The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-07-12
RESOLUTIONS


AdOptod BY tho Mass - Getting of CSt1s On,
OF Alexander 1T TsylorsviII-. July ID.
RESOLVED That the right Of public
discussion of oil questions of q public
character is an essential principle OF
liberty and the existence OF different
political organizations, and q free
press in every State 10 the only safe.
guard for free and just government
I'd. That the action Of South Carroll
ma, Alabama, Mississippi and Louisia-
ma in driving out Of existence all DO
litical organ cations except one, has
| no parallel in the history Of free Amer
lea 1t all, but is closely related to the
infamous instructions Of Lord Ef1nR-
ham, Governor of Virginia in 1749 :
not to suffer the colony. under any
pretense. to use . printing press. and
the thanks Of Sir VIM. Berkly, one of
the pfOprietOrs of Mort b Carolina ten
deFed to heaven thas there was not a
printing Office in any Of the Southern
States.
Sd. That the arrangement of all pub.
lie abuses at the bar of public reason
through the medium Of the press and
different politicaI organizations 10 the
only means.of perpetuating free and
just government.
4th. That when the Democratic par
ty leaders in public speeches, or other.
wise, propose TO govern North CaroIi-
ma by one of three methods Law. force.
or fraud, that they thereby promul.
gate q political heresy which every
true son Of North Carolina receives
with the same alarm % 10 produced by
the ringing Of IRE bell 1t night ,
Such utterancss are closely AKIN to
treason against the State, and We, the
citi.ens of Alexander county, hereby
pledge to each other our sacred honor.
by all lawful and peaceful methods.
and not by fraud or violence to thwarI
these wicked designs and purposes Of
The Democratic leaders.
9th. That the action Of the 90 called
adjourned session Uf the General As
sembly Of North Carolina in ATTEMPT
ing to destroy the writ Of mandamus
whose origin dates far back into the
hietOry Of English jurisprudence in.
vented Dy the courts because publ,o
justice and good government demand
ed 1t, and which was then thought to
be prerogative of the court and was
called in England zone of the fovers
of the Kings Bench" "a our Law vri.
tiers call it the "brightest gem of our
judicial system," proves conclusiveIy
that the Democratic party leaders
have eaten the ',nsaDe root that takes
the prisoner. and are fatally bent on
mischief to the State.
9Th. That the new election law il
unconstitutional and an IL suit to ey-
cry Intelligent citizen of the STATE
who will take the time to examine it.
and who himsel: is not tadly an, cted
with party hate. 1t 10 dangerously par
tlsan and ur faiF-much more than the
Goebel election Law IN Kentucky.
which more than forty thousand of the
must thoughtful Democrats Of the
Stale denounced ~ . standing menace
TO the peace and integrity Of the State
1t also prescribes an oath for the cleo.
tor TO take before he registers, differ.
ent from that prescribed BY the Con.
stitutfon Of North Carolina II gives
the registrar the right to insults every
citizen elector not living in an ipoor.
porated town or city By askine hin
the question, "aave you been disauali.
Ned ~ voter BY . judgment or de-