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The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-01-04
From Caucasian Oct. lg.-

From Caucasian Oct. H.
The following affidavit made by
James III. Pou, ex-Chairman OF the
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 IL the
Democratic machine under Sim
mons got control OF the State, that
they would offer a scheme to dis
franchise illitterate votes. that the
charge was Indignantly denied and
denounced by every Democratic
speaker as being UNANIMOUSLY false.
Even Mr.. Simmons, the Democrat
lie State Chairman, issued an ofiici-
al 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 be-
fore, and that the charge was now
so old and so false that no one
would believe IL.
Mr.. James III. Pou, the ex-Chair-
man Of the State Democratic Com
mit:e e, 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 to
know III he would make an affida-
Wit to that effect. He publicly
agreed to do so, we are informed.
The result Is the affidavit below,
made at Raleigh, dated Oct. l4th.
1898. 1t will be noticed that Mr..
| Pou, shrewd, slick and cunning as
he is, attempted to word his afiida
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
paign d. claration, and fool the vo-
tiers into accepting his statement
and voting for the machine.
The following L. . true copy OF
the affidavit:
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA,
County Of Wake.
James q. Pou. being duly sworn
deposes and says:
| 81 have never said that, IL the
Democrats regained control OF the
State, they intended to disfranchiscN
the negroes and illiterate white vo-
tiers. i never have said anything
like this, and know that such Is
not the intention Of the Democrat
ic party. have never heard a sin
gle Democrat give utterance TO
such a sentiment, and do not be-
lieve, il such a proposition comes
before the General Assembly, that
it would receive single Democrat
Ic vote. believe that a majority OF
the uneducated white voters OF
North Carolina are Democrats. The
Democratic party is appealing TO
them for aid In preserving white
supremacy in the center west and
in restoring 1t In the Eastern part
OF this State. They are responding
to our appeal. and to repay them for
their aid with disfranchisement
of their votes would be folly and
ingrattiude indeed. The man
who makes these charges know
they speak falsely, but their cam
paign this year IS run upon the
idea that the people Of North Car
olina would rather believe a false
hood than the truth, and they
would rather hear libels upon the
honorad dead than to hesr crgu-
ments based upon rruth.'
[Signedl
JAMES III. Pou.
Sworn to and subscribed before
me this October LIST 1898.
[Signed1
GEO. w. THOMPSON,
Notary Public.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-01-04

+. ID Winston and his Negro school
Commits eeman.
The Times MercIry.l
Our Democratic brethren have
decided to make the "nigger" the
ssue again. The Observer can use
its old cuts again. 1t can add q
cartoon Of the negro elected on tn.
school board in Frank D. Winston's
county just after they had carried
the state for white supremacy
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-01-04

"Never quit certainty for hope.'
Never take q medicine OF doubtful val
ue instead of Hoods SarsapariII which
Is sure to do you good.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-01-04


cures made by Dr..
kilrner's Swamp Roo.
the great kidney. lfvcr
and bladder remedy.
], Is the great med
caluiumph Of the nine
seenth c>mury. dis
covered alter years q
scientific r,search by
Dr.. kiimer. the emf
neni kidney and bad
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-01-04
S. s. s. Is the Only
Remedy Equal to this
Obstinate Disease,


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The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-01-04

Mr.. W. W. Strickland, of Dutes.
n. c., informs us that he has two
petr,fed stumps on his place that
weighs near l500 pounds. He would
like 70 cell 70 some one that would
prise then more highly thaa hs does
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-01-04


wonderfully successful IN promptly curing
lame back. kidney. bladder. uric acid ,rou-
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form Of kidney trouhle-
DR.. kilmer's Swamp-Root Is no, REQ
ommendedfo for everything but n you have kid-
ney. liver or bladder trouble Z, Win be found
Just the remedy you need iihas been tested
In so many ways in HOSPITAL work. In private
practice. among the helpless too poor 10 pur-
chase relief and has proved 50 successful IN
every case that q special arrangement has
been made by which all readers Of this paper
who have not already tried q. may have q
sample bottle sent free by mall, also a book
telling more about S~amp-Root and how 20
find GU, II you have kidney OF bladder trouble.
When writing mention reading this generous
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send your address 10 NIN1kEkEA
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regular fifty cen, and Hon. q s..ap aes.
dollar sizes are sold by all good 6ruggissa
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-01-04

TIE CAUCASIAN wishes all its read.
ers n happy New Yea.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-01-04
"A&ons of the Just
Smell Sweet. I"

The fragrance of life Is
oigor and strength, neither of
(Which can be found in a per-
son svhose blood Is impure.
and avhose every breath
speaks Of internal troubles.
Hoods Sarsaparilla PARTIES.
Vitalizes and enriches the
blood, gfpes a good appetite
and makes the 4veak strong.
Run Down My husband was nm
dozpn IN health and al tired ouf. Those
excellent medicines, Hood Pills and Sarss-
parizla. built him up again" Mrs. H. L.
Mowry, 7oeuanda, Pa.
HooG SaIqbaaM
ilazl2s lE5l23luD
Hoods PILLS cure liver Ills; the nonirritating and
only cathartic 70 take with Hood's SarsApartIls-
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-01-04
The Governments Pacific Gable Bill.
Asheville Gazette.l

Senator Butler has reintrod q ced
his postal savings bank bill, on
which favorable committee report
has been secured, and his Pacific
cable bill. IL il believed the latter
bill will soon become q law, as the
president recommended such . cable,
and as it is endorsed by the navy
department. The bill provides .
government cable to Manila among
other places,
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-01-04

ONE OF HIS METHODS OF
POOLING VOTERS IN THE
LAST CAMPAIGN.

HE-MAKKs AFFIDAVIT THAT A PROP
osITIoN TO DIsFRANCHIsE ME-
GRoEs AND ILLITERATE wHITES
WOULD NOT RECEIVE A sIsGIN
DEMOCRATIC voTERIS THE LreIs-'
LATURE AND DENoUNcEs THOSE
WHO MAKE The CHARGE AS SPEAK
ING FALSELY AND TRYING TO FOOL
THE PEOPLE.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-01-04
THE LOSS OF GOLD Is GREAT;

The loss of health 10 more" Health
10 lost by negleciiog TO keep the blood
pure, but IL 10 regaiped By purifying
enriching and vitalIzing the blood
With the great health restorer Horde
Sarssparil's. Thousands who thought
health had been permanently lost have
been made perfectly well By taking
this great medicine. Your experiences
may be the same.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-01-04

Two Eve cent documentary" rev
enue stamps attached.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-01-04

HOOPS PnIs are gentle, jet al~sys
effective.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-01-04
THE SIMMONs.GOEBEL LAW TO LIE
GALIZE VOTE STEALING.

Now / come to the Simmons bull
pen election law. I will not in this
letter discuss its various provisions
for fraud, thievery and rascality,
for l thoroughly agree with you in
what you say about that Infamous
piece OF machinery. made for tn
purpose OF debauchin0 tho ballot
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-01-04

my luluu SuuuCl0nb reasons WhV 1t
is not safe to adopt such scheme.
IT there were no others.
BUT Is IT CONSTITUTIONAL?
But we now come to consider a
still greater and more serious ques-
ton. 1t Is: Is this proposed amend
ment constitutional? Every voter
has taken an oath to support land
not to violate) the Cons tuition of
the United States. So, in the first
place, if this amendment is uncon-
stitutional, every voter has sworn
to vote against it.
WHO SAYS TT Is CONSTITUTIONAL
Practically nobody but the Dem.
ocratic lawyers OF North Carolina
who are backing the Simmons Red
Shirt Machine. They adopted it as
politicians, therefore their legal
opinion about Its constitutionality
Is discounted in as much as they
are simply interested partisans.
WHO SAYS IT Is UNCONSTITUTIONAL ;
An overwhelming number Of
lawyers of standing and reputation
outside of the State of North Caro-
lima unhesitatinglY pronounce il
unconstitutional. / have discussed
the question myself with nearly
every one / have met in Congress
and from other parts of the coun.
try. The practically unanimous
verdict is that Section 5 fknown as
the grandfather clause" of the
Amendmen) is unconstitutional
The only question they differ about
is whether the Court will declare
Section 5 unconstitutional, leaving
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-01-04

duu Ouly UulFtOou COuuClCS
where the colored vote is in the ma
jority. These few counties can be
controlled by having a different
system of county government in
them, while allowing the people in
the other eighty-four counties to
elect all Of their officers. That is
what the legislatures Of 1895 and
1897 would have done had not the
Democratic Supreme Court held
that it was unconstitutional to do
so. But the present nOn-partisan
Supreme Court has since held that
it is constitutional for the Legisla-
ture to provide one system of
county government for one county
and another system for another. So
the way is now clear for the Legis-
lature to settle the race q uestion in
those thirteen counties in a simple
and effective manner without at
tempting to enact any dangerous
or unconstitutional legislation.
Then why adopt a scheme which
is not only clearly unconstitutional
but which is so Objectionable and
fraught with so much danger not
only to the fifty or sixty thousand
uliterate white voters of the State
but to the State itself and the
strength of its representation in
Congress ? 1t is certain that the
more the people THU k about it, and
the more the matter is discussed
the more the voters OF the State will
be against 1t.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-01-04

short, the only negroes who have ev-
er made the race issue possible would
be those who would not only be ell
igible to vote but to hold Office under
the proposed Amendment. The tri-
fling town negro who walks the
streets of our towns with eye glasses
and with hat cooked on the side of
his head, who talks loud and takes
up all of the sidewalk, would be left
with full power to vote. This class
would be sufficient in number to be
the balance of power in politics and
to furnish an object lesson at any
time to help the Democratic "negro
bowling politicians" to raise their
old cry. When necessary to make
the obj ct lesson stronger these poll.
ticians would not hesitate to hire one
of these ne groes to run as q candi
date for Office. If the last Legislature
had desired to remove this constant
and fruitful source, which furnishes
them with an ever ready opportunity
to raise the race issue, they would
have submitted an amendment t.
prevent the negro from holding Of
fee. That would be consti
tutional. 1t was pointed out to them
that no race prejudice was evel
raised when the negro simply voted
because they compose only abou'
one third of the voters Of the State
but that it was only when the negro
held Office or aspired to Office tina
race pr. judice and antagonism wa.
or could be aroused. But they re-
fused to submit to such an Amend
ment, though requested and urged
by prominent men in their own par
ty to do SO. Tney not only refused
to submit that provision but, on the
other hand, they explicitly provided
in their Amendment that the negro
should be eligible to hold Office. I,
is clear from this that these politi.
clans are carefully nursing and pre-.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-01-04


had lived he never would have been
confirmed. The persecution and
MISREPRESENTATION heaped upon
Vance's head during his last days
land which no doubt fastened his
death), was inspired and instituted
| by this Ransom Summons Machine.
Now of course Vance's admirers land
he had no greater admirers than the
plain people who loved him) do not
love Simmons. They came within a
few votes of controlling the last
Democratic State convention and
overthrowing Mr.. Simmons and all
the old Ransom Machine. Mr.. Sim.
mons knows they will yet do this
unless he can get rid of them. the
only way to do this is to rob them OF
their votes. But he also knows tina,
if a straightforward Amendment,
protesting to do this directly were
submitted, it would surely be defeat.
ed. So to carry out his scheme il
was necessary for him to get up
dishonest device known as the
grandfather clause" which woulG
pretend to protect all of these white
voters, but which the Court would
be sure to declare unconstitutional
after the hands of the voters wer,
tied by the adoption of the othel
Sc ctions which are constitutions
Mr.. Simmons has no doubt figured
it out that if he can pass the Amend
ment which will disfranchise abou
fifty thousand Democratic voters
that then the Ransom Machine viii
for all time to come control tn.
democratic machinery. He is salts
fed to disfranchise this many Demo
cratic voters TO secure his own leader
ship in that party, if at the same tim,
he can have the Amendment disfrau
chlse about sixty thousand negroe,
and ten thousand white Republicans
because this would still leave ths
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Kansas City correspondence:
The Democratic national convention
was called to order at noon Wednesday
by Chairman James *. Jones of the Ma
tional Committee amid scenes of great
enthusiasm. The convention hall was
packed to the doors and the whole am
phitheater was a cheering mass Of hu-
manity as the best-known leaders of the
party came upon the platform. Cheers
for Jones and Bryan greeted the chair
man as he rose, and it was several min
utes before he could proceed amid the
uproar. Words outlining the policy Of
the party for the coming campaign were
spoken in the address of Gov. Thomas OF
Colorado, its temporary chairman. and
the gathering of 1900 people listened to
the solemn reading OF the Declaration Of
Independence. After the appointment Of
the various committees the convention
adjourned until 4 o'clock. At that hour
it was found that the committee ON ere
dentials was not yet ready to report and
adjournment was taken to $50 in the
evening.
Throughout the night there had been no
sleep. for the sky was lurid and the
sound deafening from rockets and can
non and every conceivable device Of
noisy demonstration. And with the day
light the shock was increased into one
long-cOntinued roar in which the patriot
ism of the day and the enthusiasm of the
party blended. The hat was intense.
Kansas City was one of the warmest
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Early Wednesday the crowds began TO
turn toward Convention Hall and all the
approaches to the vast edifice were filled
with an eager and excited throng, surg
ing toward the many entrances, and seek
ing to gain early admission to the build
ing. With them came bands, marching
clubs and drum corps, and to the cos
fusion Of their crash and hurrah was
added the constant crack, boom, siZz of
bombs and crackers rs the convention
enthusiasts and the small boy Wed with
each other in celebrating the day.
The surrounding streets presented the
appearance Of State fair under full
headway, with scores OF tents and I'M
provised restaurants giving evidence that
a good share of the sweltering mass
which had descended upon the town was
living upon sandwiches and lemonade.
Further away there was evidences of
the desolation left by the great fire
which swept away the convention hall
three months ago-here the tall spire of
church with the chancel of mass of ruins,
and there the debris Of a school house,
only the digniied facade remaining. The
convention hall itself at first glance looks
crude and imperfect, but this was only
in its external ornamentation Of cornice
and column. The substantial elements
of the structure were complete. ready to
house the delegates and the legion of on
lockers in one of the most perfect con-
vention halls ever offered to the gather
irg Of a great party. The stars and
stripes foated from n hundred staffs
along the gable and at intervals sur
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and rattle of the giant crackers and the
swapping of fireworks almost drowned the
noise made by the convention orators.
The delegates to the convention pined
for q cool retreat on the Fourth, but the
crowd was so great that no spot was free
from jams. Kansas sent forty train
loads of people Wednesday morning to
witness the opening Of the convention.
About 25.OO0 visitors came from the Sun
flower State. ]. Mack Love, chairman
Of the Kansas State central committee,
was besieged by hundreds Of Kansans
demanding tickets to the convention hail.
The Missouri headquarters were also be-
sieged for tickets. Cheap excursion trains
were run to Kansas City on the Fourth
from nearly every city in the State. 1t
is rare that such program has been Of
fered TO westerners.
Monday the arrivals were by hundreds.
Tuesday people came by thousands, and
on Wednesday by the trainload. All week
until noon Wednesday, when Chairman
Jones' gavel fell Mt the opening of the
convention, special trains bearing State
delegations, political organizations,
marching clubs and bands Of music ar
rived almost hourly.
BY Monday night the people Of Kansas
City began to realize what it. meant to
have big political convention on their
hands. However, the people of the me-
tropolis OF the Southwest had arranged
to take good care Of their guests. That
they are accustomed to doing things well
was amply evidenced
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rounding the entire building. There were
hundreds Of these flags topping the struc-
ture. giving an idea Of its vastness, $40
feet long and 1913 feet wide.
Squads Of policemen were ON the
ground. keeping back the crowds and
maintaining quiet. There was little dis
order, however. for the crowds We're
good-natured and their patriotism was
tempted with discretion. 1t was notice
able that very considerable portion Of
the gathering throngs were made up Of
women, who profted by the warm day
to put on their gayest raiment, thus add
ing another element of color and beauty
TO the blaze of bunting everywhere ap-
parent.
Inside the convention hall the officials
were early on hand to make final prepar-
alton. The sergeant-at-arms gave n clos
ing drill to the 800 ushers under his di-
rection, showing that they performed
their duties with precision. The door
keepers, messengers and pages We're like
wise drilled in their several duties, and
all was made ready for the rush to occur.
Night Session.
At $50 Chairman Thomas raped the
convention to order. Pending the reports
of the committees the convention was ad-
dressed by Ex-Governor Altgeld of Illi-
nois. The organization committee then
reported the selection of j. ID. Richard
son, of Tennessee, as permanent chair
man. The announcement was received
with cheers, and upon assuming the
chair Mr. Richardson addressed the con-
vention. Shortly after he had concluded
his speech a motion to adjourn until
Thursday morning was made and car
ried.
The Democrats decided that their ma
tional convention this year should be held
farther west than ever before and that it
should open on the Fourth Of July. The
nearest the Democrats have come to hold
ing convention on the Fourth of July
before was at the 1896 session in Chi
cago, which opened July and nominated
Bryan July 10. The next nearest was
that of 1854. which opened July and
nominated Cleveland three days later.
One of these candidates was defeated
and one carried the Democratic banner to
victory. both starting out in the month
of July
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Marchers Weld Their Pistols and Burn
Much Red Fire.

Much Re0 FIRE.
The national Democratic parade We'd
nesday night probably was the noisiest
and the most lurid pageant that ever
streaked the streets Of Il city with fre
and detonations, vocal, musical and ex'
plosive. 1t was four miles Of men, music.
fire and birthstone. Probably there new
er were SO many pistol shots fired in so
short u time Every man and boy along
the route Of the parade seemed to be oc-
cupied industriously in loading and firing
pistols Of all kinds. They didn't look at
the show, but kept their guns hot with
incessant volleys. The men in the process
sion seemed to be seized with the pistol
mania also. The fambeau clubs shot
skyrockets SO fast that the faces of the
men were black with powder. They ex-
ploded so many cannon crackers that
their trail was like the road up Vesuvius.
With roman candles they shot holes in
flags and streamers. and the windows Of
hotels, crowded with watching faces,
seemed to be a favorite target
The Colorado band of Indians, the
Montana Miners band, the Cowboy band
from Idaho, the rough riders and cattle
punchers, the real whoOping Indians,
rounded out the carnival of thunder and
fire. The rosaries of electric lights,
stretched in illumination across the down.
town streets, were shattered and un-
strung. The only dissatisfied element in
the show was the bands Of music, which
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ing issue Of the campaign. The copven-
ton then adjourned until 1890 o'clock
Friday morning.
1t was after IL o'clock when Perma-
nent Chairman Richardson called the
convention to order Thursday. Bishop
Glennon Of Kansas City offered the open
ing prayer. The weather was cooler and
the great crowd that packed the hall
heard the proceedings with more comfort
than on Wednesday. After the prayer
there was SO much noise that the chair
man had to appeal for order. While wait
ing for the committee on resolutions to
report the convention listened to speeches
by several orators, among whom were
Gov. Hogg OF Texas. Alex. Dockery Of
Missouri and Mayor Rose of Milwaukee.
The resolutions committee being not yet
ready to report a recess was taken until
$3.50 o'clock.
1t was not until 4 o'clock that Chair
man Richardson picked up the gavel and
brought the convention to order. The
resolutions committee, headed by Senator
Jones. ID. J. Campau, Senator Tillman
and Judge Van Wyck, pushed their way
to the front. Mr.. Tillman read the plat
form in voice easily heard. Amid a
roar of cheers and applause the platform
was adopted without dissent.
Nominations for President were next
in order. Alabama yielded to Nebraska
and w. ID. Oldham presented the name
of W. J. Bryan. Then followed wild
d -monstratiOn. The vote was unanimous,
and the convention Adjourned till Friday.
The presidential kite was swiftly flown
and across it was emblazoned the name
of Bryan. But as to the tail of the kite
the nominee for the vice-presidency-
there We're various opinions.
Fridays Session.
At 1886 Chairman Richardson, with
a sweep of the gavel, cut off the strains
of the band. slowly stilled the confusion,
and brought the convention to order for
its third days work. After prayer the
call OF States for nominations for Vice
President was begun. Arkansas yielded
to Illinois and Congressman Williams