Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1900-10-29

uIdtlOn OF the state, ana fOur-nfthS or
the negroes. gave majority of 54,1i0
for the amendment, while forty eight
counties, containing mole than half e
the white population and only one-fifth
of the negroes. gave 3,1S6 majority
against the amendment.
Thus II will be SEGA that the Demo-
cratic party Of North Carolina has not
only deprived the colared man of tn,
right to have his vote counted as cast.
but they have rsed the sote Of the
cOlored man to n'illif' tn" ~cte of the
white man who is in favor of free in
stitutions. These figu' as show that
the cry OF negro domination IS a snare
to for the express purpose o. enabling
the Democratic party in the South 10
prevent anything like a fair considers
ton of 'ie goat economic AMI Man
cial quest Jus thu; are now being di:-
cussed o. he a Gc' iLG l people.
II Is one of the many instances n
which they have raised a false cry TO
becloud the situation and thereby OIL
scure the real questions at issue.
Dcm,er,ts As an evidence of their
Were Ia inconsistency, call at
Sontro' tention to the fact tha.
the Democratic party obtained exclu-
sive control of affairs in North Carolina
III 1876, and continued in power unit
1895, during which time there was no
effort made by them to deprive any OF
our citizens of the rights guaranteed
them by the constitution OF the United
States, but after the campaign of 1886
II became evident to the leaders of the
Democratic party that thousands Of
laborers, were beginning to realize that
the principles of Republicanlsm were
best calculated to promote the real
welfare OF the country, and then II
was that the leaders of the Democratic
party raised the cry of negro domino
ton. BY use Of force and fraudulent
methods they succeeded in obtaining
control of our affairs. and securing the
adoption of an amendment to our con-
stitution which is in fragrant violation
of the fifteenth amendment to the con-
stitution Of the United States. The sit
uation is one that demands the earn
est attention of every one who is In
favor Of a republican form of govern
ment.
Afraid IN The American people
Advocate are confronted with tho
opinions proposition as to wheth-
er or not II is our duty as nation to
enforce the fifteenth amendment to the
constitution Of the United States. II
We are not to enforce the amendment
In question 1t should be abrogated at
once. II would be urwise and unjurss
to abrogate .he fifteer'h amendment
and while the Democrats favor its re
peal, they are afraid to say so in tn Fir
platform. The issue is raised, and can.
not be repressed or evaded, but de-
mands an immediate settlement at the
hands of the American people. The
welfare OF the people Of the South Is
involved in its consideration and there
can be no settled condition Of affairs in
that section Of the country until the
question has been settled one way or
the other.
The Democratic party Of the South
Yields a wonderful influence in the
electoral college as well as in the House
of Representatives, by virtue of the
fact that our numerical strength is
augmented by counting the negro as a
citizen in the Federal enumeration. IT
Is unfair to count the negro in the Fed
eral enumeration, and thereby increase
our representation in Congress and in
the electoral college, and then refuse
to count his ballot. The proposition is
illogical, and Is in conflict with the
fourteenth and fifteenth amendments,
and should not be tolerated for mo-
ment.
Democrats 1t is amusing to hear
Are Not our Democratic friends
honest talk about the .consenl
of the governed" in view Of their con-
duct in North Carolina, South Caro-
lima, and other Southern States, where
In, by resorting to unlawful methods
they have denied thouhands of white
and colored voters OF the rights guaran,
teed them by the constitution.
In that section we are confronted
with the rankest kind Of Imperialism
and the wonder is that Mr.. Bryan does
not take time to condemn those within
our borders who deny the citizens OF
the United States the privileges and
immunities to which they are entitled
under the constitution which he has
taken an oath time and again to main,
tain.
1t Is now In order for Mr.. Bryan &c
inform the people Of the United States
as to whether he is in favor OF the en-.
forcement of the fourteenth and NJ,
teenth amendments to the Constitution
of the United States.
Republic ans When the Republican
Protect party was organized III
Ballot mission was to free th,