The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-12-21
sxILanv AID HIS NEGRO VOTE

BELLAMy AND HIS NEGRO VOTE
We notice that the Washington
Times, the only Democratic paper |
published In the national capital, .
few days ago quoted Congressman
Beilsmy .. saying, by wav Of sx-
PLANTATION Of the large majority
which he claims, that be got very
large negro vote in his district. Mr..
Bellamy 10 further quoted ~ saying /
that he would have gotten a much
larger negro bad the negroes not
been intimidsted by the Republicans
and Populist and prevented from
voting for him. II Mr.. Bellamy is
correctly quoted. he evidently in
tends this statement for Washing
ington consumption only, hoping |
that it will help him ont in his con-
test.
Mr.. BelIamy may to some extent
be correct in claiming that consid-
cradle part of his majority repre-
sented negro votes. but il would
probably be more accurate not to
say that this negro vote was cast
for him but to say that say that 1t
was counted for him But without
discussing the method, we think ii
afe to say, as We have SAID before,
that the negro vote which was either
cast or counted for the Democratic
party in the last campaign In tine
State, was much larger than their
claimed majority in the state.
But the astonishing part of Mr..
Bellamy's interview is his claim that
the negro was intimidated by the
Republicans and Populist and pre-
vented from voting for him. 1t Is
we'll know that the only intimidation
practiced in the 9th district was by
Simmons ballot. box suffers and
red shirt mob and Bellamy's bench
men. They attempted to intlmida,e
every body, black and white, going
to the extreme Of violence and MUIR
der that would not vote the Demo
cratic ticket. They would persecute
white man who had the courage to
vote his conviction against their
lawless and revolutionary machine,
but they would at the same time
take to their bosom tie blacklist
negro who would vote their ticket
We noticed that the Wilmington
Messenger, soon after the election,
called upon the people of Whining
ton to give work to certain negro
saying he deserved it because he
, was a Democratic negro.
All of this goes to prove what We
have often said, and what everybody
, in the State knows what the Machine
cry Of "white supremacy" meant
nothing more nor less than a cry fol
the loaves and fishes for the hungry
Democratic Office seekers. If the
!, negro helped TO secure such white
, supremacy, then the negro was 6
) gentleman, and to be preferred, il
their eyes, above any white man who
, had the courage to oppose thsf1
methods.
d Another thing noticeable abou
the last campain was that Congress
J man White, who had been branded
by the Democratic papers in tn.
!, State as the most offensive negro il
: the State, was never disturbed b,
, these white supremacy red shirter
y at any of his meetings. but was n,
+ doubt given all of their protectio,
and encouragement when necessary
I Attempts we're made to break u,
white mems meetings. At the sam,
{ time the negro White was permitted
Z to speak undisturbed. 1t also notice
, able that as a result of the election
White got a bigger ma jority than b,
/, got the year before for Congress.
while every county in his distric
I gave tho Democratic redshirters +,
! tremendous majority.
, These are facts that thousand
|, Of voters are now thinking about
and these voters will be heard from
at the polls next August.