The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1890-08-19
OLD AORru CAROLINA.
How Its Republican Tendencies are
Perverted TO Democratic Use
by Fraud.


Perverted TO Democratic Use
by Fraud.
THE GROrHER-IN LAW BALLOT Bon,
WHICH HAS SUCCEEDED THE SHOTGUN
HOW SOUTH CAROLINA Seeded AGAINST
THE POPULAR WILL THE STONE THAT
HANGS TO THE NECK OF A GREAT STATE.
DIR. Eugene Grssom is native North
Carolinian Ever since the days when
nc played with baby rattle in his in
lncy, up TO a space Of time lacking but
i few years of sixty, lie has lived south
Of the Mason and Dixon line A few
laonths ago the doctor came to Denver to
locate and, being a member of the thirty
third degree of Masonry, soon formed
an extensive acquaintance in Masonic
circles Last evening Il Republican rep
geseutative was introduced to DR.
Gcissom in the st. James lobby A few
moments conversation disclosed that,
Notwithstanding the fact that the doc
TOR had been born and always resided iN
the South he was an enthusiastic Re-
publican, and a man who figured exten-
slvely in the North Carolina Legislature
during the war. He was member of
that branch Of the North Carolina Leg
stature known as the House of Com
mons, aud was leader of the anti-Jeff
Davis wing. The distinguished South
etner was born near Raleigh and subse-
gently rem )ved TO that city, where he
uis resided ever since until few months
ago
The Cause of Depression.
North Carolina is one of the old
original thirteen colonies, said the doc.
or last ev, ming. 1T is practically in a
state Of commercial stagnation, due
largely to the political prejudice that
exists there. The depression is certainly
largely attributable to the conduct o1
lie Democrats there. If Republican
goes there with no political ambition he
Is treated decently.
The moment, however, he aspires tC
political favor, an antagonism to himself
and his business is at once developed.
do not want to wave the bloody shirt
but if YOU desire facts concerning the
mode in which Democrats carry on poll
tics III North Carolina, | can give then
TO YOU, because | have lived there all my
life and am posted. Previous to the wa
and for forty years, North Carolina wa:
Whig State and followed Clay an(
Webster's banner. 1t was the onl.
Southern Wing State. When Lincoll
was elected to the presidency of the Uni
ted States, there was Immediately feel
inc stirred up in the State. Whel
other Southern States talked OF seces
sion, North Carolina in June, 1860, de
cided by majority or 70, 600 votes no
co secede. \ little while later a conven
tion was suddenly called, and before tn
people at large knew what was going on
fhe members Of that convention declares
that North Carolina would secede ant
follow the example of Virginia an'
South Carolina.
The Act of Secession.
.The result was q surprise 10 Tn
Trnionists. With many others | Jolne
the Confederate army, as 1t was our oni
recourse for personal safety. L was az
nointed captain of a company, and pal
iicipated in the seven days battle aroun
Richmond, during which | was wounded
1t was while lying wounded ln the hicl
mond hospital that received "oru
my election to the House or Commons
then known as the lower Dranch OIL I'LL
North Carolina legislature. Wnen LII
wounds permitted, returned to Kalelg
and became the leader OF the antl-DaV
faction in the Legislature.
.The Democrats of North Carolina
longer use the intimidation of knife an
gun to carry their elections. They Us
another method now. What is know
as the State election law was adopted
1883. At every election there are
number OF ballot boxes, all labeled
designate ballots for local, county an
Congressional candidates. AT State an
presidential elections, every four year
the number Of boxes are necessarily II
creased.
"The negroes as rule cannot rea'
and the law prescribes that every ma
be nermitted to cast his own ballot
the nroper box without instructions, u
der penalty of fine The ignorant classe
in which the negroes there largely pr
dominate. walk up to the boxes III Q
,viiderad way. and in most instance
nentralize their ballots by placing the
in the wrong box, III which evenC, un'
the obnoxious law, the vote Is Voiu. :,
Another fine example or now VI
Democrats control the counties Is oemo
strated in the fact that the dehel
Assembly Democratic names the ma
istrates of each county, and these mag
trates choose the county commissioner
frequently in counties that are Kepuo
can, This practically gives the Dem
Gratis control of the polls, the appolr
ment of judges of election and contl
Of the affairs of all the counties throug
ont the State. No effort is made to
courage immigration to the State, al
there has in reality been but niue Il,
crease in the population OF the sta
since the war;"
IL is Republican.
"For several years after the reco
struction of the State it was kepuoilca