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

4 Success OF . Ysil1sss-ssAs - sAs
BarrslI Whites Of % .. his UssaI Issss-
sssass way.
For The CAUcAsiAN.
1t met, controlled by an oligarehy
Of less than three score attorneys,
with the declared purpose TO destroy |
for the future ell opposition to the
dominant party from without.
After having laid . sure and arm
foundation for coming years from op.
position within and without, 1t ad-
journed.
In one day it ground out 286 pages
OF caucus law, but left the grist nm
bolttd. In June 1900 they will At
tend to this. In the meantime il will
Fave soured and the rats spoiled it.
Ia the great barbecue to b given in
Hang Dog township before the An.
gust ele ction next year, they will
need this grist. Can the people
swallow it, and il they do, will it not
sour still more on their stomachs %
they take the fools march of hftv
feet, one by one, between the ''ropes
or BARS to vote away their l,ber-
ties I
Ropes or Bars: Ominous words,
typical of hanging by tho neck or
peepipg from behind bars Of iron
when our rights a. freemen are gone.
In this, did the leaders consult chair
man Jones or Mr.. Bryan; or WAS it
Chairman Simmons and affidavit
Pou who meant to disfranchlse no.
bodyi
They knew not what they did. On
that fateful day they repealed the X.
R. Commission Act to take effect at
once, and then attempted to confer
Its defunct powers to assess railroad
property for taxation on the Corpo-
ration Commission created on that
day to take effect the 5.h day of
April, and 50 twelve million dollars
worth Of railroad property goes tax
free. Strange that they did not on
that day legislate the State into .
Corporation Commission and turn
Russell out, as they boosted before
the election they would do.
They appointed their pet attor-
neys justices Of the peace and set
aside as to them Section n of the
Code and allowed them to practice
law.
In violation of the Constitution Of
the State, they appointed men to Of
fee who already held one lucrative
Office, and struck ont part Of tie
oath that officers are r. quested to
take to shield them from PERJURY.
In violation of law of the State
they allowed the owners of tho At
lantic hotel in Morahead City to sell
liquor after the question of local cp-
tioa had been decided by . vote of
the people and license refused.
They appointed from three to Ave
or more discreet" County Commits.
sioners in many counties to rule out
those nominated and elected by the
dominant party.
And, sad to tell, after getting into
Office under the cry Of negro domino.
ton, they appointed . negro on the
Finance Committee of this county,
the home of the Grand Mogul Of the
white government unions, establish.
ed and held on Friday nights in the
school houses, where great jugs OF
whiskey were exploited, and y dram
and a cracker offered to those whose
curiosity led them there.
Sadder still, on that day, the Goo.
bel-Simmons election Law was passed
that disfranchises voters before they
are allowed to vote on the amend.
ment that is to settle for them the
question of their ever voting again
Shall I speak of the solemn march
of so feet on . fools errand, to be
taken one ~ one, when they must
not speak or make . sign to any one
but their masters, the poll keepers,
who are sworn no more - they had
been for 120 years, to put the ticke,
in the proper box, and il the wrong
box 1t is not to be counted as it VA
for these 120 years pastf
Shall I speak of the amendment
that places the educated negro above
the uneducated white man who hal
been taxed for thirty years to edu
cate him and fit him for this posi-.
toni
| Shall men, in the exercise Of
the right of self-g over n m n
wrested from Georee tho Third
by their fathers with guns in thei,
hands, be told by . tyrranical legis.
lsture, when, where, and to whom
they shall speak. Ropes and bars,
aud speaking to no one smacks toe
much of the tyrrannical edict Of the
Gear of Russia that no one BY voice
clapping of hands, or movement Of
the feet shall manifest applause in
any theatre in the Empire.
| Shall / speak Of the g to 81 tai
laid on the small dealer in fresh
meats Il suppose to pay the expen'
ses of the August election next year.
when the large dealer who ships
thousands Of cattle, sheep. and hogs
to the large Virginia cities, pay %
tax; or was this tax on tho small
dealer laid to pay the freight ON the
large dealers stocki Nov the small
dealer is abusing the sheriff he help.
cd to elect, and the people agree with
him AZ to the injustice Of tho tax.
But must deslst for pen canno,
do justice to this incompetent legis
lature. But think foes will agree
with me that it was q dismal failure
last winter and will be again wher
it meets next June to provide for thu
assessment Of railroad property
amend the amendment, and give the
people an honest election Law,
b. p. HARRRLL.
Kelford, N. c., Nov. q, 1899.