The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-09-09
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two CASES ~ POINT.
The Wilmington Messenger and |
other "n' gro scare-crow organs" have
been asserting that the cause Of lynch |
inks was due 10 The fact That in many |
and that negro jurym-n would never
vot. To convict one Of their race. THK
CACCAsIA> Promptly hal'-rg Inv
statement and frov-i b! facts AM les
tinony trum some al tie must inilnen-
tial whit. .n OF the negro counties
that these statements were rot only
untrue, but that the facts were just IL .
contrary.
The Messenger attempted to reply to
our editorial, but having no facts or
truth on lis side, it simply dealt in
abuse and adjectives.
1t is probably unnecessary to further
notice the reckless and malicious
statements of these monopoly newspa-
pers, that have a purpose in view, for
there is probably not a fair-minded,
man in the State who believes the rot
that they have been publishing.
But IN passing, we might mention
two cases in point. In the case Of the
recent rape at Asheville, where nearly
all of the Republicans are white, and
there ale very few negroes, and where
there would probably not b. a negro on
the jury, the citizens promptly caught
and ly nched the brute. About the same
time similar on "f these hon rid &C.
curreDces took place in kittrell, in q
county where the majDrity Of the
voters are negroes, and where there
has always been and probably will be
a large number of negroes on the jury.
There was great Indignation of course
as there always is when such shocking
and undesirable crimes are commit.
ted. Bat WAS there lynchins? No
Governor Russell pr"mpsly issued an
order for a Speci Al term Of court to try
the criminal at the earliest g. ssibl
day. The cr,mi al WIS tried: there
were negroes on the jury; the j. r.
staid out only about five minutes and
brought in All unanimous verdict fol
conviction, AMI the brute was har geC
on september LIST. Comment is un-
neces AIRY. Tae facts speak for them
selves.
When men and newspapers acting
as the agents Of mOnOpOlies have ,
, deepiaid plan to deceive the peoK lie il
the interest of their hackers and cover
seers," they of course always resort t.
falsehoOds, but they usually are care
full in their statements and use Gun
ming, plausible, and adroit falsehOod
+, which are calculated to deceive. Blu
, in this case it seems that the negr
scarecrow organs" acting as part Q
the "overseers help" are 80 desperat
E in their efforts to sidetrack the grea
economic questions now before tn
people, including transportation re
form, by attempting to arouse the pee
pie with race prejudice, that they hav
+ really resorted to publishing glarin
), falsehoods, when the facts are at han
% to refute them promptly, and no on
. can be deceived thereby unless he d.
# sires to be deceived.
The negro will never rule Mort
y Carolina. Everybody knows that.
n will always be controlled by whit
lie people, but these same white poop
r, will see to it that the agents an
~ mouthpieces of the railroads., moDop'
e. lies, and trusts shall not prevent the
ID from electing a legislature that wi
u save to the people nearly three milliO
70 dollars a year and drive the hirelin
% and corrupt corporation lobby fro
it the legislative halls of the State. 1t
e this issue they are attempting to sid
=. track. The white people will see tn,
~ it Is not done.