The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-12-13
PROOF OF THE STEALING.

PROOF OF THE STEALING.
Tho election in August Vas carried
by the most notoriously fraudulent.
disgraceful, and daunabls methods
ever known in this or any other
State.
1t was . gigantic and Wholesale
steal, which has brought the grand
old State into national disgrace.
thanks to the most corrupt political
machine that ever infested an Amer
ican State.
Men all over tho United States are
astounded and shocked .. the situa-
ton in North Carolina, where . ere.
publican form OF government has
been absolutely denied her cit zsn-
where . iawless mob have no respec,
for the RICH 8 or liberties OF their
fellow citiz ,us; where thousands OF
white citzsns we're disfranchised
through the method OF ballot-stuf
ing, bull Dosing, intimidation and
coercion.
All good citizsns OF the ate who
love law and order deplore the unen
viable situatiou. Tasy kesnly feel
the shame aud Disgrace that have
been heap d uoon tn- State by tn
conduct Of the p'l,t,c,l mschio.
that nov controls the State
IL one State in the U lioo can b
overthrow aud denied q "republt
can form OF Cover m -nt," tho quss
ton naturally arises: where will such
conduct endf This il . question
that Is uppermost In the minds OF
thoughtful men who have some re
gard for the consent Of the govern
cd"
1t is an awful and deplorable STU.
alton when . minority can by . riot.
Gus and anarchial methods overturn
the will Of the majority In all parts
OF . State.
TINS was done in the August cleo
ton. Fraud and ballot-steal,ng
we're prscticed in all parts of the
State. 1t was In no sense conn ned
TO the counties wheso the negroes are
numerically stronger than the whites.
1t was done In white counties where
the negro vote was very small and
insigu, fcsnt,-in fact, in counties
where the negro vote was in no sense
8 factor.
The machine ringsters aud corrup-
tiouists pretend that they want to
save the negro counties from mig.
GER domination"
That was their campaign slogan,
yet these same thieves were not sat
isfrd to steal the votes in the negro
gro counties. but they robbed white
men OF their votes in counries where
the negro vote waa SO Small and in
significant as not to be . factor.
Now, We shall give the Democratic
vote cast, OR to be accurate, eouu-
ted in August aud compare that
vote with the Carr.Simmons vete.
In August Ayoock received 1856 $50
votes The combined Carr and SIM
mons vote cast in November was on
ly LAG 637, showing . decrease OF 81.
0l3 votes. Like Vance's catfish,
the Democratic vote "swunk" Nigh
tily in the briet space Of three
months.
As the Carr-Simmons vote of 49,
637 proves the democratic strength
in the State at high water mark it
also illustrates the ex'ent Of tn.
stealsge in August Of at least 81, 0l3
voter, which IL added to the vote for
the cooperative ticket, would have
elected it by an overwhelming ma
j'rity, Notwithstanding the fact that
thousands Of voters were denied the
right to register, and many voters
were also intimidated to such . de-
gree that they did not vote.
The ballot suffers, according to
the published vote, stol. 81 OILS votes.
No doubt the machine d. plored the
primary method Of selecting tho
candidate for the Senate, for this
plan proved to be . tell-tale in that it
gave . more correct idea of the Dem
ocratic vote in the State.
Ii must be admitted, however, that
this l49 600 votes il not the Demo
cratic strength. 1t Is less than 49,.
goo tor Simmons, no doubt, received
some "nigger' votes, while Carr re-.
ceived some Populist.
Can any man who has any self.re.
specf, and who believes in honesty
IN politics, as we'll as in business.
hesitate rs to his duty in the present
oepl"raole and corrupt political sit.
nation in North Carolinai
Can he longer remain silent when
he is confronted with the official ev,.
dence OF the stealing Of 37,Ol3 votas
In the August electlons Should not
every honest man feel keenly the
deep humiliation and shame tia,
have been brought upon the good
old State that was first to "ery sIoudr
against oppression and tyranny
IL they do, then 1t Is time that thew
should unite with all men of like
views, and call . halt to the inf.-
nously corrupt political m DDS and
practices, and save the fair name Of
the State.
A Dangerous Ofrense.