The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1906-11-01
Chatham County News

80 - 80 NAs@N A~P&N@Ns1A 80 kAkE
business world if she gels many
jolts like the democrats gave in in
our bond issue. The idea Of borrow.
ing $4,000 when We owed only
$1,000 is pFePosterous.
The election thief Is a thief jus,
the same a. though he had stolen g
horse or ham Of meat or any article.
The Republican candidates in this
county are very sanguine Of their
election. The people seem to- he en-
thusiastic in their support. At every
appointment la the joint canvass
our candidates have routed the DEM
Ocrgt5 anu pat them on the defen-
sive. Now let every voter that
wants good, safe, sound and econ
omical county government vote for
a change.
II pays to be a sheriff in this
county when a bond issue comes
along. Sheriff Miiliken got as much
for "p2ying out" the M 0ney ha got
for our bonds as 10 bales Of cotton
would bring a farmer at 10 cents
per pound. The present court house
officials have had fine time during
their term of office. No wonder
they hold on with a deathIike grip.
The pickings>are 90 very good that
they don't want to let go the pub
lie teat.
Does Sheriff Milliken deserve
much praise for being afraid Of the
Ward and Watts law? The sheriff
is under "oath" to execute these
iawE, but if ne has az much a8 turned
his little finger in carrying out the
law we have never heard Of it.
Chatham County financiers Dor
rOWed $50, 900 TO pay q debt Of little
over 81 1000. Voter, is this the way
you would manage your own affairs :?
Reader, if you should owe any
body S12, 504.64 would you borrow
$4,000 to pay it? This is exactly
what the democrats in this county
have done, and pay interest on the
same for twenty years besides ?
If the members OF the court
house ring do not know of the many
mistakes that have been made in the
county officers, they must be an ig-
norant set and ought to get out and
let the Off ces be filed by com petent
men. O, the other hand, if any
one or all Of them do know Of the
Irregularities they ought not to sit
back and wink at them, thereby
giving their approval.
The effort Of Mr.. W. E, Brooks
TO injure the character OF AIR. John
L. Johnson, proved to be a BOOM
erang, for it comes back in the form
Of q certificate by Prof. Johnson,
knocking Mr.. Brooks statement into
a cooked bat. Wonder how Mr..
Brooks feels 1t pays to tell the
truth.
The democratic nominee for Reg
lister Of Deeds in this county, Mr..
W. E. Brooks, stated publicly, in his
speech in New Hope township, that
his oppo 1ent, J. T. Johnson, hung
around the office of the County Su-
perintendent of Public Instruction,
asking for job to help the Super
intendeut, and that the Professor
told him, Mr.. Brooks, that he did
not give him job, for he, the Pro-
fessor, knew Johnson to be traitor,
and ordered the said J. 7. Johnson
out of his Office and drove him away.
Now read what Prof. r. P. John
son says about Mr.. Brooks state
ment:
''To WHOM IT MAY CONCERN.
"This is to certify that I have
never, under any circumstances,
asked Mr.. J. T. johnson out of my
Office nor any other person; neither
did [ tell anyone I had done so. /
hope this report will be corrected al
once, for it is altogether UNTRUE, I
never said an unkind word to Mr..
j. T. Johnson in nay life.
81 have had no occasion to do so.
1 do not wish to be misrepresented,
nor do I wish Mr.. J. T, johnson
to be.
"Yours truly,
ar. 2. JOHNSON"
Copy:
PIt!sbOro, N. c., Oct. "a, 1906.
The above speaks for itself:
The bond issue of $4,000, re-
Gently put upon Chatham County by
the democrats, will cost the people
c very snug sum Of money before
the bonds are all paid.
In the first place NJ r. n. Hayes,
attorney, got S27250 for his services
in getting up the bonds. The sheriff
has already received S455 OF incom-
missions for paying out the money
received for the bonds. These two
gentlemen have therefore already
festhered their nests to the tune of
S7@7.57. These two amounts will
pay for q pretty good Chatham
county farm. Now, the sheriff IS
com missions until the bonds are