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

peighboring farm.
The following conversation took
place:
First Farmer.-Matt heard yes
terdsy that you bad said that you
m ght not go to the polls this year.
What 10 the matter?
Second Farmer.-Well, John, you
know / am a peaceable man; believe
every man ought to have the right to
think rs he pIeases and vote as he
pleases, but do not want to get In
any trouble.
First Farmer What do you mean,
Matthew, | don't understand you!
Second Farmer.-Well John, you
know the Democratic bosses have been
sending slips of paper through the
mail with skulls and crOss-bones on
them and making threats. They boast
that they will carry this precinct one
way if they cannot carry 1t another.
They are trying to brighten every
peaceable citizen and make him think
there will be trouble on election day
and it's ny candid opinion that they
intend to try to set up riot on the day
0! election if they cannot CARRY it any
other way.
First Farmer.-Well Matthew, have
heard all these things too, and fear
there is something in it, but 1 will tell
you their threats have made me more
determined to 60 to the polls and beat
them this year than ever before. l
have never done more in the past as
you know than to 90 up quietly and
peaceably to the polls and cast my vote
and 20 home, but this year l intend
not only to vote, but intend to 60 to
the polls early and work from morning
till night. They have scared me that
much. Yes, confess l am frightened
at the idea of men like Simmons and
hi, machine of railroad attorneys and
ballot box suffers getting control Of
North Carolina. Men tho will try IT,
OuIldoLe and brighten voters from -x-
-rcisiDg peaceably the highest privi-
l-ges aud most sacred duty If an A mer-
,can freeman at the ballot box are not
ct men to govern North Carolina. They
are dangerou. men. They Will deny
the people Justice when they get In
power. Men WHO are trying to intim
ldate voters by force will be certain to
disirauchise them by law II they get
into power. Men who will steal votes
~ Summons and his ballot box suffers
have, will sell out the State to every
corporation and monopoly In 1t If they
get into power. am for Bryan and
am for silver, and am for q free bal.
lot and a fair count; but the only way
to help Bryan and silver In this cam.
paign is to defeat the Clevelanditee
and railroad attorneys and railroad
money that are now running the Dem
ocratic party.
Second Farmer-Well, John, l had
not thought about it in that light.
First Farmer Well, iJ is the righ
light in which to look at it. was il
favor of the silver forces getting TO-
gether, as Bryan advised. If we had
; everybody would have had to discuss
} issues instead of talking "nigger".
We had, all of the silver men wOult
have been together and Simmons ant
his crowd of goldbugs would hav'
been on the other side. This Grove
of Democratic politicians who ar
against Bryan and silver are responsi
BILE for this kind of campaign. The,
want to howl "nigger" to keep the PEG
pie from knowing where they stant
They have howled "nigger" until the.
e are black in the face, and they know
they are going to be defeated. There
2 fore they have now determined to tr
to brighten you and me away from tn
] polls. The more they try to frightel
us the more determined we should bt
0 Yes, am frightened, but 1 am fright
e ened at the idea of such q lot of me-
getting control Of our State. If the
t do, it is the end of Bryan and silver
= and all other reforms as long as the
t rule. The railroads that put up mon
t ey to try to beat Bryan and elect Nc
e kinley are now in co-partnership wit
e these goldbug Democratic traitor
:. If they carry the State it will be a vic
: tory for the goldbug railroads an
d they will run our next legislature.
( Second Farmer-I am satisfied ths
?. is so, John. agree with you that til
State is in more danger from the golt
bugs and the railroads than it 10 fro1
o the NJ gro.
, First Farmer-Yes, Matthew, 70
r are right. Nobody is in favor of nj
gro domination. II these Democrat
, x"ld5ugs had been AFRAID of negro,
d. hey we're honest in half they say abo,
he danger of negro domination, the
would have cO-operated with Us an
4, carried the State for silver by twent
thousand majority 40 We did two yea
u ago. They are simply following NJ
n gro to hide their treachery. They al
nulIowing negro to get into power o
q md when they do, they will pass Ia
, hsfranchising Us 40 that they can sta
|. IN power and continue to sell out to Il
It railroads and goldbugs. They are tr,
!, Dg TO scare us from the polls, for tn
!. 8 the only way they can win.
Second Farmer-Right you are, Joh
/. am scared now like you are scare,
IN [ am scared at the danger of the
.. fellows getting in. am 30 scared tn
Z. will meet you at the polls on Il
I'd morning Of the election and help "
q. work all day long.
E. Every time the railroad corporation
at pour . fresh supply Of campaif