The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-05-31
WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA.
scrns Things We Saw, Heard and Learned
Durinx Our Recent Trip There

,cns Things We Saw, Hesrd and Learned
Durinx Our Recent Trip There
We spent last SATURDAY and Sunday
at our home in Hickory, Y. G. While
there 10 was our pleasure to meet and
talk with many friends Of all political
parties. We were very much surprised
10 see the ohang es that have come over
Democrats. They are the only party
that has ira county ticket in the field
And although their State candidates
have spoken there. and the local law
yer. have been running arounc telling
farmers .pd others how TO vote, yet
there IL less enthusiasm among Demo-
cratic voters than six weskssgo Their
sJ"akprs fail to discuss the issues sat
isfactorily TO them They have come
to the conclusion, bv the way their
speakers talk, that the amendment Is
dangerous And Democrats who were
for the amendment and said &c would
carry two months ago. now say they
must see ~ differently before thev vote
for " and thew admit that 1t will be
defeated nv a hig majority.
Their speakings are slimly attended
and the speakers faIl to hold the most
ardent party workers TO the close of
like tn hear the issues discussed by .
Joint Discussion.
Very few white men In the West will
nut on the red "white Supremacy
hnttnrs. We only saw Ave in Hickory
Three ~ them we've worn bv little Of
Ace holders. and one OF them felt 40
lonely that he shielded his rs soon az
he got out nj sight. And one o: the
other two was on little boy.
lt.eems The more the Democrats
sneak and bluster, the more the aver
age conntryman and tOw,sman mis-
trnst their motives. We were told ny
three DEM Gratis who live near the
center Of the county that their speak
ers cOnld get no no enthusiasm. Some
do not like the way the State machine
treated their coUntyman. Mr.. Mehanr
They think that a party that would 90
back on their promises to him, would
not hesitate TO try to deceive and then
20 hsrk on the rank and file Of it's own
party.
l., Newton we are told that several
red buttons were worn. even by ne
Rrnes, but our informant who was a
70 ident and a Democrat. said he could
Mt say whether they would vote it or
not.
way on the road everywhere we stop
ped. Honest Democrats have and are
becnming dis9usted with their party
Leaders. They know they said they
would not snhmit such thing, and
they know further that il will not set
tie the negro question. which, like eve
~ other decent class OF men, they are
tired OF.
so "a we Jaw 10 and heard IL, the
amendment ia dying of "dry rot" II
IL carries. it must be done by fraud and
intimidation. There IL a large, honest
element in the rank and fla Of tbs
Democratic party which would rather
TO down In honest defeat, than TO havs
" said they stole, or by force, took th'
victory.
The Democratic machine has over
done the thing. Their SIN II fndins
them out And this has nut their peo
ple to thirkirg-and IA we heliev,
many ~ thpm--to praying over "
when they think they can work tn
Sonth CarOlira rscket on North Caro-
lima blood. they have mistook In thei1
zeal, the inherited spirit 81 American
Independence Thev will not snhmi
to seeing one White man disfranchisPd
as the election law and amendment
will do " put into practice ard carried
mt in the spirit ~ the law. The Whit,
West u for white Supremacy, bu
want 10 on whI6e Supremacy princi
ples. and not nv deception, lying. franc
and force, and it will not submit to 1t
either.
II the amendment weskens ever,
dsy, while the Democrats are exhaust
ing all thpir ammunition. what will !
do when the Popu,ists go cut and dis
Gus. the issues by giving ths facts an
n1nrpsp RI the Democrats make tn
second wound they will hsve to thrasl
over the same old straw. "re9rn,
again, AVID decent people are six ~
tired ~ that kind of speaking. Eve'
the lsdips are csasin9 70 go out to hes
such pol teal haranRues.
The cartoon ~ the News and on
server. shout Mr.. D. NJ. Corpenter
OF Catawba county, will MAX
votes there against the amendment
II will do go. because il was uncs He
Foe, and based upon a deception
The sentiment in Catawhs. amopt
all rarties, il sgaiust the amend
ment; hence. very few people wea
white supremacy" buttons.
u~eat many Democrats as well a
1900 other white voters. say the
do not have to wear labels 70 sho,
their colors. P rhaps the few re
rroes who wear them are excuse
IS that is the only way thew "a
show they are "white men," w
venture to say that not more tina
one out Of ten Of Carpenters mi
hands would wear them IL he wante
them to. Any wsv, large majori
ty were opposed to them. 1t wa
annoying to them. doubtless. to hav
one wearing a button around them
virtually saying to them, l alon
am white, You are negroes. So
there is any truth in 1t, it was
protect the feelings of the min
against the vanity of the one. pr
lection Of the majority against til