The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-03-30
fool law. Could they have ou.lived

'""' SSoiu tAey nave CusIIved
in Hardly.
A Democratic idge ask-d A Dem
ocfatc editor the other day if be
thcu9ht the amendment would car.
ry. The editor replied: watch the
CAUCASIAN. IL that advocates tn.
am;ndmen'. 1t will carry, if it op-
poses NE am n1ment, il will not on
~ bc voted down, but the Democrats
Will lose the q X lrg slature.'
The peopl7 of all parties are anx
lons TO know what grounds the Pop
ullsts are going TO take in regard to
the amendment. 10 this section. with
the lights now before them, Popu-
lists are opposed 20 it. They don 1,
care so much about its being place d
IN the constitution as they, as a par
~, do not want to be held RESPONSE
Ole Tor 1t. For there is a day Of ret
ribution coming. 1t will disfran-
chise white men, and that will not
do. This 3 ale is pot Ike South Car.
DINA Georgia, Mississippi and some
other Southern States. Its citizens
are free men and b. lieve in human
rights and personal liberi 8, and as
II was first to declare for independ-
ence, its citiz sns will be the las. to
submit to political reform.
The "Jim crow car" law Sc. ms t.
De agreeable to all, some say it do,
not go far enough. AS livery mel
are public carriers, they say, ii,
should apply to them too. They
shouli not only not be allowed to
send them in the same turnout, bu,
not send ladies out with colored dri-
vers, claiming that this is more dan
gerous and more EN- ssing to la
dies than riding with them in first
class cars. In the latter, there is the
| conductor and nearly always other
white men on to protect any white
lady from any insult or embarress-
ment that she m ght in the least fall
heir to. But when a liveryman puts
negro to drive lady or ladies out
from one to twenty miles alone, she
or they have no protection. Then
they are compelled to sit as close to
them as ia a car" But a law that
does not go far enough, should not
be condemned. 1t eau be amended
to meet all needs. Besides. livery
men would hardly send a lady out
with an Objectionable driver, st least
they would not in this section. But
such laws are made to meet except
ional eases, and on that ground, this
law could have been made broader.
The war of 1900 has begun. The
gold bugs have begun to fight Bryan.
We are not surprised to see the Dem
ocratic ring in New York fight him,
but q little surprised to hear some IL
this section who holle1ed themselves
hoarse for Bryan two years ago, now
taking up for the Cleveland and Bel
mont faction. Then such gold bug
sheets as the Charlotte Observer is
getting awful religious. 1t seems
they want to get monopoly on
heaven, and have all them golden
streets all to themselves. 1t wasn't
"sacrllege' for the Observer to ridi-
cule the church and christian PEG
pie Of Charlotte because they wanted
to shut up the bar-rooms in that great
city. 1t makes Bryan stronger TO,
such papers as the Observer to fight
him. Bryan Is the biggest man TO-
day in the Democratic party. W.
heard Democrat say the other day
that for this time, they had better
drop Bryan and nominate Teller
About the best thing they can do il
to nominate Bryan and Teller.
| We are glad TO know Bryan i
going to New York. The Chariot,
News says it can stand Buffers be-
ing there, but hopes its not true tina
Congressman White is to be there
Why, that's Democracy. 1t does no
indicate that the negroes will b.
disfranchised. Democrats have an
other trick to work.
J. F. c..