The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-03-25
On, Do YOU THINK SO ?

All time were so careless ana SIP
shod in their methods as the last two
North Carolina legislatures. Errors
on the part of the clerks in enrolling
bills were constantly being discov-
cred after the adjournment OF the
legislature in 1895, and now. after
the adjournment of the legislature
Of 1897 they are still being discov-
cred. The last one is that which, as
our Raleigh correspondence OF to-
dsy announces, shows the Asheville
notice Justice bill to be rendered
harmless because the part providing
for the appointment OF the justice Is
omitted. Considering the tenor OF
the ma jority of the bills passed by
this legislature, it is perhaps a good
thing that some of them are rem
dered null by reason of the neglect OF
careless clerks. All of which, how
ever, is another proof ON
natancv OF sion. T. cratic
nartv "a IN gov
ern in \ otte
Observe.
Oh. 4 .k.
US tell you things:
LIST. When you wish to cite point
ss proof Of a stateme mt, Just be little
more careful about your point, or
you will lose your case. This Ashe
Vile police bill is all right in so far
as what was intended by it is right,
and the police commissions have
been duly forwarded.
I'd. Unless you wish to be consist
emit in blessing OUT carelessness
and incompetency, it does not lie in
your mouth to say anything about
any legislature. You had better let
us attend to this business. The
CAUCA SIAN has already said the last
legislature was a disgrace to the
State, meaning, of course, the in
famous combine which controlled
the body, and we are not yet ready
to offer any apology for that state
ment. That is more than you have
ever had the courage to say about
any gang which you had any hand
in electing, although every legisla
ture which has met for the past
twenty years, except those OF 1881
and 1895, were more or less dis
grace to the State. These two leg
islatures we're practically controlled
by the people-that of 1891 being
controlled by the Alliance (undel
the name of Democracy, and that o.
1896 by the Populists. All othel
legislatures for twenty years have
practically constituted disgrac'
and q shame to North Carolina, ant
you had a hand in electing all o
them.
Sd. You don't want to admit this
do youf Well, read the following
from the report of the Democratl
Secretary Of State for 1893:
81 feel it my duty to call to you
attention the evils following from
the enrolment of the bills passed
blythe legislature. These bills, il
many cases, are SO disfgured b.
by erasures and b!ots AS to max
them aim ,st illegible. Omissions O
one or more words in other bills hav
lost, in one case, considerable reve
nue. to tn, State, aud in others hav
destroyed the real purpose of tn
statute aud lmpairtd the rights o
individuals.
Whoosh! What a sweeping al
raignment this is from Democrat
officer of Democratic Legislatures !!
But you have never had the coursg
to print il, and We don't believe yo
will do it now. Tue truth is tina
Democratic Legislatures have bee
one giga utic mess; but for a tim
the Demo- rats controlled everythin
even the press-ard there was n
way to expose the stupendous blur
ders and general Incompetence
which CHI racteri ID them OF cours
when q llunder was disc )vered
was hushe d mp by Democrats becaus
Democrats made j.; and this wer
on till Democratic State Office
felt comp. He'd to proclaim that tn
work of Democrats was so rotten a
to "cause the loss of revenue to tn
State and impair the rights of ind
viduals." What could be wors
than this
We are not writing here in the d.
fence of the last legislature; but "
want to point out to you the col, SIS
error and foolish assertion contain,
in your statement that 1.-THE Dem
cratic party is the only one viii.
can govern North Carolina" 70
have BET n tried a long time and yo
caused the loss of revenue and ia
paired the rights of individuals Tt
last legislature was controlled b
Republicans, and We are free
confess they made pretty conside
able mess Of it.
The sam total, then, by way ,
conclusion, is that neither one ,
YOU 10 At to govern North Carolin'
For years pa you have been char
ing each other with Incompetence
fraud and NEAL dsvilment, ar
the facts show that both OF you hay
hssn right in yoar charges all Il
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