Blanchard, King and Iron, all oI
louisiana; Gibson, Shaw, Cole, Find
! lay and Compton, of Maryland; AL
len, Morgan, Catchings. Barry
, Singleton, Van Eton and Barksdale
OF Mississippi; Hatch Hale, Dockery
: Burnes, Heard, Hutton, O'Neill
Glover, Bland, Stone and Dawson
of Missouri; Skinner, Green, Cox
: Reid, Bennett, Henderson. Cowles
and Johnston, all of North Carolina
t Dibble, Tiliman, Aiken, Perry
p Hemphill and Deroan, of South Car
o lima; Neal, Mcmillan, Richardson
=, Caldwell, Ballentine, Taylor and
: Glass. of Tennessee; Stewart, Reagan
| Jones, Culbelson, Throckm orton
t Wellburn, Grain, Miller, Mills, Sayer
q and Latham, of Texas; troyton. Wise
S O'Ferrall, Barbour, Trigg and Ran
: dolph Tucker, from Virginia. Mos
: of the above named senators an,
congressman were accompanied b,
their wives and daughters.
This statement is taken from tn
. Congressional Directory for the frs
session of the Forty-ninth Congress
FRED DOUGLASS AS RECORDER o
DEEDS.
: President Hayes, a Republican
= appointed Fred Douglass recorder 0
deeds for the District of Columbia
the most lucrative Office in the Dis
e trict. He was the first negro eve
e appointed to that Office. Hayes, hk
n his predecessors, gave the thre
S official receptions and some socia
8 entertainments,' but the name O
e Fred Douglass can not be foun9 anon
, the list of the guests present, at an
q entertainment during his admins
;: tratiOn.
! Hayes was succeeded by Garfield
II and before the time for the cfficis
u receptions, he was succee led b
s, Arthur. Both Of these Presiden,
d were Repu nlicans. Garfield neve
= had an official reception. and b
Is Douglass own statement. though b
held Office during the entire term
Arthur, Chat is, for three years an
SIX months) no invitation was ev'
extended him to enter the Whit
g House as a guest.
~ The appointment and ret sntion I
~ Douglass in office by Republics