The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-03-15
.HE SHOWS HOW 1AE POOR and HONEST
Illiterate White Voter Will Be Robbed of His Right to
Vote and Put on Plane Lower Than the Town
Negro and '.Spder-Legged'' Dude - True
Democrats Against Ring Rule--1e Stands
For Manhood Suffrage and the Rule
of the People.

The Caucasion clips the following
extract from a recent speech from Hon.
.. NJ. Luther, democratic lawyer or
Asheyille. Mr.. Luther Is President of
the Zeb Vance Clubs Of Buncomoe
county, and is Cre Of the most PROM
inent and active Democrats in western
North Carolina. In his speech he
said:
THE question that Is now before the
people of North Carolina, is one i'll
which all citizens, without regard TO
race. colcr or previous condition OF
servitude, feel the greatest interest or
any question that has come before the
people of this State since the declara-
ton of independence at the city OF
Charlotte ON the 20tIl day of May, 111o.
1t is question which involves the
freedom of every citizen OF the State.
The right of suffrage which is be-
queathed to US by our forefathers has
been invaded, and strong effort is
being made, and will be made until
our next election, TO rob us of the priv
ilege of casting our votes as freamen,
and 10 filch from us the rights which
cost the blood Of 50 many of our noble
ancestors.
TAXATION WITHOU REPREsEN-
TATION.
Our forefathers declared that taxa
tion without representation was tyran-
ny but Lord North and his administra-
ton declared that the edict must be
consummated which lost to England
the American colonies and laid the
foundation of the greatest government
now on the face of the globe. Now we
who have inherited the blessing of this
after the lapse Of one hundred and
thirty years, declare the same truth
that taxation without representation
is tyranny, and we are willing to make
any sacrifice in order to defeat the
amendment now proposed to the State
constitution, and to perpetuate the
rights of free suffrage guaranteed to
every citizen by the constitution of the
United States.
WOULD DISF'RANCHISE VEERANS.
81 see before me tonight many svete-
rams who went forth in the dark days
of 1860 and 1861. to figh for those prin-
ciples that you believed to be right and
just and in the defense Of your homes
and firesides, and for your own Sunny
South, and we We're willing TO lay
down your lives, and many of you to-
day ON account of pour patriotism at
that time are unable to read and
write any section OF the constitution
| Of North Carolina" as is prescribed in
article fourth of the proposed amend
neGt, and therefore. if such amend
r1ent is carried, will be disfranchised
| and placed upon the level of a convict
| felon. l call Cn you young men, the
sons of these veterans, to remember
whose sons you are and whose inner
| itance you possess, to go to the ballot
| box and cast your votes to defeat the
| measure tina: would bring shame and
| disgrace on your fathers and your
neighbors and your own native State
BOOK EDUCATION NOT EVERY
THING.
! They tell you no white man will be
( disfranchised under this amendment
but if section is declared unconstit,i.
tional by our national Supreme Court
then the white man a7d the negro are
| placed upon the same plane of an edu-
cational qualification, and i'm our hum
BILE opinion, in western North Carolina
there will be at least three white mer
| disfranchisei to one negro. And again
the man who Is a freeholder, and who
owns anywhere from $4,000 to $1,000
worth of property, and pays taxes or
the same, but who is unable to reai
and write any section OF the constitu
ton, will be disfranchised; while the
'spider-legged dude who does not owl
! a dollars worth of property in tht
world, and is indebted for the suit O.
clothes that he wears, and owes mi
| landlady a board bill, but who car
read and write, will be protected in hi
right to vote. The ehoary handed sol
of a toll who earns his living by th
sweat of his brow. and who pays hi
honest debts, is robbed of his vot
solely because of his lack of book edu
caticn, while the educated negro an,
dude will be allowed to vote over him
| A FOLLOWER OF VANCE.
81 believe in the grand principles o
Democracy as laid down by Jeffersol
advocated by Jackson, Tilden, Rryal
and Vance; in the motto CT universe
suffrage to all and special privileges t.
! none. If there is any Democrat her
tonight who can show me by on
word or sentence ever uttered or writ
ten by our great statesman, hero an
patriot, zebulo, 2 Vance advocahin
the disfranchisement OF any citizen o
North Carolina, will then support TIN
amendment Although the lips o
Vance are now forever silent, hi