The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-07-26
j. j. WoLFENDES,
Ck,s. DrI SEt


Chm'n BID OF Election.
EDITOR CAUCAsIAN:-The above
notice, clipped from the Newberne
Journal, change 10 registrars" ex-
plains its"lf only in part. The law
says the Board OF County Elections
shall have the power To change the
registrars Tor incompetency or any
other just cause. I'm a Democrat and
dislike very much to have to make
complaint against my own party,
yet, when the leaders OF nv own
party err so far from RIGHT and JUS
TICE. | feel 1t my duty 10 let .be
people know that we have leaders
In the grand old Dem, cratic par,y
THAT ARE NOT SAFE TO FOLLOW IN
EVERY PARTICULAR
1t Is natural To suppose that the
public generally, upon seeing this
notice will ask the question, "why
was John Hsrdison DISCHARGED as
registrar At Thurman precinct ?
1t is not because | am not DEM
ocrat. | do not believe it was for
incompetency. opened nv books
on the 28th Of June as the law re-
quired. | had 81 to register. /
asked every question that was re-
quired by law, and without a sim
gle exception they we're answered
promptly aud corr; city TO nv sat-
isfaction, and .helr names duly reg
1stered as the law requires. In the
evening OF the 2SGn l went TO New
berne to see the Chairman of the
County Board OF Election, and he
expressed himself in such a man.
ner As to give me 10 understand
that l was NOT ALTOGETHER Salts
FACTORY As A REGISTRAR. | told
him should try to DO nv sworn
duty aud hold a fair and honest
election. | was also questioned bv
other Democrats about how msny
registered during the day, and how
many turned down. Upon telling
them | could led no excuse TO keen
from registering them | was told
plainly | WOULD NOT DO FOR A DEM
oCRATIC REGISTRAR; that they
must have a man who would re
fuse to register voters. / told them
plainly that If they expected me 20
cheat and defraud In tsis cleo ion
they bad SELECTED THF WRONG MAN
and II they wanted DIRTY WORK
DONE, they mus get others to do it,
for L would not do thing thought
was dishonest or unjust.
This morning at o'clock | re-
ceived an order from the County
Board OF Education to turn nv
books over to Mr.. G l. Ninson,
which | did. Whether Mr.. VinsOn
will fill the bill to carry out their
corrupt methods, remains to be
seen | regard Mr.. Vinson as a
high toned Christian gentleman,
hence would not be surprised to
! see another notice in y few days
changing Mr.. Vlnson for some one
more elastic in principle, for l
shall be deceived in the gentleman
| II he endorses the ticket and dirty
! work that will be laid out for him
! to do.
| This whole matter OF changing
James City prncicct (of about $50
negroes) and Riverdale precinct (of
about 125 negroes and 40 whites)
and combining them together as
thurman precinct, shows fraud
and dishonesty stamped upon the
face of it. l am glad that l voice
the sentiment of all TRUE LIBERTY
LOVING DEMOCRATS of this precinct,
when L say condemn this action
as unfair, and unjust, not only
to the negroes, but to the white
people OF The No township IT
Craven county. 'Tis true that we
have only about twenty Democrat
ic voters OUT OF the six hundred in
this township; buc that is no just
nor right cause why we should
make Ourselves dishonest and cor
rupt, and resort to Low DOWN METH
DDS in aid of "whlte SUPREMACY"
AS Democrat fail to see where
our party or race would be benefited
by carrying out the corrupt plans
mapped out by our leaders.
No, Mr. Editor, it is not on ac-
count OF Democracy or quail fication
that l was removed as registrsr;
but simply because I would NOT
ENDORSE ANYTHING 1 THOUGHT
WAS WRONG.