The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-08-01
OFFICE R0BBeRv.
a Preacher's Views on Tho Action of
Defeated Political Party.

Preacher's Views on Tho Action of 4
Defeated Political Party.
Concord vessibule.l
But We choose to instance All ex-
ample practiced by our own party,
30 far as we have party, and prac-
ticed against man for whom ! did
not vote but for whose rival We did
vote. But justice is justice. 1t is
justice not only when in our favor
but also when in favor Of our OPP
ponent- And 30 long as our politics
and government are permeated and
controlled by such principles as now
hold high carnival. We shall be
ground in the mill
OF CRUEL WRONG AND INJUSTICE
Let the Christian speaker, the Chris
tlan editor, the Christian voter, the
Christian magistrate do justice even
in politics. But to the case Of
which we spoke. In a certain county
of \. g., (referring to ca5arrus) at
the last election a man was lawful llv
elected county treasurer. He was re-
quired, but rot according to law, to
give twice as large a bond as his pre-
decessor who was of the other party.
Upon the face of this was written in
mistakable letters the spiteful
purpose of defrauding him of the
office given him by the people. But
to their surprise he gave this enor-
nous bond. Then they began to de-
wise means to
ROB HIM OF THE OFFICE.
A law enacted some eighteen years
ago was used as pretext for abol-
ishing the Office. Forthwith the
magistrates abolished the office to
take effect immediately-an office
that they refused to abolish SO long
as their party filled it. Had they
abolished it to take effect at the next
regular election, there would have
been no room for charge of Unjust
ice. Then it mi ght have been the
result Of honest conviction, of hon
est principle. But even
NO SHADOW OF EXCUSE
was left them, for the cause of the
action was assigned, "that special
man must be downed." He was not
of their political faith. He had
outvoted them. He would not do
just as they demanded. He had
dared to vote for a colored man in a
colored ward as school commissioner
over colored graded school. He
had voted this vote that was dam
nable. / fear 9 out of every 10 of
these partisan Christians will
DEsPIsE AND ABANDON HEAVEN
because, forsooth, God has adjudged
some of the negro race worthy to en-
ter its courts. They will not so dis
grace themselves as to walk the
golden streets after those streets have
been defled by some negroes step
This treasurer had been elected te
an office by the people. That office
had been SO necessary before thai
these same magistrates had refused
to abolish it. But Immediately up
Oh the election of this man it be-
came necessary to abolish this man
HIS OWN BROTHERS IN HIS OWN
participating in the robbery. They
can sit with him at Gods table yel
can't tolerate the idea of his cashins
accounts for them.
And of 40 j. P's. that voted Il
steal from him the office "a and pos
sibly more were protesting Chris
tians; protesting to do to others al
they would have others to do t.
them. Nor was this all. Man,
men and women applauded tn
action and rejoiced in the robbery
Such is some of the justice enacted
by men called justices of tn
peace. Such is the practical aoinl
to others as these protesting Chris
tians would have others do to them
They possibly
THOUGHT 1T A SMART TRICK
thus to frustrate the will of the pee
pie and rob a man because the
could vent their spite. But a da
will come when there shall be reck
oning with the unjust and wicked
'sVengence is mine; l will repay
7 saith the Loud" "But your I'M
quities have separated between yo
and your God, and your sins ha,
hid his face from you that he wi
not hear" ''None calleth for justic
nor any pleadeth for truth; the
trust in vanity and speak lice; the
conceive mischief and bring fort
: iniquity."
The above is taken from a SCI
i, mon preached by Rev. J. o. Aide
man, pastor Of the Baptist churc
in Concord, June 9th, '95. Althoug
: Mr.. Ais Democrat he can't stan
. o this last action. He says it Is a ro
4 berry; he says it is stealing and ne
+ right. We are glad there is son
- manhood left in the pulpit of Coz
y cord which dares to speak the trnt
,, We thank Mr.. Alderman for spea
J. ing the truth.
d Kentucky, Oh? kentucky.