The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-09-22

ted that oune had b-~n sppoiut~d q.
look After the colos~j tu.tituii too. and
that the only time he ever in.p.ct~d
| The white institution vas uh-n n.
: went there with Mr.. M~.~rye To tn.
soect the kitchen and the Q .nrsry sr.
ranEements with . view Is havInE im-
protemenis made 20 the color~d insii-
tuition. But IL be had Inspected the
white institution as the Democratic
newspapers Wosld have you believe
| who - responsible Why Bepi. p
Montague, . Democrat. Who wa. chair
man OF the board and appointed Jim
ounE on that committee To Inspect
To use = current slang expression.
| that was The blow that almost kiIi. q
father" For two minutes the people
shouted, and Aycock aud his crowd
looked like = thunder bolt had killed
| all their able bodied relatives. But Dr
Thompson Was not satisfied with hAv
ing knocked his antagonist uut of the
ring. lie dared him Ia deny tbaI BEN
ocratic speaker Lee Overman, in lss3
appointed Watson, . negro, . membs z
OF the committee 10 visit aod inspect
| the Blind Institution. This produced
. sensation, and the visiting Demo
Gratis from salisbury looked Is though
they wished they had stayed at home
He also showed that In 1873. under
Democratic rule, Stewart Ellison, . ne
gro, (Jim IounKs father-in in-law) vac
appointed 10 inspect the Deaf, Dumb
and Blind Institution. He also ex-
plained how Democrats were respon-
sible for most Of the negro magistrates,
school committeeman sc.
He asked the people TO turn 10 House
j
the protest Of nine Democrats against
the election Of negro magistrates
by Democratic legislature. He cited
the fact that Warren county has had .
colored Register of Deeds for 20 years
and bonded by white Democrats.
This exposed the hypocrisy OF the
Democratic party in its cry for white
supremacy. IL the Democratic party
had really feared negro domination, il
would have been willing to accept the
help Of 10000 POpulists, all white men,
% an honorable cooperation, instead
of attempting to scare and brow beat
the POpulists into returning TO the
Democratic party by the cry of "nig-
ger"
DIR. Thompson then answered the
criticisms OF the present administra-
tiOn. He declared that it was the first
time in II years the State had been Of
ticially sober. That not q single State
officer takes a drink except Auditor
Aver who is sober man. Under De-
mOcratic administrations il was differ.
EFT. Several State officials in recent
years had to 60 to Kelley Institute
while in Office or after. The affairs of
the office of the Secretary Of State were
badly managed. He invited the pub
lie to come and see the records in the
office of Secretary of State and see how
loosely business was done under DEM
Ocratic administration. He stated that
prior to Cooke there was scarcely any
bookkeeping to show what was paid in.
to the office. Supreme Court reports
were sold several years and the money
therefrOm has never been accounted
for. These Supreme Court Reports
were stored in an old warehouse that
leaked and the books were many of
them in pulp, yet the Democrats were
paying $50 per month for the rent Of
this worthless building, five times
what it now costs to protect the re-
ports properly. He found in the office
letters containing checks, money Or
ders, postal notes, ETC., stuck away in
odd corners.
DR.. Thompson took the Auditors re-
port and exposed the failure of the
Democrats TO audit in and out
| the 100000 received from the United
States government for the sup
port OF the A. & M. College and Ex.
pertinent Station, which amount was
included in the 100000 excess for
He then made Aycock pale by reading
/ a q nd oh -
much greater eXcesses in q single year
than occurred in these three years. As
to the charge that the Asylums were
the foot balls of politics he proved that
the men, Drs. WOodA Munroe, whom
the present administration wished tC
put in charge of the two hospitals were
both Democrats, and Democrats are ia
charge of every charitable institution
in the State today.
| When DIR. Thompson sat down ht
had completely answered every charge
of AycOck and dealt him some blow,
which had affected him very vIsibly
AycOck arose so hacked and excited
that his hands shook like he was Af-
flicted with palsy. In his agony ha
grasped the letter Of Chas. NJ. Cook,
replying to DIR. Thompson's charges
and managed to read portion Of it q
his (AycOck's) reply. ID his angeI
with himself he lost his head cOmplet
~ aud shouted to DR.. Thompson, "Sir
the hour has come when you can d,
longer 60 about over North CarOlin,
villlfying and abusing men," He thei
opened an envelope and got q checl
which he showed to DR.. Thompson an
. with another great wave OF bis arm
, asked, SIS that your signature" Z
! which DR.. Thompson answered, Yes.
, Then the Democratic reporters manu-
featured so much applause that Al
cock seeing that the trick was over
done asked them to hold up. AycOc
spoke over thirty minutes bu
: he confined himself to Cookies defena
, and personalities. There was no d.
: NAL of the charges As to Democrat
appointments of negroes. There WI
no denial of the fact that the capit,
had been a bar-r0Om under the Demo
, Gratis and that several officers took
= course at Kelley. There was no den
;. al of the fact that Supreme Court r,
? ports were sold in certain years an
= not q dollar turned into the Treasur
= There was no denial that Cooke va
:. paying thirty dollars month for re n
n al and letting the Supreme Court r
n ports rot from exposure. There vi
!. no denial that Cooke practiced Ia
n and lived in Louisburg while Secret,
Il ~ of State, and that one of his cierl
= in the office Was . notorious drnnkar
There was no denial that Cooke had
). 90 to an Inebriate asylum for cure
intOxication. There was an atteml
n to lecture DIR. Thompson for statir
,t the facts concerning the conduct
n the office of Secretary Of State prior
r. Cooke upon the pitiful plea that it "
= abuse of the dead.
lie In his reply DR.. Thompson was
y cool as ever, but advancing toward A
" cock he referred to Aycock's declar
II tiOn, ''that the hour had come when
d. (Thompson)" had to stop villifyiI
id good men, and said: II Am not to
re bulldOzed. I will continue to 60 0v
be North Carolina and tell the truth abo
A the Democrats. / have villi6ed
IN man I have simDlV stated factS Coz