The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-02-22
DEMOCRATS ARE REPUDIArISG THE
DISTINGUISHES.

DEMOCRATS ARE REPUDIArISG THE
DIsFRANCHIsERs.
The Democratic machine which
is seeking to put upon the people
OF North Carolina the disfranchis-
ing scheme so full Of danger to the
political liberty of thousands OF
white people of the State, has al
ready seen the handwriting upon
the wall. Judge Browns recent
suggestion to amend the amend
ment, the declaration OF certain
Democratic politicians that this is
not the time to discuss the legality
OF the amendment and that it
should not be discussed, the effort
OF the Democratic press to infiame
race prejudice, are all confessions
that the opposition to manhood
suffrage and political liberty in
North Carolina Is weakening. The
honest rank and file of their own
party are beginning to see the dan
ger which turks behind this scheme
and repudiate it. Here are letters
from two DemOcrats-onef from the
cast and the other from the west
who declare they cannot support
the Democratic party In North Car
olina as long as 1t Is committed to
such dishonest politics.
Mr.. NJ. G. Giddens, Ex-Chairman
of the Democratic Executive Com.
mittee OF Plney Grove township, OF
Sampson county, writes:
FAIsON, N, c., Feb. LIST, 1900.
Editor CAUCASIAN.
AS the brainy Legislature has
done as it has in so many things
(still claiming to be Democrats),
must say that in the future / am
going to work and vote for the men
for whom it will be to my own the
public interest to vote. And any
man who will vote for, say r. B
Glenn or j. M. Faison, or for any
other such Democratic trickster for
any position, | will not support
him. 1t Is just such men as these
who unfortunately have control OF
the Democratic party and are now
trying to fasten a condition upon
the poor, illiterate and honest vot-
srs OF the country that Is simply
itOlerable, which our forsfathers
fought, bled and died to prevent.
All this, too. after the most solemn
promises, even swearing that NO
such attempt as DISTINGUISHING any
one would be made. 1t Is not the
rank and file of the Democratic par.
ty that Is responsible for this state
OF things, but a few self-constituted
leaders who are afraid of the hon
est yeOman's vote, and who the late
lamented Vance said would not dc
to trust. The rank and file of the
party viii never sustain these jug
glars. Though lifelong Demo
crat, cannot do so, and there ar,
many in my township who are tn,
same way Of thinking. I am op
posed to nominations being mad,
before the Convention meets, anC
further, am in favor of men dom.
what they promise, politically, re
ligiously or In any other way al
far as possible.
Respectfully,
M. G. GIDDENs,
Ex-Chairmau Democratic Execu
tive Committee of Piney Grow
Township, Sampson County.
Mr.. Zebulon A. Shipman, of Hen
dersonville, N. c., severing his con
action with tie Democratic party
says:
HENDERsoNvILLE, N. c.,
Jan. %, 1900.
Editor of the Times.
wish to announce through tn
columns of the times that 1 hav
severed my connection with tn
Democratic party. The stand tina
the Democratic party has takel
has thoroughly convinced me tina
they are not the party to rule GU
State and nation and of all col
rupt laws they have put upon tn
statute books of North Carolina
the so-called amendments to GU
State Constitution are the most ty
ranical of them all. They Che Dem
ocrats) say it Is only to disfranchis
the negro voters, but Is that thei
sole object? | can answer the cues
tion In the negative. 1t is blow a
all the laboring classes of our ow
State, both white and black. Jus
anything to deceive the illiterat
vot' RS and swing the State back in
to the Democratic fold. There ar
many thousand white voters VIII
will vote to kill this amendmen
clause; they are Democrats, bu
they will act upon honest convit
tions, irrespective of party affilia
tion, and help to bury this wildca
Democratic blunder of our las
House Of Representatives. l ar
not claiming the legal talent c
some Constitutional lawyers, bu
only as one among the toiling thor
sands in our dear "Old North Stat,
whom the Constitution has give
the right OF suffrage. / predict th
defeat of the amendment by 1000
votes. Nav the Republican part
ever live and grow as the green ba
tree to "protect the interests of til
common people"
ZEBULoN A. SHIPMAN.
Senator Butler recently sent OF
letter to list Of names which
has amonu than ha;po tbo noc,