The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-12-21

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hungry Populist. But the mem
bers OF the Court, though every
partisan or personal inclination
might hsve Influenced them to the
believed that the argu-
ment and the law laid down In
Hoke W. Henderson Was sound, and
they reanirmed 1t, though 1t upset
. piece of Populist legislation pass
ed by the fusion Legislature OF 1895
and put into Office q Democrat and
put out OF ofYlce . heightened and
honorable gentleman who was Q
Populist and whom the peopls
would have voted into Office that
year II they had had the Opportu-
nifty.
This conduct Of legislation spend
ing their time In attempting to up.
set all the State Institutions simply |
to put one set OF officials out and
another set In il responsible, no
matter whether 1t Is constitutional
or not. THE CAUCASIAN did all 1t
could In 1896 and In 1897 to keep
those legislatures from pursuing
that course. At that time the News
and Observer endorsed the position
Of The CAUCASIAN and joined Us in
saying that 1t was reprehensible.
The Supreme Court followed set
ting the legislation aside as uncon-
stitutiOnal. The News and Obser-
yer again threw up its hat with
approval. Now what did the last
legislature do? It went into the
wholesale business of creating Off
ces, filling them with it's partisans.
1t created more new offices than
any other legislature, not satisfied
with this, 1t out-heroded Herod in
upsetting State institutions to turn
out officials to make places for DEM
ocrats.
The CAUCASIAN again condemned
this conduct as reprehensible, but
the News and Observer did not this
time stand with us-chameleon-
like it had changed color. The Su-
preme Court again followed, setting
aside the legislational as unconsti.
tutional, just as 1t did when the
Populist and Republican legisla
lures passed similar laws. In all
these recent decisions the court has
simply upheld the same doctrine
as laid down In Wood vs.. Bellamy
has simply reafHrmed the doctrine
laid down In Hoke vs.. Henderson
. has simply upheld the same doc
trine that 1t had Democratic praise
for UNFOLDING few years ago, and
yet today it Is denounced and
bounded by these ballot box stuff
ers as partisan court simply be.
cause the result in these decisions
is to keep some hungry Democratic
Office seekers away from the pic
counter.
These are the facts that the News
and Observer dare not publish, be
cause these are the facts it dare
. not deny or attempt to reply to
The newspaper that now attempts
to criticise the Supreme Court ir
=. the face of these facts is simply
, making itself contemplate and ad
. vertising its own assininty. TIL
:. CAUCASIAN cannot afford to dignity
, such papers by becoming Indignant
with them.
One word In conclusion, abou
these oft repeated threats Of i'm
peaching somebody. The redshir1
, Legislature meets again In June. 1
+, 1t made any mistake last January
q about falling to impeach anybody
let II proceed to correct its mistak.
at that time. Let US have action
q and prompt action when they NEE
. and less talk and buster ant
: threats. II Governor Russell, o.
!. anybody else has done anything
; for which they deserve to be i'm
peached, and these facts can be es
> tablished and will sustain the scru
/, tiny of public discussion and in
+. spection, then the Legislature
would be nothing less than a bod,
= of moral towards and criminal
not to boldly impeach those VIII,
: deserve impeachment. But II they
know they have no cause for i'm
parchment, and these threats ar,
made simply for the purpose of in
timidation, then they are still NOR
cowardly and contemplate. Th'
!, fact is, they know they have n,
grounds for impeachment. II the,
had any tenable excuse or grount
to stand on they would have exer.
cised 1t But however that ma,
be, The CAUCASIAN boldly challen
= ges this crowd to impeach the Gov
ernor, the Supreme Court, or an,
|, body else, that 1t dares to or cal
with safety to their own politica
scalp.
We notice that Senator j. G. PR,
!. chard is being prominently mention
!. ed for the second place on the Re
= publican presidential ticket wit