The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-05-09
WORSE THAN NKpOTIsM.

WORSE THAN NEPOTIsN.
What is called nepotism has al
ways been condemned. That IL,
when . man holding . public posi-
ton uses his position to secure a.
many other positions, subordinate or
othsr wise, IS possible for members OF
his i'm m ediAte household. 1t 10 the
thing for which his political oppo-
nents always arraign him more
or less, and it is thing which
man g friends deprecAte. Bat how
much worse it is for man holding .
position Of public trust to which
there is honor and pay attached,
10 use or abuse such power
not only to create positions
for mem bers OF his household,
brt to create positions greater and
more profitable than those that he
holds for himself in order that he
NAV fall from one soft berth directly
into a softer one OF his own creation,
but for which the tax payer fOots the
bill.
80 carefully did tn, Alliance lsg's'
lature OF 1891, which created theRail-
road Commission, guard against this
evil, they provided in the act
that no member Of that legislature
should be eligible to the position OF
Railros.d Commissioner
But how different vi b
the last two Democratic legisla-
turesf The last legislature created
many new judgeships and solicitor
ships and other well-paylng Offices.
The promoters Of this legislation, it
seems, were fixing berths for them
selves. Mr.. M. H Justice and Mr.
+. d. Winston helped to create
Judgeships into which they have al
ready landed. Mr.. J. g. Spainhour
and Mr.. J M. Gudger, Jr., Melped to
create solicitorships and they have
already landed in two Of said places
Mr., Shannonhouse helped to create
the position OF Recorder at Char
lotte and at once landed snug'y in
the position made to fit in his opin-
ion, his size. Senator T. M. AIRING
ton, of NASH, has managed to have
himself landed on q com mission
which he helped to create.
These will serve as samples to show
the kind of men who made up the
revolutionary Legislature, or at least
their conception of the duties ant
responsibilities of an important place
Of trust, especially when they stant
in q representative capacity to legis
late for the people and not for them
selves.
1t may have seemed alright t
them to do these things; they may
not have been conscious of doinf
wrong, but the absence Of such con
scious of doing wrong would be th'
most terrible indictment aga,ns
their want of those qualities which
are necessary to fill places whicl
they created for themselves. Is !
possible that Gov. Aycock could DO
find other men in his party equal.
capable and deserving Of these pls
cesf
It may not be insppro pirate t
call attention to another significsn
thing and, that 10, that some Of tn,
men above referred to, who have &C
oepted appointments at the .nds o
the Governor to positions which the
themselves helped to create, wer
thought to be opposed to the infam
Gus impeachment proceedings. In
deed, the friends of some of then
had been assured, to a certain OF
tent. that they did not approve tn
partisan efforts to i'm peach the ] udg
es anG with the lights before Their
would be forced to vote against tb
conviction of the Judges. At least
We have so been informed. Thes
men, however, when the test came
voted for conviction. Was Their
new and overwhelming evidence Ii
troduced sufficient to change thei
mindsf Surely there must hav
been, for it would be horrible to sur
pose for Q moment that the Governo
who had the appointing power, n
matter whether he favored the cor
viction Of the Judges or opposed i
could use these positions to effect
vote of the jurors Of the High Coul
of Impeachment, and equally, if nc
more horrible to suppose for one me-
ment that these men would chang
their vote s at such suggestion 9
based on such q hope. We cannc
believe it.
The Book Of books admonishes q
not only to avoid evil but to avo1
even the appearance Of evil.
THE INCOME TAX AND THE NE,