The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-07-27
the CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
Some Of the Dangers That Bresk Under
meath Il.


Some of the Dangers That Bre.k Under
For The CAUCASIAN.
In response to your request for ex-
pressions from the people as to the
Constitutional Amendment, | find all
the POpulist in this county are OPP
posed to its adoption.
1t is reasonable possibility that
section will be declared uuconstItu-
tional. If it should be done, then il
will disfranchise illiterate whites the
same as illiterate blacks.
Section was only put in to tool
lot of illiterate whites SO they would
vote to disfranchise the negro and
then let the Supreme court disfran-
chise them.
The Biblical Recorder seems to
think there is a possibility of its be-
ing declared unconstitutional. While
the Democratic papers say it is all
right: but the Democrats told us so
many false-h GODS, in the la.
campaign We can hot afford to trust
their veracity il this matter where
SO much Is at stake if they are
wrong.
am opposed to any amendmen,
to the constitution that proposes to
abridge the SUFFRAGE of our citizens
to privilege, that privilege to be-
granted or denied by some unscrupir
lsus politician. This privilege wa:
purchased by the blood of our fore
fathers for US all and handed O,
: down to us as free legacy. Ac
cordiDg to their written declarat lion
6 the true spirit of their intention
were that every man should be equa
in the power Of government-ever
5 man should have q voice.
: Of course, IT would be q nice thin
= to have the ignorant negro elimlns
mated from politics, but any ma
with any reason knows that ca
never be done as long as the l5t
amendment stands in force withor
y eliminating ignorant whites at til
same time. And these same illite
81 ate whites have as good q right {
9 their liberties, according to the il
B. tentions Of our Revolutionary sire
90 sAo SOl1CS0 pIOlSSSOEs
The truth of the business is, the.
70 Democratic Office hunters do not fe.
II the ballot of the illiterate negro b,
IS they fear the great common peopl
II Ii they could only succeed in thro
ting The liberties of the people ar
wrest from them their power of Il
ballot, they will hold high ca
IL nival and rob the people of the
u hard earnings and the people vi
y be deprived of any power to ste
70 them, because they will have q
d power within themselves.
J. think there are too many DANCE
,. lurking beneath this amendment {.
the people to risk as priceless
- thing as their liberties on such
y frail bark. The people have got Il
Q power of government in their ON
d hands. ard they had better risk I
experiment. that are liable to re
them of that power.
Remember, if this amendme,
10 carries, Populist will receive Il
y same treatment at the hands of II
4 Democratic politicians as RepubI
cans because the Democrats have .
l. other motive in view only to 9,
n trench themselves in power foreve
t, If it is necessary to disfranchis
f half the Republicans and Populi
for them to hold power, it will n,
. be against their scrurles to do so.
't The time is now here when th
y pc ople should unite thensely.
j. against this invasion Of oligarch,
4 because it is going to take a unit,
effort to defeat it.
If We cannot find q way to th
settlement of the race problem will
out DISTINGUISHING unfortunat
whites, l say let it 60 on for furthe
4 generations to settle in their ow
. right way, We all know We had
civil war that tore up all our school
: and colleges and thousands Of on
citizens grew mp uueducated durin
= that unfortunate period. Let in,
tice speak and all mel listen.
n. p.
Cowarts, N. C..