The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1898-10-06

and 1000 miles of railroads were
constructed. During all this time
taxes were decreased and expenses
were cut down, and there had not
been a scandal to mar the glorious
record. The State prospered until
she was the best and proudest south
of Mason and Dixon's line (applanse).
The writ of habeas corpus was not
suspended, the judiciary had never
exhausted. The humblest man had
a fair hearing in all our courts.
After giving the record Capt. Glenn
made powerful appeal as to which
party was entitled to the votes of
the people of North Carolina. Re-
publican rule was a disgrace, Demo-
cratic rule was sunshine. He ap-
pealed to the men before they decided
to vote to consult their mother, their
wife and their God, and then on the
sth day of November they would vote
the Democratic ticket. tremendous
applause.)
The '.fusion' crowd next came in
for the contrast with the steward
shi p of the Democrats. The Repub-
lican-Populist fusionists got control
of the State in 1895. That year the
legislature cost $14 ,O32.7O more than
the Democrats spent the previous
year They spent $500 for the
agriculture department against &c.,
40 by the Democrats 1920 more
than the Democrats spent the pre-
vious year. They spent $9,644 more
for the penitentiary than the Demo-
Gratis did the previous year. Under
Democratic rule, when the State was
turned over to the fusionists in 1896,
there was surplus in the State
treasury of $139, 222. In 1896 81,
under fusion rule, there was a deficit
of $2O9,O49. The balance in favor of
the Democrats for the three years
was 1886, 26.
In addition to these figures Capt.
Glenn read from the Caucasian and
Progressire Farmer to show what they
denounced as damnable legislature.
They increased the taxes to 46 cents,
and many of their idiotic acts were
pronounced unconstitutional. He
also called attention to the nameless
scandal in which Hancock, Russell's
president of the Atlantic and North
Carolina Railroad, was engaged, and
the Dr. Kirby Smith scandal in the
the penitentiary and Smiths scan
dalous administration of the peniten-
tiary, etc.
The fusion legislature passed an
act providing if taxes were not paid
by a certain time the taxpayer should
be put in the penitentiary, and other
scandalous and idiotic acts that were
declared unconstitutiona by the
Supreme Court. The taxes were in
creased from 23@ cents to 46 cents,
and polls to $1.29. A board of equal
ization was established to override
the oath of the taxpayer. The fus
ion Legislature of 1895 would not
ad journ in honor of the birthday of
Washington or the immortal Lee, but
ad journed in memory of Fred Doug
lass, colored, who believed in the in
termarriage Of the races.
Under Dan Russell the negro Jim
Young was made Inspector of the
Deaf and Dumb Asylum, to intrude
his presence among the unfortunate
white girls and boys. A law was
passed that would have ruined the
chance of the farmer to borrow
money, had the Supreme Court not
upset it. Extravaganza was encour-
aged, corruption was produced, the
State diSgraced, and stride taken
towards social equality. Whining
ton. New Bern and other cities were
put under negro rule, and other
scandals too numerous to mention
were brought home to the fusionists.
After making each point. Capt.
Glenn made an eloquent, earnest APP
peal to the voters to vote the good
old Democratic ticket and overthrow
the present intollerable state of af-
fairs. The house fairly shook with
sapplause under his burning words
He said he appealed to the intelli-
gence of his audience. After stating
the record he asked the men if they
believed the fusionists had saved
more money and honored the State
more, then to vote for them: but if
not, as he had proved, they owed it
TO themselves, their wives. mothers
and the grand old State of North
Carolina to vote the Democratic
ticket.
Capt. Glenn called attention to the
state of affairs socially. which had
been brought about in the State by
the fusionists, and recalled the dam
nable article in the negro paper, the
Daily Record. insulting the white
Eomen Of the State.
Capt. Glenn then declared that he
had no animoSity against the ne
groes. In their place they were val
liable to us. He spoke feelingly Of
his old black mamma" now 81
years old, whom he and his brother
now care for. They furnish her a
| house. support and clothe her, and
he now has fourteen of the old family
slaves on his plantation. He said
his father was killed at South Noun
tain during the civil war; that a
negro had taken care of his widowed
mother and children. and that they
were grateful to him. He could have
no animosity towards the race. but
North Carolina is a white man State
and it shall and must be ruled by
white men. (Applause.)
! Capt. Glenn called attention to
| Claude Bernard's statement that if
| the fusionists carried the State they
would incorporate the present in
| famous election law into the consti-
tuition, and to Oliver II. Dockery's 5
declaration that the Populists had
aided the Republican party to once