The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-11-30
LIZ VRGNl ELECTL-m AZ

beg 10 call the Raleigh Dbzcrrer's at
teuiion 10 what the Richm ond Times.
red-h't Democratic paper. says
about the Virginia election laws
With all his monumental density and
stupidity, Sam Ashe knows perfectly
. we'll that the alleged "sweeping Dem
ocratic victory" in Virginia. Was due
TO the Anderson Mccormick election
law in that State. He know. perfect
~ we'll too. there has not been an
honest election in Virginia since the
enactment of that law. and further
more, there never will be until the
Infamous enactment Is repealed.
The very same conditions exist IN
North Carolina and it will cost re
volution in this State to change the
existing Democratic machine meth
DDS.
The AndersonMc Mccormick law was
passed in the last year of the admin
istration Of Governor Cameron. who
was elected by the debt readjusters
led by General Malone in 1881.
In the election of Legislature in
1853 the Democrats raised the race
issue intlamed the white voters by
using the Danville riot in which sev-
en- colored men were killed, and by
the aid of force and fraud at the
polls secured a majority in both
Houses of the Legislature. They
then in the most high handed man
ner unseated enough Republicans to
give them a two-thirds majotity in
each branch, so as to be able to over
ride the Governors veto. With this
power in their hands they passed the
Anderson Mccormick election law.
under whose provisions all elections
IN the State have since been held. 1t
has been rightly called the Virginia
force bill from its outrageous terms,
which gives the whole control Of the
ballot boxes to the Democrats.
The Times characterizes it as an
outrageous enactment, and sees in
the future execution fatal menace
to Democratic ascendency in Virgin
la. Open, palpable, wanton, defiant
frauds were committed in the last
election, and the people who were
outraged and defrauded find them
selves utterly helpless to remedy
their wrongs. Public resentment is
asserting itself, general Indignation
is vehemently expressed, emphatic
protestations are everywhere heard,
and the Times hostile attitude is a
which will eventuate in its repeal.
We have got the same fight in this
State, but not single Democratic
paper has the courage or honesty to
denounce the corrupt election meth
DDS that prevailed in the last cleo
ton. In moment of mental abber-
alton or in one of its characteristic
spasms of virtue the Wilmington
Messenger, last May, said that
Third partyism is a less evil than
Democratic ballot abuses" 1t was
an extraordinary utterance and the
ink was hardly dry GU the paper be-
fore DR.. Kingsbury was muzzled and
by some of the Wilmington
"bosses" who saw the peril of an
the machine"
What the Messenger then said has
been reproduced in every issue of
The CAUCASIAN since its publication
so bewildered and frustrated the
''bosses.' Here it is again:
We take leave just here to reiter
ate our well considered, honest Opin- |
ion that North Carolina now stands |
very mnch in need of a good Flee |
tlOl laW-the Australian or some |
other. Gross abuses have crept in |
that are dishonoring to the party and |
will bring contempt and ruin upon it |
if persisted in. We know educated, |
able, high-toned gentlemen who are
unswervingly Democratic, vino would |!
prefer the triumph of the Third par
ty to the triumph of the Democracy
by resortlng TO low, dangerous, de-
methods at the balIot-box. |
They have said so in our hearing. !
They believe that Third partyism is
a less evil than ballot abuses. Let
US have reform here.