The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-08-23

Ths Christian church should hssIn 40
call Halt.
THE State has Just passed through
another exciting election perhaps"
the most exciting Ia it's history
says the Raleigh Chrlstion Advo.
cate, (which uttorance Is endorsed
by every thinking citizen 1t says
fnrther, "a victory has been won.
not for any party, Dem, cratic, Pop
uiist or Republican We let this
pass for Its worth; but In the same
column, we read: "The State cleo
ton on last Thursday resulted in
the election Of the Democratic state
ticket, the adoption Of the COnsti-
tutlonal Amendment, and the cleo
tIon OF four-fifths OF the Legislature
in each branch"
Then we begin to think possibly
II was mistaken In tho victory for
all these parties, rs first stated.
We continue to peruse the same
column and learn that the election
was perhaps the quietest in the his
tory OF tho State"
We have racked our brain trying
to reconcile this statement with
the first one. We confess our utter
inability TO und. rstand how an
election can he both the most tex.
citing"and the "quietest ever held
In the history Of the State"
Not q single disturbante WAS re-
ported IL says
Was there no disturbance In the
report that the judges OF election
were In house in one county,
where one crowd threatened to kill
them II they came out with the
ballot boxes, and the other crowd
said II they did not come out they
would "blow them up?" IL there
nothing about that to disturbe the
peaceful repose OF citizensf
In speaking OF the act Of Govern.
or Russell In keeping the State
Guard on duty, 1t says: 1.-THE Gov
ernor by this act, has aroused great
indignation all over the State"
You mean among the red shirts,
do you mott You do not mean that
the people who wish law and order
condemn the action, do you?
DO you mean to say there Ia no
disturbance" In u crowd OF .red
shirts" dragging q man from the
platform where he was exercising
dod-given right-the right that
the laws OF the country have here
tofore declared to every citizen, and
kicking and cutting him about up
on the same principle as the vult.
uro, who seeks his prey In the hell o.
less. Do you mean to say that Is no
disturbance?
IL the editor OF the Advocate were
to 60 out for the purpose OF deliv-
e-ing speech upon subject which
he believed to be true, honest and
consistent with the laws Of his
country, and should be treated
thus, do you think everything
would seem quiet and commenda.
BILE to him ?
Some people look at thing from
an Impartial standpoint, the only
christian way, while others yield
to popular applause or prejudice.
They float with the tide, loosing all
sight OF right and justice, forget
ting to "put on the whole armor OF
God,' that they may be able to
stand firm In the midst Of deepest
conflict.
There are many Republicans and
Populists who are Methodists, and
who are Just as white as any man
who ever donned red shirt, and
are fully as loyal to the true teach
ings OF the Methodist church and
the.- God as any person In the DEM
ocratic ranks who do not preach
equal rights to all, rs set forth by
the teachings of the Bible, and work
for the special privileges OF the few.
Read the discipline Of the Meth.
odist church, read the Bible and
see II 10 upholds mobocracy and
ballot box stuffing, and see II we
had not better "come out from
among them, and be We separate,
and touch not the unclean thing In
all parties. There is no party pref
ndice in christianity. There Is no
thing right in mob law, you cannot
make the Bible teach you or any
one else that 1t Ia right to prosecute
the ignorant or innocent.
Did Jesus Christ go with the
mobf No, and Furthermore, no chris.
tian will be guilty OF such thing
Would he endorse abruptness for
party sake? No, he denounced it in
all places, even in the temple. Do
we claim to be the followers OF the
Meek aud LOwlyr" "He that say.
eth know Him and keepeth not
His commandments, Is n liar and
the truth Ia not In him" Are we
not commanded to love one anoth.
or, a. God hath loved us2 Then, II /
we do this we will refrain from up
holding or endorsing unjust things
which are perpetrated upon others.
We will not "beat out" our hats In
cheer for those engaged in perse.
cutting helpless humanity.
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