The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-11-03
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ra,, ~as st apart. BY the Democrat. of
wiItes. Tor n atraiiy, les hexr Mr.
=. h Ay 'ock rp.ak. There w.re
z"O p"r-ons LFe.tB'. And after the
"bigxer" had received several cracks
acros- III. head from a Billy" Mr..
AZ cock b-Ran TO speak.
Mr. Aycuck took tn. Auditors Re.
portland show.d that the three y-srs
"f fu-ioo government. expenses were
1886 600 more ihan the three preceding
d. mvcTvtic adninis'rations
We have heard q great deal from
Democrats. rs TO the fairness Of Mr.
Aycock- speeches, and did not think
he would take advantage Of the Occa-
SION, but We listened in vain Tor q Just
explanation of the above figures. He
didn't tell the people, at all, that out
of these expenses two legislatures
were paid {$I40 COO. instead Of
one as In the three preceding years
(DemOcra'ic); that the United States
sTprOIfi alton ($l03 OOO) was audit ed
Ia anu cut IS expenses, which was not
so done by them; the $3s OOJ more was
paid on the coupons Of the State debt
than by them, ETC., etc, which he
should have done TO prevent making a
false impression. l thought surely a
man OF his nigh integrity would have
done this much 10 inspire confiden nee,
II for nothing more, but he did NOT.
Mr.. Aycock went on to say that We
more tax, in this and all counties, than
by any Democratic administration,
and left the impression that this ad-
mlhistration bad collected more tax
off the people than any preceding
left that impression on his hearers
man tnOt knowing the statistlcs) who
listened, but that would say The
speech said that a larger tax has been
collected by this administration, while
the Auditors Report shows that thou
sands of dollars less was collected of
the peOpl. aud thousands more of
the raj roads and syDd icates.
We do not hesitate to say that Mr.
Aycock's speech Was one of fine ora.
tory. IL it had only q solid rock ia
rest upon. The virtue of his argument
was simiIar to "pstent medicine
auarante--bIs words in regard to thu
s ate's expenses bling true. yet ths
impression made was misleading.
We do not say that the speech was
more prOfane than most political
spe. cheS, but he did tell some prOfan,
jokes. Afterwards We heard one min.
lister Of the gospel praise his speech
without any exception and said it" IVA
not like o. her political speeches"-prO
fame. Now, have naught to reflect
upon that most gOdly fraternity OF
earth. They have the same right Il
heir political views as anyone. Blu
may l honestly and humbly ask thes'
questions: Did the Lord Jesus Christ
whom they represent, by looking a
one side of every thing, let false erie
cause Hin to jump upon the poor ant
ignorant and help the money god
crush hat life, which he gave man u
defend from th-m? And does Il.
Holy Book endorse profanity becaus,
a Democrat INDUCED in it without ex
crp'iOn.
o., may God help you to see, as we
As "tker people, that the poor man il
hi c"utry needs as-js'ance from tn
gov rnment rather than the railroad
and mnnOpD'isrs, aud that this p"O
old hard work 'ng man ia in both rare
and that you ca"nOt and should moi
help one without helping both.
REASON.