The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-04-25
CHAIRMAN JAS. II. PoDH--BAa! h
GETTING Up A LIST.

The desperation of Democracy IL
'eplorable. They know they are
They feel that they are
But life is sweet. 10
,owards, hYpocrites and impossers 1t
g sweeter than to brave, candid and
honest men. The former fear death,
he latter can face anything without
iinching. towards, hypocrites and
mposters frantically seek to conceal
their records and their intentions
a d purposes, and to say this Is TO
describe what is now called Democ-
racy just as it is. a drowning man is
senseless enough to catch at a straw.
The doomed Democracy is foolish
enough to grasp at shadow.
If there was any kind of open
frankness and truth in Democracy;
if there vas a .ingle live issue it
would advocate with sincerity; If
there was one single, honorable thing
in its recent record, it could perhaps
command the respec. of some honest
men who might be largely possessed
of the attributes of pity and mercy.
But whatever hold it may have had
on the confidence of the people has
been broken by its own seltishness,
duplicity, hypocrisy and rascality.
1t seems to be utterly devoid of the
slightest semblance Of decency and
integrity. The CAUCASIAN is willing
to go on record as saying that it be-
lieves it to be impossible for anything
but an ignoramus or scoundrel to
approve of present day Democracy in
any sense. If a man is ignorant
there is some excuse for him, even
if he refuses to learn. If he knows
Democracy as it is, and knows right
from wrong, and then approves it,
he cannot be otherwise than a
scoundrel.
Nationally speaking, Democracy is
already PRACTICAL y wiped off the face
of the earth. There's not a big
enough fool in it to seriously dispute
this assertion. In the State its re-
cent record has been such as to make
people pass over condemnation aud
ridicule in order to reach pity. 1t
tried to arouse the bitterest preju-
dices of which men are capable by
means Of the Douglass dodge. II
found it's trust in salvation through
the Douglass ghost to be a yacuous
my tn. It's hope of resucitation
through the assignment law tau1 pas
vanished like a malarial fog under
the rays of bright SIN. Its effort
to prevent the newly elected magls
trates from assuming their offices
was as futile as the efforts of the
kicking Douglass Democratic ass tc
scar the legislative wall. Its general
effrontery in seeking to thwart the
will of the people, as expressed by
representatives who were elected by
ftweuty thousand majority, is without
a parallel in history, with the ex.
ception of the traitorouS betrayal OF
the people by the last Democratic
President and Congress.
And now, they are evidently getting
ready to play their last card with
shameful disregard of living, burn
ing questions, and the last desperate
wall of despair. 1t is the ''niggel
racket" Here it is. How do you
like it?
OFFICE OF JAMES II. PoU,
| CHAIRMAN STATE DEM. EX. Com,
SMITHFIELD, n. C., April 10, '95.
MY DEAR SIR: am preparing a list
of the negro magistrates appointed by
the last legislature. | want the names
of each one. Will you please give me
the name of every one appointed in
your county? | want this list, not
later than the 18th if possible, for it
goes in the "IIistory." Please send it
by next mail if possible. Delay will
deprive the information of its value.
One other request on this line
want you in the next month (if pos
sible at once to get the photograph OF
every negro magistrate appointed fol
your county. This will probably re
quire little management and possibly
some expense, but have no doubt you
can secure it. Some negro friend car
get it and give to you. If [ can get a
list practically complete, | will have
the photographs electyped and will
print thousands of copies of a grOuI
containing the faces of the one hun
dred or more negro magistrates ap-
pointed by the Legislature. Please helt
ME by securing their photographs as
soon as possible. Don't wait for their
photographs before sending their
names. The list of names is to go into
the History now being printed, and
want them as soon as possible, not later
than the 18th. | want the names anG
postOtfice addresses of these magis.
trates. | enclose a stamped envelope
and | hope for an early reply.
Very truly yours,
JAMES p. POU,
Chm'n. State Dem. Elk. Committee.
| Does any party that seeks to sus
tain life by attempting to arouse ant
!niame the widest passions Of mer
deserve respect? Is it worthy o.
lite? If rancor and hatred constitute
its nourishment, should good mel
hesitate to thorouphly and ever1ast