The Democratic Hand-Book Author:U. S. Government, Democratic Party Committee This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1902 edition. Excerpt: ...reference to its management of the affairs of our State Government under its control during the years 1895 and 1896. Why ... more »this omission was made is probably best known to the leaders of that party. It will also be noticed that it made no allusion to that party's management of State affairs while in control during the years intervening between 1868 and 1870. However, this declaration of the Republicans invites a discussion of its management of our State affairs, not only during the two years specified, but during all the period when it has been in control of our State affairs since the ciose of the war.: The Democratic party gladly accepts the issue thus raised, and in order that the people may have an insight into what the Republican party regards as a "clean, able and economic administration," we will give here some chapters from the history of North Carolina while under Republican administration during the four years of Fusion administration, and let the people themselves say whether they regard the administration of their affairs by the Fusion aggregation as either clean, able or economical. Let us begin witn THE KIRBY SMITH SCANDAL. The Republican administration transferred the criminal insane of the State to the Penitentiary and put them in charge of Dr.! Kirby Smith. On September 17, 1897, Dr. Smith suddenly left Raleigh for New York City. Rumors were published that he had debauched some of those demented women under his charge, and on the 22d of September, five days after the publication of the charges, the Directors of the Penitentiary held a session. On the night of the 21st of September the Chairman of the Board said: "If Dr. Smith's resignation is in this morning it will be accepted and there will be no...« less