The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-07-05
TIE ELECTION Law ArD NOT TIE
AMENDMENT.

TIVE yLECrrOr Law ArD NOT rHE
AMENDMENT.
Last week we published what the
Iaurinburg Exchange, Democrat
ic paper, had to say on this subject,
among other things 10 said: Reg
istrars are invested with unusual
power" and II is by the registrars
that the Democrats can only hope
Ito wiz In this contest"
The other day we were talking to
a gentleman Of Wilson county on
the subject OF the amendment. We
told him the amendment would not
disfra nchlse all the negroes. He
rather admitted the fact, but said
the negro would rot get q chance to
vote, because he could not answer
the questions satisfactory TO the
registrar, and therefore would not
get on the regis ration books. 10
we see this ger fleman has been
taught the SAM lessons as given
away by the La' nnburg Exchang'.
n the amendu ent Will not elm
mate the negro from politics by
preventing his voting, and the
Democrats have 10 resort to dis.
homes, election wv. then why, put
the amendment into the constitu-
tiont II II takes a dishonest cleo
ton law TO rule he negro out now.
will W. not always have 10 operate
= dishonest election law tn keep
him ont ~
, These Democrats know this. Ifno
more, they have In some way,
learned that much sense. This be-
Ing true, then Mr. Aycock and 9th.
or Democrats In their canvass and
writings, are trying to deceive the
people. For they say when the
amendment becomes a law then
they. the Democrats, viii see to 1t,
that the State has an honest cleo
tlon law, 40 that every man can
vote ~ he pleases and have that
vote counted ~ cast
Now, lot US see about u. II they
do not allow the negro to- Register,
then they will fail to carry the
amendment, for majority Of the
white people In the State are OPP
posed to IL and believe In the fun
damental principles Of this repub
ic, viz: "that taxation without
representation Is unjust b" The only
hope the Democrats have to carry
the amendment and elect their tick
OF Ia to count large majorities In
the negro counties, which would be
too glaring steal" ~ the negroes
were not on the registration books.
And again, II the negroes In the
East are eliminated from politics,
In that proportion the representa-
tion ~ the East should bn r. duccd.
TIT - what tho white West will
demand unless however, tn,
anpt dn,,nt, aS we helicve, and
which n one has SuCc, ssfu.ly dc
MED. VII dlsiranchise ~ many
whites a. negroes.
Now, q party In the condition OF
the Democratic party that Is forced
to such lying and Inconsistency and
political rickery in order TO get
the negroes disfranchised 40 the
machine element OF that party can
get the offices, IL Ia evident that
they will disfrancbise white men,
II IL Ia necessary to retain the off,
ces. They are preparing for that
now. They are saying that poor
white men and those who do not
vote the Democratic ticket are no
better than negroes, and should be
treated rs such. The same machine
has disfranchised white men In this
State, and that too In order that
the machine might get and hold
the Offices, and they will do 1t again
No honest Christian man will take
and enjoy the profits Of an office
that he or some one else had to
steal for him. He would no more
do this than he would take 3 hog
and appropriate 1t 10 his use, know,
Ing at the same time that IL was
stolen and his neighbor was the
rightful owner Of IL.
II IL just az great crime In th-
sight OF God to lie, cheat and kill
In politics for Office, as It Is In bus
mess or religion, and the Christian
who wiDks at it does so for one of
three reasons; first. he Ia ignorant
snd doesn't know any better; Sec
ond. he Is afraid Of ostracism, or
third, does SO for the hnpe OF re-
ward, and hence, thus compromis.
Ing with SIN, he betrays and sells
his Lord and Master as literally
rs Judas did, yea, more SO, because
Judas did not have he Holy Spirit
70 enlighten him. There Is one diff
ference, however, b,tween Judas
and the so-called iatter-day Saints
Judas realized the sin he had com.
and went and hanged his fool self
while those ot this day intensity
their sin by saying what is not true
that The end justiti' ~ the means.