The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-10-27

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To the Rsopls of North Carolina
The elsstioo now fast apcsoaehins = more
far Issching In ID e2sa thsn any this esa-
sratioo has VisoeAsed The night u the
ballot ss>sorsd 10 and sajoyed by our pso-
PIE throughout the otaso unoes FecPot legis
letiou b again In peril The vital qusstioo
y whether Q large portieI Of our ciiisspA
chisod, either under legal forms such %
have osen adopled in Xnsinippi. Louisiana
and South Carolina or BY the vicious Hsth-
eds Of oulEpoos, false counting, and n.
turning boards hGstofoss pr.etiosd under
Demoofatic rule In our 0tete-
In the early part Of this campaign The
Democrats unolushingly declared through
purpose to impose IN educational and prop
erty qualification upon the right Of su2ngr.
and ihs logical conclusion Of all their arHu-
ment leads to this result. In the despsFsts
determination Of the Dsmocratic machine
to win at the next election. We have already
witnessed . campaign conducted on the sin-
gle inue Of raos pref udics.
Every question Of National or State im-
postance mas, BY our opponents, bsen ignor.
cd or subordinated to this single issue. To
carry out their purposes, appeals have bean
maoe for social ostracism and prescription
these last days OF the campaign We wines
the paRads OF the Red Shfrs. and learn Of
threats and indiEnitss to peaosful voters.
The importation Of South Carolina speaker,
and the adoption of South Carolina methods
u In the event Of Democratic success to
b tollox:d By 2 system Of sovernm:pt
bosss are 10 exercise power. The honest
and conservative people Of all parties in
North Carolina disspprovs and are indie-
nant 1t such methods Of conducting this
campaign, and the Leaders and their de-
lndsd Followers will not dars to put in
eject their th.sa.. Of violence, roft and
crimes win not Be condoned bY
BY law-abbiding citizens, but that the laws
OF our State will b indicated, and will
protect every citizen in the peaceful enjoy
ment Of every right guaranteed to him by
il the intention Of thes COMMITTEES to go
that al legal voters are protected In the
exercises of their right to vote. and We call
on all good citizens to aid US In our deter
mination to preserve the peace and to pro
tect the good name o. our beloved State.
All of this bulldozing, threatened riot
where for years the Democrats established
their bull pens, praticed their frauds and
reversed election returns to their favor:
Populists and Republicans protested but
never attempted the least violence or armed
resistenoe: And now that We have an
honest election lsw administered BY honest
men. with capable and honest Republicans
and Populists candidates, with an assurance
Of an election by large majorities, we hear
threats Of violence and bloodshed. Who
for moment can doubt where the respon-
sibility for such threats Justly belongs? Ger
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who have secured their rights. under the
law, and under the law and through the
ballot box to maintain them.
The Democrats began their campaign BY
assailing the Management of the Peniten-
tiary, but the affairs Of that institution
have teen shown to have. been
agement with greater advantage to the
State than ever before. They then sought
by vile cartoons and viler insinuations to
destroy our Institutions for the deaf, dumb
and blind. When these falsehOods were
exposed by Democratic officers in charge,
thew then sought to ind mismanagement
show that under Republican and Populist
management. the administration of finances
could not be assalled. and that all extrava-
gance, mismanagement and default, were
the work of Democratic officials.
These Democratic leaders and the ma
Cuues O1OOI!0k OVoI tueu past UrLe1tS SnU
the defeat that now c,nfronts them and
| with the desire to rule ut all hazards re-
gardi+ss of the rights Of the majority, have
become infuriated and are melted to commit
lawless ac.s.
Let the good people all over the State 60
quietly to the polls on the day Of election
and cast their ballots, and administer in
| this peaceful manner q lasting rebuke to
these unscrupu lous and lawless Leaders, who
will, il they obtain control of the legisls
ture, rob our citizens of their rights of fran
chise, and riveton us the chains Of lasting
and hopeless political slavery.
| A. E. HOLTON,
Chmn Republican State tx. Com.
| CYRUS THOMPSON,
| Chmn P. P, State Ex. Com.