The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-08-02

own selection. In many counter
they appointed negroes, when there
we're large number OF Populists
and white Republicans Ia said pre-
einct competent Aad willing TO serve
in such places. The petitions refer
red to were signed largely. not only
oy Popuiists and Renublicans. bnt
10 some places by Democrats. 10
'oms counties they appointed Q ne
gr" At every voting precinct In the
county. These negroes we're sppoin-
ted ~ poll holders IN both negro and
whifo counties over the protest OF
white people. The names, post Of.
dee and precinct Of these negroes in
more than one hundred instances
Rave been reported to our Head
Quarters. We understa nd that there
are more than double that number.
but the names and precincts have
not been definitely reported.
Ia response to the last part OF the
qnes'ion. will ssv that nearly all ne
gro counties in the State are demo-
cratic. Nearly all Peoples Party
and Republican counties in the State
are white counties.
The only hope the democrats have
OF carrying the State is by carrying
the negro counties by big ma joritiss.
the large msj,ritiss against the
democratic party and the amend
ment will be from the white coun-
ties.
@. 10 Opinion of democratic law
yers retained by Populist com uittss
AZ to eoastitutionality Of amendment.
Who are these lawversf
An.Attsehed to this sheet IL the opin-
ion of Major John w. Graham, SOD
Of Hon. William A. Graham, leading
counsel ct the opposition.
q. (6) Number of negroes now snti-
tied to vote. Number who will be
disfrsnchissd by amendment. White
children working in factories who
will grow up to be illitsrats.
An. During the past ten years there
hsv" probably not been more than
30 600 ue1ro votes cast. uulsss they
vera cast for the democratic party.
In th. Presidential election Of 1892,
he Republican candidate for Cover.
nor received only "a 684 votes, With
thrss tickets in ths field. and 1t least
thirty or forty thousand Of these
were white votes. In the new reeis-
ration which has Just closed. NO
doubt at least 1000 ueeroas legally
entitled to vote. have been denied
registration. Besides, during The
last ten years. sspecislly during the
last four or Eve years there has be.n
a steady increase of negro exodus
from the State. In many Of the eas
tern counties it has been impossible
for farmers 70 sscrre lahorers. Their
negro tenant houses, which were full
Ten years ago. arc, in many places.
vacant. 1t is ss'a to say that not
more than $4,000 negroes are nov
leg gslly sntitl.d to vot. under the
nresent repistration. The great m%-
inIity of these negroes live in wba+
10 known ss the "negro couutIes,"
where the democratIo party is expec-
red to pile mp majorities nearly "a
'aree as the white and negro vote
combined. Therefore over half Of
The 60 600 ueeroes voting will either
be- voted or counted for ina demo-
cratic party. OF this 60 600 neprn
voters, A. least two-thirds will be
disfrancb;sed bv the proposed amend.
ment, and If the "grandfath or clause"
is declared unconstitutional and the
remainder stands. As nearly everv
great constitutional lawyer says it
viii, there will be more white men
disfranchisad by it than negroes.
The number OF white children en-.
ployed in factories in the State is In.
"reasinR, negroes are not employed
There is only one cotton factory in
the State that employs negroes. that
factory is owned by negroes. While
In many of the towns where the fac
tories are located there are graded
schools; vet it is impossible for these
white children to attend; and. there.
fore, from this source and BY this
cause, the illitsracy of the whites
will increase instead Of diminish. A.
an illustration. We will take the town
Of Concord, where the facts which
have been repeatedly stated in this
"ampa;gu. and not denied, are as
follows: OF the $500 children Of
school age. less tLau nine hundred
are in the public schools. OF the
White children ten years Of age 80
Der cent. can neither read nor write.
and of the colorsd children ton years
Of age only 10 par cent cannot read
and write. And this is in the town
where is located the only negro fac
torv in the State.
For another illustration, let us
take the town Of 6oldsboro, the home
Of Mr. Aycock. the Democratic can
d,date for Governor. That town
boasts that It has the best graded
schools in the State. The report OF
the Superintendent of these schools
inst published, shows. that out OF
672 white boys Of school age, 349 did
not attend school for tho past year q
single day, and there are only q fe~
factories in that town, and only one
cotton factory.
cent of the white boys of tha State
will be disfrauchised after 1908. even
II the amendment is constitutional
and stands As q whole, and even if
the most perfect and complete edu-
cational facilities are furnished. not
only in every town, but In evsrv
school district in the State.
@. 90 Number Of negro counties in
the State. Proportion OF whites who
are Populists and Republicans.
An. The counties generally known
- negro counties are only thirteen in
number. One Of these, Halifax, Is
the banner democratic county In the
State.
The People's Party polled 48, COO
votes for Weaver In 1899. The par.
ty Is now stronger than then. Every
voter in the party is q white man. I
think it is safe to say that one-half
of the Republican votes that are
counted for that marty In any elee-
ton arc white votes,