The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-07-09

expense to the State. The number Of
election officers was also Increased 10
give every party representation In the
management Of elections. These are
the new Offices We presume, which /
Capt. Johnston would have his bearers
believe have big salaries attached 10
them.
NEGRO mAofsTRATEs-
CHARGE No. 6. As to tins, q number
Of negro magistrates were appointed.
But this was done only in negro coun-
ties, and in such cases white niagis-
traSes were appointed in the same /
townships so that white people could /
have their cases before white magis-
trates, and negroes could have theirs
before negro magistrates II they chose
These appointments have Demo-
cratic precedent OF twenty years |
standing. A larger number OF
negro magistrates were appointed by |
the legislature of ls76-'77 than by the /
legislature OF 1895. The legislature OF
ls.6-'77 was Democratic. There was =
protest against these apr ointments by
some Democrats, but the majority APP
proved them. The protest was writ
ten document, covering two pages OF
tue 1lousS Jul oh1 nv
by those making the protest. 1t may
be found on page s12 OF the journal.
The following is an extract from 1T:
The undersigned, respectfully but earn
egtiy, protest against the policy which ap-
pears to have been approved by a majority
of the Democratic members of this General
Assembly in the election of colored magis-
trates in and for certain counties of this
State"
1t is clear, therefore, that the cry Of
"negro magistrates" now is nothing
but a dirty, disreputable whine Of the
author of that screed which the Ais
bama and Texas Democratic speakers
are reading. It's desperate case that
makes Democrats cry out against IN
action in 1895, which action they be-
gan themselves as far back as ls7G-'77.
THE TEXAS LETTER.
In the Texas letter at the head of
this card are some lies which Capt.
Johnston must have missed when he
was reading that "hlstOry" of the leg
islature.
As to the taxation of church and
school property, there is no State law
whatever, and no attempt was made
to pass one. In fact. Section 6, of the
State Revenue act, especially excerpts
this class of property from taxation
unless held for speculation) and would
nullify any local law imposing such a
tax.
There is clause in the new charter
of the City of Raleigh which provides
that such property may be taxed, but
not one cent has been levied or col
lected on it. Even if such tax had
been collected, there is no record tC
show that Democrats voted against it
In fact they are recorded as voting
FOR 1T. This is simply another whine
over nothing. because something cannot
, be found to whine about.
, The statement that tax was removed
from banking institutions is too big 1
LIE to need refutatiOn. Section 80, o
the Revenue act of 1896, will disprOvt
the statement to the satisfaction o.
any man on earth.
| The statement that an appropria
+, tion was refused for the Confederat,
t Soldiers Home ia false. That institu
7 tion was voted $4,000 per annum-'
: sum sufficient for all needs.
a The statement that a resolution il
| favor of the free coinage of silver a
t the ratio of 16 to l was defeated is I'm
;. true. On page III, of the Senate Jour
8 nal, it will be seen that Mr.. Newborn
e offered such resolution, and on pag
t l72 it will be seen that the resolution
r was adopted, with EVERY DEMOCRA
:. IN THE SENATE VOTING AGAINST 1T.
CONCLUSION.
We think we have shown that tn
statements drawn from that scree
and used by the Democratic speaker
!. in Alabama and Texas are easy to re
= flute. We have given references to tn
official records and documents Whic
may be easily found, we think, in tn
: various State libraries of the South.
That "History of the Legislature" !
Il practically LIE from start to finisl
= II is evidently the bastard productio
u of thirsty, barrOOm bum and dirt
y Democratic dollars. If it SO happen
II that there is a statement which is nc
: a lie, an effort is made to create
false impression. The screed is mad
up of extracts from Democratic pa
3 pers, and these papers constituted on
u grand, spiteful, malicious LYING BRl
. GADE in 1895.
Never before in the history of Mort
Carolina had the public press, or an
Il part of it, wallOwed so deeply in tn
>, slime of falsehOod; never before had
u adopted such disrepntable method:
never before had it descended to sue
IL bottomless degradation as to make
{ necessary for the representatives {
>, >, the people to declare to the world tn,
~ it was unjust, untrue, misleadin
As malicious and libelous.' (See LUIS
d resOlutiOn) Never, NEVER befOr
= since the bright, life-giving sun
ie God Almighty shOne upon man, hs
y any part of the press of any State
= country shown such disgusting ten
J. per, such pernicious intent, sue
despicable principle, such foul mel
~ tality, such desperate hypocrisy, IN
ol lignant baseness and impotent veno
ne as were exhibited by the Democrat
r press during the session of the legi
er lature and for some weeks after.
sought to befOul the people amor
whom it lives. 1t sought to discred
IS all State decency. 1t sought to MAJ
I'D the world believe that the people
S. North Carolina are thieves and thug
as and for this and much more it stan
I'd properly branded and condemned,
st the representatives of the people, as
IL collective CALUMINATOR and LIAR.
he HAL AVER,
ce ED. CAUCASIAN
"a Sauce For The Goose Only.
te. The goldbugs assert that the Il
wages prevailing at this time is
on detriment to the laborer and p1
is Queer because the dollar will buy
&C. much more than it would few yea
is ago.
ks The following conversation |
ne tween a money loaner and borro
is er shows the folly of this claim, a.
ne places the matter in light that a
al wayfaring man, though a fool, m
re understand the deception:
ar "Money loaner-You ought not
ed complain even if there is less mon
as in the country now than there "
ten years ago. You can buy tw
on, as much with dollar now as Y
o.s could then.
IT. Borrower borrowed 800 fir,
| vOn fQn arn orI boro he