The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-07-05


In the News and Observer Of
June 10Th appeared an interview
nth Simmons In which he says
hat IL hts machine il defeated In
heir efforts to capture the legisla-
ture, then that body will throw
put enough votes TO defeat the
should It receive a ma
jority OF tho votes cast. The people
will defeat the Infamous and odious
DISTINGUISHING scheme In spite OF
simmons ballot thieves and con-
stables placed at the polls solely to
intimidate honest freemen. They
will defeat any other damnable
he may devise to rob white
men Of their liberties.
Simmons says: "They will throw
out the vote from nearly every
county In the Second and Sixth
that MAY give majority
for the amendment"
Now, we have time and again
proven that the negro Ia the great
source of Democratic streng thin
fact the negro counties are verita-
BILE Gibraltars OF Democracy. Sim
mons frankly admits that the Sec
ond district, which ID we'll known
as the "black" district "MAY" give
majority for the amendment.
Then, too, there are some "black"
counties in the sixth district, and
according to Simmons, they may"
also give a majority for the amend
ment. Now, let us address a few
words to the white men of North
Carolina who reside in the white
counties.
Here Ia q bold intimation from
Simmons that the "black belt
"MAY" 60 Democratic, thus, by
counting the negro vote for the
amendment, they will defeat the
expressed will of the white men
OF the State. He proposes, by de-
bauching the ballot box to put or
the white men this most odious
scheme to rob them and their sons
OF the right to vote in the future
Will the honest, sturdy yeomanry
OF the State endorse, support o.
tolerate such a diabolical purpos,
on the part Of Simmons to coun
the negro vote against them ir
order to pass this monstrous dis
franchising schemei
Will they permit SimmoDs-s
Indian like in form, feature and &C
tiOn; so Indian-llke In characters
tics, treachery and cunning to In
timidate them with his arme,
election cOnstables, aud rob then
and their sons Of the highest priv
lege conferred on them by the con
stitutiOn-'h e,r sacred right OF tn,
ballot-by counting the negro vo o
] Deprive the white man Of hi
right of suffrage and h. is nothinl
ess than slave. Are the me-
who till the soil and who work II
our factories, ready for the chain
of slavery to be rivrted on them b
the Simmons ballot-stuffing ma
chine? White men of North Caro-
lima, it behooves you to guar,
jealously your rights and the right
OF your sons while you now hav
them. When once destroyed the
can not be regsined. The Simmou
bsllot-stufYers inrend, il possible
to count sufficient majOrities In tn
negro counties to overcome the ma
jorities cast against the disfran
chising scheme in the white coun
ties.
| Let the white men Of the Stat
pile up such an immense majorit
against the ballot-box stuffine
DISTINGUISHING Democratic ma
chine, rs will thwart its purpose t
crush out liberty and independence
even il that machine shall be sue
cessful 10 counting all the negr
counties in favor OF the amsnC
ment. Another prediction mad
by the Peoples party is clearl
verified by Simmons wall. Earl
in the current year it was predi,
led that before the close of thi
campaign Mr.. Simmons and hi
henchmen would be active an
fertile in devising schemes 70
manipulating and counting tn
negro vote and this very purpos
Is clearly disclosed in what h
says.
i White men, zealously work t
preserve your liberties!