The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1894-10-25

HA>t"rly Campaign of HArt,,s, .t
'"'" rrofntss--Ibe slg,,ssoss, Meth. d.
'"h'd and Demos RATA, oui.i.t. ,f.....s.s
:" Vigilance sud Aduaout.h,.l al t,.,
fh" Crisis Demands az rl.rir ltans..
The following J., an all,reg .,.r.,
address sent ont BY Chairman nm
W give J, iu fun as follow.
/ To DEMOCRATIC NuTFfts.
/ Norn. in 1871, hy fraud ari -
'u 'd"iI"n, We secured c.n1--.
"a" state .glStaturo. the - ANA
"a "a trploruhie condition .r -
incident TO the close If III. r,.,
/ Aliens were IN control. th.y had
/ amt among Us from the north pua
ne west unlnrltvd. MANY Of ,g,m
/ we're with Sherman and remsIr \ in
/ Ne State aS our guests after tu.
| termination oi ho>tllItiv.. The.
! soon become oilicious aul OFF, ,jy,.
! In their determination to intro lf.,.
northern CIVILIZATION aud educate
our people a. the changed cond ION
I things. W. proudly rejected ia,
/ 'Norllr"s from congress looking to.
| ih" acceptance Of the l4th ANA gl,h
amendments securing peaceful
and permanent re habltation OF Stat.
authority. This had naturally. ~
We anticipated. to rcprossive aud cA
IRENE measures. Cur people wrr,
lncensed and in their resentment
scfupl q at no cXpcdlcut Ia secure
touir'l of the Legislature. III, ,x-
,Stence of the Union League i.-t.trd
ne organization Of the ku kuN.
The tenor that followed resulted IN
he Democratic Legislature IN 1871.
immediately upon the meeting al
he General Assembly. the /. Ned
rate was reduced within cous.!tu.
uonal limitations. 1t has been low
red and raised since that time AZ
suited campaign year eXIgenclr,.
In 1857 when the Republicans al
most rcgalnet conttul OF the I,ut,i.-
ature the tax rate wa. reduced +.
u cents. In the succeeding I.rgS-
.atuge the rate was restored 10 .Jl
cents IN order that the State might
1ot suttel dIaparagement and the re-
pr"ach OF nlggardly economy. The
rate for 1894 Is - cents and rccor-
nIsIng the desperate financial sltua
uon growing out Of the repeal of tn,
Sherman law the emergency may
warrant a return to Republican iru-
gaItty.
Mhlle senator Ransom at the head
Of the Democratic party IN the Stat,
our acknowledged and beloved
oss-voted 10 repeal that law by
which one-halt OF our currency was
destroyed resulting IN ruInous con
traction and starvation prices Tor
every product OF the sOIl We solemn
Iy assure the people that when con
sress convenes IN December, we Will
use all possible means To retrieve
the mistake. Its accomplishments
may not be possible owing to the
hostile attitude OF the admiQistra
uon. The Democratic party IN North
Carolina Is not III accord with Prcsi- |
dent Cloveland's financial policy. We
believe that silver ought 10 be re-
stored to where it was in 1897. but
we cannot afford to jeopardise Dem
ocrauc success by openly antago- |
nlZing the administration. In the
interest 81 harmony these differences which
are only matters ol detail must be colDpr,u,.
isGd. Ia regard 10 the tari, We are not in a !
Fo>IilOH ~ dispute the Presidents dcldra-
uOn Jnat the tariff bill as II PASSED the Sen.
aie vas measure OF party perlldIty ana
uShonuT nor can We accept this Coudem- |
nation OF our Senators and REPRESENTATIVES. |
VINO tOJru Tor The blll without protest W.
therefore urge Democratic voters 10 address |
aleLl7e!Neo 10 thc important question ui |
state administration, that is now one chIel |
81 Tlss FTlff a.Af
nation IN TIE STATE has been made iful,p--t |
iDIe 10y constitutional inhibition. The
chechs ana balances against eKtrAya.Ant
ana Wa>telEl legislation are 50 well adjust.
ed a 10 prevent "A repetition Of what o,
CURED IA the dark days OF OsIjy and 10 We
secured control OI the State Constitutional
Convention III 1876 by partisan decision Of
the coInmltte- Jn elections. The proceed |
ing was severely denounced at the time bIIt
h,dt.y tHo decades nave since passed aud
JIc lncliChi has passed into oblivion. The
amendments 40 the Consultation aaoutad by
me convention were not fully understood
IT the time but they resulted as intended
Dy tnt Democratic managers in the estab-
4t~lllehJ 81 inc present system of county
-D.cEnment IhIs system as now admins
tered oN county commissioners Is ilii~peu-
-ibIe 20 DcmJ.IaJIc asceudenCY in the State
ly controls the entire election machlupr,
an Tie o,aic. IAe iransCen4ent iupOrl4uCc
uI maintaining this system Is thercfor. Oh.
,IU.ss To ali Democratic voters IL j. nm
arIuy yciil!C "a tnat 1t takes the control Of 10
"a. matters cut Oi tie hands vi the peUple
.,.t tnC salvation Of the Democratic p4rtv
Is IepcH4eEt upon it, permanent establish
naAt- Change the methods Of elccting vOur
county commissioners, and immediately
IDIyas the change il the management OF
el,cGons. IHe Republicans ana P0pulists
"Odi1 almost certainly retaliate should they
pHJd.A "a control by refusing - appoint Dem
ocrdtic loL holders and by other arbitrary
aud Unfair methods ia obtaining t3ie results
II,, i our supreme danger
AT al hazards the existing election ev--
. TEN must be maintained. We felici,ate the
parry that no Democratic State official ha.
been charged with Iualfeaseuce or has sub
Jected the organization 10 reproach by lee
: ulatt0n or improper conduct. The annuat
appropriations Tor charitable purposes have
Ueen honestly expended. The public school
fund has been saCredly disbursed. The ne
groes now pay over SlUJ}, % in poll ami gen.
erdI property tax and we confidently TX
/ pect by 1896 that the race will become self
| supporting. We look anxIolIsiy 70 the
| time when II VIII be safe to give the negroes
some representation in the Legislature and
| congress. Taxation without representation
| IS unjust undemocrauc ami uncOnstitu-
| tlOual, put TO allow the negro to vote
| and count the vote as It was east
| would lmperII the state ami cost
| u> our dearly bought civilization. The time
Is not prJpItlous tor a radical change il the
/ existing Democratic methods IL cond acting
| elections. Public sentiment demands hon
est elections but the attempt now 70 impress
/ that IL upon Democratic election officials
| would De fatal to Democratic success in
N0yemJe At this time tie Democratic
party II confronted by bold and deterIl4l IL
ed political organization of superior mum
bera. The Republican vote in 1885 vas 49,
Is4. The POpu.ist vote IN 1872 Ras 4. : 10
d Iota. combine vote Of IS2 VA
| The Democratic vote in 1853 was
| III, ,902-a difference Of 34,522 IN
favor Of the opposition. The Repub-
lican vote of 1883 was reduced t.
100, 600 in 1892 through the efforts
of my distinguished predecessor Mr..
| Simmons. The method employed by
him as appears in the confidential