The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-06-14
THE SWANSs0R0 LETTER.
Democrats Want ONCE More Than They
Don't Want Negro.

Democrats Want Office More Than They
Don't Want Negro.
For The Caucasian.
A few items from SwansbOro, per-
haps would not be amiss, as | don't see
an ythiDg from way down East often,
neither news of interest nor political.
Our little berg ought to be noticed
sometimes, 1 think; because it is a
factor of Importance very often in the
history of things, especially politics,
and as this is a great political year
Swansboro and Onslow county, too,
will figure extensively, as it generally
does, for the great so called Demo
cratic party.
But we won't discuss politics much
this time, as our convention primaries
have not yet come off, only to say
that talking Of pie-esting hunters by
that party, who say that few white
voters, in fact, Done some say, will vote
against the proposed constitutional
amendment, except revenue officers,
office holders, those now holding Of
fee and want to be reelected. Some
few who think they see way to get
office, and negroes. all these they call
pie hunters. but if you could step down
in our county and see how many can
didates for the different offices there
were this year, you would think that
somebody wanted some pie besides
POpulists and Republicans. Our little
county paper could hardly hold the
names of the candidates for these
offices among the Democrats. There
are about 20 solicitors and more to
come, so said. But that is right, be-
cause they are all Democrats and this
is Democratic county, you know. IC
looks like some Of these might be
called pie hunters, but it wouldn't do
TO say so, because they would get
fighting mad if you did. So will let
that pass.
Our county generally gives some 200
Democratic majority. Four years ago
she gave only half that many OH an
average. / think last election she
counted in 500 or over, n0twithstand-
ing the POpullsts and Republicans
how it happened. Guess we never
will. This year 1 don't know what
will be done unless we fuse with the
Democrats. Guess they wouldn't give
us any offices if we did, SO l d. not
know what to do but grin and try to
bear it longer. THe Democrats are
fusing with Populists in many places
and | suppose it is all right, but l
can not see how it is all wrong for
POpulists to do so with Republicans,
If they do it with Populists.
Now | suppose we will have 4 or 5
| candidates to vote for this year for
President. 1t looks like it now That's
too much fusion L think. Then the
| amendment to vote for or against,
State and county officers, Congress-
! men, and even to the petty township
cOnstables and magistrates. WOn't we
have a time Of it. But they must all
| be good Democrats and white men.
None of your mongrel negro Reps and
Pops need apply. We shall see, if we
live to see.
Our little town held it's 9th annual
municipal election last Monday.
Though Democratic, strange to say,
they elected a strong Populist for
Mayor over strong Democrat, but
there was no politics in that. We
believe in that kind. Give the offices
to men who make good officers regard
less of spartisanism in politics; Now
AIN the strongest Populist down this
way and hope 1 will understand how
to vote for the right Popu!ist doctrine
when the time comes to vote. l hope
| 0Ue lcklSld' uTc Wucu ~ mccGS III Juuc
will modify or TX this amendment SC
that we poor "unlearned white trash
can see and know how to vote without
periuring ourselves. We don't want
, to be DISTINGUISHED along with the
negro. We don't understand how WI
can vote for this measure without per-
juring ourselves if We have swUrn t
support the constitution of these Uni
ted States.
; A word or two more. am in favO
: of totally eliminating the negro race
that is, taking them Que of politics
keeping them from holding Cffice o
any kind where a white m: lives
To do this, in my opinion, We woul
S have to repeal the 145h and lot
! amendments to the u. S. Constitution
but the Democrats can do anythin
they wish to do, they say. G. W. v