The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-02-22
rBo.E BROKEN PLEDGES AGAIN.

TBOsE BROKEN PLEDGES AGAIN.
Ifdeliberate violation of a solemn
pledge can ever arouse suspicion In
the minds of those who have been /
fooled against those who break the
pledge, the Democratic party to-day |
stands discredited before the peo-
pie of North Carolina. II the sim
certify OF their present promises is
to be measured by the faithfulness
with which they have kept their
promises in the past, that party |
cannot hope to regain the conf
dence Of the people whom they
have betrayed. 1t is already a mat
ter Of record-a fact familiar to all
that the Democratic Organization
In the last campaign so fully real
lied the danger to the success of
that party Of any deep-rooted con-
viction or even suspicion in the
minds Of the people that il once in
power II would proceed to restrict
the most sacred political rights of
man, that it felt called upon TO Of
flcially assure the people Of North
Carolina that such was not the in
tention Of the Democratic party,
and that those who made the charge
were guilty OF deliberate falsehood.
In addition to the official assurance
from the party organization, every
candidate for the Legislature in ev-
cry speech made the same declara-
ton. Their state speakers all made
this same pledge. We have already
published affidavits from different
parts Of the State certifying to the
truth Of this. We give space in this
issue to two more such affidavits
regarding prominent Democratic
speakers Of the state:
State of North Carolina,
County Of Johnston,
I P. Hawley, being duly sworn, de-
poses and says: That he heard Mr..
E. W. POu, Democratic candidate
for Solicitor, in a public spec in
Johnston county, denOunce as false
any and every charge that the Dem,
ocrats would, if they got they got
the Legislature, attempt to disfran-
chise anybody, white or black, that
he would favor making any prop
erty or educational qualification to
disfranchise any voter. And he
further says that he heard several
9th Democratic speakers make
public statements and pledges to
the same effect.
| (Signed) P. HAWLEY.
Sworn to and subscribed before
me this 10Th day of Deem Der, 1899.
E. j. d. BOYKIN, J. P.
Here is one signed by two we'll
known citizens of Hartford county.
T. q. Copeland and J. FL Evans,
being duly sworn depose and say
That they heard Hon. w. p. Taylor,
one Of the Democratic speakers in
the last campaign, and who was
seated in the legislature Of 1898,
make speech at Harrellsville on
or about October, 1898, in which
Mr.. Tay or denounced as false the
charge made by Republicans and
Populists that it was the purpose
OF the Democrats if they got in
power to try to pass a disfranchis
ing scheme. He further declared
and assured every voter in the au-
dience, both white and black that
that the Democrats had no such
intention and that if they would
elect a Democratic legislature as he
felt sure that they would soon see
for themselves that every one OF
these charges were absolutely false
Signed L. COPELAND,
j. IL. EVANS,
Sworn to and subscribed before
me this Oath day of January, 1900
j. W. HOLLEMAN, J. P.
After such solemn pledges as
these-pledges made to secure the
vote of men who would never know
ingly surrender their politica,
rights and liberty even to men who
are capable of keeping faith with
them-the Democratic party pro
ceeded at once to belle this sacred
promise. The people of North Car
DINA believe in honesty in politics
, as in other things. and will not
, long submit to such methods.