The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-07-26
PROOF OF THEIR rNsINCERITf.

PROOF OF THEIR rSsINCERrTf. !!
The action OF tie Dsmoerstic Ma
chine in sppoin,ir g negro judges OF
election all over tn East. has open
cd the ey-s OF tue l,rs pie OF the State I
At ART, the people - he white eoun-
ties OF Centrsi and Western Norm
Carolina, could not believe that II.
Simmons and his committee, after
inAugurating the campaign With the
negro cry - their only slogan. And
| a'.er exertinR every shors 70
work up the prejudices Of the people
o. tn. State On race hatred, would
deliberately and malieiously appoint
n gro judges OF election in hundrsds
Of precincts " ere th ere were not
only N any +. pulists and white No
publicans resdy and willing to serve
but where Pupulists and white Re
oubhcans mad signed petitions nam
ing q good white man for judge OF
election. and q guessing the County
Democratic Election Bard to ap-
point him. These petitions were 81
30 sic ed IN many cases, largely by
Fair minded Democrats, Who believe
With Senator Blackburn that the only
way to have an honest election, u
q fer each party to have . representa-
1 tive of their own selection on the
r election board.
Last week TIE CAUCASIAN pub
rsbed a partial list Of these negro
Judges appointed by Mr.. Simmons
giving not only the names OF the ne
eroes, but the county and precinct
+ 8, tina, the pee pie of tho State car
q 40 longer have any doubt about hif
It infamous hypocrisy on the negro
20 q uestion, and OF his determinat:o
n TO try to steal the election.
20 The people of the State have beer
shocked. not only by Mr.. Simmons
,s brs Zen hypocrisy, but also by th'
fact that these negro judges bav
,een placed by Mr. Simmons in Pc
@ition where they will have autocrat
- ic and unlimited power in passinI
We upon the right of every white vote
ne in the precinct to vote. They hav
or also been shocked by the furthe
,ir fact, that under the law. these judG
es of election have the power to AZ
or point as many as three election cor
on stables, and that these election col
,n- stables have the power to appoir
O 70 hundred more if IN. y desire; 30
mat These election coDstables hs'
'a he power 10 arrest any man on Il
oh day of election. witbcuta warrsn
III and to imprison HIN for twenty for
, If honrs. which will be until after I'll
-lec, ion is over, without giving hi
trlal, or permitting him TO vo,
eat Now, if Mr.. Simmons has xppoint'
in q negro for oue of the three Judg
OF e ection. as he has done in hu
Jul d reds of precincts, Why will they q
lers Z ,llow the SAME ratio, and sppoi
non one u. gro Constable or every y
nemocrauc el-cti, n constables y
iio' Is no worse than the other. IL
peO- thin z Is horrible to contemplatA.
aticI Tue hons st masses OF the On
cratic party are just beginning
son realize a little Of the depths OF IN
nv TO which Mr.. s nm ms aud
attic machine will go, to try To carry
=, lection, and to put themselves
iii'a '.fice by fraud and force, We
no! l,eve that on next Thursday, tn
not honest m asses of the democrs
49, party will r-pudiate this Sim nc
'ne eleetion law, and will crush b
ratio aud his machine ss they repudia
ming the Goebel Election Law in K
49,. lucky. The condemnation which
Vic b nest masses Of the Dem C ,
con- party in K .ntuckv have hesp.d
q in on the G,sbel Fec ion Law,
,mpelled Senator Blackburn
the lead. r. of that party to decl
FOR it's repeal. and the epaetm
THE of an honest elecfion law. The b
est masses of the D mocratic pa
aoro IN this State, should and Will do i
c.: wise. We Say this. because
ON know that the rank ard file Of
II Democratic party in North Caro-
srous is as honest snd law abiding rs
which are in Kentucky.