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The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-12-14

Secuon ?. That al % IN. ur.sfs
IONS Of ihe Constitution relating ~
suffrage. registration and .l.cfiots
as contsined IN this act. hm-te,ts
the Constitution. .hsli 60 inio e.
on THE first d>y OF July. 1902. n
majority ot the qualified voi.ts q
the STAT. 50 decisr. 81 ihe n.r' go
eral election.
See. 3. This amendment shall q.
submitted a, tb. n.1, g.n@ral lsc-
tion to the gusl FED voters q
the State an "a. sam. nnnnsr and
under the sane rules sud =. guis
tiops as is provided in IA. iAw r.gu-
lating gerersi elections in tbis S'af..
aud in force Msy LIST. 1899 AID o,
said election thee. persons drarlng
To vote for such Amendment .tEl
cas-, a written or printed bAllo' 1Ith
the words For Suffrage Am.fd-
ment" thereon; aud those Niih cot
trary opinion shall east written 90
printed ballot with the won'
Against Suffrage Amen men
thereon.
Sec. 4. The said election shall
held. and the votes returned. CON
pared. counted and cAnynss-d, aud
the result announced, under the sAm.
rules and regulations as are in fore.
for returning. comparing, counting
and cAnvassing ia. votes for mem
beers OF the General Assembly, May
LIST, 1899. and IL a msj,riiy a the
votes cast are IN favor Of th. sand
amendment, NJ hali b. the DUTY %
the Governor of The T. ate 90 c.rtify
said amendment, unde, tue s,Ai o.
the State. 20 the Secretary % y ate.
who shall enroll IN. SAID nmepdm.ut
SO certified among the permanent
records OF his Office.
Sec. 5. This act shall he IN fore.
from and after lie qualification.
Ratified 2lst day Of February A.
D., 1899.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-12-14
MIR. DANIELS FORGETs.

"Joe Daniels says that lie about
Vance going from Washington TO de-
feat bull to disfranchise voters in
this State. If we had no other evi.
dence TO prove that he did, the fact
that the Observer says he did not,
should convince any one that he did. "
Hickory Times ercury.
Mr.. Daniels forgets that when he
WAS in Washington and held fat
job under Cleveland that he was sid
ing with Ransom and fighting Vance
on the repeal Of the silver law. Ger
tainl y at that time he was pot in the
confidence of Senator Vance and has
no right to speak for him.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-12-14
floods Sa,aabalM
A CHURCH ROOF. GARDEN

Novel Idea Of Rev. A. &. Dixoa's New York
n. Y. Journal.
The roof gardens of Manhattan
furnishes the idea, and in general
way the model. on which III. Rev
A. Z. Dlxon's PEOPLES Church will
oa built in Brooklyn Instead Of
sweitering in hot. stuffy pews, the
congregation during the summer
mouths will worship on Q roof far
ABOVE the heat aud mise Of the
street.
The Rev. DR.. Dixon is the pastor
OF the Hanson Place Baptist Church.
The old church was found too small,
and the congregation decided to
ouiid. Seven of the leading archi-
tects are working on new plans. All
nave been instructed TO arrange for
audience room on the roof.
The sides and roof will be of glass
They will BE- arranged so that thew
may be thrown open in pleasant
weather Four large elevators will
run to the roof.
The ground plan Of the church
provides for a seating capacity of
two thousand in the main audltcri-
um. There will be a lecture and
Sunday-school room so situated that
they can be thrown into one room.
giving seating capacity of $500.
II will ad nit that the theatres fur-
nlshed US the idea for the roof audi
forum. said DR.. Dixon last night.
There will be pulpit and comfort
able sea,< on the roof, and we ex-
pect to have some grand camp meet
Jugs
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-12-14
C0HPLiCATIN6 CHRISTMAS
we are Widely Departing From the Best
WAY to Celebrate the Day

we are Widely Departing From the Best
Way to Celebrate the Day
Edward Book writes in the Dscem
Der Ladies Home Journ Al, that ,nere
must be some radical and growing
departure from the right and best
way Of celebrating Christmas when
each recurring year We hear a larger
mum Der of men saying, We'll, Ill De
truly thankful when this Chrisym as
business is over Aud they are led
to this remark generally oy seeing
their wives, mothers sisters or daneh-
tees reach Christmas day utterly tired
out. with the prospect of seigs of
liluess as soon as Christmas is over.
And 1t must be confessed that this
state Of affairs exists in thousands Of
homes. Women themselves fir. quept-
~ acknowledge their satisfaction
when the day is over. Now, there
is always something wrony when we
make a burden of our pleasures. And
II one OF our sources of pleasure in
the calendars greatest gala day is
derived from feeling OF thankful
ness that 1T is over, there is some
thug askew either in the way we
prepare tor, or spend the day."
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-12-14
A NIGHT OF TERROR

Awful anxiety was felt for the
Wow OF the brave General Burnham
81 MScnias, Ne, when the doctors said
soe Souio not i've Till morning" writes
Mrs. 5 II. Lincoln, who ATTENDED he,
that fearful night. "Ail thousht Al.
must soon die from Pneumonsa. hnt
she begged for DR.. KiDg's New Dis-
c0veFy. saying il had more than onc.
saved her life, and had cured her oS
Consumption. After three small doae.
sne slept easily all night, and lie fur.
ther use completely cured her.D Th;.
cure All Throat, Chest and LAM
Diseases. Only 500 and SlOO. TriSs
bottles free q al drug seoee.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-12-14

We observe that some of our ex
Z hangas are claiming that Nebraska
went Democratic by IL 600. Ne
braska did nothing of the sort. It
went fusion by IL 600 or more. There
were about 81, 600 Democrats in the
fusion deal, and so 900 Populisss. 1t
Is easy. to calculate whether IL was a
Democratic victory or noG. Without
aud Democracy would be heard OF
about as often IN Nebraska as it is
neutrality-suspicious. Plaindealar,
TEX
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-12-14
We call attention tn Oor Washi

We call attention to our Washing
ton letter IN this issue. THE CAUCA
SIAN will have each week a bright
and reliable news letter from the ma
tIonal capital. giving summary of
the doings of Congress, and espe-
ciallv IMPORTANT information which
will not be sent out IN the Associa-
ted Press. No paper in the country
will have a more instructive and re-
liable Washington letter each week
than will The CAUCASIAN. Now is
the time to subscribe and keep up
with this i'm portant session of Con-
press
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-12-14
The Same Thing Happened in North
Carolina Last Year,

The Chiffon Times is one of the
ablest and most upright weekly pa
pers in Wisconsin. In late issue
in answer to the question why did
not the democratic party unite the
whole anti-republican vote in Ohioq''
it says.
This question is easily answered.
The democrats of Ohio spurpeG
fusion with the populist, whose vote
cast sOlidly for Jones. and if united
with the democratic vote would have
been sufficient to sweep the state,
John r. Mclean, the democratic
candidate for governor, was known
to oppose fusion. The same folly
was enacted in Wisconsin last wear,
and should never be repeated.
But it will be repeated, just as
long as the Wisconsin democrats
permit pack Of ,ricksters to con
troll their state convention as was
the case last year, and many other
time.-National Advance.
A "pack of tricksters'' of the same
strip control the Democratic machine
in North Carolina.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-12-14
Senator'S by thu PEOPLE.

ATLANTA, Co., Dec. 9.-The lowe,
house of the State legislature today
adopted q resolution memorial zine
Georgia's representatives in Con.
gress to vote for and use their best
efforts to secure the passage of SEN
ator Clay's till calling for a consti-
tutional amendment providing for
the election OF United States Sepa-
tors by the people.
There was no dissenting vote.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-12-14
T8E DEFEAT ~ GoEBELIsM IN KEN.
lucky.

Kentucky is to be congratulated
upon the rebuke she has given TO Co
bel,sm. There seems TO bs no ques-
ton that the people defeated Goebel
at the polls by over thirty thousand
ms jDrity, but the Goebsl election
law which was especially prepared to
steal the State was worked so sue
cessfully that IL cut this majority
down to about three thousand. How
ever, Goebel and his organized band
Of ballot box suffers did not give up,
proceeded to bring pressure 10 bear
upon the members of the State Flee
ton Board to break their oaths, ie-
more the returns, and give the certi-
6cate OF election TO the man who had
been repudisted by the people. This
majority of the election board re-
fused TO do. Mr.. Ellis, one If the
Democratic members Of the State
Election Board, who voted 70 give
the certificate OF election 10 TAYLOR,
in an interview just after the decis-
ion of the board was announced said I:
Speaking for myself, ] say frank
ly did not like to do this thing, but
under the law aud the evidence there
Is nothing else ] can do and be an
honest man"
"The proceedings before the board
were so overwhelmingly in favor of
the Republicans, and they had 40
much the better OF the arguments,
that II is almost idle 10 discuss the
affair. There was, to the minds of
Judge Pryor aud myself only one
thing to do, and that we have done
i know there are nlenty of men who
think that strong Democratic parti-
san as ] have always been, should
have remained a Democrat partisan
and voted otherwise, But | have
done what my conscience and my
long career AS a lawyer tell me is
right, and / will do otherwise for nc
man, or upon no consideration"
Mr.. Simmons has prepared just
such an election law as the Goebel
law 10 steal North Carolina next year.
He is no doubt Disguised With Mr.
Ellis and the other members Of the
Democratic Election Board in Ken
lucky for respecting their oaths and
showing that they have conscience.
II IS safe to say that Mr.. Simmons
will try to fiud men in North Carroll
ma to put upon his returning boards
who have less honesty and less con-
science than Mr.. Ellis. But let the
good people of North Carolina pile
mp such maj orlty against Gopelism
and SimmonsIsm In North Carolina
that the ballot box suffers will not
be able to steal the State. 1t can be
done; it will be done. The good peo-
pie OF North Carolina will never toll
crate such men and such bods.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-12-14
COLD STEEL OK DEATH

There is hut one -msIl chance 60 sar.
your lie and thsi - through an opera
non, was the awful pro-p.ct s.i be-
lore Mrs. !. b. Hunt, az Linn. Ridg..
WIS, by her doctor Aft.r vanity trying
10 cure Der "f frightfuI cs.. of
stomach troubl- and yellow jaandio-.
ne oidnt roDnf nn the mKrFrilna-
power - Electric Bitter. 90 cur
81 mach abd Liver iroUbl-s. nut sb.
nesro oil D.. t"ok sewn b.ttl--. wa.
whoby cured. avoided sore.op's kuif..
now e'sbs more and r.. IL better titan
ever. It's positively guaranteed TO
cure Stomach, Liver ana Kidney
troubles ann never di-appoints Price
Soc NJ all drug -fores.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-12-14
Not Satisfied With the Amendment.

wv Snstshou WIN tho amendment.
To the Editor of the Observer
Will the Charlotte Observer please
copyf
Petition to the Legislature of
North Carolina-We, the undarsign-
ed qualified voters of North Carroll
ma, being in favor of one or more
provisions of the constitutional
amendment and opposed to OTHER
provisions of said amendment. do
hereby most respectfully petition
the North Carolina Legislature at
It's next session, in June, 1900, to di-
vide the amendment SO that each of
three provision may be voted for or
against separately. namely, the an
cestral, the educational, and the pay
ment of poll tax. Aud your peti
toner will ever pray. etc."
Bishop G.. R. HARRIS.
Salisbury, n. G., Dec. 7, 1899.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-12-14
A MONSTER DEVIL FISH

DESTROYING its victim, is type of
Constipation. The power of this
murderous malady is felt on organs
and nerves and muscles and hrain
There's no health till it's overcome.
But DIR. Kings New Life Pills are a
safe and certain cure. Best in the
world for Stomach, Liver, Kidneys and
Bowels. Only % cents 1t ali drug
stores
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-12-14
birthplace of the Twentieth Cen,urx

The cradle of tho new cen fury is a
remote isolated quarter of the globe
where there are few people to hail
its birth. In that country the twen-
'ieth century will be an infant of
quite considerable growth before
time can speed its dawning into the
ne K nearest habitation of man. Jno.
Richie, Jr., will tell Where the
New Century Will Really Begin" in
the January Ladies' Home Journal.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-12-14

~ sensyt 80
tslca p1Fa.ra 49,
te 80 - -
rlr1 n 60
n 49, hf-sirs
- csr-r. ti~rfar
fiarr NGfa
t4lrs a1assE
fEafun cwrt
r-ts a pszs
tisac eesto --r-.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-12-14

BE sure aud use chat old ara u-n
tried REMEDY. NKs. MELLOW SooIH-
ING sYKUP &C., ci.iIdr-B To-. thing IL
e""' hes the ohIiG, roff-n- The gum.
aiIays ali Jain, co,e. wird collie and
- the beet r-msdy fur dihrrho.a. 25 ct.
per bottle
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-12-14

WANTED-sEvERAL PERSONS
for District Office Manager. IN sbi.
stare TO represent me in her own AND
surrounding counties willing 20 nav
yearly $500, payable weekly. De.irsbie
Employ meDt With ~ usual opportub-
t~s. Reference exchanged Ypciose
seh.addre,std stamped ~nv.iop-. = A.
PARK $50 CA1ton Building. Chicago.
dec e 81
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-12-14

STUDENTS, go home by the Sea-
board Air Line, and get your certi-
ficares signed by Superintendent,
Principal or President of your lnsti-
tuition.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-12-14
DEEDS ARE FRUITS

Words are but leaves" 1t is not what
We say, but what Hoods Sarsa paril,a
does that tells tire story. The mapy
wonderful cures effecled by this med
icine are the fruits by which it should
be judged. These prove it to be the
great. unsqualied remedy for dyspep-
STA, rheumatism, scrOfu!a, salt rheum.
and all other ailments due 70
impure or impoverished blood.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-12-14
A Hard Lick
Hickory Times Mercuryl

The hardest lick the constitution
al amendment has received was by
the Legislature of Georgia. TIE
speakers there claimed 1t was un-
constitutional, undem ocratic. and
ourlesque on any party claiming in
telligence, righteousness, etc.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-12-14
y is to use i. as a campaign docu-

~ Is TO use it as campaign decu-
.neus.
The Junior Senator Of North Car
olina secures this session one of the
best seats In the Senate. IL il the
seat istely held by Senator Gray.
and formerly held by his predeces-
sor from North Carolina
Accomplishment Walser aud ].
NJ. Moody are among the North
Carolinians who have been In the
city for the past week
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-12-14
TAYLOR Has (ssfgft~.f~

FRANKFORT. Ky, Dee. s.-rhe
conn iss'on-rr bar. signed Tsyiorr
certifcste as Governor.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-12-14
OPPOSED TO the AMENDMENT.
Two Mars Hill Democrats who will Vote
against 1t.

Two Mars Hill Democrats who will Vote
against 1t.
Asheville Gazettel
c. A. McHone and NJ. B. Hohfield
of Mars Hill, who have been life
long democrats, called at the Gazette
{ flee yesterday and volunteered the
information that they should vote
against the, constitutional amend
ment. They said they knew of very
many other democrats who were OPP
posed to the measure. "We will
fight the amendment all the way
from Genesis to Reeve latiops,' said
Mr.. McHone.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-12-14

H publican Financial BiS, = Dangerous
A~Asnre-k sb@rrs. this poiyKa,aasf nst
Allowed tn Take His seat Pending ia
snen-Judg- Ew.rt Here ~ sktpg Third
Appointmsat-sh Ca.~ of Mr.. quay
The supreme Court Deessicn In tn. Case
Of she Addfsan Pips Co., not an Anti
Trnst Ons-Oatiook for = Long. Ba.v.
and Interesting session.-6ea. Cox viii
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-12-14

tar'lfIc toillf o. fitsH uIlIsF - Nss.-- ! =
Tree. siso pamphlri tell. & yos heu o. s..
out n yos nav. kar-y ~ b.Ed8er % 49,
Meailon ,Ais pager ps-n ~rlsing ~ gll-rr
q Co. Elngh@-nion. o.. v.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-12-14
Over.Nork Weaken,
Your Kidney.


An a. 1850 e. ysas hosY sasn-s ~ e..
yer ktc.-y, 1nc- sfwry it-r- r-in.---
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-12-14
"What Fools These MortsIs hap,

National Advanced
The 'hones" money men consid-
er 1T grossly wrong 20 have thu gov
eminent issue paper money direct
~ to The people, but perfectly prop
er 20 have the government print
paper money and let the national
banks have it at cost Of 81 year
for the use of $1,000. Are we a ma
ton of knaves or fools +?
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-12-14
THE COURT Is CONSTITUENT AND
ABOVE REPROACH.

The News and Observer continues
to criticise the State Supreme Court
because it is consistent in upholdlng
the doctrine laid down IN Hoke VS..
Henderson. One of its many edito-
rails along this line appeared in re-
cent issue, and is as follows:
IF Hoke VS. Henderson is good
law then the decision of every other
State in the Union. the Supreme
Court of the United States and of ev-
cry civilized country on the globe is
wrong. Every civilized state or
country under the sun except North
Carolina re CARDS an flee as an gen
cy for the public convenience. Here
the Suprt me Court says that q pub
I've tffice Is a private snap"
When this present Court first re-
affirmed the doctrine in Hoke VS.
Henderson, the News and Observer
also endorsed the doctrine laid down
in that decision, and thought the de-
cision of the Court was wise, patri-
otic and just. That was the decision
OF the Court in the case of Wood VS..
Bellamy. In that case the decis-
ion of the Court resulted in putting
q Democrat in Office and keeping a
Populist out of Office. In the recent
case of Abbott VS.. b. ddipgfeld the
application of the same doctrine by
the same court to the same state of
acts resulted in putting Democrat
out OF office. AT once the News and
Observer discovered th at the doctrine
laid down in Hoke VS. Henderson was
bad law and at once proceeded to at
tack the Court for rendering parti-
san decision. 1t seen that the only
way that the Court could please the
News and Observer would be for the
Court to reverse the law in every
case and shape its decisions in every
case 30 as to put Demo CT at in Office.
Surely the people of the State would
not want to see this old Common
wealth disgraced by having a Su-
preme Court of the kind that the
News and Observer favors. The peo-
pie of the State will stand by the Su-
preme Court and uphold it in its con-
sistency and integrity whether they
endorse the doctrine Of Hoke VS. Hen
derson or not; and the News and OBJ
server, when it now attacks the in
tegrity OF the Court is simply convin-
cling the people of the State that that
paper is not worthy of their conf.
dence.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-12-14

Hoods Pills are non-irritasing, mild
and effective.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-12-14

ktdc-y frcctl-
klcn-y tf1aei- cases qrtst rr l---.
heGri beats. arc Hakr, 90 ss-I a., &C.,.
10y hao sezfs trrz.,i- ta-4l..r 80, f.-...
ov-r-srera1nr in FE-~prrg fties &C.,
p.c.sonee tiec1 ti.fagrh W ~ ar ar,.--.
L use % - ccrsa-sFr1 49, urt, t-
'rruiirs ~sFe 20 t. frsc-4 g. ts- ..
1T nc~ rncdrFr s1tcnc- rrrv-s f-af -r.
az ccns;suiicr4i cisrssrs hsyt ff-s a..
nirE "a kfency trclti-
Il yes .se aick ysa o4n make r1 r-.-.l.-
By tlfss oSe'ofinF peer bleurFt - f
snc the e1traoftinzry efisls 81 ~ b. -r-.
S~amp-Rcot. Ire rrc4i si-rsy rene. ..
soon rcAh.rc. hstzncs Sc htgs-ss g. ..
~'cnosrfsicsrrs - nc Fuats e.a,f-sflrF CA.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-12-14
WAS THE SIM n ONS LAW PASSED FOR
THE SAME URPOSE9

"The verdict of the Kentucky cleo
ton, held last Tuesday, Is still claim
ed by both parties. There appears to
IN unbiased reader of the returns to
be little doubt that Taylor was cleo
ted, but there Is just as little doubt
that Goebel will be inaugurated.
That il what the Goeqel election law
was passed for."- Cha rlotte Observer.
II the Charlotte Observer does not
endorse the Goebel law in Kentucky
now can it endorse the simmons Law
in North Carolina. It u the msansr
Of the two.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-12-14
"Honesf Labor Bears
a Loveb Face. /"

There IS nothing more
pleasing to look upon than a
hearty. ruddy face. gained BY
honest toll. They are tie
saving of the nation. these
toilers of both sexes. sfruo
Cling 70, daily bread.
Furr Rood makes them Asse 10 keeo mo
the daily round Of dsty At hone, shop O,
store. II the tioad hos . tam q, IN
purty. o. run DOOM feeling comes On.
the ore remedy Is Hoods SDsAna,us.
America s Greatest Medicine fo- tie Hood.
Poor Blood -"M Mood Qua, 30
poor Tat N hortest zyeafle, I felt oold.
Hood $ Sarsapari1a made me Sus,m. h Il
the right thing IN tie right place." Hattir
j. fay.o'. Woodssoun. ~
dRodJ Sa,sabolM
ulZ22: lfSl21:lzdD
Hoods l1lls cure liver ills: the nonirrirs,ine m
only eatharuc TO take with Hoods earsepsrallN
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-12-14
Notarial Seal,
Geo. ". Thompson,
Notary Pu bic,
Raleigh, N. C..
A Great Chris Number.

Two five cent documentary" rev
enue stamps attached.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-12-14

ard issal1 On fta frrrits
~ al crzEriF,s inffsy
cen; and one dollar stF-
e.. Ios may have a
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-12-14

Novel lasa Of Rev. A. &. Dixos's New York
Church
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-12-14

HE SAkrs AFFIDAVIT THAT A PROP
osITIoS To pTsFRASCHfsH NJ.
.koEs AND iLIIrrRArE WHITES
WOULD Not RECEIVE A SINGLE
DEMOCRATIC voTERT~ THE Lsars.
LATUEx AND BENoUNCy. ruoss
WHO MAKE The CHARGE A. sPEAK-
Iss FALSELY AND TRYING To roor.
THE PEOPLE.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-12-14

Secti"n 1. That Article VI of TIE
Constitution Of North Carol,u. .r.
and the same 10 hereby abroeated.
and in lieu thereof shall be subs,i,u,-
cd the following Article Of Said Con
stitution:
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-01-15
NO MORE JUDGES - PARTY
PLEDGED AGAINST NEW
OFFICES.

Those gentlemen who are advocating
four new Superior court Judges are no
doubt actuated by the best motives.
They know of crowded dockets in a few
counties and jump to the conclusion that
it would be wise to increase the number
of Judges.
We now have fourteen Judges-twelve
Superior court and two Criminal court
Judges. That is enough, and the docket
could be kept up with by them in every
county if the work was equally divided
between them. The average number Of
courts held in each district is thirty-four
That is not too many for a Judge to
hold.
The Supreme courts decision with ref-
ercnce to the Criminal court has ham
pered their usefulness. Some lawyers
think it has destroyed il. There is a
elect two Supa.ior court Judges in their
place, if they cannot be made effective
to relieve the congested docket in a few
large counties. The best of these two
plans ought to be adopted, but the party
is virtually pledged not to increase the
number of Judges.
A prominent member of the Ashevile
bar, in private letter says: THE Dem
ocrats, without exception of any inn
aortouca demand the Addition of the
Western Criminal court. 1t was one
of the Invest issues in the campaign. :.
You are right in your position that we
should economize, but we have no re-
spect for these little one-horse Criminal
courts"
A dozen letters by yesterdays mail
from lawyers approved this papers OF
position to creating more Judges.