The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-03-23

ID roersts AID Negroes to Fuss-Dsme-
craft ut the free Bill in Operation
A l,oph..y: Democrat Parry Walking
our of Its.lf.
HICKORY, n. G., March 20, 80.
The more the people see and learn
what the Legislature did the less they
are pleased with it.
judging from wat we have seen
and heardths III say about mere, there
are thousands Of good white men, old
and young il the State, who voted
the Democratic ticket last fall, that
will never tie for that party again.
They will not do so for the reason
that they did not fulfill their prom
ises, bat did just the opposite Of
what they promised.
The Populisls are in fac spirits.
They feel that what they have been
charging all the time, the Democrats
have demonstrated. Any farmer can
meet a d no ocratic politician and put
him in \ hole on what they have
done.
And the Democrats cannot explain
their acts. contrasted with their
promises. Not a thing can they boast
of before the people. Not even of
that 500 900 given to the free
schools, which is the best thing they
did.
Because the machinery Of the
school law has too many fat jobs in
it which will absorb too much of the
school fund. TIE teachers do not
think it any better than the '96 law.
The teachers claim that the people
had just gotten acquainted with the
law and had begun to like it. Then
it was, in this section, free FROM pol.
tiles. Now the milk is all to skim
over, and is IN politics.
The negroes have gotten their eyes
open. No money can get them te
vote the Democratic ticket. They
will all vote against the amendment
The Denis will want to fuse with
them and vote with the negro against
the amendment to get the negro tt
vote with ard for them for State apt
county and Legislative Offices.
They may vote some that way ane
vote some by fear; and down east
will count them out or in, as viii
best suit them. Now see if they d.
not.
/ want to make this prophesy: Ii
the negro coun,les-WinstOn's coun
ty for instance the amendment will
be voted down and the Democrat
will all be elected. That is the wa,
it will be counted.
By the wav, how did Winston &c
elected to the Legislature, anyhow
What was his majority, IL or L
votes or mort? Was 1t in ms tow
or precinct where masked man Wen
and shot out the lights aud shot on
of the judges and took the ballo
boxes away and never counted then
when they contained over 100 ma II
ity against the Democrats? Let u
hear. MIR. Winston could tell if b
would.
l would like for some one down i
Craven county to let US know if it !
true that Isaac Smith, the negro
was hired to run for the Legislator
against white man by the Demo
Gratis. If we mistake not, a gentle
man wrote us that Smith told the Re
publican committee that waited o
him to ask him to come down in IA
vor of white man, that he coul
not. come down consistently as b
was promised $500 to stay in tn
race. Now if this be true, We wan
to guess how it was: They abou
promised him to stay in the race
and if he was defeated, they woul
give him the $500, or whateve
amount 1t was. I have heard Of sue
things as this before.
Some Democrats admit that th
amendment will disfranchise poo
white men after 1908 who canns
read and write, and they say the
. ought to be DISTINGUISHED. If that
) their feeling in the matter now, VIII.
| binders them from doing it IN tt
t Legislat of 1901 if the amen,
e ment is ratified and the Democra
get the Legislature. "White mai
take notice.
To save their lives you can't get
Democrat TO mention that campaie
!, word: $50 MANY WORTHLESS OFFICE
THE FUSIONISTS MADE" It hur
them 10 even think OF it. And thu
cannot tell how many worthless of
s ces the Democrats created Son
= one should 60 to the records and fir
!. out.
81 And the Democrats would give a,
thing for good long list of the of
}, ces the "fusionists'' created, al
d which the Democrats abolished. Ea'
r Dem ocratic candidate who ran la
90 fall promised to bring back a gre
big basket full of them, and take Il
% great sum of money paid to the
incompetent officers and divide it O
among the voters.
1t think Maj. Graham could give
b, a few of them. If he can not, no o
e. can. Then he might tell how t
Is Democrats gave US better loo
l. self-government, so that the pc
$, men could vote for the county CO..
4 missioners. By the way, why d
they app oint more ommissioners
Democratic COUNTIES? Was it becau
the Democrats elected incompeta
men, or was 1t to create pie for t
. boysq
- The election law is not giving s.
isfaction. Democrats say it is
N better and not as good as the one
n, did have. They condemn the p,
ID allowing challenges on election d.
- 1t will be breeder of riots and CT
~ fusion. throughout the State.
for this, there would be no cause
ly the practical operation of the "fo1
m bilr' at the polls 10 keep down rio
by an armed mob appointed by
party in authority. This seems a
sounds to me as marshall law, q
h that the Democrats are carrying |
IN State back to the dark days of 1,
q and there abouts.