The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-10-27
FOR the DEMOCRATIC HANDBOOK

which Wore Left out OF the Democratic
Hand Book.
Thirty -three out Of thirty.six mem
bers Of The Democratic State commit
tee are lawyers.
M Democrat has been honestly cleo
ed G"vernUr of North Carolina since
1875 Wilmington Messenger (Demo-
crslic).
The Democrats Of Madison county
once nominated negro Todd Caldwell
for county commissioner, but he would
not accept.
In Weldon the Democrats fused with
the negroes and elected their white
candidate for Mayor and gave the ne
groes the police offices.
In 1870 and 1871 the Democratic
State Senate elected Tom Christmas, .
negro, to 90 Office Of the Senate over q
disabled Confederate soldier.
The Democratic magistrates In Ca
tawba county, few years ago app0in-
ted q negro . road 0vcrseer, and the
records will show 1t. He was in sever.
al years.
Once upon . time when the good
old days Of "White Supremacy" an
offensive negro was brought out, sup
ported and elected Mayor Of an east
ern town by Democrats over . decent
and intelligent white Republican. The
bringing Of white "ladies" before this
negro Mayor for trial would be an
excellent subject for Josephus DAN
iels' oartoonist.
Under the present administration
over $4,000 WAS collected and turned
over from the office of Secretary of
State to the State Treasurer in one
year. Under no year under Demo-
cratic administration has there been
turned over In one year 40 much "a
10000. Yet the Democrats make
their platform say: I'VE denounce
the scandal, extravsgsnce, incompe-
tency and corruption Of tho present
Republican Administration"
In North Carolina the only State Of
dcial who defsulted and lett the State
was . Democrat. The Democratic
State Trtasurers Of Alabama, TenDss-
sre. Louisiana, Mississippi, Arkansas
and Mary land embez1led hundreds OF
Thousands Of dollars of public money
and some Of them are f1gitives to-day
Shame upon those Democratic scoun.
drels! Yet they como before the peo-
pie every election year with their
soody ;goody soft sounding resolutions
In the good days Of Democratic rule
they had certain Democratic legisla.
ture, and during term Of this le9isla-
tufe they had . Democratic lobby
which Joined 6wepson, Coean and 9th.
er Democratic railroad presidents and
secured the appropriation Of million.
Of fraudulent bonds. At late date thu
sum Of $26 900 In bonds WAS paid to Z
Democrat for bis services In one cast
before our Supreme Court to try tC
fasten these bonds on the people Of on,
State.
On the night before the oanvassina
board met In Brunswick county II
1884, one Bellamy and Sol WE'LL chart.
cred boat and 1t the hour Of mid.
night went to Southport convened thu
canvassing board, al Of whom wer,
Democrats, and made the arrange
ments to throw out the entire Popu
list vote Of that county on the Rroundl
that the ballots were not printed OF
white enough paper, and the vote
were thrown out.-"6ecfet Circular
Simmons" General Manager.
To-day In Onslow county, nesroel
are housed in the same building OF
he county farm IN the county pool
house with whites. Not only that, bn
the white mstrOn of this county i,
'Orcsd to wait on and attend to q de
crepid old negro who cannot help him
self. This 10 shocking. White mel
should rise up from one end Of tn,
state to the other and condemn 1t ant
put IN end to such scandalous scenes
Yet this IL occurring in the Demo
cratic county Of OnslOw.
: When ex-CoDgressman Grady Va,
recently county examiner In the coun
ty of Duplin he examined his whit,
teachers and his negro teachers 1t th,
! same time and In the same room. w,
are Informed that on one occasion /,
charming white lady WAS forced to si
at the same table with . "big, black
burly" negro school teacher durin,
the examination. This 10 truly shock
, ing. Every white man In the Stat
ought to rise up In indignation to con
denim IT. But the Ransom msohin
forgot to put'this In their hand book
!. The last De1Aocratie Board Of New
: berne voted fol end elected to board o
; city council y following negroes
Cicero Robbie Y. A. 0rswfsrd IN