The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-05-25


uuivocal terms against the suffrage
amendment submitted for the ratifica-
ton OF tho people bv the present Demo
cratic legislature and endorsed nv the
recent Democratic State convention, as
well ma In opposition 20 the position Of
the Democratic party upon many other
questions Of vital importance TO the
State.
The people desire and are entitled 70
hear these issues. made between the Re
publican and Democratic parties. dis
cussed In Joint debate upon the hastings
nv the candidates for State Offices Of
those resnective parties.
I will bc pleased 10 meet Won nj mn
early date. nj such time md place as
Won NAV designate. ~ arrange. the neces-
anry details for Joint discussion.
r. NJ SIMMONS.
Ch'm'n Dem. State lex. Com.
Greensboro. Y. c.. Nav IL. 1000.
Hon. p. NJ Simmons, Chairman Demo
cratic State Committee, Raleigh.
Dear Sir-Replvine to yours of thn
7th instant. IN which Won EXPRESS = do
sire for n Joint discussion between tho
candidates NJ the Repuhlican end Dem
ocrntic narties, Won viii pardon me for
manifesting some surprise M this re-
ducst. coming ne N docs after vour can
didate- Ind cnnvaesed The State from
tho mountains 70 tho seashore.
agree with Won that the Rppuhlicnn
pnrtv has taken strong ground In onpo-
sitinn ~ the rronosed suffrage amend
ment and also ac,inst The partisnn cleo
zion Inv ndonted nv the last legislature
IN dendorsed by your recent State con-
vention.
These measures were nv vour conven-
zion nlnde tho loading Stato iesucS both
~ which wprc IN total violation ~ Tho
rled~cs Of your party In the campaign
~ 1879
Vow utternnccs have indicated TINT
Won lid not deeire discussion NJ thcso
questions. 40 vitnl ~ orr rpnuhlionn form
~ government. Whom Nr. " w. Aver
Stnte Auditor, referring ~ those issueS
last Lnnuarv, stated that they would
10 frllv discussed before the poonle
vour interview unfinished n tho Char.
Iottp Observer on January 26. indicated
+hst Won would not tolerate n discussion
whom Won snid:
"Ir w Aver evrcc+s white mon 70 dis
cur- with him md HE aseociates those
cardinal Reorh'icar md Fusion nrono
-'t,ons. I tell him and them plainly they
win not do H."
Won further said.
'Tf vehement and robust Recommendations
~ these Fusion nronositions md thair
rroposers md vigorous nction 70 dofen'
thew grnte~ on Tho fender sensibilitieS
~ Mr. Aver and HE associates thnv
viii hive 70 grin and bear II the best
thev cnn"
vorr sncech -enorted IN +he News md
Observer. made IN the Wake rountv
Democratic Convention on Anril I. wn>
~ the snme tenor. which clearly indi
Gated that n was the nurrose Of vour
committee not ~ rnnson with the reon'o
NM 70 awe. intimidotp and inHrmp M
nnhMN wind tn ennh condition . hot
the neonle would cast thoir hnllots with
or% reflection. No douNt VOW extended
itinerary demonstrates thn+ the conSorv.
rtivp and law-ah'ding citizers nre not
rcsdv 70 surrender their liberties nv
Sunnortinr n n-onosition hnend M best
uOon y douh'Fu' construction NJ on
National Constitution. and nroposad ~
thcse who. IN The comnaicn ~ 1919
rlsced IN entirely different CONSTRUCTION
mon the Fourteenth and Firtonn+t
amendments Thereof with nositivt
Wedges given nv Yourself md ever
Nprorratic sneaker that no effort wou'f
no rnnde ~ curtail the suffrage Of either
white or black.
coil vour attention 70 vour ir+orview
~ roIumn and half. r1hIished ~
ove-v Oenoc-a+ic dolly IN the State or
Ser.nrher OK. 1919. in which Won stated
"For the past twenty venrs Or moro
inst before nve-v election. tho RenuhIi
have heen IN the habit of telling RI
n"0ro r. tho Democrats cnne info rnwe
-heir RIGHT 70 vote would no tqken from
them. After tho Democrats rar1e irt,
mower IN this State +hev a'wnvs hHG
some reason 70 give those credulouS no
'ngs whv the Democrats bod not die
tran~hiseS them 90 thev md before rro
S'cted. First. thnv tnld them ~ m,
Demorrs+s ~ot the Stote ro-orrner
thev would disfranchiSe them The 0er,
ocrsts got thn state government and dil
rot disfran chiSe them. Then thev FOL,
Them n the Nnwoc-nts n'ectod prnsi
Scnt thew would disfrn n chise them. tn.
Democrats elected President and III.
NOT d'sfranchise them Thnn thev +olr
thew " me Democrats got Con gross the,
would disfrrnchiSe them. Tho Oamo
Gratis got control of Congress- md did no
disfrsnchise Thorn An alonc the homes
white mon laughed NJ those lies and mar
veled TINT the negro did not have sens
cl.ouch m see TINT no was being drned
Finallv the negro himself hecan n 60
through the trick. He had soon the Den,
Ncra's IN full mower IN this Stole 70
'wentv-odd wears and had learned TIM
thst marty did not nronose 10 disfran
chise him. md he. too 'auched ~ theS
Hes and finally refused 70 no frightoro,
~ their rot any lonCer: so the old re
Drblican scarecrow had TO he pulled
down and mt away.
This. Of course vas conclusive thnt n
interference would he made with hi
right ~ suffrage.
Further on In the same interview vo,
said. ~
'"Thev know the Democratic marty va
me party that removed the nropert-
end educational disuunlifcntions to suf
frare In North Carolina. They know
that the Democratic nartv has a1wov
stood for manhood suffrage. nnd the,
know the Democratic nartv will never
under any circumstances under the SIM
consent 70 the passage ~ anv law who
Will take from them, however moor an
ignorant thev NAV he. the RIGHT 70 vote
or which will IN any way diminish tina
great privilege"
ATnin we read In the srpn'emer+ +
your handbook. on race 1s. puhlishe,
about that time. the following:
The Democratic party will never srh
rtt any proposition 70 the nooplp 70 TAX
from n man his right TO vote. No Dem
ocrat has ever nronosed such y thine
The charge IL only intended 70 rnislaoI
70 deceive and mako political car;t,l !
" entirely false. There Is NOT q Dome
cratic convention thn- wonid NOT sni
npnr such = pronos'tion. There Is M
Democratic candidate FOR of1ce vUb
n0sinst f." !"
Confronted with these solemn nIedoe.
40 recklesslv broken in the suhmissio
~ these suffrage amendments. tnrethe
With the violation OF the pledges Of Won
platform Of that wear. wherein vor
state convention declared. ave fave
fnir and inst election laws" hut instea
fhereof enacted the most partisan ole,
non laws that ever disgraced the stain,
books OF n civilized nation. hv means :
which your followers openly declare tbe
intend to secure the adortion az WOW
ernrage amendments. regardless or N
VIII OF the people or how ~, cast tho
vote. IN my oninion Won do ' 4 desire
free and fair discussion. but seo,y ,
assemble the peonle for an onnortunit
70 inhame and excite your followers
vehement denunciations and false olarn
wnicn, when resented. may result in n,
md bloodshed. such as we witnasse
m the campaign OF 1898. and fnrtbe-
view of the statement of vour cand;5,,
or Governor, in public speech ~ Sno
nm, referring to the determinotion
ne Democratic machine 70 rr,e CO..
tnat there are three WAYS in which tbe
NAV rule-hv force. bv fraud or nv To-,
We have ruled by force; we can rnla ;
With such unthroned reason end ,,r
Iess tnreats, I deem il best for tbe roo,
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