The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-07-28
AN OPEN LBffERfe
4 HON. P. \. SIMMONS
Assvsripg the Ds.scsa,ie Saass
CAAirnaa's Request tss Fig
urss and Stsssness Con-
earning
TIE STATE PEHIrEsrIARY.

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TIE STATE PEHIrEHfIARY.
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demand. . large mass 81 asss~s ssa
schesni-s. all of which are v-Y-r
found IN the printed ssposS .sts.sa
superintendent of the sssis.ses kiSsi
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by the direction Of the a. uosssss
she democratic party In M 40 rsseIss
lima From that. you os 90, .
disiduai. caa gvs The 0. .ses
which you prstead 70 want. ems
III The prison ciesk had a
MAKE out the statement o.
up the figures. . would BE-
willing that h~ should do so o.
~ any other time, at the ssqssss q.
any citizen Of the state. PRIV iasd shss
citizen possess-~ the following quaho-
cations:
First. lie must he Q man of bouee.
Who makes the r~qus.t in gooA fam
ior the legitimate purpose ~ obsats.
ing Information. ana NOT With the 10.
tention OF obtaisine ngurrs fos die
toFfion, misrepresentation and false
hosd.
second. lie must be- q p~r.ou vho.
| when he comes 90 ash for retusss To bs
made 90 him. will not be suspecsed on
account of his past condaci of hasiug
the intention 10 falsify the resssns. 90
- to make them the sev~sse of uhas
they tsuly are.
Third. I should prefer that the pss-
son making the request, if be BE- q psl-
itician, should Ice sinc~ee an What be
PROCESSES TO be. For exsmple. that hs
should "Os be standing ON PopuiIssse
platform when every body knows shst
be 10 Clevelsndite. And q goldbuR,-
and . moDopolist.
You are not The Kind ol
man TO ask an honest man fog
bona nde returns of facss ssd
figures. IL 10 simply wonderful
that Jou should dare TO even Asa asssn
for any body - make returas ss ysu.
In ls32. you, - Chairmsn of he bemo.
cratic Party, got the returns ss the
votes Of the freemen of Nssth Caro-
lima. These returns Of the Fopuiist
and Republican votes you had sung
4 iotalhe ditch aal csses1 xope rphbQe
conrs anil, ~. rhss -ess sSss n,
you and your crowd. You must have
. some s0rt Of notion that y00 Dot o0l1
. have the night To questtOa ne. 60s q
still C00msods1-to-chief 0f the -
jurors Of the pseciects and R0beess q
the Returning B0ards. You seOO
: to forget that the people ~ Moth
Carolina rose in honest ipdigeaaioa ts
1894 and abolished you and yO1s saaoai-
~ Returning Boards, and gave - yOa
your final discharge from tbe mssiou.
latIon Of votes and voters.
But there 10 some informatioa Which
3 you call for that ! can give you WitA-
3 out hiring IN extra bookkeepes, and I
shall proceed most cheeTfuliy % 1o
3 90. You want 70 know about the
plantations operated by the Psniten
Z contracted to b. raid By the state.
Well, there 10 Q farm known % the
Q Halifax Farm. Il Was leased feo0
o certain individuals under Democratic
management, and 10 now costing ~
o State for rent usdes that DeUOo1AI1l
! contract about 81 600 year. lasGl
a amount Was expeoded upon it 10 Il
& way Of clearing and i0D9ove0e0eu
e Most Of it - dangerous bottom q
the Roanoke which cannot BE- dyhsl
i and On which crops cannot b soeel,
'e planted. lt never has beea worth q
e, rent, but it WAS saddIed spos he Ssae
u to be cleared and ditched and Tor rogo
3 rents paid 10 the fortunate Isosoeu
p After is had been imps0veA, cleoeo
y up and taken out Of The WsideSsso
and buildings put op0n IL b. ehe Ssasl
d Gen. Matthew w. kaosom, Of q
E. County Of Nosthanpten. notified u
40 Superintendent Of the Peoteeosiss
Do aad the Governoe Of the state, that a
pc Democratic Board had taken tie Ieoe
W and paid out uncounted thousaods I
dollars In the way Of tnpeoss
%. nents and Teats, and al th
~ they have done on peoDa9ty
IN which they had no title; ihat the Len
q Was void and worthless becsuse sbs1
'I' was . mortgage on the ps0pesty, ss
~. the mort stgagees did not Join IN a
= lease and the mor gage he'd bsss foe
OF closed and Gen. Ransom " his soo u
Ws become the puschasef Of the farm
n the mortgage sale. And "a, after 4
ers state had improved and sesoset
or from the wiidesress, it svssea Oss
r'- it had belonged 10 Gen. kaosoaa OS'h
'ed son. OF course the State ought mot
OF complain about anything Oi tins 90
because We should submit % aaythS
20 for the sake Of good goveSo0euC"
be- And for the same reason co0plsi
en. should mot be made about the Ans
ven plautstion. Your DeOocestie boa
hf II do nos mean yOUr returning boal
but Jour peoitentiasy b0as6) oaAe
~. contract f0s the lease Of sbost 7S
'ef- acres Of Waste land, coosistsng
1n- r0cka, guliies, and overflow b
nts tome, some old turned-owe De-
ear and . considerable qoaniity
growing wood. The best thssg ahe
nch Is Wss the woOd. ls stood right tAie
the is WAS easy 20 cut; man Of yoss n
ave and build, psopesIy dealt win ~
Icy, Iaw and duly discipiise1. cosl1 I
nee svo o. three cords day. bst vhiie
Deo- cut the wood We cannot cut tie q
roads on the freight; e0ssegooo1
=, when we are cutting wood -
;, working for the railroads and thoso
tee. making . fusion with yes ss1
Hiss other Oanagers Of the OeOoGgu
nal party, and probably assistisg - \
% large your campaign fund. To5o q
we tract provides that the Ssaes 0a1
the this property for abost, - I re0oUl
pIeo it, $4,000, bat the contract na1o I
81 STATE pay, and II now making IL -
en- pay by way Of rent, every yeas -
the Per cent. Of $4,000. a. ia1ogu
and I believe, that it Was valoo1l
resi- taxation st some -four a. aye -
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