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

the huge sntoynsnt o. the crowd
Hss witty saIlies - Iosephus Dansabss
conforming him cat q his o~a
mouth. caught the erowd-
lie said that be could understand
a good liar. bet DC expected the haT
10 have . good memory and stick 10
the first lie. II the first one was
lie. there Vas 10 use for another
lie 10 prove first one 10 be such
He then read from Daniels paper.
in which Marion Butler was invited
and urged 10 come into the Demo
cratic party aud an Official call ot
the Democratic State Chairman. OF
fering TO divide up the Offices wife
Marion Butler. sanctioned ana en-
dorsed by Josephns Daniels. through
his paper. who SO bitterly assaiis
Marion Butler now. He reviewed the
bond question and showed 10 the sat
isfaction OF every one present that
the bond issue in question was a Just
and honest debt. so declared by the
Supreme Court OF the United States.
TO say nothing Of a legislative COM
mittee composed OF men high in the
Democratic party. some Of whom hold
State Office today.
He showed up the inconsistency OF
the Democratic party in condemning
the tariff and yet at the same time
boasting of the States enormous
strides under a protective tariff. The
figures of the Democratic oficiais
themselves prove that the State is
worth two and a half times as much
now as when it was at the close OF
the last Democratic administration.
Regarding the State administration
he stated that when the Republicans
assumed charge in 1896 they found
only SSS,000 in the treasury. Dur
in the four years of Governor Rus
sells administration, every debt had
been paid, the appropriations for the
schools and public charities largely
increased, and at the end OF the four
years, they turned over to the Demo
Gratis the sum Of s1S5,000 with every
debt paid Quoting the report or the
late Auditor, DR.. B. F. Dixon) and
/
lars worth of bonds had been issued.
In contrast with this, the incom-
ing Democratic administration start
ed out by borrowing 100000. They
passed a law authorizing the State
! treasurer "at his discretion" to bor-
row the large sum of $225,0O0 to
carry on the States government. The
cost of government under the Re-
publicans had been only $1,2S4,O 900
while the Democrats had increased it
to the enormous total of SO, 500 900.
! The Legislature of 1907 appointed
/ committee to investigate the State
department. That report was such
that it was kept down. The Speaker
declared that it was his belief that
if such a condition had been found
under the Republicans, somebody
would have gone to State prison.
Men were carried on the pay rolls
without warrant of law, the peoples
money was spent in other ways not
justified by law and the laxity of bus
mess methods appalling to those who
saw it.
The cost of the school system was
out of all reason, when the returns
were considered. North Carolina
leads all the States in the Union in
the percentage of illiteracy. Nearly
twenty per cent, about one-fifth of all
the people of the State, are unable
to read and write The vicious sys-
tenn of managing the public schools
by boards who were not in touch
with the people was largely respon-
sible Not a single school commit
teeman in the State was elected by
the people whose money and whose
, little children they have charge of. He
cited instances in his own county
Forsyth, of gross favoritism, and said
he did not doubt that the same exist
ed elsewhere.
He defined local self-government
saying it was what the people of {
, locality desired should be done
The people of every locality should
govern their schools, because the!
knew what they wanted and the,
should not be held under the man
=. agement OF board over which the.
exercised no control and who coult
defy them at pleasure
He called attention to the violat
ed pledge Of the Democrats regard
ing their failure to pass a trust bill
with teeth, one that would be eff
r fective. Other States had passes
= them, and Governor Kitchin wa
= elected on promise to pass such
e law. Why was it not done? TIL
y explanation was simple When tn
S time came for refunding the BON
d issue Of nearly four million dollars
= such was the distrust in which tn
J. Democratic administration was he'll
s that the people of this State refuse
e to subscribe the amount and the Gov
: ernor was about to call the Legis
q lature in extraordinary SoScion RI IL