The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-07-05


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Here Is an extract from the inter
view given by Simmons to the Raj
eigh Post on September 25th. 1895.
as follows:
These leaders and their claquers
know, as every intelligent man in
the State knows, that the Democratic
plan to protect the white men of the
East from the horrible negro rule
under which that fair section of the
State now suffers and languishes Is
to take advantage Of the recent decis-
ion of the Supreme Court to the ef-
feet that one section or county may
have one system Of county govern
ment and another section or county
may have an entirely different sys-
tenn Of county government and
while according to the white coun-
ties the right to elect all their local
officers, to restore the old system Of
Democratic county government in
the counties having negro msjOrities,
thus lifting the ruthless heel Of the
negro from off the neck of the white
men who live in the negro ridden
counties of the East
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plan, on September 18th, 1898, to
remove the 'sruthless heel Of the ne
gro from Off the neck of white men"
in the fair Eastern section Of our
State. This system of government
the Democrats have for years coll
tended would prevent any NEGRO
domination" in the East, and give
Ito that section Of the State the best
white government.
Everybody familiar with politics
Of the State knows that the Demo
crats have always professed great
satisfaction and safety in the East if
the appOintive system could be main
ttained for that section.
Be it remembered by every one,
THAT the Democrats in the Legisla-
tture of 1899, took advantage of the
decision of the Supreme Court, ~
terred to by Mr.. Simmons, and re-
istOred to the Eastern counties the
same old form ofcounty government
as prevailed when the Democrats
were in power.
| This was their plan for twenty
lyears to protect the East from the
"ruthless heel' of the negro. They
have returned to that plan now, and
according to their own Chairman,
as declared in the above Interview,
they are protected from the negro.
Then the question naturally arises:
The East having the guarantee OF
absolute protection and safety under
the old Democratic plan, what was
the necessity for the amendment
1t raises a suspicion Immediately
that there must h another element
Or factor in politics that the Sim
, mOnsites want removed, and it csr
tainly must be the illiterate white
man, whose liberties this amend
= ment was brought forward to de
stroy under the plea and gui>e o
= getting rid of the negro.
i Having given adequate protectio,
to the Eastern counties there can h
! no reason or excuse for this amend
meat, and no one knows this bette
Ithan Simmons, who is now continu
ing the "nigger howp to arouse rae
prejudice in order to strike down tn
liberties Of fifty thousand sturdy
honest white men, Christian men
. But the people will not Ike deceiv
led. The East is and always will b
z protected; but the illiterate whit
lvoter should seriously guard an,
preserve his political rights while h
II has them. 1t will be too late to a
r. tempt to restore them after they al
ir lost. External vigilance is the pric
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