The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-10-20

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OF course he met ~ith the hoard. and j,
Was his privilege To vote on all questions
He generally voted Nth his patty friends,
otherwise he avoided interference with
the management Of the white department.
board meetings, more than two or three
times The n he saw me al my Office, po-
litely transacted his business and retired
don't RENE mber that he ever served on
any committee OF inspection Of the white
department. To me he seemed 10 studi-
onsly avoid dong or saying anything
that would in the least euibarrass any
lady. He has always been resp. ctful 10
me, both In my official and personal deal
ings with him. He resigned about June
Ist, and has not attended board meeting
in three months. There is no, so.v a col
Ored refresesfafi.e on tie board"
[Seel Resigned June Ist. and the ly-
ing cartoons were sent out in August
Mr.. William Royal, principal instruc-
tor of the white de partment, says:
have always been treated with re
spect and courtesy. Though I have been
absent from no duty duriI z my connec-
ton with the institution. vi have never
seen James Young within its walls, or
known of his being the, e, except at the
meetings of the board in the Principals
Office. As an instructor in the white
blind department., have had no reason
to find fault with the &c, erAi management
at any point. AS far ss my knowledge
extends, / feel that M y say as much Of
the management as whole"
Miss Laura B. Newsome, lady teacher in
the white department. says:
:" have at all times been treated with
due respect and courtesy did not see
Jas. Young the entire time he was a men,
Der of the Board of Trustees. He never
entered my school-room, nor did / see
him while employed with my duties as q
teacher 1 never heard that James Young
made his pre>ence in the Institution in
any way offensive. The general manage
thing working in perfect harmony"
And there are now on file similar state
nlents from the following officers of the
white department
Mrs. L. +. Cosby, teacher; Miss Mag
gle Brumley, teacher Mrs. N. ]. Simpson,
music teacher Miss NJ. III. Davis, teacher;
Miss Nina c. Parker, teacher Mrs Mead
ows, matrOn Miss LYNNE N. Grubbs,
stenographer Miss NJ. F.. Moore, teacher;
Miss Mary ID. Schenck, teacher Miss r.
E. Floyd, teacher Miss Mary p. Wright,
teacher Mrs. Mary c. Brinson, assistant
music teacher; Mrs c. w. Costner, house
keeper; l.. D. Spears, carpenter: NJ. ID.
Sawyer, engineer.
The Democratic machine press might
have gotten the truth and facts from these
ladies and gentlemen, but it did not want
facts. It wanted to misrepresent, to de-
ceive, and it has deceived. Even now,
after what the ladies named above have
said, that same Democratic machine press
will continue its classifying, and the Demo
cratic machine will continue 10 circulate
its slanderous cartoons. There will be no
withdrawal of the statements made by the
press It has grossly and villainously
slandered the lady officers of the Institu-
ton, and this same contemplate press
will stick to its statement, evea though
by so doing it declares that every lady
named above LIES. But what else can be
expected of such an internal, lying horde
of political plunderers and pirates?
FALSE IMPRESSIONS ABROAD.
One bad effect of the Misrepresentation
of the Democratic machine press is the
impression left on people abroad who do
not know how North Carolina is cursed
with such liars. Here is an illustration
A Kentucky paper. published in the in
terest of the Deaf, Dumb and Blind. wrote
an editorial deploring that the North
Carolina Institution 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
Ray 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 a negro politician by the name Of
Young has been made Chairman. His
appointment has given great offense to
the white people of the State, and stormy
times seem to be in store for the school
Our old superintendent Mr.. John z. Ray
is the head Of the school. His friends In
Kentucky regret to hear Of the trouble.
On the authority of one of the leading
daily papers in North Carolina. friendly
! to Mr.. Ray. and protesting to speak BY
the card, the above item appeared in ths
Standard last week. But communica
. ton from Mr.. Ray, who should certainly
understand the situation better than any
one else, states that things are by M
means as black as the article in question
painted them. Though q majority of tn,
: governing body are new members, severa
old ones are left. The negro Is not chair
/ man of the Board, and Mr.. Ray does no
. apprehend any trouble in consequence o
the change in the Board. It gives n
great pleasure to make the above correc
ton. 1t is a misfortune to any school 70
! politics to get into it, and in addition, MI
{ Ray has worked with a zeal and earnest
ness for the welfare of the school tina
deserves well at the hands of the peopI
of the old North State. It il to be regret
ted, though, that such articles a. the on
in question should appear in the leading