The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-06-19

GEE'11Jr ed dSo hlS
-. they had a law under which there
could be no fraud. Two years later, with
al the election machinery, they were
hoaten and they yelled, Fraud, thleVery
and corruption
Here Mr.. Curtis referred to the dls-
franchisement Of the people OF MS sec
zion bv the action of a republican Con
rress in throwing out enough votes 10
Give Pearson the seat that belonged 10
Crawford.
Mr.. Giles interrupted to say that the
Pearson contest was based on just the
coma facts and law as governed the con-
+act nv which Eaves and Lambert were
Given their seats in the State Senate.
Mr.. Rountree-"There is not a word OF
truth in that"
Mr.. Rountree then explained the diff
ference between the two contests, ana
Gr. Curtis added:
ut might also be added that Pearson
had thrown out the vote OF AsheFlIle
because three or four months after the
election a negro who voted for MN
was arrested and sent to the roads for
swearing to a lie
Mr.. CRAIC'S SPEECH.
Mr.. Curtis was followed by Mr.. Craig,
also of Buncombe, who made the best
sDeech-many of his friends say-that ne
has ever made in the Legislature.
s.The gentleman from Sampson (John-
SOM says, and the gentleman from Chat-
ham (Giles) intilrates that this is the most
Infamous law that ever diagraced the
statute books of North Carolina, and that
no one will undertake to defend It.
..This is a statement that ought not
TO go unchallengo1, especially Wnen MADE
IN this House ard by q man with a
white skin representing an honest consult
uency. The gentleman from Sampson
adds that the law was designed for pur-
poses Of fraud.
"When a member Of the Legislature
that passed the lava white man-so TAR
forgets himself as to say this, he has
'p,aced himself beyond the claim Of de-
cent treatment by the white men of the
State"
Mr.. J~ohnson-"I don't think the gentle
man correctly understood me. | GER
tainly intended to use no such words, and
if | did use them / now desire to with
draw them"
Mr.. Craig-"Do ] understand the gentle
man TO take back the statement that this
is the most infamous law ever placed
urOn the statute books?'
Mr.. J0hnson-"I meant to say that
more fraud could be committed under It
| than under any law ever before passed.
Mr.. Craig-'I didn't ask the gentle
| man that. He represents an honest ro2-
stituency and he has the color CT an
honest race on his face. VIII he give
me an honest answer?
"Nhat / want to know is, does he
stand here to say that this law is to
be compared in infamy to the one tlat
made necessary the Wilmington riot- .hat
---:I ~ a. en- 90 c IN
acted on the streets of Greenvllle, that
?, brought on the degrading conii5iols tfat
/ existed in many of the eastern C.'lr-
ties? Do understand the gentleman
10 decline to take back that statement?
If he does he'll go back to lis c%onsti+-
uency. branded by his own words, ~
ohtect Of loathing and pity in TIC o:"7
Of the women and children Of I'd Sam2-
son.
Il brand it as a lie and a Slan'.r."
Mr.. Johnson-'I see the gentleman So
does not understand me. The impression
| wanted to convey was tlst the rrescn
election law is more daug ,rous taan thai
OF 1885"
Mr.. Craig-"More dansa>ors? Yes i
is moro dangerous to The pie hln1er-t'
the ignorant and corrupt. 10 the aiier
who would vote.
SUPREME COURT ROASTED.
1T takes away temptation from q u
dietary that has already p~rostiuuteI il!
power and even now disgraces the hall!
Of the Supreme court. They've alread.
usurped the province of the Legislator,
TO make laws for North Carolina, ant
now they wish the right to pass upon
election officers, inspect the returns ant
restore the rule of The negro pa ~"
Mr.. Craig then turned his attention l.
the pearson-CraWford contest and anon,
other things told how 11G ncg ,nas Ia,
voted in Asheville and when, later, in
quiry in regard to them was maIe, Roth
ing could be learned Of such rlnl. The.
had paid no tax, the number and losi
d2nce they had given knew them 10,
and it was evident that they Tad silnpl
been imported from another State &c
fraudulent purposes.
This law Will put an ond to such Irar
tica. 1t will guarantee to every man i
North Carolina, who has the rrivilag
Of the elective franchise, the OppOrtunit
to cast his ballot and have it counted Il
cast. But TO the negro from other STAT
it serves notice that he can no longe
come to North Carolina and vote to Eee
his party in power. 1t tells him thu
appeal to the courts must be regular an
{ on the facts before q jury: that the ints'
, ligence and honesty of the State will pas
/, on his case and that the tyranical pow
ers Of the judiciary shall be at an end.
III is @ fact too, worthy Of note in tn
connection, that under The election la
, of 1895 no appeal was ever made in g
elective case to any Judge other than
Republican or PopuliSt. You never hal
: done so. YOU never will and you hay
never intended to do so. This law
nothing new. It does not take away II
+ power Of having an injury repaired
, q wrong redressed. 1t simply says
must be done by presenting the facts
/, a jury ana not by a partisan judge"
Dr.. McNeill, Of Brunswick, offered
number Of objections to the bill along
+ line with the objections by Messrs. JOIN
son and Giles.
! Mr.. Giles called for the ayes and no,
on the vote on his amendment, but II
call was not sustained and the amen,
a mentS were lost.
. Mr.. Winston's amendment changing Il
N title OF the bill was adopted and the b
III was aQOOtCH and tbo Hill &c on,oD5o1 W