The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-07-28
COMPARISON \
K INVITED
On the States Administrator
Under Democratic Bale and
Present O6cials
WHAT TIE RECORDS SHOW

~
$3.50 ."~' '"'' '."' FL
." IN" Last r-a S~.ss
%" Fs"''r r''s""s Alone rAs Present
Secretary Of s's'e C.i'~si. sso.soo Pee
NeAs More, Thsn HI. rr-.s~c~..sr- TIE
DiRsrenes Between NsAiaie,'. k~p..-
| lle..,.. aud Cleveland .R....,, pe...r.
r>~,
NDEh EArIN1 CONDITIONS IN
ohih .Aho'aNA, WHAT Is rnE
III ~ "f fhA iVr'L'sr fAhrN
In the Raleigh News aud Obser-
yer OF July 2lst the closing para
graph Of an editorial reads thusly ::
There is no department Of gov.
ernment in North Carolina, admin
istered by State or Federal officials,
that Is not tainted with fraud, cor.
ruption, jobs or incompetency.p
1t. was ON this same date that
this writer heard a once prominent
Democrat, a man who Is vet acting
with the Democratic party, make
the statement that be could show
that the Democratic party had
stolen one hundred and twenty
thousand dollars during the last
ten years Of Its existence in the
State, through the public printing,
and it occurred to me that the edi-
tor Of the News and Observer was
on or about that time in some way
connected with the public printing.
Neither the statement made by
the News and Observer in the edi
torial copied above. nor the utter
ance Of this Democratic brother in
regard tn this stealing business ~
the Democratic party. would make
out a complete case before the Jury,
without the facts given on which
the bill OF Indictment was found.
Now II this Democratic brother
will nroiuce tho evidence tn ans.
tain his' cbaroa NJ corrnntion
AGAINST his own marty this writer
will undortaka tn rroinca evidence
lof tho fact that tho editorial re-
ferred to in the News and Observer
| is not true. unless it he that TO
ELECT And nlace in oftice 5as tho neo.
rile of North Carolina have
done>. intelligent sober and
honest men he crime I
onlv.,refar at THE time to ono do.
nartment and that the Sacretarv NJ
State. who. under practicalIy the
same laws has COLLECTED; and Maid
into the State treasury thirty to
forty thousand dollars more than
was ever paid i'm by any of his
predecessors. For the evidence OF
this assertion I most respectfully
refer all enuuirers after the truth
to the. records. .,,<s. ..s
j Now il this. money was not col
istration. why not?
II it was collected and not paiG
Into the State treasury, why not?
Modestv alone prevents my re
as aeement Mt pf one Of the other De
p6rtmgnts of state, but any seeke1
latter the truth can. satisfy him
j self bv an examination of thu
hooks. records. reports, etc., of the
STATE, Auditors Department, as t.
| the truth of Indictment contained
| in the charge made by the editor o
1.-The News and Observer.
This writer never has, and hope.
Ihe never will. endorse fraud ant
, oorruption in his own, or any othe
: political party.
Now. enough of this for the pre-
sent. In addition to the public re
cords (Which any citizen can exs
mine for himselD l respectfully
suggest that YOU carefully examin
the hand.book. issued .by the POt
Mist; Central Executive Committe
fiIwhich will. soon appear) in whic
will he contrasted the present, wit
nracaadino. administrations. an
11Efhon ali can saa for themselye
vbothar fhe charge made by th
Z News and Observer is correct {
T faise.
II NV own position politically
welI understood Tor r,theF it WI
:, nrior to the meeting of the DEM
= tcratic State Convention.)
J. No man in the Populist part
y stood nearer to the Democrat
y party than myself, and no one w
81 more anxious to have all men wi
4 saw thew believe alike on the mOn$
Question. to get together and q
1 alike. and It is a fact we'll know
y that the Populist party did i
rs dutv and nronosed in GOOD fait
u tn mite with the BRYAN Democra
OF hnt tho great Democratic man
1e oars m.ninulator. and Clevelal
81 SCsses of the nartv have deere
IN otserwise. thew have rejected ever
IL thine that w0nld or could ha
= h-on1ht ahont what thew proft
,h to want thereby proving tn
~ hvr"crisv and insincerity. Th
n. cont;nne 20 tn set about again to ,
'ie Give the massea of the Democra
Us nartv and at the same time to
OF 3 tran tn catch unsuspectine p,
aA -,;ata INT 7 ston. there are
!c- ~,orSs - in the. ,En9lish langua
IL w;th which am acouainted.
MT -t.;.h onn,d do thiS mart of
s"h;act ;ust;ce
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