The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-11-23
.,ur,>raMY IN KENIUCKY."

.1pE iSFAMY IN KEn1UCKY!"
The Washington Post recently
a leading editorial un1er
the above heading. The Washing
ton Post will Ger ainly be consid-
cred good authority among Demo
Gratis OF North Carolina. for during
the last campaign the leading
Democratic dailies In the state
nrsised the Post as one oil the
ablest, fairest and most representa-
tive OF American newspapers. A
that time the Post seemed TO oe
favoring the fight that was head
nv Simmons and his Machine in
this State, hence their praise.
The Post, like thousands OF voters
In No tn Carolina, did not know Al
that time that the purpose OF this
Simmons Machine, II 1t got In
power, was to break every pledge
made to the people during the last
campaign, and to put upon the
statute books one Of the most
tbieving and Infamous election
laws that has ever disgraced any
commonwealth. The last d. mo-
cratic legislature copied It's election
law from the GOebel election law In
Kentucky. MIR. Goebel, who was q
membe, OF the Democratic legisla
ture In kentucky two years ago
conceived and had passed this In
famous election law, with the pur-
pose In view Of having himself
nominated for Governor, and to
then stuff the ballot boxes at the
election and have himself counted
In.
The Washington Post, comment
ing upon this spectacle, says:
ut begins TO appear that the
Kentucky campaign, which opened
with the Infamous nomination OF
Guebel by the Democrats, Ia des
tined to lose with the even deeper
infamy of Goebel's election by
fraud. The Louisville COu ier-
Journal, which has become the
exponer {, II not the authorized or
gan, OF Goebel SIN, and its methods
L. now telling us onder triumphant
headlines and with honest pride
how the pure-minded Democratic
officials throughout the State ar
steadily robbing Taylor OF his vote,
and as steadily overcoming by the
foul, st and most insOlent expedi-
ents the Republicans legitimate
majority. What was begun upon
the scale Of petty larceny-the theft
OF isolated ballot boxes and the
disqualification OF small groups OF
voters here and there-has reached
the proportions Of wholesale plum.
der and spoliation. The GOebel Of
fcIals have boldly abandoned the
furtive, piec. meal system, and are
now stealing by counties instead OF
by preci cts. The most vOracious
and arrogant carpet-bagger tina,
went South In reconstruction times
to ravage States and loot their
treasures would turn In his grave
to-day-turn with envy and regret
If he could know what q bungling
journeyman Re was compared with
this Kentucky adept.
ave risk nothing In the assertion
that In the history Of American
elections there has been no spec
tacle more disgraceful and abhor-
rent than that now presented by
the Kentucky Democracy. That
the Republican candidate has been
elected by a clear majority Is be-
You'd all question. That the cleo.
ton officials, aided, by Democratic
courts, are gradua ly but surely ex.
tinguishing this majority, is patent
to the dullest understanding. 1t ie
a spectacle fraught with humilia.
ton aud with shame. And what
makes it especially odious In the
eyes of decent men is the fact tina
Goebel, who devised the machinery
of the fraud, Is to be the nef1ciary
Of it's operation. The disgust and
anger generated by these proceed.
ings include the entire country
Honest democrats, honest men
all who care for justice. honor, and
self-r, spect-resent. denounce, and
brand them. 1t is q safe prediction
that the Dem cratic party, not only
in K-ntu ky but In the nation ri
large, will be- the victim Of such q
victory of villainy. The installa.
tion Of Goebel h,ough the detesta.
bic methods we have described will
give Kentucky TO he X. publican
party for years to come. No hon.
orable man can possibly cOndOne
those methods or permit himself tC
be Identified with h, m. The strug
gle is no longer between Republic
canism and Democracy. 1t IS be-
tween righteousness and crime
Just what the Post has described
as occurring in Kentucky, is wha,
We may look for in North Carollns
next year. II anything, Simmons
the head Of the Democratic Machine
In this State, can be counted upon
to 60 to more Infamous lengths In
debauching the ballot box and Ia
stealing not only votes but whole
townships and counties, than Goe
bel has gone. As the Post says, 1,
Ia q fight between Justice anC
Crime. We have An abiding fsitt
that there Is enough manhood anc
honesty In the State to rise In It
majesty and crush the schemert
and polluters who attempt to per
petrate such crime and put suct
a stain of infamy upon this fall
Commonwealth. Let every brave
true man be Of courage and prepsr,
for the tight.