The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-12-07

DEMOCRATIC VOTER II 1aE Lpels.
LArURs AND pENoUxcrs fHosx
WHO MAKE TBS CHA RGE As SPEAK
INC FALSELY AND TRYING TO FOOL
THE PEOPLE.
From Caucasian Oct. ~
The following aflidavit made by
James II. Pou, x-Chairmau OF the
State Democratic Elk. cutive Com.
mittee, during the last cam palgn,
will be interesting reading. Our
RAIDERS will remember that when.
ever and wherever IL was charged
Ia 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 IS being UNANIMOUSLY false
Even Mr.. Simmons, the Democrat.
&c State Chairman, issued an oflici.
III statement to the voters OF tn.
State, branding every such charge
AZ false In toto; saying that thai
campaign lie had been charged
against the Democratic party be
fore, aud that the charge VAS now
- old and SO false that no ont
would believe 1t.
Mr.. James IL. Pou, tho ex-Chair
man Of the State Democratic Com
init. ee, In his speeches made tn,
same declaration. But It seem.
hat in one Of his speeches In NJ. or.
county, some meinb ers Ut his audi
diencs expressed doubt of the truth
VI his Indignant denial, and callet
upon him while upon the stand {,
know II he would make an afiids
Wit to that effect. He publicl,
agreed to do SO, we are Informed
The result Is the affidavit below
made At Raleigh, dated Oct. l4lh
1898. 1t will be noticed that MI
POu, shrewd, slick and cunning q,
he is, attempted to word bis afiid,
Wit SO as not to say explicitly whx
he had said publicly on the STUN y
and yet at the same time, to "a,
enough to make 1t appear that hi
affidavit had made good his cam
paign d. claratiOn, and fool the vo
ters into accepting his stslemen
aud voting for the machine.
The following Is . true COPY Q
the u affidavit:
STATE oF NORTH CAROLINA,
County VI Wake.
James q. Pou. being duly sworn
depOscs aud says:
ri have n. yer said that, II tn,
Democrats regained control OF III,
state, they Intended tV disiranchis.
the negroes and illiierate white vo
ters. never have said auythin,
like this, and 1 know that g. CHI 4
not the intention VI the Democrat
~ party. have never heard q 81,
Kie Democrat give utterxncs I,
such u sentiment, and / do not be
lievc, II such q prOp0 -itiOn come,
before the Gene'a al Assembly, tina
It would receive single Democrat
ic vote. believe that q majority O
the uneducated white voters O
North Carolina are Democrats. Th,
Democratic party Is appealInx I,
them for aid In preserving Whit,
supremacy in the center west ant
In restoring IL In the Eastern par
VI this State. They are respondin,
to our appeal. and to repay them fO
their aiu with . disfrxnchisemen
OF their votes would be folly ans
inyrattiude indeed. The maj
who makes these charges know
they speak falsely, but their cam
paiKn this year - run upon III,
idea that the people OF North Car
olina would rather believe q false
hood than the truth, and the,
would rather hear llbels upon TN,
hOnOred dead than to he.r ereu
ments based upon truth"
Is gned]
JANIS Fl. Pou.
Sworn to and sub. cribed befor,
me this October LIST 1898.
tSigned]
GEO. w. THOMPSON,
Notary Public.