CA
IAN
VOL. XVI
RALEIGH, N C, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1898.
NO.
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HUSTLING AGENTS
In every neighborhood in North Caro
lina can make good .money getting
subscribers for
DUPLIM ALL RIGHT.
.lMinllratls il ! i'tw
"lluck' Kitrhen. iM-tnne-
The regular subscription price of
of the paper is $1 a year, (H) cents
for six months, and 35 cents for three fU7,y;.put,hewroD8r
months, Fou a shout time, until we
I tl r rnlll
roM- t apt.
Ksisok, X. C .Sept. 10, 13.
Mu. Kimio: I in tbe lat issue
of The C-rceix tbat several of the
counties report satisfactory condi
tions to the people. Hince the Demo
crats bare lost their control I desire
to report as to the condition of my
county (old Duplin) while under Dem
ocratic role, it got in debt- about
$2,500, could not psy for services 'en
dered either by jury or witness. Since
it has been under the cootro' of the
Populists the debt baa been cancelled,
jurors and witnees are promptly paid
her tickets are presented, and the
people don't dread to go now.
1 only wish that an honest record of
every county and town could and
would be searched and 'heir finances
reported, also the number of negro
ottlcers that were elected and ap
pointed from the year 1870 to the pres
ent date, by what party so elected or
appointtd, ard this put up in the
shape of a pamphlet so that we all
where il
NEGRO DOMINATION I BUND.
get
25,000 New Subscribers
i i i i
Again res elatioos are upon ih. A
few years ago Judge Toombs, of Geor
gia, spoke prophetically when he said
if the people did not control the rail
roads the railroads would control the
people, fie spoke a parable; for proof
we refer the people to the Democratic
convention held at,'KaIeigh, May 2ucb.
Col. Andrews, a McKiuley shrieker
and a goldbug railroad king verified
the above. Did be not nominate, and
through his power elect Mr. Simmons,
Governor Vance's especial friend (?) as
chairman of th exeutive committee
(a goldbug at heart.) Simmons polit
ical history is too well known for me
to attempt to write it up.
Again how strangely hallucination
takes possession of man. On the af
ternoon of the Hth of this month (J apt
Buck Kitchen arrived at this place to
address tie people on the political is
sues. Before the speaking I had a
conversation with him in the pres
ence of others lie stated that be had
never changed bis views since he en-
mailing to subscribers' addressesJJ
what kind of a Democrat be was at
first-c-he answered a Jeffersonian ;
what kind, when in the Populist-atrue
Jeffersonian ; since be left the "Pops"
what kind of a Democrat was be now
--a JetTersonian.il told him I was after
the civil war, all the way with bim
until he made his last debut. lie re
marked that I would be a hypocrit to
go back to the Democratic party.
Consistency thou art a jewel." He
stated that as the Democratic party
was regenerated be did not go to them
but that they came to him. Right
here I recall a strange incident : Not
many years ago there lived near here
a very eccentric old gentlemen ; be ac
cepted nothing be could not mathe
matically solv.e, therefore no God, no
faith. (Juite near him a revival was
going ou ; he seemed to bathe centre
or target for heavy shot from the
preacher ; be confessed his transgres
sion &c, thought probably it would be
best to join the church on probation,
which he did. After a while of ex
perience he bad a revelation viz, that
he did not go to the church, but the
church came to him.
How can Capt. "Buck" reconcile
himself. When be was at Raleigh he
knew all about that convention, who
managed and who finished the job.
APoriTLIST.
We have decided to offer 5 subscrip
tions, each for three months, for the
small sum of $1. This includes post
age,
etc. This low price will give every
one a chance to get the
Best and Cheapest Paper
in the State
To agents who want to make money,
WHEREIY THE DEMOCRATS HOPE TO
RIDE INTO OFFICE AND A6AIN
SUCK THE PJBLIC TEAT.
and who will really
inunity where they
i
worK in a corn-
are known.
We Give a Good Commission,
That will pay them better than any-
do. No other
agents a more
Those who de-
NEGR0
OVERSEERS APPOINTED
DEMOCRATS.
BY
can
thing else they
paper will offer to
liberal commission.
Affidavit From Mr. J. It. Bell That a Dem
ocrat in Duplin Appointed a Negro
Overseer Democrat Guilty of the Same
Charge They Would Fasten Fpon Other.
sire to act as
they arc
least
agents must show that
in earnest by sending at
State of North Carolina, Duplin
County:
I am a citizen of Duplin county,
Faison township, and I wish every
person to know how white men have
been treated in eur county while
there is so much being said in favor
of the white man's paity by the
Democrats. And to their shame
thev do inst the reverse of what the T"
profess to be. There is a negrd This is the reason they curse Gov-
whose name is S mon Lof tin whd ernor iiusseu ana ine uuuerites as
An lut-lligrnt Farmer Will- tbv tau
rlaa and Appeal to the Farmer and
Worklni-meu net to let the Kr(ra Sr,rr
crow lw Worked Free Itallot, Monet
..lection mil Favorable lgl-lal ln 1
What the Miuo Want.
ForTH Caucasian.
Wkeksvillk, X. C, Sept. .1, 189S
A Democratic sheet, eailed "Facts
About Negroes," is sown broadcast
in onr county, and 1 suppose through
out the State, with a view to try to
tool somebody. This sheet has great
big black head lines, "Negro," "Ne
gro.'' ' Negro," with ugly negro car
toons ennningly drawn, and no doubt
Ijingly too with a view of stirring
up race hatred to carry their points.
Ttey would have ns believe that Jim
Young is running the whole thing at
the State Institution for the deaf,
dumb and blind, for white and col
bred, and that negroes have about
taken several of our big cities, and
soon will have the whole country in
their charge, when they ought to
know, and do know that that ia a
whopper too big a one to make sen
sible people believe. This sheet,
whose editor 1 guess, was ashamed
to sign his name to it, is no doubt
calculated to fool some who are not
well acquainted with their tricks and
mean methods of stirring up race
prejudice, thinking thereby to divide
the people in order that they may get
a chance once more to get their no
ses at the pie counter of the State.
I am very sorry indeed that the farm
ers, as a class, are sounwatchful of
their enemies. If they only would
devote a little more time to reading
and watching the acts of those fel
lows and their agents, they would
not be fooled so easily, and would
know just for what men and meas
ures to vote on election days, and
this copious outpouring of deceptive
campaign sheets would cease.
Enough money is wrung from the
poor farmers and workingmen by
these boodlers, for distributing their
lies and deceptions to run the. State
government, which the people ought
to put a stop to.
Talking about negro domination.
I believe that to be as small an evil
and as little a curse to the people, to
be compared to the domination of
the money power, as the little light
of the fire fly is to the sun. It is bad
legislation foisted upon us by these
"white-shirted ' money thirsty lords
that we should deplore, and not the
fear of the negro, as these negro
howlers would have us believe. These
very men, the writers of these sheets,
have records, and are known to be
enemies to the laboring man.
Through their efforts and cunning
the 09 year lease of the State's, rail
road was made for their advantage,
and to the detriment of the people.
They are known to have worked and
fought against most every bill intro
duced in the legislature in behalf of
the farmers, viz : reduction of freight
and passenger rates, free passes and
the sis per cent interest bill, etc., all
of which they opposed, and still op
pose. Why? Because these bills in
terfered with their dollar grabbing.
These bills or kindred ones, will be
brought, up again before the next
legislature, and they know it, and
they know also if they fail to get
their tools elected to go there that
these bad things that they have
caused to be done will be remedied,
and some laws for the people will.be
enacted.
This is the secret of their howlngs.
One Subscription for I Year, or
5 Subscriptions for 3 Months,
And QNE DOLLAR to pay for same,
as tlieir first- order. Send in your first
has been appointed an overseer on
the public roads in onr township and
received his appointment from A.
D. flick?, one of the men who is now
sav.ng so much about negro over
seers in eastern North Carolina.
J. D. Bell.
Personally appeared before, me
this day J. D. Bell, who being duly
sworn says that the above certificate
is true. September 12th, 1S98,
I. F. Shtne, J. P
P. S. All this fuss now is to enable
the Democrats to get control of the
next legislature, and if they do, fare
well poor white men as well as the
nnor nocrn. So lt ns twKir whit mn et. They have been weighed and
1 ..j. . .. uiirnr 4- . . -w- -c I stand bv the nartv that is in favor I J us
UyULVy ill UI11U IUU MUW U agOllW. of a free ballot and a fair count-USuppose a good cartoonist were to
which is the Populist party and
the only party that is for free silver
16 to 1, as is shown by the past leg
islation of the Democrats. J. D. B.
THOMSON
AND AYCOCK.
Another Report of the Fint Joint
Debate Between These
Two Oratori
AYCOCK HELD DPT0 RIDICUCE
ut to
-The
Why
Con-
was
, on
thev call the Populists. They know
that Russell has stood f cr the people
as he should have done, and in doing
so, of course had to be a little hard
on them. . I supposa that Governor
Russell felt compelled to do what he
did to justify himself before God and
the people But they seem to think
that if they can howl negro long and
loud enough, that enough of the vo
ters will, by election day, be made
to believe them, and will help them
to get in again. Unfortunately for
them, however, their tracks are too
big and deep to be hidden by the
dust they kick up in the negro rack
Any Live Worker Can Easily Get
from Q to 100 Subscribers a Day.
PARENTS ARE UNFAIR TO TEACHERS.
If an
agent
gets only ten subscri-
Lax in AirertalDins How Their Children
are Taught.
"That existing methods of educat
ing the young fall short of the ideal
there is scarcely any question,"
writes Edward Bok in the Septem
ber Ladies' Home Journal. "The
l : -.3 .. -1 4.1.-
, ... n -i i uiusi uiuuiiucui, cuusaivia vi 111c
a (lay tliail l0 liaS IOr Hie last year, land admit this fact. Every effort
I is undoubtedly made to better pre-
first order
Ijeys a day, lie will make move money
When you send in your
say xvt township or townships you
vailing systems, is at the nght is
single handed-. As teachers and ed
ucators constantly say: "we are
alone: parents give us no assistance
They do not even give us the benefit
Wailt. We Will pUt an agent 111 every true lamentable true. Parents are
T T . x- c toQ jax aDout tne methods pur-
; sued in educating their children. In
hundreds of cases they do not even
know what the methods are. They
know nothing about them. There is
no co-operation of the parent with
the teacher. However much we may
be able to improve modern methods
of edncation, the best resnlts to our
children cannot be reached until pa
rents and teacher come into closer
relation than they are at present."
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IR.AXjEIGKH:, 1ST. C-
paint the pictures of some of their
acts around the capital during the
session of the last legislature as well
as at some other times, would it not
ay in the shade the negro cartoons
of their making when it comes to
making people blush with shame and
mdignitionT I think it would, and
so does the majority of the voters of
North Carolina think so. IN o acts
of negro officials as I know of have
caused half the suffering and misery
n the State as the acts of these op
pressors of the poor. They want to
continue to hold their heels on the
necks, and their hands on the pock
ets of the farmers and laborers, and
they think they can always be sue
cessf ul in doing so.
Now, fellow farmers and working-
men, in an nonest avocations 01 me.
will you be turned back and cease to
fight for your liberty, for fear of ne
gro domination? 1 hope you will not
When these Democrats were almost
drowsed, and in the last throes of
death, to save their political lives,
when they saw nothing else would an
swer, they snatched np a few plans
of the Populist platform and hol
lowed themselves hoarse in praise of
said platform, and as soon as the wa
ter was out of their ears ana noses,
and they thought they could pul
throngh without further aid of the
PopuhstJvthey changed their tune
of praise to that of denunciation and
abuse. Now, they are asking yon
fellow citizens, in the face of all this
to help them, save the State from ne
gro rnle. I repeat, I don't think they
ean fool vou. hope you are better in
formed than to be fooled by sucn de
ceivers. t
I am but a poor farmer, don't ex
pect or want an office, but I do want
crood laws, that will be just to the
rich and poor alike. Watch these
fellows and see if they are kicking
np this negro dust for anything: bu
to bund yon to tne real facts.
Thomas Meadk.
lr Tbetup-on Mc! all Otrt ' 1
Hint anil la K-ljr kawti at lh-
rer Tongued" haulaa of tlruiwe
"' jrak Some I'rrtlnrtil Oun.
tlon mn Cc-p-ialtoa au.l llrjraa. Let
ter uoThat Mn Which he I)odKr
Cry of "Kr" Due not KUI
the ollb-tk ot t'untrul of tl.
v-stlon.
Special to Tun C.lc-sian.'
After Dr. Cyrus Thorn
billed to upeak at Concord, X. t
September 12th the county Populist
committee cballenged the Democrat ic
committee to get tbe strongest Demo
craticjpeaVer in the State to meet
bim in joint discussion. Tbe Demo
crats accepted mud telegraphed chair
man Simmons to send lion. Charles B.
Aycock. They then distributed 1000
posters announcing tbe great debate.
Tbe day of battle came, but it was
noticeable that but few Democrats
came in from tbe country, many of
tbem declaring that tbey were "not
coming to bear Cy. Thompson abuse
Democrats." .Although Cnl. Paul B.
Means declared that he would have
every Democrat in the county present
it must he conceded that- tbe Popu
lists turned out to see tbe contest,
while tbe town crowd constituted tbe
bulk of Democrats present. And tbe
result showed that tbey were wise in
Keeping away as many Democrats as
tbey could, because the rank and file
have not heard the truth. The news
paper reporters came in full force to
try to 9ave tbe day for Aycock, Jar
vis & Co. The Wilmington Star, Ral
eigh News and Observer, Raleigh
Post, Charlottee Observer. Charlott
News and Lexington Dispatch, sent
representatives, and the editors of tbe
Concord Times, and Concord Stand
ard sat with the reporters that took
notes. Mr. F. T. Reed, editor of the
Salisbury Watchman, was the only
Populist editor present.
When tbe smoke of battle cleared
away it was a study to observe tbe
faces of local Democratic leaders.
Never since the people of Washington
rode down in their carriages to wit
ness the flight of tbe Confederates at
Bull Run, has there been anything ap
proaching the spectacle presented bv
Cabarrus Democrats and the disting
uished worthies from adjoining towns
as they filed out of the court house.
Capt. John Beard, tbe old war horse
of Rowan, met Capt. Charles McDon
ald, a leading Democrat, who was a
member of tbe legislature of '89 and
said : "Well Mac, what do you Dem
ocrats think of tbe speaking?" To this
McDonald replied : 'Well tbey say it
was a dog fall." Said Beard, "Well,
Mac you know what that means.'' The
Democrats were as blue as tbey were
just after the election two years ago.
Tbat they were "hacked" but faintly
conveys an idea as to their condition
of mind. It was a great triumph for
Dr. Thompson and a great day for Ca
barrus Populism. Every Populist who
heard these tvo champions of tbe
Democratic party and of tbe Peoples
Party is now armed with argument
against tbe appeals of Democrats to
prejudice. Tbe failure of Mr. Aycock
to attempt to deny a single material
statement ol Dr. Thompson strength
ened tbe course of reform.
Mr. Aycock began by stating that it
was a "grand spectacle" when those
4S,000 men walked out of tbe Demo
cratic party in North Carolina in 1892
because tbey could not follow Grover
Cleveland, lie appealed to Populists
to return to tbe Democratic party be
cause tbe Democrats had stated their
platform and nominated Bryan in
stead of Cleveland. He theu abused
tbe Populists and Republicans charg
ing that tbe fusionist administration
bad spent for tbe tbree years 1895. 96
and '97 $300,000 more than the Demo
crats for tbe tbree years of Demo
cratic rule 1892, 3 and '94. He then
charged that the Populists and Re
publicans bad mae tbe charitable in
stitution of the State "the football of
politics." He then delivered a patbet
ic little oration upon "blindness" and
talked about all kinds of blindness ex
cepc political ounaness. ur course,
this was merely lor tbe purpose of in
troducing his Jim loung inspection
report which he shoo- at Cy Thorn p
son and waved in tbe air to tbe great
delight of . bis Democratic friends
But when Dr. Thompson arose there
was something in bis manner tbat made
tbe Democrats realize tbat be meant
business and it didn't take them long
to discover tbat be knew bow to un
co, er tbe hypocrisy of tbe Democrats
He began by declaring tbat tbe Demo
crats bad never bad any issue in North
Carolina except tbe negro tbe only
exception being in lS9u, when fearing
, tbat tbe rank and Hie would leave their
party tbey stole the Populist platform.
But tbey refused to act witb tbe Pop
ulists in 1896 on tbe State ticket
In 189S tbe Peoples party appointed
committee to make tbe Democratic
Convention a proposition to co-oper
ate in the election of nine free silver
and anti-monopoly Congressmen, six
udges of bigb character and ability
and free from partisan bias, twelve so-
lcitors, fearless and impartial, and an
anti-monopoly legislature Pledged in
favor oi reduction of freight and pass
enger rates, in favor of legislation to
prevent removal of cases to Federal
Courts, in favor of a tree ballot and a
fair count, in favor of making law
against free passes apply to those re
ceiving tbem.
Dr. Thompson addressing himself to
Democrats asked them wby it was tbat
tbe Democratic papers would not print
Mr. Bryan's letter advocating that tbe
Democrats co-operate with tbe Popu
lists in North Carolina this year. He
then said tbat he would read tbe Peo
ples Party proposition and ask any
one who was opposed to a single thing
fn that proposition to raise his band.
Not a band was raised, "men" said
Dr. Thompson, "every Democrat here
is in favor of these things, or else be
will not dare to say tbat be is not." A
thunder of applause followed this ten
strike. He defied Aycock to explain
wby bis party had slapped Bryan in
the face and refused to fuse with tbe
Populists. He then declared that it
was tbe old Kansom-cieveiana gang,
aided by A. B. Andrews, trying to get
back into power, and tbey couio not
fuse with tbe Populists because Popu
lists insisted on legislation to whicb
Andrews was opposed. He charged
Aycock with running from the State
Convention, and said tbat he bad heard
that Aycock was to run for governor
in 1900, and of course it wouldn't do
for him to get tangled up with the
Convention. Dr. Thompson then took
up Aycock's "nigger racket" talk and
completely roasted him. He denounced
as malicious and slanderous tbe lying
cartoons of tbe News and Observer
men piclur-u Jitn outig aiirg
lt b4 rttuiot MI hnr ladl-. Il--ta
ted tbat Young bad brn appititl fe
lout alter the rolor-d institution, a4
tbat lb only tia h -t-r mp--id
lb- wbite mlitution m whn h.
w-ntth-r- with Mr. Mf-mr tt to
?-ci toe irriifn ana ti .nitary ar
rangements with a view i havirg I od-
protementi made tt colored iati
lullon. But if be had ip pre ted tbe
white institution a ibe Ivmoratic
newspapers wo-ld have you believe.
wbo is reponible Hfct Beoi. V
Montague, a Democrat, wbo i chair
man of tbe board aod appointed Jim
Young on tbat committee to totf-rcl.
To ute a current slang expreion.
tbat was "the blow thai almuat killed
father." For two oiioutee tbe people
shouted, and A) cock and bis crowd
looked like a tbuoder bolt bad killrd
all tbeir able bodied relative. But Dr
Thompson was not aativtled witb bar
ing knocked. bi antagonist uul of tbe
ring. Ue dared bim to deny tbat Item
ocratle speaker Lee Overman, in 13
appointed Watson, a negro, a member
oi tbe committee to visit aod insp-ct
tbe Blind Institution. This produced
a sensation, .tnd tbe visiting Demo
crats from Salisbury looked a though
they wished tbey bad stayed at borne,
fie also showed tbat in 187,. under
Democratic rule, Stewart Ellison, a ne
gro, (Jim Young fatber-in-lawi was
appointed to iospect tbe Ieaf, Dumb
and Blind Institution. He also ex
plained bow Democrats were respon
sible for most of tbe negro magistrates,
school committeemen Sc.
He asked tbe people to turn to House
Journal 17, page t72, and read
tbe protest of nine Democrats against
tbe election of negro magistrates
by a Democratic legislature, lie cited
tbe fact tbat Warren county has bad
colored Register of Deeds for years
and hooded by white Democrats.
This exposed the hypocrisy of tbe
Democratic party in its cry for white
supremacy. If tbe Democratic party
had really fa red negro domination, it
would have been willing to accept tbe
help of .0,000 Populists, all white men,
in an honorable co-operation, instead
of attempting to scare and browbeat
tbe Populists into returning to tbe
Democratic party by the cry of "nigger."
Dr. Thompson then answered the
criticisms of tbe present administra
tion. He declared tbat it was tbe first
time in 15 years tbe State bad been of
ficially sober. That not a single State
officer takes a drink except Auditor
Ayer who is a sober man. Under De
mocratic administrations it was differ
ent. Several State officials in recent
years bad to go to Keeley Institute
while in office or after. Tbe affairs of
the office of tbe Secretary of State were
badly managed. He invited the pub
lic to coe and see the records in tbe
office of Secretary of State and see how
loosely business was done under Dem
ocratic administration. He stated tbat
prior to Cooke there was scarcely any
bookkeeping to show what was paid In
to the office. Supreme Court reports
were sold several years and the money
therefrom has never been accounted
for. These Supreme Court Reports
were stored in an old warehouse tbat
leaked and tbe books were many of
them in pulp, yet tbe Democrats were
paying fo per month for tbe rent of
tbis worthless building, five times
what it now costs to protect tbe re
ports properly. He found in tbe office
letters containing checks, money or
ders, postal notes, etc- stuck away in
odd corcers.
Dr. Thompson took tbe Auditor's re
port and exposed tbe failure of tbe
Democrats to audit in and out
the llto.ooo received from tbe I'nited
States government for tbe sup
port of the A. & M. College and Kx-
penment Mauon, wbicb amount was
included in tbe $300,000 excess for
tbree years complained of by Aycock
lie then made Aycock pale by reading
from tbe Auditor's report and showing
much greater excesses iu a single year
than occurred in these tbree years. As
to tbe charge tbat tbe Asylums were
the toot balls of politics be proved tbat
tbe men, Drs. Woo.and Munroe, wbom
the present administration wished to
put in cnarge oi tne two nospitais were
both Democrats, and Democrats are in
charge of every charitable institution
In tbe State today.
wnen Dr. Thompson sat down be
bad completely answered every charge
of Aycock and dealt him some blows
whicb bad affected him very visibly
Aycock arose so hacked and excited
tbat his bands shook like be was af
flicted with palsy. In his agony he
grasped tbe letter of Cbas. M. Cooke
replying to Dr. Thompson a cbarges
and managed to read a portion of it as
bis (Aycock's) reply. In bis anger
with himself be lost bis bead complet-
ly and shouted to Dr. Thompson, "Sir,
tbe hour has come when you can no
longer go about over North Carolina
villifying ana abusing men." ue men
opened an envelope and got a check
wbicb be showed to ur. lbompson ana
witb another great wave of bis arms
asked. "Is tbat your signature." to
wbicb Dr. Thompson answered, "Yes;
Then tbe Democratic reporters manu
factured ao much applause tbat Ay
cock seeing tbat tbe trick was over
done aske.1 tbem to bold up. Aycock
spoke over thirty minutes but
he connoed bimseii to cooke s ueiense
and personalities. There was no de
nial of tbe cbarges as to democratic
appointments of negroes. There was
no denial of tne fact that tbe. capital
bad been a bar-room under tbe Demo
crats and that several officers took a
course at Keeley. There was no deni
al of tbe fact tbat Supreme Court re
ports were sold in certain years and
not a dollar turneq into tne ireasury.
There was no denial tbat Cooke was
paying thirty doliara a month for rt nt
al and letting tbe Supreme Court re
ports rot from exposure, lbere was
no denial that cooke practiced law
and lived in Louisburg while Secreta
rv of State, and tbat one ot bis clerks
in tbe office was a notorious drunkard.
There was no denial that Cooke had to
go to an inebriate asylum for cure of
intoxication. There was an attempt
to lecture Dr. Thompson for stating
the facts concerning tbe conduct of
tbe office of Secretary of State prior to
Cooke upon tbe pitilul plea that it was
abuse of tbe dead.
In bis reply Dr. Thompson was
cool as ever, but advancing toward Ay
cock he referred to Aycock's declara
tion "that tbe hour bad come when be
(Thompson)" bad to stop villtfyiog
good men, and saidt "I am not to be
bulldozed. I will continue to go over
North Carolina and tell the truth about
the Democrats. I have villined no
man. I have simply stated facts. Come
aod examine tbe record for "your
selves." Referring to the check inci
dent he said : "I did not charge that
these seal fees were not paid or that
Cooke did not finally pay ia full. I
called'attention to the unbuslness-like
and loose way he conducted tbe office.
On tbe back of tbis check I find -the
word "Telfair, $183." 1 did not see that
when I endorsed the check. This check
amounts to nothing. I stated that
there was no record in my office nor
in tbe books of the Governors Private
Secretary to show that these seal fees
were paid, and that is not disproven,
and the books sbow what I said to be
be true. There is no record of this
transaction except on the back of tbe
cbeck, and powibly in tbe Treasurer's
office. It was tbe looseness to wnicn i
WHY HE LEFT THE DEMOCRATS.
An Argument That Will Cause .Many to
go and do Likewise.
DEMOCRATS tiULTY OF TMH NEtiRO ArTIOYTWENTS
And the ''Negro Ooaination" cry cat an Honest Issus-Ths Sn-
mons-Jams Combination Urcid to Ueet the Pcp.hsts U;oo
Matters of Adrainstrations, Economy ant Reform-.!::! Orgta
izerof "White Peoples Union" Sought Political lid of I Crgro
Solicitor and Desired to run on Same Ticket ffithHia.
At t-vrry frltin since 1 attained my majority I bavo tlt eosir4d
to voto tb straight Democratic tickst and I have rl.-d it r rbt tat at
the mmieg ltion l eipt to cast ray ballot i oppoaitioa to tbat tar
and far the reason herein rives
After a aevero strurcl against tbe oU elrrtioo sta4 of tb Deaao
crats the opposition saccedd iu carrtiog tb tate ia l?u4. d sttiaf
op for us a new order in North 1 arolma. I ard in a aral bof at
tbe time tbat our Mat was severely damage! by tbat tesait ae-1 looked
ror extravagant and incompetency 10 bib vlarea. In this I vas af ieea
bly disappointed and instead of itravaranee, incotntetenrv ad rot
ruption as prophesied by my party at tbat time, 1 d.sroterrd a g-aeral rUaa
ing up of the states departments and a fair degree of eobriety a fed latelL
gence in charge. I know tbe failure of any individual as greatly aasg
nibed and publish J abroad. W ben tbe nest eUetioa came .a I abided ia
the sbip and should feel at home there oo. but for tbe redrui aspocratf
of the leaders of tbe Democratic party. Wteu all appeared to be peace in
our midst aod between the races. who fiom tbe order of tbioa must o -
tinue to reside in the same land), and when tbere was fair arcacueat
enough aod sufficient issues on the honeaty, competent) astd e--ww r
tbe administration of Mate an airs, 1 and tbe decree suddenly for L
tbat tbese tbings sball berrattcr bo side issoes and we are to t eaperteu
to make a false cry of negro' negro" The good name of my taU too u
to be traduced and my parly to Llaton it to tbe world tbat we are a et
corruptionists acd' tbat our kinsfolks ad neighbors who hold tbe tei of
good government are tbe enemies of mankind. Is order to get tm Qre
my party has decrud to take ptty matters net worthy of Bote and pubhsb
them to tbe world as great mountains of corruption, and play alone opon
tbe pasions and prejudices of our people. I know tbe Democrats Joa't
mean what tbey say. I know it waa their law tbat tated labor areata out
of tbe business of transporting negros from tbe State. Tbe first negro
Justice of tbe Trace appointed in the State was under a Democrat" legis
lature acd by tbe recommendation of a Democrat. Toe negro red over
seers for Richmond county whicb seems such a scare crow for the Demo
cratic press of the State wer every one in tbe same putitioo ooder the
Democratic party. Ibe first negro Constable appointed in Richmond
county was undert the Democrats. That other counties ('batbata for
instance, have had negro deputy sheriffs appointed by Demorrals to serve
process upon white people. Tbat the Democrats of Richmond county were
tbe first to run a negro for Commissioner of the ounty. It also comes to
light tbat the present head of "White People's Union of the State" is tbe
same person that wrote so affectionately to tieorge White, tbe eerro es
Solicitor and present Congressman from tbe second district, asking hie
support and saying be would like to be associated with bim, etc., et. I
am reliably informed it was a Democratic Governor that appointed a ne
gro Notary Public, who took tbe private examination of tbe wife of a
white Democratic member oz tbe legistlaure to a deed. In abort I am in-
formed that my party casta i.le all its once boasted high pria-it! and
descends into mud slioging, the abuse of good eitins, and tbe false cry
of negro, in order that office may be obtained by each false pretense and
slander. I feel disgusted tbat my party should have no argument bat ne
ro pictures with which to win a cause, and tbis makes me feel it is not
hotest and so feeling I will sever my connection with it aod cast "my lot
with those at least who do not practice the hypocrit. I am furtbir con
strained to oppose another feature of tbe Democratic programme whicb
at present aeema to be paramount to all others. I am oppoatd ft their
proposition to disfranchise every eitizen who has not been L! eased with nth
amount of tbis world's goods as -rill secure for bim a liberal education and
guarantee sufficient competency onto bim. If we are to deprive a citi
zen of bis rights we should also remove bis responsibilities, if be ia aot al
lowed to vote he should not be r quired to pay ta.es. light for bis country
in time of war or perform other duties required ot all citizens of a gov.
ernment. I believe in an enlightened sunrag. In it is tbe saf-ty of the
Nation.
Tbat enlightenment must be secured, however, by be education of all
tbe people, not bv disfranchising tbe illiterate, as the Democratic party
proposes to do. I am opposed to the disfranchising of any man because
of bis poverty. Tbe ballot is tbe only weapon tbe poor man baa with
which he can fight for his political rights, take tbat from hint as the Dem
ocratic party ro poses to do if tbey go into power and he becomes a mere
chattel, a slave whose only rights are to pay taxes, perform other duties
for the government and serve tbe rich at tbeir bidding.)To tbis condition of
sffairr, I am unalterably opposed. The Democratic party favors it, conse
quently I must sever my connection with it.
Yours truly.
W. II. Cot.
was calling attention, and tbat fact
remains. No business man would have
acted in tbis wa."
It will require nore than tbe news
paper men's account of "Aycocks vic
tor j" to convey consolation to tbe Ca
barrus Democrats wbo beard tbe con
test and nalize what it means in tbis
campaign. One fellow suggested after
tbe speaking mat A jcoca s name
bould be changed to Deadcock, as tbe
olutien in ISO'2 when lfcs) Popnliati
party, dissatisfied with Perzoeratic
rule left tbe party, be believed, "in
honestly. lie said that they -d,d
not mean to bring about the existing
condition of affairs. ("nigger rale
so-called and then attempted to
show how, in tbeir baste, to avc quire
ofiise. tbey fused with other parties
to tbe detriment of tbe MtaU. Ho
Onslow game leit mm a ceao coca m mterspered his talk with manv
Ibepit. cataaacs. ! stories, probably to detract from
,. . ,, " , . wr,. , the issue in hand for soma of them
Tbe following report of the Tbomp- j ... . . .
son Ayoek debate is taken from the! iQffO0 the issue. He said he bad
Salisbury Watchman acd was put in held office himself and knew bow
type. The Caicajias fearing that public pie tasted and Ueu
have been present at the meeting Uted on haVing his fGXXfl a yeer
and could not send a report for pub salary cut in two. Mr. A r cock
ication. Toe following however, 1 touched on about everything be
-ill also be interesting reading, "d J ii!? IJZJTi??.
both reports contradict tbe Demo- be probahly wished that he had not
eratie press asserttoa tbat atcock mentioned: till at last be was forced
gotthe best of Thompson. , to shout -nigger or qit. To to
,, ... . . mis pan oi nis spe-ecn bene. earned
The political event of tbe season ... ' . .
was pulled off at Concord last iloo-!l" .b. J;.' -7," 7
day when Cyrus B. Thompson. See-,
retary of tbe State, met and eieaiiyj . . f h .
toad
defea'e 1 C. B. Aycock, tbe
attorney, and tbe biggest
tbe Democratic paddle.
Tbere was a large audience present
to greet tbe champion', but one-
half of tbem were Populists, and it
is clear tbat tbe Democrats mast
have realized before band that their
man was only a middle weight as
pirant for heavy weight champion
ship honors-
Tbey sent tbe best tbey had, how-
. . - . . t
ever, and due credit is given mem
and tbeir champion.
Mr. Aycock is a bnlliaot speaker,
and from tbe very first created a fa
vorable imrpression so far as he was
concerned personally, but when the
eanse he represented was thought
of any other feelings that may have
been entertained for him were speed
ly turned to those of pity pity that
a man of bis ability suouia do on
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i utu wvukuiivw vi iu 7iee sea
appealed to God and tbe Deity, "la
. tbe east we struggled with the eouree
of negro jurymen, in Craven eenaty
recent'y there was seven on the
jury at one time. Von white men of
Cabarrus have never sat upon ajar?
with a negro. There was a sensa
tion at this point. Tae speaker
was interrupted by cries je we
have, and aa elderly man, J. f.
W. Alexander, arose aod stated that
he had aat on jury and grand jury.
to, in tbat very court house with
a colored man as a member, bnt the
Democrats were ia power then and
it was different. Ur. Aycock drop
ped that part of the procTamase at
once aod took a safer onrse.
He referred at some length to the
J recent lynching at Concord and got
-j . i mavBjr cbw avoa creaviea bbucb
us hq vi uun -v -m v. i thusiaim
fnll of misrepresentation, as to cause
comment all over the btate.
Ur. Aveoek was introduced to the
audience at 12:'-) p. m. by chairman
Tonng of the Democratic eouuty
committee, who vouched lor tne re
spectful behavior of the people. Mr.
Aycock opened the nail oy sayiag
that the debate was not of hu own
seeking, bat he never ran when in
vited to defend Democratic principles.-
His opponent was at the bead
of the Populists in the State. The
Populist party has no abler repre
sentative. He desired to have a fair
diacns-ion with him
He referred to the "Political Rev.
thereby, every Pops-
list and Democrat j fining in the
outbreak-
After more "nigger talk Ur. Ay
cock referred to the fusion preposi
tion submitted by the Popaliats to the
Democrats at Raleigh., and tried to
explain why this oppoftnjxity to ao-
erire a white government 'foe tbe
8 .ate was refused by tham. He also
paid his respects to tbe prossat
election law and its "advantagta'
to the negro, who began to vote at
the age of 18 and kept it np nntil
about six years after death.
Mr. Ayeocfce time, an hoar aad a
ComiciD ox Sscoira raaa.
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