The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-03-22
AMENDMENT IN CHATHAM.
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JDint Debate at Councils Shop and nj
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Editor CAUCAsIAN.l
The first Joint debate on the amend :
ment in this county was at Councils
Sbop last Wednesday. Mr. +. 5. Spru-
iii, Of LOuisburg, spoke an hour in IA
Voc OF the amendment. About fifty
minutes OF his speech was devoted to
rthe old time negro racket, much of il
bout the civil war and the reconstruct
non and the years Of 1868 and 80.
He read two sections of the amend
y ment and gave only light brush to it
In the last ten minutes OF his speech.
Mr.. j. j. jenkins followed in a speech
Of one hour. He said that nearly all
Mr. Spruill's speech was to prove the
sUperiority of the white man, some
ming no one doubts The amendment
does not solve the race question, leaves
saOme negroes voting and disfranchises
eome, and after 1908 does white men
The same way.
The amendment is clearly IN con-
t1ict with the Federal Constitution,
and ~ lawyers isay the 5th section
will be locked out and the other left.
Mr.. 5 FULL says he felt like taking
Oh his hat TO POpulists when they first
organized, but he never came in with
us, and besides, then Populists got
more abuse than AZ any other time
md then too, in 1898 Mr.. Spruill vo-
ted % repeal the A alliance charter.
Mr.. jenkins scored Democrats heav-
iIy for broken promises and oaths OF
IS9S. Mr.. Spruill never mentioned
h, 70 nI,
posed the bitterly partisan and un-
4 mir election law, another subject
kWhich Mr.. Spruill never mentioned
~ cher did he reply to 1t.
w q Pearson made a short, but
Ong, telling speech. Mr.. Pearson
ssa.m, the Democratic ticket in 1896
aid he would have done so this
# y they had Kept their pledges. A
part Of the crowd were with hin
nd heartily cheered him rs he declar.
~ that he could have no confidence in
n hen who so recently deceived him. Mr.
DpruIll said in his reply to the poll tax
nature that "a man who does not pay
bis tax by March 1st ought to be dis
Alra n hised There are 720 white mel
~ this county who had not paid their
&N-es March at. He also frankly ad
LTlted that they had carried election
w bribery, By fraud and by force.
The above two admissions will lOs
tNe Democrats many votes IN Chatham
NlQnty.
m The crowd was about 8 to agains
M amendment. the next day wa
|uAy rainy aud Mr.. jenkins did no
nnto Riggsbee to meet Mr.. Spruill bu
X. g. Pearson who made it clearl,
II dent in his short speech at Council
hat he could manage Mr.. Spruil me
LIN in joint debate and carried th
cTowd against Mr.. SIruill in about tn
1nme ratio of 9 to
Friday Mr.. Jenkins spoke at Kilg
I'm Bladen township to crowd divide
no" the same way, 8 to l against tn
~, endment.
Many of the crowd who voted wit
~ emocrats in 1898 and some Of theu
MILO had been Democrats all their live
Jftterly denounced the disfrauchlsin
kMoheme and some were very outspoke
NiIn their denunciatiOn Of Mr.. in
NV. AtwatSr and for the deception
h5,k speech thf6g,sn 1898.
Mr.hgh It /. ssgot any consolatio
n tom his "a I'll iatham county, OF b,
n DIaces NV n, ruhrible dark for ther
We thi ,leSaI nfruill would join u
HSom the kfo,.t ,Nds he found again
ntWm. in sIr,,o, "a hat cOnservati'
Msoimate go phatham's msjorii
NAxAinst Ne nent at 1000.
~,SnsteJments, W .Inciplod Dsm,ora,
KA~n bne is e..
1 Wnton the az
SsT. 1pnOcrat, few wee
. fEssAI 4EGlSl htlcle on Mr.. Gil
im 'MSS STRak in that article n
I'm Tiep cours Toe the character
~ tddpermiie rs maj ority of the GO
A deofh- Move Township N
" 'nsJ ,s'sti his letter TO IBE Ca
} win the future | am goii
&C vote for the men for who
IN M my interest and The pn
mn TO vote" The DemOcr
'M .etIou To this, and says N
M ns,' ,as "fell from grace" Th
~ - 10 sayN oman must ret vote for &
III men for N ON it Will be to his best i
I terest TO 1ete, but must vote the Del
OcratIo = oet at all hazards, even
N the exte! = IF voting for his enemi
wv and if hNu ii to do that, has fallen fir,
*Ngrace a ~ joined the NEGRO part.
n DO you ae An TO say, Mr.. Democr
thai all ne good men of Samps
County, Cd piney Grove Townsi
~ who do vote the Democratic tic
~ ct belont 20 the negro party? Tha,
N what yd id say, and the good peO
- of Samu u County Will hold you
81 onslot sor it, aud you will see
~ effect of eur vie Islander in Samt
" County 4 tore the next election.
better p4 Bile in the world can be fOu
nv than In q POpulIst party in Samp;
-fsCOunty, " d If you think you can d r
Bmen awaS efrOm their honest cow
~ lions by,l ,tllIng them negroes" J
N I'll be tr pioiy mistaken. You obj
4 ~ beng honest aud voting
.tnel.N, NnaJ &c will De TO his own ,
the pubAt's interest TO vote for" N
n Mr.. DenI lcrat, call you Mr. Der
"a crat, for lou dId not dare To sign y
~ name to hat article in the Democrs
L say. nov Mr., Democrat, you be ca
full and vkl slow, Tor when you viii
AND slsnlsr the good people Of Pr
Crave kbwnship you Islander y
neishbo1 and kindred, and they
w not forgA you.
|M "a. ldens became Disguised v
n Tbled Democrats and their