The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1910-10-20

In the report of a speech by Gov
ernor Glenn, at Reidsville, The News
and Observer of October 16, 1910.
said:
Governor Glenn made a magnifi-
cent showing for the Democratic adj
ministration of the State, and after
pointing to scandal after scandal I'M
der Republican administrations in
North Carolina, defied the Republi
cans to point to one single scandal
under Aycock, Glenn and Kitchin.
His comparison OF expenditures
startled the audience and he was APP
plauded to the echo as he scored in
favor of Democracy"
He failed to refer to the numerous
scandals of the Democratic admins
tration pointed out in the report OF
the legislative committee made to
the Legislature in 1909 by J. Allen
Holt, Representatives Blount, Ros-
coe w. Turner, NJ. B. Stickley and
Thomas E. Owen, published in the
News and Observer of January "a,
1OoC, III u1Sl IhSy 1CSlIEu
Gus violations of the law, among
others referring to the Governors re-
ceiving $50 a month, in the follow
ing languages:
1--WE find that in 1885 the Legisla-
ture Of North Carolina passed an act
which was in Communication of rent
| by which the Governor of North Car
/ g
/ per month so long as the Executive
Mansion was unfit for occupancy and
no longer. Upon examination we
ascertain that the various Governors
/ of North Carolina from that period
until this, without any exception,
have been collecting this amount.
The form in which it is now paid is
in the shape of a bill made out by
the keeper of the Capitol in the fol-
/ lowing words and figures:
''The State of North Carolina.
/ ~ $4,000"
ITO Governor, DR..
ITO servant hire in the Executive
Mansion during the month 49,.
We can not approve of these
vouchers, in that we do not think
there is any law which justifies the
issuance thereof, and even if there
were, the whole matter has been ir-
regular, in that the keeper of the
Capitol informs your committee that
he has never employed any servant
within the Executive Mansion; that
he does not know whether or not
anyone is employed or ever has been
and that he has no knowledge as to
the wages paid any domestic SER
want employed therein.
He further states that he collects
this amount from the State Treasur-
er each month, receipting the bill
himself, and pays same over to the
, Governor, for which he asks no re-
, ceipt and takes none. We feel that
this is unwarranted and that if such
, a course can be followed, the cause
OF the necessity of proper entertain
ment Of requirements made because
of the high position he occupies
there would be nothing to prevent
, the payment each month to the Gov.
, ernor of such an amount that he
! might deem proper and which his
4 peculiar position might require.
, Under this Governor Glenn receiv.
\ ed from the Treasury OF North Car
\ DINA the sum of $1,440 which the
\ committee says was "unwarranted. ,
Has the Governor ever refunded
: this unwarranted amount to the
State?
Governor Aycock received the
q same amount. Has he ever refund
e ed this "unwarranted" amount?
The committee reports another
? scandal in the following words: wv.
further find that during the past tive
years the keeper of the Capitol ha.
> employed five more persons upon hi,
weekly payroll than allowed by tn,
act passed by the General Assembl,
n OF 1907" These were no doub
T Democratic henchmen and the neo
: pie would like to know their names
: and would further like to know i;
+ they ever saw the city of Ra1eie,
e while receiving their salaries.
Another Democratic scandaI in th,
a same issue of the News and obsarv
eEaSs