The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-01-03
/ prroR 1nf CArcAsIAN:

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tra-.ruti" Ib'-. ",-"r.hnt-
/ plTOR TIE tAcCA4INN:
De- VI udav. th. li'f't of last No
ml.r. ,he day b'f"re the "lecfion,
the county Commissioners "f O's-
low count, b my ~ reg lar session.
Ir'vis - Fouvirl''' sent ~ to the
Comn,ssioners the Re- listralio book
of Ssuinnr", shfs i.4'fon p'rcinct,
accompanied Wy written document
from him that he thus resigned the
position of Registrar If that pre-
oiGc'. Although hr had been ut
..,ck sonvi'le during the day the
day the Commissioners were in ses-
sion, he left brforr the RgistratI"n
books aud his so-call'd resignation
were presented 10 the Board. His
ag'n', acting under irstructi"u \
doubtless, produced them before the
Commissioners very bate in the 1T
ternoon, about fifteen minutes he
fore their final adjournment N"
nc 10, was taken by the Board, ex-
c,p' to iile his better.
The IL ctlon law provides that IN
case the Il gistrar originally ap-
pointed fails or uegl"cts to perform
his duties. the Justices Of the Pace
for The Township shall appoint; and
If they cannot do So, the Clerk of
the Superior Court for the county
shall appoint. The Chairman of the
Board knowing the imp $ ibility of
converting the Justices oi the Town
ship IN time to make an app int
ment Of u success " to- Fohvielle. re-
qiestcd the Clerk to do so, and the
latter sign fed his willingness. The
son Of neighbor, however, went to
the house nf the Clerks first ap-
y ,inter, and secretly carried him to
Fon,irl'cs. When tlr officer arrived
' the home of the new Registrar,
none If his family knew of his where
about+. The Clerk made IL second
appnintment, but as The parties lived
ncar.y fifteen miles apart, it was
about noon before the polls were
opened. Thouyh no complaint was
unule To- tn, Cuvassing Ba'd of
this delay, that body, under he lead
ership of 'hr Jacksonville Post Mas
ter, who, IN spite of civil service
rules, q also Chairman IF the Demo-
cratic county Executive Committee,
rejected the returns from Summer
sills. More than ninety per crnt. of
the votes were for the prpulist cand-
idates
Shortly after the election. jus
tice of the Peace, upon due COM
plant, issued u warrant against the
man fcnvielle for failing to attend
to tn duties Of Registrar. The JUS
tice made the warrant re'urnahIe to-
his house ut noon on the 2SIh dav If
November. The deputy Sheriff came
to- the Justices house, aud as there
WIS snme crowd present, the Iusti, e
directed the deputy to appear at u
school house II few hundred yards
off, anl about twelve o'clock they
aud the Others present set out for
the school house. After proct eding
a shor distance the deputy stopped
aud the others went on. FDnvielle
had not arrived when they left the
Justices house. but u few minutes
AFTER noon he came to- the outside
gate. The deputy returned to the
house, inquired if the Justice was
there, and upon being answered in
the negative, permitted Fonvielle to-
escape. The Justice returned to the
house ahont n quarter past twelve,
but deputy and prisoner were gone.
The deputy who is also 81 Justice
of the Peace, then issued his own
warrant against Fonvielle for the
same otfense charged in the first
warrant and bound him over to
court in the sum Of one hunred dol
lars. The general opinion Is that
there will ba f. 'feiture.
But wha' ] desire to call attention
tn is that such creatures us this Fnn-
vlelle are vulnerable, and blood has
already been drawn. 1t is well enough
to expose frauds in the public press;
but it is infinitely better to take
steps to punish the miscreants.
Some Democrats nourish the fond
delusion that crimes committed for
the pa"ty's success would have i'm.
punity. But such men are mista ken
IL is u mOmentous circumstance in
the discussion of Fonvielle's case by
persons acquainted with the facts
that the only ID, mocrats who do no
condemn him are few paltry Stat,
and Federal oflice-holdrrs, and per
hapS the county jailor. The ranl
AID file of that party who hav'
nothing to hope for in the shape O
Office are ou'spoken, aud say it wa
n villianous affair. IL is those VIII
cherish blindIy climbing hopes o
prefernent, and who are willing +
tread any path, short or circuitOus
towards the object of their ambi
tiOn who fail to see that the masse
of th"m are honest people, no matte
to what party they may adhere. ]
it WAS 9th, rwi,e we might well des
pair If our country.
The truth Is that in all govern
ments like ours, when a party hs
for many years enjoyed power as tt
Democrats have in North CaroIin
the rogues often gradually unde
mine honest nsen, and stamp .he
own impress upon their own part
But it is a consolation to know tn,
the devil always forecloses the NOR
gage he has on them before they a
eware. When that great persona,
inds that man can go on and DE- b
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