The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-11-03
FOR THE DEmOCRATlc HANDBOOK

The Following nre Some Important Facts
which Were Left out Of tn. Dem"crn ic
Hand Book.
Thirty-rhree out of thirty six mem
ber- of the Democratic State commit
tee are lawyer.
No Democrat has been honestly cleo
TED Governor OF N"rIh Carolina since
1876 Wilmington Messenger (Demo-
cra'ic).
The Democrats Of Madison county
once dominated negro Todd Caldwell
for county missioner, but he would
not accept.
In Weldon the Democrats fused with
the nexrues and elected their white
Candidate for Mayor and gave the ne
grOes the police Offices.
In 1870 and 1871 the Dem ocratic
State Senate elected Tom Christ mas, a
negro, to a office of the Senate over a
disabled Confederate soldier.
The Democratic magistrates in Ca
tawba county, a few years ago appOin
ted negro q road Ovcrseer, and the
records will show it. He was in sever
al years.
Once upon a 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 a decent
and intelligent white Republican. The
bringing OF white "lad,es" before this
negro Mayor for trial would be an
excellent subject for Josephus DAN
iels' cartOOnist.
Under the present administration
over 10000 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 as much as
$4,000. Yet the Democrats make
their platform say: I'VE denounce
the scandal, extravaganza, incOmpe-
tency and corruption Of the present
Republican Administration"
In North Carolina the only State Of
fetal who defaulted and lett the State
was q Democrat. The Democratic
State Ire asurers of Alabama, Tennes-
see, Louisiana, Mississippi, Arkansas
and Mary land emb.ZZled hundreds OF
thousands of dollars of public money
and some of them are fugitives to-day
Shame upon those Democratic scOun-
drels! Yet they come befOrs the peo-
pie every election year with their
goody .goody soft sounding resolutions
of reform"
In the good days of Democratic rule
they had q certain Democratic Iegisla-
ture, and during term of this legisla-
ture they had q Democratic lobby
which joined Swepson, COran and OF b.
er Democratic railroad presidents and
secured the appropriation of millions
Of fraudulent bonds. At late date the
sum of $25 900 in bonds was paid to 8
Democrat for his services in one cass
before our Supreme Court to try tl
fasten these bonds on the people of oul
State.
u On the night before the canvassins
board met in Brunswick county il
1884, one Bellamy and Sol WE'LL chart
cred boat and at the hour of mid
night Went to Southport convened tn.
ranvassing board, all of whom wer,
Democrats, and made the arrange
: ments To throw out the entire POpu
list vote of that county on the ground,
hat the ballots were not printed OIL
white enough paIer, and the vO'e'
we're thrown out Secret Circulal
summons" General Manager.
To- day in Onslow county, negroe
are housed in he same building OF
he county farm IN the count, pool
h",se With whites. Not only that, tu
he white maIrun Ut tho county il
creed to wait On and At, end To de
crepid old negro who cannot help him
-elt. TINS is shocking. White mel
should rise up from one end of tn,
state to the other and condemn it ant
put an end to such scandaIous scenes
Yet this il occurring in the Demo
cratic county Of OnslOw.
: When ex-COngressman Grady wa
recently county examiner in the coun
ty of Duplin he examined bis whit,
teachers and his negro teachers at TIT
: same time and in the same room. W,
, are informed that on one occasion
: charming white lady was forced to 81
? at the same table with "big, black
burly" negro school teacher durin,
the examination. This is truly shock
: ing. Every white man in the Stat
: ought to rise up in indignation to con
. denim it. But the Ransom machin
! forgot to put this in their hand book
The last Democratic Board of New
berne voted for and elected to board q
city council the following negroes
Cicero Robbins, V. A. Crawford an
jWn. James.