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A RANDOLPH COUNTY PAPER FOR RANDOLPH COUNTY PEOPLE.
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VOL. 6. NO. 12.
ASHEBORO, N. C, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1910.
ONE DOLLAR A YEAR
The Confederate Soldier
' and Pensions.
How He Fsres at The Hands of
Democratic Pension Board.
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The following affidavits and
correspondence will show how
the old soldiers are being treated
by those in authority because
they will not dance to democrat
ic music. These affidavits and
letters were given voluntarily by
these worthy veterans that the
public may become acquainted
with what they are up against.
J. M. FIELDS' AFFIDAVIT.
North Carolina,
Randolph County,
Randleman Township.
Personally appeared before
me, Jas. Fields of Randleman
township, county and state afore
said, who was duly sworn and
made the following affidavit, to
wit:v I enlisted at the age of 17,
in Co. F., 70th North Carolina
Regiment, W. S. Lineberry
Captain. I served 9 months and
was honorable discharged. In
after years I applied for a pen
sion. My application was accepted
and received a penson for three
successive years. One day at an
election in Randleman, I was
approached by a prominent dem
ocrat who told me if I voted the
Republican ticket, my pension
would be discontinued, which
was done. I have often since
appliedjto the pension board to
have my pension restored but my
demands were ignored.
(Signed) J. M. Fields, Affiant,
Witness: Wm. H. Pickard.
Subscribed and sworn to this
the 1st day of Sept. 1910.
(Signed) Wm. K. Pickard, No
tary Public.
My commission Expires Aug.
15, 1911.
W. B. YATES' AFFIDAVIT.
North Carolina,
Randolph County.
Wm. Bailey Yates being duly
sworn says; That he will be 75
years old on the 4th day of Sept.
next, that he was born and
raised in Randolph County and
has lived here the greater part
of his life: that Jie (affiant)
served in tie Civil War for two
years in Company B, 52nd North
Carolina Regiment and was then
captured by the Union Army.
That affiant was imformed and
believed that he was entitled to
a pension and has at five differ
ent times made application for
fV oomn rmrl that: sinfP thn
Civil War affiant has never been
worth the sun of three hundred
dollars: that when said affiant
entered the war he was a stout
able bodied man but that on ac
count of the hardships and ex
posures caused by said war that
affiant become disabled and that
he has never been stout since the
war: that when affiant would ap
pear before the pension Board
he was informed by the Board
or some member pf it that they
would do the best theycould for
him: that in July 1909 was the
last time that he has appeared
before said Board, that at said
time he had a certificate from a
leading physician of the county
certifying that affiant was I dis
abled and that said Board said
that they would do the best they
could: that during Court 1909
affiant went to W. C. Hammond,
a member of the Pension Board,
and ask him if he would get his
pension and that said W. C.
Hammond said to him, "We
can't afford to work you up a
pension and you vote . square
against us", That affiant replied.
!S
t afford to sacrifice my
principles for a pension". That
affiant is poor and disabled and
sorely m need of a pension but
that he has never received any:
that affiant has frequently been
told by leading democrats of
Randolph County that if he
would vote the democratic ticket
that they would see to it that he
got a pension.
(Signed) W. B. Yatss
Affirmed to and subscribed
before me, this July 21st, 1910
(Signed) John M. Neely, Notary
Public. My commission Expires
Dec. 24th 1911.
B. N. MODLIN'S STATEMENT.
In witness hereto B. N. Mod
lin, makes the following state
ment this the 10th day of Sep
tember 1910.
That he is now 73 years old
and that he served near four
years as a soldier in the Confed
erate Army and that on account
of such service he has been un
able to make a living for him
self and wTife for five years.
That at the meeting of the
Board of pensions for Randolph
County July 1907, 1908 and 1909
he did make application for a
pension and furnished a doctor's
certificate showing that by rea
son of such service in the Con
federate Army-he was unable to
earn a living and that he is now
worth less and has not been
worth more than $250. during
the past five years, that since
making such applications he has
never received a pension, but
has asked by letter and in per
son those in authority about the
same at different times since.
That he did go before W. C.
Hammond, a member of said
county Board, during July 1909
and that the said Hammond did
at that time tell him, "if he
would vote the democratic ticket,
he (Hammond) would secure the
pension for him and if he did not
vote it he would not secure it."
That a certain democrat candi
date for the legislature did dur
ing the fall of 1908 come to him
and say, "if he (Modlin) would
then agre to vote the democrat
ic ticket that his pension papers
would then be sent to Raleigh
the day after the election and he
would receive his pension there
after." In witness hereof I hereby set
my hand and seal this the date
given above.
(Signed) B. N. Modlin,
Witness,
W. L. Nance,
Mrs B. N. Modlin.
LETTERS REFERRING TO
MODUN'S PENSION.
Department of the State Aud
itor, Raleigh, N. C.
Jan. 14th, 1908.
Mr. B. N. ModlinJ
Randleman, N. C.
Dear Sir:
I am in receipt of your letter
with reference to getting pension
I will be glad to do anything I
can for you, but of course I can
not do anything unless your
County Board will recommend it.
If you are entitled to a pension,
and will make application in July
and your County Pension Board
will recommend a pension for
you, theState Board will doubt
less grant it.
Very respectfully,
(Signed) B. F. Dixon, Auditor,
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Department of the State Audi
tor, Raleigh, N. C.
Dec. 22nd, 1908.
Mr B. N. Modlin,
Randleman, N. C.
Dear Sir:
1908 -
Democratic Promises
Mr. Voter, compare democratic
promises with democratic perform
ances in Randolph county.. Read the
following clipped from a democratic
newspaper. Out of their own mouths
they condemn themselves. Read the
following:
Editorial in The Courier Oct. 22, 1908.
FALSE REPORTS ABOUT THE
COURT HOUSE.
All kinds of false reports are
being circulated in this county
as to the condition of the county
finances and the action of the
County Commissioners. The
Democratic party has not only
managed the affairs of the coun
ty well and has SEVERAL
THOUSAND dollars to the credit
of the county in the treasury,
but has paid off a deficit found
in the treasury when they took
charge. After building bridges
and making other improvements
in different parts of the county
a LARGE fund has been saved
which TO BUILD A COURT
HOUSE. While there is not enough
money in the treasury to build
the courthouse, YEP, WITH
HIS YEAR'S TAXES, with
the rigid eeononTy which has
been used, THE COURTHOUSE
WILL PRACTICALLY BE PAID
FOR WHEN COMPLETED. The
organ of the Republican Bosses
states that the courthouse will
never be completed without the
issue of bonds, or a special levy
of taxes. j
The Democratic candidates for
commissioners absolutely' GUAR
ANTEE ,,the people and authorize
The Courier to state that if they
are elected, as they will be, that
there will be neither bonds nor
a special levy of taxes.
There
were some charges
preferred against you, and I am
holding your pension warrent
until they can be thoroughly in
vestigated. You will please see
the Clerk of the Court of your
county relative to this matter.
Very Respectfully,
(Signed) B. F. Dixon, Auditor.
Randleman, N. C. R. F. D. No. 3
Dec. 29 1908. "
Mr. Will Hammond,
Please inform me what the
charges against me are concern
ing depriving pension. I want
it settled one way or the other
right away, Enclosed find stamp
for return mail.
Respectfully,
(Signed) B. N. Modlm,"
On the back of the above let
ter appears this reply:
Dear Sir:-
I cannot tell yon what charges
were brought against you, as I
do not know. I did not have a
j check to send to you. You know
the pensions are sent to me from
Raleigh.
Yours,
(Signed) W. C. Hammond.
Asheboro, N. C. 1-7 .1909.
Mr. B. N. Modlin,-
My Dear Sir:
I am unable to tell you any
thing about why your pension
has not come. There has been
no charges made against you be-
1910
and Performances.
Published in the Courier Sept. 15, 1910.
EXHIBIT G.
k Statement of the cost of the
New Court House and payments
made on same to September 1,
1910.
Amount paid for site, cost of
structure, etc., $31,062 61
Money borrowed on
this account, $26,125 OO
Amount paid out and
charged in General Fund, 4,937 61
$31,062 61
There has been paid on the
above account of borrowed mon
ey, $1,550.00, -which together
with the sum mentioned above
as having been paid, makes a
total of $6,487.61 paid On the
New Court House since it was
pur, under construction. Both
the above sums were paid out of
and charged to the general fund.
(Note The following para
graph is not on the Minute Book,
but is an accomplished fact.)
In addition co the above pay
ments on the New Court House,
there has been, since the above
report was made, an additional
payment of $2,000 on the bor
rowed money account, reducing
the same to $22,575.00 and
making a total of $8,487.61 paid
on account of the New Court
House since it was put under
construction in June, 1908!
fore our board. You must have
failed to pass the State Board
if you fail to get it. You will
have to make another applica
tion in July,
I am sincerely
(Signed) W. P. Wood.
Department of the State Auditor
Raleigh, N. C. Jan. 22, 1909.
Mr. B. N. Modlin,
- Randleman, N. C.
Dear Sir: -
We had nothing to do with
taking your name off the pension
roll, and you will have to take
this matter up with your County
Board, and have it investigate,
and whatever their instructions
are to me, I will carry out
Very respectfully,
(Signed) B. F. Dixon Auditor.
State of North Carolina;
House of Representatives,
Raleigh, 2-3 1909.
B. N. Modlin,
Mr.
Randleman, N. C.
Dear Sir:
Yours of Feb. 1 to hand and
noted. I am sorry the Pension
Board turned you down. I do
not know upon what grounds
they did this but feel sur j they
thought they were doing right.
I did all I could for you. When
I get home I will loolT" into the
matter ancLdo all I can for you.
Yours truly,
' (Signed) Thos. J. Redding
TEN CENTS gets The Bulletin
till Nov. 15th.
DEMOCRATIC INCONSISTENCY.
Increase!! Taxes-That Court House
AgainA Democratic Ruse and Sub
terfuye. . By A. Newman.
Sometime ago the writer of
this article had something to say
in regard to the increase in the
total amount of taxes collected
for Randolph County. No soon
er said than it was taken up by
certain democratic office hunters
who tried by various schemes to
show that the statement was not
correct. I made the statement
then, and stand ready to repeat
it, that the democratic party
tried to deceive the voters, and
as for that matter did deceive
them info the belief that the new
Court House would be paid for
when completed.
In the last issue of the Court
House "orgin" there appeared a
noteworthy article headed
"Financial condition of Randolph
County"; noteworthy for its
length, lack of depth, and the
thin, very thin coat of white
wash which it had received. This
statement is the death warrant
of the Democratic party in Ran
dolph county. It is the same
old attempt to deceive the voters.
In fact it out Herods Herod in
the way of deception. But if
the "ringmaster" thinks that lie
can feed such stuff to the intelli
gent voters of Randolph County
he has certainly got another
think coming his way.
But anent the Democratic
promise to pay for the new court
house when completed. Take
the last issue of the Asheboro
Courier, look on the front page
second double column, and you
will see in Exhibit 'G" that
according to Democratic testi
mony the Court House cost $31,
062,61. You will find that there
Was actually $26,125.00 of this
money borrowed with which to
pay the debt. Furthermore you
will find that there hns been
only $4,937.61 of this debt paid.
But that is not ail, look at Ex
hibit "B", disbursements and
you will see that the sum of $1,
651.80 has been paid out for in
terest, or MORE THAN ONE
THIRD that which has been paid
on the outstanding notes. An
other item that will catch the
eye of the wary voter is the
Miscellaneous, which is. the sec
ond largest item in the list and
which reaches the sum total of
$14,708.50. Why not itemize
more closely and explain to the
people for just what the above
was expended? Does it come in
the chronological order that the
Miscellaneous item should be
second largest, or was it design
ed to keep the voter from know
ing for what the money was
spent?
And now to show the truthful
ness of my former letters and
statements. Look at exhibit
A ' same report, and you will
find that the amount of money
received between February 1901,
and January 1903, to be $27,744
68. Then look at exhibit "B"
receipts, and you will see that
the amount collected between
December 1907 and December
1909 was $33,691.7. An
crease in six years oi
appro x -
imately $5,936.79.
Does siot this show the, falsity
of Democratic claims th.it the
j wywvva.w.
tax has not been raisd, when the;
increase nas Deen very near Ja
THOUSAND dollars in six years,
or about a thousand dollars for
i each year? Mr. Voter you would
i do well to look to your own in
terest and smite democracy a
telling blow, not so much for
what they have done, but for
what they have promised and
not done. The democratic party
in Randolph county is built on
broken promises and the people
are at last awakening to their
interest and joining the party
of deeds rather than words. This
will be evidenced from the fact
that eighty years ago the demo
crats claimed a majority of seven
hundred, but where is that ma
majority to-day? Straws tell
which way the wind blows. Two
years ago one of the Democratic
candidates was elected by only
s-i-x majority. And now a word
about the legislative candidates.
When the democratic convention
met in Asheboro to" nominate
their county officers they placed
on their ticket for the legislature
J. Rom Smith and T. J. Finch.
Smith was not present but friends
of his assured the convention
that he would positively not ac
cept the nomination. Mr. Finch
was present and before and af
ter he was nominated he told the
convention that he would not
accept.
But seeking to run the nomi
nation over these two men the
convention left matters as they
stood, with the assurance of the
"ringmaster" that any vacancy
would be filled by the Executive
Committee.
Such vacancy did exist as was
soon evident, and then the still
hunt for someone to make the
run began in earnest, which ter
minated" last week in the selec
tion of Cox of Asheboro and Car
ter of Ramseur.
The "ringmaster" smoothed it
over mighty nice in the last is
sue of the "orgin" assuring the
people that Mr Finch was much
too busy to make the race and as,.
for Mr. Smith, oh well, he had
had sickness in his family. He
had little rather had Smith and
Finch but then he just couldn't
"sarcument it". Much has ap
peared m the "orgin" about the
Republican nominees being too
young, and this matter was riot
overlooked for they got candi
dates who' are old enough, yes
quite as old as York and Red
ding are young, but then they
could not be expected to run
young men from the fact that
very near all the young men that
become of age join the Republi
can party.
Mr. Finch was much too busy
to run, yes, and so they nominat
ed $Cox and Carter, two of the
busiest men in the county.
Republican prospects were
never brighter, and as you march
to the ballot box on the eighth
day of November next, keep in
view the fact that there has been
over one third as much money
spent for interest, as there has
been spent toward the payment
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