The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-11-16
POU'S CAMPAIGN AFFIDAVIT.
ONE OF HIS METHODS or
POOLING VOTERS IN THE
LAST CAMPAIGN.

POOLING VOTERS IN THE
LAST CAMPAIGN.
HE MAKES AFFIDAVIT THAT A PROP
os1TION TO DIsFRANCH1sE NE.
GROEs AND 1LL1TERATE WHITES
WOULD NOT RECEIvE A SINGLE
DEMOCRATIC VOTER IN THE LEa1s.
LATURE AND DENoUNCEs THOSE
WHO Make The CHARGE AS SPEAK
ING FALSELY AND TRYING TO FOOL
THE PEOPLE.
From Caucasian Oct. 10
The following affidavit made by
James H. POu, ex-Chairman of the
State Democratic Elk cutive Com
mittee, during the last paign.
will be interesting reading. Our
readers will remember that when
ever and wherever it was charged
In the last campaign that if 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 as being UNANIMOUSLY false
Even Mr.. Simmons, the Democrat
ic State Chairman, issued an offici-
al statement to the voters of the
State, branding every such charge
as false in toto; saying that that
campaign lie had been charged
against the Democratic party be.
fore, and that the charge was now
so old and 80 false that no one
would believe it.
Mr James H. Pou, the ex-Chafr-
man OF the State Democratic Com.
NIT ee, in his speeches madeline
same declaration. But it seems
that N one Of his speeches in Moor.
county, some members of his audi.
dience expressed doubt of the trutb
OF his indignant denial, and called
upon him while upon the st, nd to
know II he would make an affida.
Wit to that /. ef1e t. 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 IA
he is, attemp ed to word b 8 affida
VII SO as not to say explicitly what
ne had said publicly on the stump.
and yet at the same time, to saw
enough to make it appear that his
aHdavit had made good his cam.
paign dt claration, and fool the vo-
ters into accepting his statemen,
and voting for the machine.
The following is q true COPY Of
tho affidavit:
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA.
County of Wake.
James q: Pou. being duly sworn,
opposes and says:
Il nave n yer said that, If the
democrats regained control Of tho
state, the, intended to disfrancbi sa
the negroes and illiterate white vo-
ters. ! never have said ANYTHING
IKE this, and l know that ch IL
not the Intention Of the Democrat
&c party. have never heard a ain
gle Democrat give uttvrance tol
sucn sentiment, and l do not be.
!leve, II such q prOpo ition comes
Delore the Gene,a Assembly. thai
Il would receive single Democrat
e vote. ! believe that majority of |
Inc 9neducated white voters Of |
Nortn carolina are Democrats Thu.
democratic party is appealinx to
mem Ior aid In preserving vhita
supremacy IL the center west and
). [estoring 1t In the Eastern part
u tnis State. They are responding
. our appeal and to repay them for |
,1eir AID with Acknowledgement
= Ineli votes would be folly and
ngrastiude indeed. The n1an
xno makes these charges know
.ney speak falsely, but their cam
'algn this year Is ruin upon the
uea tnat the people Of North Car
lima would rather believe \ false.
.oo1 tnan the truth, and thew
so0Id rather hear llbels upon the
IGNORED dad than to heer arou-