The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1902-10-23

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month through the year till November,
when the crops came in.
The report of the Superintendent
was made on January |, 1901, and sub
rritted to the Beard of Directors for
their approval. They did approve It.
and it then became my duty as chair
man ia endorse on Is; not my approval
alone, bnt The approval OF the Board
This was done January l. 1901.
The present Board of Directors, OF
which:I am chairman, took charge OF
the peni:entiary on April l, 1901, and
had made a report ct Its condition
then. t presume this vas the second
report to which they referred, although
it ncwhere claims to show that the
penitent;ary was in debt, even in April.
But il tt-ere had appeared any shortage
between the January report and the
one in April, it woulJ not have been
any matter for me to explain, Tor The
simple reason that had nothing what
ever to do with the pe@i.entlary dur
Ing tia. time. resigned as d mem
Der OF the board the lot OF January,
and qualified as senator, and had no
more connection with the institution
until the first Of April. However,
there has never been any, nor, charge
OF any sh ortage, except the $l7 ,OcO w
stolen by Major Martin, the Republic
can Treasury clerk, for which he Is
now serving term In prison.
Dr.. Furgerson, in his reply to my
letter. being unable to produce any
argument-loses his temper, and re.
sorts to the use OF coarse language, and
offensive epithe:s. Such letter writ
ing does not evidence that degree OF
refinement that one would expect IL
an eminent physician. and example OF
political purity.
The dispute between him and myself
was heard by the tribunal provided by
the law OF the party TO try sucn mat
ters, to-wit: the Committee on Gre
dentials. It was composed Of fifteen
men, one from each Precinct in the
county, elected by the delegates from
bis Precinct. They were ali men OF
intelligence. and OF unquestloned in
tegrlty and fairness. They heard all
the Evidence Oh both sides, and the ar
guments, and inquired into the matter
thoroughly. After thus carefully In
vestigating it, they decided unanimous
ly that was rightly entitled to the
delegation.
The unanimous conclusion OF fifteen
disinterested men, made alter thorough
investigation, ought to settle IT,.
It certainly should have more weight
hN ho, nj
either DIR. Furgerson or myself, who
cannot but be biased by our personal
interest and feeling.
The Dr.. asked to have the matter sub
nitied to that Committee for settle
n1ent, and by that act pledged himself
to abide by their decision. He also
expected me to abide by it if adverse
to me, and I would have done so
Now, ought not be to do by their re-
port as he expected me to do by it?
Ard lastly, SO anxious are these
Good Democrats" to bring odium up
en- Democratic Administration, that
| they bring false charge CT heartless
and criminal neglect against an officer
no: to be voted for III the election
viz: the uperintendent OF the County
| Home. They base the charge upon
| three affidavits made BY Lizzie Carter,
Nancy Faucet, and Charlie Merritt.
Lizzie Garter is an immoral woman OF
i the lowest type. ;sho since the making
!! of the affidavit, has been so drunk and
disorderly on the streets of Weldon
| that she had to be locked up. Name,
| Faucet Is an unmarried white woman,
| the mother OF vera children, one OF
them negro. Charlie Merritt was
whipped several years ago by Or. Fur
garson's father IN Llttleton for stealing
money from him, and during August
last before making the affidavit, was
driven away from he County Home,
where be YVES EN- played, by the Su.,t.,
for stealing five dollars from him.
The bare statement ct the character
| OF the witnesses is enough to reiu:e
! the foul charge in the mind of all re-
spectahle people, and the use of sncb
names full enough to disgrace any
party. What an exalted method OF
campaigning has been set before us by
| the would tie purifiers OF politics! Be
hold the CANCEL Candidates." and po-
iltica1 Saint, STOPPING to means OF de.
amation 10 er than anything eyer
| resorted to By the negroes and Kepnb-
llcans in their worst days. DOES il
prove them worthy leaders of refined
and cultured people? Their effort to
impose upon the people as worthy o!
respect and credence the affidavits OF
such disreputable witnesses, Is an in
suit to them, that they ought to, and
will resent at the polls.
Below append the af1idavlts oil Mr..
Drewry, Supt. of the County Home,
and Mrs. Sally Drewry, his mother,
showing the true facts as to the death
of Jonas Parker.
Mr.. Drew1y has made one OF the
best Superintendent the County
Home has ever had Every Grand
Jury that has visited it since he has
been ia charge have commended his
efficiency, and his kind,lness 70 the
inmates. He is the only Supt. in my
recollection who has meyer had any
fuss with any Inmate, and against
whom none of them have ever made a
complaint. They all entertain the
kindest feelings toward him, and any
one visiting there will be struck by
the fact that the unfortunate little
children there follow him about, and
are almost as fond of him as they
would be Of a father. Any one who
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