The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-05-10

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For the Cssoasssa-!
The De0ocssfie pie hunsses are on
their tour and In . group 70 oonopo-
liss al The time, and prsvens any dis
cussicn Of the Issues that are OF such
vital impcstsoce 20 the mas.es. M.
Aycock and all the -small fry are
acias the sane old text Denocrsts
have preached from for twenty I've
yesrs, and divide their sermons iuto
arstiy, secondly and thirdly Firstly
horse that has been worn threadoare
Q thousand times secondly. wbso In
the west, they appeal 20 the western
vote err With teaFs in their eyes, 70 come
20 abe help of their Eastern brethren,
and shield them from negro DONNA
ton, forgetting that eve.y western
nan 10 aware Of the feet thar Halifax.
an Eastern county, that has two tbou-
sand negro majority, 10 pcw the han
ner Democratic county In the State ;
forgetting also that every man ~ all
conveFsaus with the last election.
knows that the Democratic majority
obtained as the last election Wss CON-
posed Of negro votes forced from them
By fraud, Intimidation and blood -sbed.
and to-day every principle of justice
and right Nould say that the Demo
cratic party should be branded ~ the
negro party IN this STATE, having Oh
tanned shis majority from the negro
voters. The time q discussing thirdly,
10 taken up in trying TO prove that tie
present nominees Of their party are
the only fellows that are entitled 10
suck as the public teat. for they are the
Q 9ostlts Of that law, that will 6n ny
do away with the negro, and drbar
from voting about City thousand Of the
poor white "tra. b" who might give
them some trouble come day And this
element once out Of the way, Demo-
Gratis wilt not be required 10 60 up and
down the State and hollow negro, ne
gro. For those Who Get the nomina-
tions are virtually elected or cou at ed
IN, whether they get msjarity Of the
votes or not. That old ch~snut OF Tn.
De0ocrats appealing to the West To
help the East from being put under
negro rule 10 played out. And further,
u 10 Was the elimination OF the negro
that they were working for there might
be some reason for their efforts. but
such 10 not the case. The poor, Hitter
ate white men OF the West Are seeing
IL more plainly every day, aud are re
slisibg that IL they vote for the amend
ment and tn odi0us election Law they
Are voting away the hast vistags Of po-
litIcal rights now guaranteed by the
Constitution.
The cIoven foot OF the Democratic
speakers 10 already being exposed. IN
endsaToFing TO sugar coat the grand
father clause, they say the white man
will have the advantage of the negro
until 1908, which will give him ample
zine TO qualify himself 10 stand thu
rigid test, and after that negroes And
white men will all be on equal footing:
and II be, Che white mani fails TO
qualify himself 10 that time, he ought
not 70 be allowed to vote. Listen to
that, you poor white meh Who are com
PEELED 20 work six days in every week
70 provide bread and meat for your
wives and children. Then. because You
are poor and cannot educate your.eli
and children, these aristocratic ONCE
holders say you ought not TO be III
loved 70 vote after 1908.
when war 10 declared and calls ARE
made for men TO voluu teer In defence
OF Our country. who are the fret To Of
Ter their service and their Iifep IL il
tins same class OF poor, white men Who
make up the rank and die Of The army.
and did you ever hear OF property or
educatior al qualification for soIdIer.f
Then, In the name of God and our coup-
Try, why deny him the right that be IL
willing 70 give his life TO secure. And
from the sentiment that now prevail.
among the poor lahoripg class OF our
State, from the mountains 10 the sea-
shore, the amendment aud odious cleo
ton Law or their perpetrators will re-
ceive Just such . rebuke ss they Justly
deserve.
r. A. COBB.