The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-03-19

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/ take up next the River beat, be- I
cause it is one of the worst. l want to 3
give you samples of all these beats.
| n this beat the vote was 276 to moth 6
ing-in favor of the Democrat, of
course. There were Is or l6 white peO- !
pie at the outside in that beat.
Almost every man there was negro,
and every negro or almost every ne Y
gro was Republican. The evidence |
is clear. The poll list is taken up, -,
and 10 names are selected in the first
place who especially swear that they
did not vote or some OF them swore TO
that. Not all of them could swear; be-
cause of that 10, were fictitious men
who had no existence in the world,
were dead; of them had been dead
twelve years, and Of them was lynch
ed about a year ago, almost within
sight of the precinct where these DEM
ocrats voted him the year after.
Laughter. II
Mr.. Linney, of North Carolina, took
part IN the debate and made speech
which aroused the interest OF every
body. His denunciatiOn of election
frauds was of the most vehement sort.
Fraud upon the ballot box" he said,
"was the red-eyed daughter of high
treason? 1t was, he said, the one great
menace to the republic. The report OF
the minority itself, he said, showed
that bin one county Robbins received
3,l77 fraudulent votes.
"Why sir the like of that cannot be
found on earth or in the heavens or
on the north side of the east corner OF
hell" Laughter.
officers in that township took, L want
| fn liSfo
"You do solemnly swedr that you aciu
hold this election according to lar to the
best of vour knomledge and belief, so help
as orerthe fence.' Laughter.
Mr.. Bartlett of Georgia. Will the
| gentleman allow q question:!
Mr.. Linney. | will hear the gentle
man.
Mr.. Bartlett of Georgia. Does not
the gentleman, who is a lawyer, know
that it is a rule of law that, whether
the election officers are sworn or not
sworn, and it does not matter Wnat
sort of oath is administered to them,
if they honestly conduct the election,
the votes honestly cast can and ougnt
to be counted?
Mr.. Linney. Well, see you DO not
; knew all the law. [Laughter.]
Mr.. Bartlett Of Georgia. Well, that
:, NAV be. but | will never learn any
!, thing from you anyhow. Laughter
Mr.. Linney. No, sir, l am satisfied
3 that you will not. You will never
t learn from anybody. [Great laughter
! and applause.
q Let me call your attention to an
), other thing. 1t has been alleged that
: dead negroes voted in this election
4 Well, gentlemen, that is hard for us to
9 believe.
| refer to this placing in the ballot
box of three thousand and more fraud
n ulent votes, and in addition to that, In
s many instances, hyena-like, robbine
e the grave, making the tombs perform
v the dastardly Office of an appearance
at the polls, to be counted rs one Dem
ocratic vote. Laughter l will! no
try to read all this testimony, Tor
% would take me too long, but l will rea'
10 some of it.
10 O. Do YOU know William w. Callen
g. A. Yes, sir; used to know him. ID
1t is dead.
q. @. How long has he been dead?
10 A. Seben or eight months.
o They put it down "seben," just as tn
~ Door negro stated it.
~ Q. Was he cOlOred man?
7e O. He died before the last Nevembe
IL election?
,g A. Yes, sir.
st O. Do you know any other man b
st the name of William w. Callen Twin
% in YOUR precinct now or at the time
- the last November election!
10 A. Not that know of.
10 O. Does J. H. Burns live in XIV
beat?
30, A. No, sir; | do not know of al
such man.
O. Does Joe Green live there?
ar- A, He used to live there, but he
le- dead.
tor [Laughter.l
1or 20. Was he cOlOred man!
A. Yes, sir.
an o. How long has he been dead?
ILL A. About seven years.
co. [Laughter.l
I'm. o. Do you know Starke Hunter?
go A. used to know him.
cts Q. How long ago?
nov A. 1t has been about twelve ye
ago, think.
n. 4. He was moved to the cemetery
oii [Great ]aughter.]
acco o. How long is it since he took
his abode in that place?
A. l think it has been about TIVE
all years.
for Well. now, he must have beer
faithful Democrat, because he stucl
the party not only as long as he liz
all but voted for the party twelve "
fo. after he died. Great laughter.
take it that he is not jefferson
Democrat, but an "Organized De
GRAFT" [Renewed laughter.]
O. Do you know Silas Jackson?
4. did know him once.
O. Well, what is the matter '
him?
A. He was moved to the GENE
four years ago.
Laughter
Q. Do you know James Wilkin
that precinctP
A. Yes, sir; there used to live a
there by that name.
O. what became of him!
4. The last time that saw hiI
was swinging to q limb OF tree.
IGreat laughter.l
He was lynched. That was
time in 1898.
Friday, March 13-Senate.
The feature of the day in the Sc
was a speech on the financial que
BY Mr.. Cockrell, of Missouri. 1t
four hours long. Heargued that
government obligation with the q
exception Of gold certificates, was
able in geld or silver coin, 1t eht