The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-07-22
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Winston gepuhlican,l
Mr.. Editor: IL is to he regretted
that so much of the time Of the last
Legislature WAS taken up In hunt aud
scramble for Office. lt 10 said With toe
much truth, that in this scramble the
public business Was very much nesiec-
ted; it 10 true to . certain extent that
this hunt for ofiice 10 still continued.
But this is always the case when q
change Of administration takes place,
whether State Of National. There
never has been such Q raid mace upon
national sdministration for Gssice -
was made upon Cleveiaud's fret ID.
Nothing has ever been
written In North Carolina equal In
humor and witherinG sarcasm TO
Pat winston's "On Co Washington, .
published in The Republican, and
other papers Of the State. These let
ters ought 10 be reproduced.
This scene has not been enacse ed by
Democrats, in State administration
Tor . long time, ~ that party has been
in power, and in control Of the state
patronage for more than twenty years.
But those who are old enough have Q
vivid recollection OF the scramble for
office that took place then This feeling
Was so strong, and the hunt for Office
so hot that nothing Was allowed 20
stand In its way; and Republicans were
tumbled headfOremost out Of Office, By
the right Of might and power.
This continued until every DEPART
ment OF the government Was In pos
session Of the Democratic psrty. The
Governor, and his advisers; the Sec
retary Of State, the Treasurer, the
Auditor. Every Judge in the state,
and the subordinates Of their courts,
that they had control of. Every
superintendent and officer of the penal
and charitable institutions Of the
state-the penitentiary and the asy-
lums were ofiicered and manned By
good loyal Democrats. This Was the
condition in which the state Was
found two years ago, when the Repub.
licans and Populists gained control Of
the Legislature, and . part of the
judiciary OF the State; and In the last
election the governor. and the other
State officers voted for at that time.
This administration undertook 70
put in charge o! the penitentiary and
these sacred charitable institutions
some Republicans, and some Popuiists
w VIC uOuobH ouo TSsUOOuIOIIs
tiles OF these sacred institutions with
the Democrats. And every Democratic
paper in the State, and every Demo
crat that thinks he il q leader oi
Democracy land there be many Of tbis
sort raised the cry. aod howl, whine
and snivel, that the wicked Republi.
cans and Populists have dragged
these sacred institutions into politics
~ h n kAA
They must think the people ara
fools, or are as void Of principle as tbey
are, when they undertake TO make thu
people believe that the Republican,
and POpulists have dragged these in.
stitutions into politics, because tbey
want . part Of the places filled with
their people, when the Democrat.
had every place in these institution
filled with . Democrat.
Their chatter about "pie hunting" IL
equally ridiculous. Who ever saw {
Democrat that did not want office -pisi
What are these virtuous, disinterested
Democratic gentlemen placed In these
sacred institutions for political rea.
sons doing now? Has one Of them re.
tired to give place to the partisan ap.
pointed in this place, without Q COO
test? Ii il the love Of pie, that causes
them to cling to their Office with thu
grip Of deathl
From the abuse which they have
heaped upon Populists and Republi'
cans, and the contempt with which
they have affected to treat them, I an
surprised that they are willing to dis
grace themselves BY holding Office un'
der POpulist Republican adminissrs
ton. II.