The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-09-08
SLANDBROUS
AND MALICIOUS
The Democratic Machine Pres,
Lsd BY the Nswsand Observer
Libsls the Deaf, Dumb and
Blind Institution.


A PLAIN STATEMENT
Ia Reply ie the U-feunai~d Charge. Of
>smmoa'. OrSas What the Teacher.
Say About the MsasE.m~.i of the In.
s'ff"ties-Of the TWENTY-FIVE Whit.
Teacher. and EMPLOYEE. Jim yo.,v
Was only >~sn Once and Then h, the
Aatr"n-Answer. Received In R.pl, q,
lie ter sent to the r-aehsr..
For y m time past The News and
Obserstr has rintea .t ic-.r .tir,
upon the nsEsgea.-"t nf the Stx;r In
.'itu Ion Ter ih- D--t bna,h an.t
Blind. 1t engaged In the most vile and
| sianu-rn"s au''-- ut the u. r,,,-.. 49,
| the B"srd ." r.ct-,s H. Ia, Al
tempted To slancer every persen con-
nes:frd will Fhe ,n-,rturI.n In A.
desperation OK the "nigger howl" il
printed cartoons representing A nSp,o
| ~ on an inspection tour 81 the ,ia =.
rooms and apaTtm-nrs of the whit.
lady teachers and pupils at the Blind
INSTITUTION, and quotes underneath the
cs rt0On section Of the Law governing
the Institution, showing that it was
the duty OF 'h- Directors Ia make such
| inspection. aud that Jim Young. a col.
ored ms mber OF the Board, actually
performed said duty. These cartoons
have been followed up with editorials.
attempting to impress upon the people
that this Institution Is in the hands of
negro, and that every official, OF high
or low degree is subject to his or
ders. The News and Observer has never
| dared to make the direct charge that
Jim Young actually did perform such
, duties as it intends to convey by the
cartoons printed. 1t even repudiates
| this idea so far as to say in one edito-
| rial that Jim Young did not actually
DO as the vile l'u ure represented, but
| that IT was in his power 20 do so. Let
Tia see what the lac in the case really
are:
This writer was appointed member
OF the Board OF Directors of the Deaf.
Dumo ana Ritnd Institution in June,
| 1897, and since that date has been in
close touch with everything concern
ing the management of the Institution,
ana Is In position to know whereof
he writes.
1t can be truly said that when the
present Board assumded control of the
management of this Institution that
1t never was the intention or desire of
the Board to make any change whereby
the advancement. progress or upbuiid-
| lnpG OF this ms tuition would be inn
| paired.
Az (ie annual election in june
1897, thsre were several changes made
as follows Mr.. Rand, III >le ward uu.
DER the iorm-r administrations. wa re-
place0 hy Mr. RnyrrS. Mr. Rand WAS
| RO0d man for the post ION, hut there
were Other men WHO could Il the un-
s'tlOn with e4nai u iiih and credit
mr.. Rogers Was ELECTED, and neither
the Board nor the Instit nIon has cause
to regret the selection of Mr.. Rogers.
as the Institution has not suffered one
lota by the change. We quote Mr..
Kay. the very able Principal of the In
stltutIOn, who says that Mr.. Rogers has
performed his duties with credit to
himself aud TIE Institution, a nd hat his
stewardship has, in every way, been
acceptable. The Board at that meet
ing also elected carpenter and engi-
neer to take the place of the two men
who had for years held these positions,
under Democratic management. The
mecnsn!cs selected were in every way
qualified to do the work required of
them. We frankly admit that the gem
tlemen elected. affiliated with the Re-
pu Slican and Populist party, and we
further admit that because they were
either POpulists or Republicans. thew
were elected. But unless they had
been fully qualified to perform the
mechanical labor required of them
they would never have been chosen
ibis IS a frank statement and the parti-
san press may howl because Populist
or Republican was elected in the place
OF Democrats, and further howl that
the Institution is being used as a foot
ball for the politician. But lust here
1T suggests itself, that this cry of ne.
gro being in control of the institution.
and that it suffered by the change. is
nothing more than the Democratic
press stock of campaign thunder. They
are using the Institution as a means
to regain control of the State admin
istration. They allege and condemn
In others the very means they employ
TO obtain their end. They have work. |
ed the NEGRO domination" of the
White Blind Institution until they &C. |
tually believe it exists but they have no |
facts back of it, they have simply pub
llsned false and slanderOus articles, and |
would not hesitate to destroy the useful |
ness OF this institution in order to gain |
Their end. The Democratic partisan
press has so villified this institution
tnat It has spread beyond the borders
OF the State. A Kentucky paper. pub.
lished in the interest of the Deaf.
Dumb, and Blind, wrote an EDITORIAL
deploring that the North Carolina In
stitutiOn had fallen into bad hands.
The editorial was based upon articles
appearing in our State papers about
the Institution. But the editorial was
so far from the truth that PRINCIPAL
hay wrote a reply to the Kentucky
editor. We reproduce the editorial
and Mr.. Rays letter below:
The North Carolina School for the
Blind and Deaf. has a new Board of
trustees of which negro politician
by the name'of Young has been made
chairman. His appointment has Civ
en- great Offense to the white people of
the State and stormy times seem to be
In store for the school. Our old So.
perintendent, Mr.. John e. Ray, is the
head OF the school. His friends in
Kentucky regret to hear of the trou.
ble.'
ION the authority of one of the lead.
ing daily papers in North Carolina
friendly to Mr.. Ray and protesting to
speak by the card, the above item an.
pearing in the Standard last week. Bnt
} communication from Mr.. Raw. who q
should certainly understand the sitna- IL
Ion better than any one else, states Il
hat things are by no means as black IA t
ne article in question painter them.
Though majority of the govern 2
ng body are new members, several a
I'D ones are left; the negro ia not
chairman of the Board and Mr.. Raw 10
Ices not apprehead any trouble in con- b
equence of the change in the board 81
t gives Us great pleasure to make d
he above correction. 1t il mis- q
ortune to any school for politics tn fl
'et into tt, and in addition, Mr.. Raw 9.
las worked with a zeal and earnest p
ess for the Welfare of the school that Il
deserves we'll ct the hands of the peo- b.
lie Of the old North State. II ;s r. ltt