The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-09-02

road? Between Raleigh and Method,
two miles away from the nearest work
and nearly six miles away from where
the bulk of the work was to be done.
| VIII ask if this shows extraordinary
qualifications for the work about
which he is constantly Boosting, or
was this done for the purpose of re-
tarding my work as far as possible so
as to enable him to make comparisons
he is now making, having foreseen
with the eye of ii prophet what was
likely to happen" Mr.. Allen will
also remember that for seVera! weeks
in early summer he had the bulk of
Jones construction force moved to the
farm to help produce that $4,000
pounds of meat, over 1000 pounds of
which is unaccounted for. and again
in the fa!l for several weeks they
were employed in housing his crop.
Now, Mr.. Allen, (honor bright arn't
you sorry you mentioned the Cary
Road? Referring to the roads, Mr..
Allen boasts of having built. | have
this to say: that if he viii show a
single mile of road built by him which
will conform to the requirements of
the law which he has taken an oath
to support ! will publicly retract my
criticism, every criticism | have made.
/ viii ask Mr.. Allen if the Com
missioners did not at the January
as superintendent of County Home
from $1,000 to $4,000 per month be-
cause OF some extra work in looking
after bridges, and if he does not re-
member that when the new road law
went into effect they repealed the or
der made by them in January, and if
he did not continue to draw that extra
$40 each month until February 1904 :?
| Will ask him if the be I'D did at q
called meeting in February, 1904, at
tempt to remove me from office as Su-
perintendent of Roads and elect him
to the same position, fixing his salary
at $40 per month for the same and
$50 rs Superintendent of County
Home, and # he has not been drawing
a salary Of $50 per month since
January, 1904, as superintendent of
Convict Camp" and if he has not
since January been holding three Of
fees and drawing salary for all three?
In justice to certain gentlemen who
have seen fit to become candidates for
the position of County Commissioners,
| feel it my duty to make state
ment: | learn that the report has
been industriousiy and continually, for
the past few weeks, circulated to the
effect that these gentlemen constitute
what they are pleased to term "old
man E1llington's board" / wish the
people to know that L had no part
either directly or indirectly. in bring
ing those gentlemen forward. Two of
them | don't even know and would
not recognize if | were to see them
and have not even spoken to but one
of them about his candidacy. Another
report has been circulated all over the
county, rs | have just learned, to the
effect that / am not even citizen of
this county, but that l claim Johnston
county as my home and vote there
and further that | do not pay a dollar
of tax il this county, and still have
the audacity to ask the people to vote
for me for the Senate. This is as false
as various other reports put into cir
culation by evil-disDoSed persons for
the purpose of injuring me. IF thew
have found any one who would be in
clined TO believe any such report
will refer thom to the county and citv
tax books for the past fourteen G4
years for refutation of this malicious
charge. 1t is true that | have owned
no real estate here until the past year
but If this be a crime | have lots of
mighty good company / have recent
ly purchased vacant lot here for