The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1894-03-15
T1LT CHANCE n Trt ELECT.ON LLH

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TO understand It.
We would say to our c,cts mporary
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ro.d mn, onlv IN. MATURITY but also
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CLARK and Davi. And We will now
,uota from the opiujon Of thes. two
dis,inopi.bed inr;.ts f. show that
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court was making a change IN the
law. When they decided that II was
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dlu ho' MANI me Pi'P'' "1Ii'' H''
try to draw out the requisite inform
alton to make the proper entries.
Tn. Su,rerrc. ruurt consists If five
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following decision, on what cohSti-
tuted valid registration
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Two Of the Judges, Clark and Da-
Wis. refused TO ioin in the decision
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Io'' against inc 'h"nSc in""' III inc
law by the above. The following -
an extract.
ne response giving North Gar
DINA as me place OF blf'h IS llldeh-
hlle' bul II was error III Inc court
TO h0ld, as matter OF law, That per
sc thlS was lhe lauIi OF the voter ana
lnTalldated the vote gwen by HIM.
whether 1t was so, or not, depended
upon the facts OF the case. ii the re-
glstrar, when such response was Civ
en-, had asked Tor luIIer ana more
definite response, ana tins had been
refused or not gwen, then there
would nave been conduct on the part
OF the person offering to register
which might justly be held rs suiti-
cent proof to deprive hltl OF the
right 10 vote. But the Registrar Is
the ONCE OF the law. lie Is appoint
ed to make the inquiries and set
down the replies. W hen, III response
to the inquiry as to the place OF birth,
the hlectof' III good lalth, and think
ing ne had compIled with all mat was
required OF HIM, responded North
dicnco of law which I1nrivaJ lin ~
the right to vote. If the response
was not sullcIently definite, the rep
IeSoh'"tiNo Vi 'iie law 'he registrar
nerfoIpI the dntv of al,inI, tba a'' 'ol,; ~
tration, should have asked the cleo
tor to respond more particularly, and
II Tue eSI"'rar laileo TO 40 So the
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be justified in taking the acouies-
cence of the officer as a representa-
1--WE Oh Tie Ia" mat the an
w;th t%o r"or;ra+ on' pti"n acc
law. Any other view, it would secm,
would make the registration of voters
not an I'LL paflial observance of reg
Fn"nnL;so.' ~, pio'. 'no ele''oflal
on if. but would furnish onnnrt,,n p
ties whereby the trusting. the m
wary, the unskilled or the ignorant
""alG De deprived OF the cunstltu-
't'n"i ~ u exercising the rlSht
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1nia p,o'eS 'na' even TWO mem
'Do 'o"i' 'no"Sht lhat tue
''''oii was on' iiSInS the law ana
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"NA'9 A"i /" "o' Inns Is the IAN
s""s VI q "useS Ol"rh ana Davis.
u Is 'nlS change 'hat LIE CAUCA-
Sian 'Speoialiy protests against and
"Aii ION 'ne PeoPle heAI Iall 10 con-
0n'n "' 'no oaliot ooA' Inc cor
p''on i''''''o0 anu 'De lrauu per
P0', 'e0 "i''or 'nIs very chahge
"oo ~ 'no court just before the
'-0" n' Son' OUT IN simmons
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1Iou Tic position Oh the TWO Judges.
Inc people are thoroughly aroused
"n" Will proieet lhelr votes after
they get III the ballot box, but this
'0'e' hi'ii e'ol se'linS mo
How easy would if be for RonnbIi-
can repStrar TO ask sucb onest;ors