The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-11-30

ONE OF HIS METHODS OF
POOLING VOTERS IN THE
LAST CAMPAIGN.

BVOA>ASo WI hGsp SsS AoI
LAST CAMPAIGN.
II MAKss AFFIDAVIT THAT A PROF |
osrTIoN TO DIsvRAScHrsg NE
8RoEs AND tLLrTIRArI WHITES
WOULD not RECEIVE A sI>eLE
DEMOCRATIC VOTER Ix THE LreIs-
LArURs AND pISoUScts THOSE
WHO MAKE rug CHA RGE As -PEAK-
ING YALsELY AND TRYING To ROOT
TIL. PEOPLE.
From Caucasian Oct. ~ -
The following affdavit made by
James II. Pou, ex-ChairmAn Of the
State Democratic Elk. cutive Com
during the last campaign,
will be interesting reading. our
readers will remember that when
ever and wherever II WAS charged
In the last campaign that IL the
Democratic machine under Sim
mons got control Of the State, that
they would offer . scheme to dis
franchise illitterate votes. that the
charge Was Indignantly denied and
denounced by every Democratic
speaker ~ being UNANIMOUSLY false
Even Mr.. Simmons, the Democrat
ic State Chairman, issued an ofiici-
al statement to the voters OF the
State, branding every such charge
~ false In toto; saying that that
campaign lie had been charged
against the Democratic party be-
fore, and that the charge was now
90 old and 80 false that no one
would believe 1t.
Mr.. James H. Pou, the ex-Chair-
man of the State Democratic Com
mittee, in his speeches made the
same declaration. But 1t seems
that in one of his speeches in Moore
county, some members of his audi.
dience expressed doubt OF the truth
Of his indignant denial, and called
upon him while upon the stand to
know II he would make an affida.
Wit to that effect. He publicly
agreed to do SO, we are informed
The result Is the affidavit below
made at Raleigh, dated Oct. 18th
1893. 1t will be noticed that Mr.
Pou, shrewd, slick and cunning al
he is, attempted to word his afiids
Wit so as not to say explicitly wha,
he had said publicly on the stump
and yet at the same time, to say
enough to make 1t appear that hi.
AFFIDAVIT had made good his cam
paign declaration, and fool the vo
ters into accepting his statemen
and voting for the machine.
The following u . true copy o
the a@davit:
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA,
County of Wake.
James n. Pou. being duly sworn
deposes and says:
~ have Ne yer said that, II tn,
Democrats regained control of tn,
State, they intended to disfranchis,
thesnegroes and illiterate white vO
ters. l never have said anything
like this, and know that such /.
not the intention of the Democrat
ic party. have never heard a sir
gle Democrat give utterance t
such q sentiment, and do not be
lieve, If such q proposition comes
before the General Assembly, tina
1t would receive single Democrat
lc vote. l believe that q majority o
the uneducated white voters o
North Carolina are Democrats. Tn,
Democratic party Is appealing t.
them for aid In. preserving whit,
supremacy in the center west ant
In restoring 1t in the Eastern par
Of this State. They are respondin,
to our appeal. and to repay them TO
their aid with q disfranchisemen
Of their votes would be folly ant
ingrattiude indeed. The mar
who makes these charges know
they speak falsely, but their cam
paign this year is run upon thu
idea that the people Of North Car
olina would rather believe q false
hood than the truth, and they
would rather hear ibels upon tn
honored dead than to hear ergu
ments based upon truth"
| (SIgned]
| JAMES H. POU.
! Sworn to and subscribed befOr
me this October 1st 1898.
| (Signed]
GEO. w. THOMPSON,
| Notary Public.
X Notarial Seal,
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