The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-11-30
YES. LIGHT IS NceDED.

Yes, Mr.. Daniels is right when he
says there is mystery about the elec.
tons in North Carolina and Virginia
There is mystery about what be-
comes, of. Peoples party votes after
they are. put ii, the ballot boxes.
Why the county commissioners will
not appoint a member of the People
party recommended BY the chairman
of the Ex. Com. to serve on the
Board of Judges at the elections is
where the mystery commences. 1t
is mystery why men who "inteDd"
to count the votes honestly will per-
sist in following a, course which puts
them under suspicion not only with
Etheirpolitical opponents but even their
political friends. Why men who
have expressed such must horror at
negro rule," who il the past haye
grown red with rage at the idea of a
negro holding an office of position,
pay or trust, should themselves ap-
point negroes mot intelligent or
honest negroes but. as rule ignor.
ant and disreputable darkies) to as
sist them in holding an election. is
indeed a great mystery. If they
wanted a negro, they might take a
negro that had the respect and con-
tidence of other negroes. But they
could find white men of the highest
teharacter who would fill the place,
butdt. is a. mystery why they are not
wanted. Why honest men want to
get IN the dark-in dark hole voting
places to carry on an election is Also
mystery, When God furnishes
sunligh for the conYeniapceof. man
kind, why should honest meh build
"bull pen" to shutout the light from
their action while they are charged
| with the great duty of registering
the will Of the people It is an,
astonishing mystery. Why Ia re-
turning board should always find it
their sworn duty to. throw put pre-
cinctS that 60 anti-Democratic,, while
the "''irreguarities" in Behfocfatie
precincts where they dld their dirty,
work can not be seen by them Or are too
small Or probably did not occur, is iu-
deed another great tmystery. Why the
places, where such suspicious, con.
duct occurs, should give ,large Dem-
ocratie' majorities, where everybody
Thought before that the party was
in a minority. a tahtallzfhg' mystery.
If Mr.. Butler" had seen what went
On behind the curtain last fall in
North Carolina and this fall in Nir-
ginia, he could. have thrown" much
light on the 81 tuation, p to the dis
comfitune and ehagrin, no DOUBT Of
Mr. Daniels and those of. his kiaa
Shall such things continue ?"I If
thev 40 that will then 'be aHmysterg
that we will ask Mr. Daniels to ex-
plain. ..4'i rr,I.t.s.' aI4.t t'" I" '"4'
p. S,t,lf Mr.. Daniels will read
an article int last" issue headed;
Why sam 4Ashe 'rejoices,' he will
find" some food for Thought on the
Virginia 81 sitlsation!a'''' i" "'~" at
Iu / ! ",,' u ''''1'
,uTMUCH EsTE6MED%.hoW II '"
The Raleigh correspondent Of the
Charlotte observer (CeL F. A. Olds9
in his. letter. of Nov. 22osh, says. -
"Reyenue Collector White, who re-
tires from office next, Saturday. May
make Raleigh his hqme.l He is very
much esteemed here" ,.,, IL, ,o,u,u
Recently W., W. have b! been n. struck With
the charge Of attitp1dle ttitt!1!l 81 Of the ..or7
gans" and machine ':cqegkqos", ag tolwaaEEd
the once despisedd ed Republicans spl!} ! an n The N
same men men who! were w.eerfe ,99nleffe. 9nlefe. abused ,QQr
at east ignored pr, 81, spoken esnl. lightly at
are now referred to in coaxing and
| complimentary terms. There is a
deep Significant 'aab5otut this " THE
DemoeHiatic bosses, notwithstanding
their lying and swearing to the. con-
trary, know THAT the Democratic
party is.i in a. big minority in North
!. Carolina. =. They also know that
there will be trouble before the peo.
pie will submit to such fraudsp as
were ,praeticed Last fall Ito 4perNsrt
the willaof the people nfhe hfgt /
4 priests among the bosses have held i
I conference over t. the alarming situa
ton. They decided that it was nee
essary fqF + them to r..s get the negro vot'
F6f the State next time to win. The,
T preferred the negro to the white Re I
publieans TOR two reasons, .Hrst, the
did not think they could get tn
supported the intelligent a*slhlite it Rfaf Rfaf
publilsq;aslnqs, and secand they though
the negro could be gotten by employ
ling few tnssgro tfA9hhsAsPs 81 hAP l and preach
11erS, While, the white, Republican
, [xouldi dictate terms before he wottl
act with them t q Il I 1B3ut B they also o. d
cided to- try what effect ta9y woul
have on the Republican leaders