The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-07-05

get between the white laborer and the,
necessary wages it takes to support his
family"
1t was not until the fall of 1899
that the Caucasian began to antago-
nize the Amendment; and it's first
antagonism was upon the ground that
the 4th and 9Th sections being separa-
bic the 4th might stand and the 5th
might fall; and it intimated clearly
that if the 4th and 5th clauses had
been made into one, connected by a
proviso, the Amendment would have
been all right On September 21st it
said:
A PERTINENT INQUIRY.
elsewhere in this issue appears very
timely and pertinent communication from
Cabarrus Populist making inquiry why
sections and of Constitutional Amend
ment were not embodied into one section
SO as to remove any doubt of danger
that may exist in the minds of the people
as to the disfranchisement of any white
voters in the event that the State SUI
preme court should declare section IS un-
constitutional and leave the rest standing.
This is highly important. yea, vital ques
tion and we would like to see the, Dem
ocratic leaders and newspapers explain
why these two sections were not joined
together when the amendment was franz
ed This will get at a very important
feature of the matter and the motives
that actuated them to make separate sec
tons. We do not believe that any good
and satisfactory reason can be given for
having two distinct sections when one
would have removed all trouble. With
MI in no 0f q
grandfather feature being declared uncon-
stitutional, then the educational qualifi
cation would also have been defeated, and
no white voters right would be in dan
ger We call upon our Democratic con-
temporaries for an explanation" These
sections have been joined and no white
mans vote is in danger. We call upon
our Democratic contemporaries for an ex-
planation.'
These sections have been joined,
and no white mans vote is in danger.
What says the Caucasian now?
On October 9Th it said:
IAN explanation why section and 5
of the Amendment were not embodied into
one section would certainly be very inter
esting and timely now. 1t seems that
no good reason can be given why these
from each other and we urge the Demo-
cratic papers to explain this phase of the
matter"
Now let us analyze the promise
which the Caucasian on December Sth
said the democratic machine" made
to the people. The promise was that
if they were put in power they
would eliminate the negro from poll
tics. x x = Now the way to elm
nate the negro from politics is to let
down the bars and invite ''Peg-Leg
Williams to come and take the ne
groes out by the thousands or to dis
franchise the negro by Constitutional
amendment" Both of these prom
Uses have been kept; the first, by the
repeal of law enacted in 1891 by the
Legislature, of which Butler was a
leading member, imposing a tax of
$4,000 on every negro migrant agent.
This was one of the first laws repeal
ed by the Democratic Legislature of
1899. The other promise was fulfilled
by the submission of the Constitu-
tional Amendment. The Caucasian
said there were two ways of elimina
ting the negroes from politics; the
Democrats adopted both.
BUTLER MADE A DEAL.
During the Spring and Summer of
1899 Senator Butler posed as being
friendly to the Amendments; he stat
ed to more than one person that "ar
the proper time" he would declare for
the amendment.
There were hints to that effect in
the Caucasian; but the months pass
ed and no compensation was offered
by the Democrats for Senator Buffers
support, and the proper time for
him to declare for white supremacy
did not arrive. He finally impressed
the Republicans with the idea that he
still possessed some political potency,
and in the month of October Il deal
was made whereby Senator Butler
was to declare against the Amend
ment and support negro supremacy,
and the negroes and white Repubn-
cans were to re-elect him to the Sen
ate. He is endeavoring now as faithful
Nv, as it is his nature to be faithful
to anything, to carry out his compact.
And he is charging that the Demo-
Gratis made in the campaign of 1898
promises the very opposite of those
which the Causacian of December,
1898 states that they did make. For
tunately the time has passed when
Senator Butler can mislead any one.
The people know him. Not yet for
ty years old, he has earned the repu-
tation of being the falsest of men. He
has never had friend or party,
he was not ready to betray, and he
has never held principle he was not
ready to sell.
GREATER TRAITOR THAN NOR
TON.
I will make one exception; | do
him the credit to say that he was
faithful to Bryan in 1896, but only
because he believed Bryan would be
elected and that he would be taken
care of. This year you will see that
before November Butler VIII have
made an arrangement with Mark Han
ma and that their national commit
tees will be working in unison for the
defeat of Bryan. Having sold all else
he will sell out Bryan this year. But
lers consideration will either be an
office at the hands of Mckinley, in
case of his election, or it will be