The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-02-15

IArURR AND pKNoUNcEs THoI
WHO MAKE THE CHARGE AS sFEAr.
ING FALSELY AND TIMING To POOL.
THE PEOPLE
From Caucasian Oct. ls.-
The following afiidavit made by
lanes III. Pou, ex-Chairman az N.
State Democratic Executive Com
mittee, during the last campaign,
will be interesting reading. our
readers will remember that when
ever and wherever il Was charged
in the last campaign that II tn.
Democratic machine under Sin
mons got control Of the State, that
they would offer q scheme 10 die
franchise illitterate votes. that II.
charge was indignantly denied and
denounced by every Democratic
speaker rs being UNANIMOUSLY false.
Even Mr.. Simmons, the Democrat
ic State Chairman, Issued an ofiici-
nj statement to the voters Of the
State, branding every such charge
as false In toto; saying that that
campaign lie had been charged
against the Democratic party b.
fore, and that the charge was DOW
so old and so false that no one
would believe IL.
Mr.. James III. Pou, the eX-ChAir
man of the State Democratic Com
mittee, in his speeches made the
same declaration. But IL seems
that in one OF his speeches In Moore
county, some members Of his audi
dience expressed doubt Of the truth
Of his indignant denial, and called
upon him while upon the stand 10
know III he would make an afiids-
Wit to that efiert. He publicly
agreed to do SO, we are Informed.
The result Ia the affidavit below.
, made at Raleigh, dated Oct. lith.
1898. 1t will be noticed that Mr.
. Pou, shrewd, slick and cunning 40
, he is, attempted to word his sffids
, Wit so as not to say explicitly what
he had said publicly on the stump,
> and yet at the same time, to say
, enough to make IL appear that his
affidavit had made good his cam
I paign declaration, and fool the vo-
tiers into accepting his statement
! and voting for the machine.
The following L. . true copy u
a the affidavit:
Z STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA,
County of Wake.
: James 81. Pou, being duly sworn
Z 1eposes and says:
Il have never said that, II the
3 Democrats regained control OF the
State, they intended to disfranchlss
4 the negroes and illiterate white vo-
: ters i never have said anything
n like this, and / know that such 10
a not the intention of the Democrat
Z ic party. l have never heard a sin
Q gle Democrat give utterance 70
= such a sentiment, and j do not be-
r lieSe, if such a proposition comes
n befors{he General Assembly, that
;. it would 5Nceive a single Democrat
10 vote. bSpeve that a majority OF
the uneducaSsd white voters OF
North Carolina are Democrats Tbs
4 Democratic party n apPeaiinz /.
!, them for aid in presdf my VIII
: supremacy in the center w.. ane
), In restoring 1t in the EASTERN pal
. Of this State. They are responding
: to our appeal. and to repay them fol
= their aid with a disfranchisemeni
: Of their votes would be folly and
d ingrattiude indeed. The man
d who makes these charges know
they speak falsely, but their cam.
d paign this year is run upon the
8 idea that the people Of North Car
: olina would rather believe a false
hood than the truth, and they
would rather hear libels upon tn,
honored dead than to hear ergu
ments based upon truth
:. (SigneoJ
= JAMES III. Pou.
: Sworn to and subscribed bsfor'
!. me this October LIST 1898.