The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-10-21
IMPORTING ILLEGAL VOTERS
WHITE MEN. BE ON YOUR
GJTARDi


It seems that Chairman Holton had
niatured his plans well when he told
AIR Creelman. of the New York World,
that "THE ENORMOUS REGISTRA-
TIoN OF UNQUALIFIED NEGRO
VOTERS" would give the State to Nc
Kinley. The importations in AsheVilie
alone. the home of Doodle Pearson,
have been so great and so scandalous
as to arouse public indignation to such
a pitch as to secure the call for public
non-partisan meeting. Resolutions de-
handing vigorous efforts to prevent
illegal voting were adopted, and COM
mittees appointed to assist the election
officers. Mr.. j. NJ. Gudger, Jr., voiced
public sentiment when he said:
1.-THE States of South Carolina
and Tennessee are being ransacked
in the importation of fraudulent
voters. The tax list shows this
fact, but the people are going TO
the ballot box to see that the citi-
zens of those States do not vote in
in Buncombe. The last city cleo
ton showed that persons voted here
who were not residents. We know
the fact by what we have seen,
and it is absurd to deny that illegal
voting is now attempted. l pro-
test in the name of the people
and am not influenced by parti-
sanship in my utterances here.
With the theft of registration
book in Raleigh in order to disfrancise
265 Democratic voters, and this whole
sale importation in Asheville, the in
telligent and honest majority of the
State is brought face to face with the
proposition: viii you sit idly by and
permit the knaves and scoundrels,
acting under orders of Republican
leaders, thus to rob the people of their
franchises, and foist a government of
hate and dishonesty upon the State?
The campaign of Russell was con-
ceiyed in iniquity and born In fraud.
By buying delegates and unseating
those who could not be bought, RuS-
sells henchmen secured his nomina-
ton. Whatever of character remained
in the Republican party in North Caro-
lima walked out of it then, and the
campaign is now in the hands of men
who are resolved to steal the election
lust as they stole the nomination. The
importation of voters, the "ENOR-
NOUS REGISTRATION OF UNQUALI-
FLED NEGRO VOTERS" the theft of
the registration book in a strong Demo
cratic ward, the bribery and corrup-
ton that are seen on every hand show
that the Republican managers will
stop at nothing to gain control OF the
State.
The so-called honest election law
drawn by Russell a. Co., and the ma
chinery provided by INSCRIPTIONS lie.
publican clerks, promises a crop OF
gigantic frauds if the Democrats do
not meet this movement exposed in
Raleigh, which doubtless extends all
over the East, with watchfulness and
courage Thank God we still have
white men in North Carolina. whose
fathers and brothers spilled their
blood to protect their rights and to
avoid subordination to the negro.
MANY gallant old soldiers still shoulder
their crutches and "show how fields
were won" These men and their sons
must and will be early and late at the
polls to see that corrupt negroes shall
not venture even for Hanna's treasure
to defraud the white men of North
Carolina of their franchise. Let these
UNQUALIFIED NEGROES and their
hackers beware that they do not pro-
woke good citizens too far in their
mad and dishonest counsel
Free men of North Carolina: stand
at the polls and make it hot for the
minions of Russell and tools of Hanna
who would make elections a mockery.
Populists: Behold how Daniel RUS
sell has promised fish and given you
serpent. He has left a loop-hole
through which, if white men are not
watchful, those who are conspiring
against honest elections, will accom-
plish their purposes and escape the
punishment they so richly deserve.
The children of white Populists as well
as of white Democrats viii be placed,
if the schemes of these leaders sue
coed, under the everlasting domina-
ton of those who were called by Rus
sell "savages."