The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-01-17
THE HIsro>sIBILITS ,rO> TIL, TO
IsLATIEI.


THE HIspO>sIBIIITS tPON TIL. iI"-
IsLATJEI.
The ewes Of the entire State are
turned upon this Legislature. The
masses Of the people are looking to 1t
for the institution Of substantial re-
forms. They reasonably demand
that the States expenditures shall be
put upon the most economic basis
compatible with the efficiency Of the
public service. They are united III
the determination that all sInccures,
If there be any such, shall be swept
away without exception.
It is admitted that the common
schools are very inefficient and un-
satisfactory. This Legislature should
make no delay III finding the means
to increase their efficiency. The con
stitution guarantees to every child
IN the State four months
tuition in the public schools.
Ii is shame upon the peO-
Pile, who have had charge of the add
ministration Of the laws, that this
constitutional requirement has been
disregarded for years. Let 1t be dis
regarded no longer.
Ii is not enough to say, that the
constitutional limit, as to taxation,
makes il i'm ,.ossible to carry out ITS
provision as to the common schools.
The State has had money to spend
on expositious and other side-shOws;
it could have found the money to Sc
cure school advantages to our chill
dren, il it had wanted to do So. 1t is
poor economy to spend tens Of thou
sands of dollars of the States money
making splurges at eEposltions. and
leave the children of the State IN ig-
norauce. 1t is poor economy to ere
ate n half dozen ornamental depart
ments to the State government, and
leave the common schools unprovid-
ed for. The institutions for higher
education IN the State have been lib
orally provided for. The common
schools are entitled to be looked after
now The people expect this to he
done. Let them not be disappOint
ed.
The election laws of this State ar,
VIGOROUSLY imperfect; they MAX,
both the motive and the oppor
tunity for the most glaring frauds
against the freedom and fairness o
elections. 1t is expected that this leg
islature will reform these laws, an,
make them so perfectly and trans
parently fair that election frauds viii
in the future be impossible.
There are many other reforms
which we cannot mention now, While
the people are looking for from thi
General Assembly. Let them b
forthcoming.
BUY thtre IS another GLASS of cit
zens looking anxiously to this legi:
lature. This class is composed c
good men in all the walks of if,
This class may be described, as tn
cautious and hesitating class. The
look upon the accession to power {
the Co-operationists, as an exper
ment. They are not with us. The
are not against us. They are wait
ing to see if the event shall prov
that the interests of our dea
old state are safe III the ne
hands, into which they hay
fallen. If the outcome of this viii
ters legislation shall be such as I
give this large class confidence
the wisdom and patriotism of on
leaders, they will east the weight
their Influence and votes into IL
scale of reform, and abide with u
If they shall see that we are marrow
partizan, extravagant, selfish an
mean, they will turn away from us
as they ought to do with DISCUS
Let this Legislature proclaim to a
the world. that the reformers II,
real patriots, capable of taking wi,
views and of doug large things, ar
then there will be no question as
our tenure of power.
There is yet one other class--sma
let us hope-who have their ey
fixed on this Legislature. This ella
is made upof all those who ha'
been politicians, in North Carolin
for revenue only. They have the
eyes fixed upon this legislator
and those eyes are lighted 10y Il
baleful fires of political hate al
cunning. They watch, as the tig
in the jungle watches for its vic,i
to come within reach of his fat
spring; to see if the Corporations
will not, after all, fall within the
power. Let these be disappointed. l.
this legislature be so broad minde
andso true to the principles and pra
tees of good government, that IL
latter class may be the only disa
pointed class in the whole State.
MI. BUTLER NOMINATED.
The joint Caucus of the Popull
and Republicans met in the Hall
the House of Commons, vest erd