The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-07-19
AyOPTN LETTER 10 JONES

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Nr /. II. Deaton, II
Dear SIR; II ol intesd 10 vote
for White Supremacy You must reg
,sssr. The ~ gistrs'ion books close
AZ suuset on July alS. This 10 the
ma, important ei-etion ever held IN
North Carolina- Yorr loved ones
look 20 you for their protection. 90
and 2. eistsr While you have the op-
portupIty. Tue Registrations book
can be found at the residence OF the
registrar durir g the ves k-on BAT
urdsys il will be At the vo,iue place
Your registrar 10 Thomas Badger.
his re.idsncs l. as Halifax street.
The voting place for yonr erecinet ~
Z. Hugh Lees store. Regstsr and
vote against negro role
Yours truly,
AnnrsrIAp JoxEs.
Chm'u Dem. EK y. 10. Wake 20.
Raleigh, N. C., Jaly 10, 1900.
RALxIeH, n C.. July Is. 1900.
Armistead Jones, Esq Chm'n Dem
Ex C.m Raleigh, N G.
SIR: Your very eonsiderate let
| ter recogt is.s me ~ . voter only on
the condition that intend TO vote
for what You call White Supremacy.
This 10 entirely Rrstuitous, for ] AN
too familiar with democratic ring
perfor mauces not 10 know that NO
one opposed to the machine OF which
you are . part, has any rights that
YOUR ring feel called upon to respect,
andyour letter 10 an insultto my intel
ligeuce, in that You pre-ume that any
dose of poison prescri bed BY your
ring vi i be swallowed by me be-
cause it is labeled White Supremacy
1t il scarcely worth while to remind
you, an old o6snd.r-an incVrriRi-
BILE ringster-out the people You At.
tempt to deceive must and shall be
reminded that the most atrocious
crimes recorded In history have been
: committed In the name OF religion
and patriotism. and the Chinese Be Z
ers who, since your present campaign
of deception began, have slsug liter
I'd nearly two thousand defencels %
z missionaries, and ministers would
probs bly, claim it Was done TO pro-
tect THEIR homes and LOVED ONES
am fully in sympathy with true
white supremacy; bot am not foo
enough 10 be deceived by your pIte-
b ons vail for help to entrench YOU
Z IN % hungry horde behind NJ
lamend ment 10 our constitution tina
will forever silence the ballotoris
9 voice in North Carolina. No party
y ever existed or will exist upon earti
q that would not abuse such powers D
.lyour amendment confers, and
.lwould require . marvellous exercis
u of blind faith to bring me, in the fac
Of your record of broken promises
l. reckless expenditures, lusty preten
- siors and misstatemeat of facts Il
suddenly conclude that the demo
cratic party is made up exclusively
of saints. fully agree with 20
y that this Is the most important cleo
d ton ever held in North Caroliua, an
% I firmly believe that if you are sut
cessful, it is the last opportunity tn
u laboring classes will ever have I
t. make their power felt at the ballo
Is box. So believing, it is psssin
10 strange to me that he masses of eve
&c the democratic party should thin
VI your scheme could bsne at them. F.
' it's fleet will be 10 place all pove
es in the hands of the chairman of ia
ID party. He will be grand mogul, big
. priest dictator and osspot. He wi
have nothing to fear from the pc,
o. pie, and they nothirg to hope TO
W This may he very nice. while you al
a. chairman, but when the sceptre pat
y. es from you to ano' her--p ,ssibly
lifelong antagonist-thep." 20, VII,
'n . ference in the mornirg!"
lr. That my loved ones look to me II
le. their prot ction,.is q solemn tru,
ad that no vain repetition by dem
=. igogues can EN- phasizs, and this 90
.mn truth intens,flee my desire to
as my humble part in upholding II
he truth and supporting the coustit
w. lion and preserving the liberties oil
l. fathers esta olished and attempted
guarantee Hereunder. Surely I
us one will blame me for feeling that
ed l were gone my loved ones could n
'ut look Tor protection to . crowd wi
ed ruthlesslv trample under foot, d
=. spise and nulllfy the organic Law
-. the land, in order to appease Il
w. morbid craving Of . few chron
w. plsce hunters.
.o "Your loved ones look to You q
On their protection" Very pretty e
a, preston that, were 1t not that kno
Oh it is but the velvet which conees
-, the demons claw. Very nice to tho
~ who do not know it is but q hyp
critical plea intended to stir the pa
-. sions of men, and dethrone their re
: ~ son. by appealing to and using Il
~. most sacred earthly ties TO accom-
~ plish the destruction of liberty
North Carolina.
An expression too sweet and I,
We sacred to be polluted thus. Tits lii
all stealing the livery OF heaven
M serve the devil Inn It was never i
'eI tended as the rallying cry for r,
lai shirt ballot-box suffers and bulIie
o.; Under the pretext of proteciir
loved ones, your machine orato
.;S and papers have been busily enRa
~ ed for three mon tbs trying to kind
M race hatred and malevolencs. Wit
10 reration and calumny bave be,
., your stock in trade, while you try +,
every art known to the ruffian N
~, bully to provoke hostility berwe.
"a the parties. feeling that in Ii
=. course lay your only hope of raj
10 30 ming down the peoples throsts Il
.o nauseating dpse prescribed, and tn.
,nSS you talk about guns to defend co
"a homes and loved ones," when /,
.u trouble exists, save IN the distemp DC
ed brairs OF your demo; Fed hoo
lum,. and the few good citizens vi
:" a.s too honest to suspect any set