The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-09-12
CRACKS HIS WHIP
AND CONTROLS
yTHRBD WHITE MEN OBEA HIS
ORDERS IMPLICITLY.
WHAT SUCH CONTROL COSTS TAXPAYERS
Inns Daughter Gets a Bigger Salary Than
That Paid to Most Lady Teachers
Favoritism and Politics Dis

Fayortism and Politics Dis
grace the Institution.
JAMES YOUNG tcol.l.
GEORGE TONNOFFSKI.
CHARLES MCNAMARA.
r. C. RIVERS.
Has either one of these men ever done
anything to show that they were quail
fed to have charge of the educauon OF
the blind children of both races, and the
deaf and dumb children Of the negro
race?
If YOU had TO pick out four men to
select instructors for the deaf, dumb and
blind children of the State, and had the
whole State to choose from, do you think
II nossible YOU would select either OF
these men?
More than that: If, in addition to Sc
lecting teachers for these children to
whom the State owes a special duty,
the men chosen had the management OF
a large sum of your money. do you
think. after looking over the three
HUNDRED thousand voters in North Caro-
lima. You would select these four men!
What have these men done in life to
entitle them to be entrusted with such
delicate responsibilities? Have they sue
ceeied in doing anything in any line to
show their fitness? Are their names
connected with any deeds of charity.
any missions of mercy, any business OF
such character as to fit them to be the
stewards of high trust:
Those of thpu, who are known at all,
are known as ward politicians whose
highest idea of public service is to get
something out of it for themselves or
their kin. The others are mere puppets,
voting as Jim Young directs them to
vote, either not knowing their duties or
not caring to take the trouble to perform
them.
These four mems votes control the
destiny of the State white institution for
the blind and the colored institution for
the deaf dumb and the blind. There
isn't lady teacher in the blind institu-
ton who cannot be removed at their
will. There isn't dollar that is not
to be spent as they decree.
1t is even worse than that: While
it takes four votes to control the Board,
one man-and he the negro politician,
Jim Young-is its dictator as absolute
" as Quay is the dictator of the Repub-
lican machine in Pennsylvania. He
cracks the whip, and his three antoma-
tons make the motions as he directs.
Here we have, in this day Of grace,
1897, in the city of Raleigh, negro
politician who is master not only Of
the three white men who do his bidding
at the crack Of his whip, but who di-
pfo In rf tn5.
for the education of the deaf, dumb and
blind.
How do you like such white slavery
to negro master in Raleigh! Can you
contemplate the picture without lndig-
nation, particularly when the institution
is run extravagantly and in some In
stances by incompetent and unworthy
men? II so, you are not the kind OF
Anglo-Saxon who has made the race
llustrious throughout all the past.
There are seven directors OF these two
institutions-one for the white blind, and
one for the eolored deaf, dumb and blind.
The men who manage the negro institu.
ton manage the white one. The SUI
perintendent Of both is Prof. John u.
Ray, capable and experienced man, a
native OF Wake county, who has had
large experience in Kentucky and Colo
RADIO. He has no power to elect any of
his assistants, but must take such as
Jim Young gives him. He takes them
and does the best he can with them. His
recommendations are needed whenever
no political advantage can be made by
ignoring them, and then they are ruth
lessly ridden over or ignored.
Besides the four men whose names are
given above there are three other di-
rectors Mr.. G. Tom Bailey is chairman
of the Board. lie was appointed by
Russell and went along with Jim Young
too far in filing the institution with
unfit men, but when Jim demanded that
he go the whole hog, obey his orders
without question, and sneeZe when jim
takes snuff-then G.. Tom Bailey re-
belled and told him that he was no
puppet to be ordered around by him.
And since then, Jim has been trying to
get G. Tom deposed as chairman of the
board. 1t is reported on the street that
he went to both the Democratic mem
bers of the Board-Mr. y. T.. Montague
and Mr.. j. A. Briggs-separately and
said to each: IF you will vote to depose
Bailey as chairman, ! will elect you
chairman" When approached about
this, these two gentlemen declined to
talk for publication.
One thing is certain: Jim has blood
in his eye for Bailey because Bailey re-
fused to dance every time Jim called
the figures, and il he had the power
he would turn him out and put another
man like his other three white men II
> his place. But the bylaws preven
Jim's deposing Bailey as chairman
though he has four Of seven votes. Far
Of Section two reads:
"It shall require five members OF
the Board to displace the Principal
or teacher or ANY OTHER OF
FICER during his term of Office"
II Mr.. Montague or Mr.. Briggs woul
vote to turn Bailey out, Jim woui
humiliate the white Republican, and
bitter is the feud that in order to d
so he even offers, it is said. to cleo