The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-08-02
TIE ELFt TION.


and the Democratic State ticket has
been carried by good round ma
jority. We do not admit, and We
do not believe that the majority OF
the people Of the State favored this
Amendment, or wanted TO vote the
Democratic ticket.
The fact il, that between 10000
and 10000 and the figures may
reach $1,000 of legally qualified
voters were denied registration by |
the Democratic registrar under
simmons direction. II j. well |
known To- every one that MIR. Sim
mons failed to provide in his Flee
tiOn Law that the registrars should |
take an oath to perform their du-
ties, and that no penalty was provi-
del in the law for the failure To do
their duty, or for even committing
any overt unlawful act connected
with the registration of voters. We
did not believe that this was the
meaning ct the law indeed We had
advised voter, that under Section u
Of the election law, there was a
penalty. After we had given this
advice, Mr.. Simmons secured legal
opinion from Judge sheppard and
Col. ArgO to the effect that the pen
atty, named under Section Il of the
Election Law, applied To the regis
trars, and other election officers, in
making returns, and not to- tho reg
istrar while registering voters.
Therefore, every registrar, who
was so wanting in conscience or
common honesty as To- he willing to
dist'ranchise legally qualified voters
by refusing to register them, was
informed by Mr.. Simmons and
Democratic counsel that he had
CARTE BLANCHE to he a. dishonest
~ he pleased, or rather as dishonesN
a. he was instructed by Mr.. Sim
mons to he. This explains how :,
many thousands of legally qualihe,
voters were denied the right t,
register. OF course, those who were
not registered could not vote.
After this wholesale dlsfranchise
ment by the Democrats, there wer
still left majority of legally quail
fed voters, who were registered, an
who were against the Amendment
and the Democratic machine. TIL
majority, which the Democrats ar
to day claiming, was secured throug
violence, intimidation, and rascalit
sftee the registration books close,
Thousands of men who had register
ed, were challenged without suff
cient cause and prevented from VI
ting. In many places, Wincheste
rifles We're imported and mobs of rec
shirts paraded certain sections fc
days before the day of election, an
especially on the day and evenin
preceding the election. They fire
off their weapons to frighten and i,
timidats voters from going to IL
polls on the day OF election.
Even after this, there was no douI
sgood majority against them, b,
on election day, they used dozens
devices and tricks, which the loo
holes in the Election Law permitte
to disfranchise voters and make o.
the returns different from the will
the people.
The details of the returns are n
insufficient to give the facts
length, but we have received sui
Gent information to justify the abo
statement.
The great majority Of the voters
North Carolina of ell parties, a
Christian, lsw-abiding citizens. Y
cannot believe, and do not belle
that they will tolerate such metho OF
and the domination Of such me
when they knew all. Therefore.
believe tLere is hereafter to Il
election, and we believe i is not 1
distant.
The public shall know the facts
The CAUCASIAN receives them, q
is able to substantlate them.