Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1896-10-22

hat Candldate bryan NAN
ayers, the Generals of the
South, are Trying 70 Accom-
pIish ''By False Finance that
Which They Failed to Bring
About by Arms, National Dis
honor and Disgrace = His
Denial.
Washington Post.
Charges were made at Demo
cratic headquarters yesterday af
fccting Secretary Morton's record
AS an advocate of Civil Service
Reform, which called out from
him denial of unusual vlgor,
supplemented by an invitation for
the auth L to come to his office and
hear himself named as u gentle
man without fame for verasity.
The Seer etary regarded the charges
so unjust that he replied by max
ing public Il copy of campaign
letters thai throw some light on
the contest in Nebraska. He fur
Che- wrote down for the Post re-
porter tie above comments upon
the prcso Mt Bryan campaign lead
els. remarking to Comptroller
Ecles, who came into his Office
during the interview, that there
was ono use i'll being mealy-
mouthed;' it might ''jar off a
few Re- l5ublicans who would not
be touched in any other way
A bulletin from Democratic
headquarters contained the charges
An officer of the A Ssociaticn of
Democratic Clubs, who would not
consent to the use of his name,
visited the Department Of Agri-
culture Tuesday, and claimed that
he saw the envelopes being
frauked IN the Museum building.
The bulletin was as follows
Mr. Morton. secretary of Ag
ricuiture, is au alleged stauuch
supporter Of civil service re-
form. Perhaps he considers tha'
the emo jnstities the means,
and therefore has a number OF
employees engaged in violating
the civil service reform rules,
they being occupied during Office
hours within the department
building. i'll addressing campaigr
circulars, writing thereon the
frank OF D Cafory. gold stand
ard Senator from Louisiana A
gentleman visited the depart
ment on Tuesday and saw tn.
clerks at this work, bis visit be-
ing made to ascertain the facts
as reports had been made to him
that such work bad been goins
on there for several days past
When Secretary Morton wa
shown this bulletin at the Agrl:
cultural Department he said tha
it was ia Sc withoutqualification
Il wish you to say that the au
thor of it is a liar" he asserte,
with vigor. "A willful liar," b.
repeated with more emphasis
No sucn work has been done il
this department to my knowledg
aud shall not be for eithe
party"
The Secretary explained tha
he had ALWAYS been the friend O
civil service and had obtained
large number of his employe
through the civil service. Thos
clerks thus obtained had prove
most satisfactory to him. Hi
present private secretary, h
continued, received his posltio
through the civil service.
Secretary Morton added tha
he had been told there were sew
eral free silver employees in tn
Department who haa been fur
nishing statistics for Bryan sup
porters and that documents ha
been published. purporting t
have their foundation on Stats
tics obtained from the Depart
ment. He cited attempts
prove from Department statistic
that the price of wheat had fut
tuated with the price of silver b
taking the figures from 49,
down instead of taking the fie
ures before that time, as well.
prove the falsity of such arg
Inents. The Secretary mer
toned that within a short tin
the price of wheat had gone Il
21 cents hushel and the price {
silver had deprecated thre
cents.
The Secretary then called fl
letter which he says has bee
sent out to all presidential pos
masters in Nebraska. He de
clares that it is in violation of tt
law and shows to what extrem,
the Democrats are driven
this campaign When a copy
the letter had been made f,
him he read it over aloud al
called attention to the EXPIRE
sion I'm order to overcome II
normal Republican majority"
The name of the pOstmast