The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-05-25

WISHING GOOD A1N II HE'LL
In the News and Observer Of last
Sunday was . week ago, appears .
mean article, giving Mr.. Adams,
the Republican candidate for Gov
ernor. adown the country" We do
not think we ever read . meansr
and more contemplate article.
There was no name or credit to 1t.
We thought the writer was asham.
ed to own 1t. -
In the latter part Of the! article
the writer reflected ON the high
character Of DR.. Thompson. The
Doctor is too we'll known In the
State for such an article to aurt
him. Indeed, it isgrather. .: com.
pliment when some men oppose
you, and very much against you
when they champion you. After
pouring out great streams CT wrath
On the personal characters Of these
two Christian gentlemen, be closes
by saying:
IF there is not q red hot hell
somewhere, . fatal mistake was
made In ordering the universe"
The writer Of the above nes1 not
give himself any trouble about
there being no hell. II hA coutin.
ues to cultivate envy and hate and
blood-shed against his bette-s, he
will get hell enough, and it Will be
hotter than cred" too. We quote
below what the Biblical Recorder
has to say about these nominees,
which will have more weight with
the good people Of the State than
an unsigned article, wishing good,
Christian gentlemen In hell. The
Recorder says:
at affords Us pleasure to say that
the Republican party has chosen
to present for the Goyernorship this
year SO worthy q gentleman and
citizen as ex Judge Spencer B. Ad-
ans. He Is q mem Der of Rev. Liv-
ingston Johnson's church at Greens.
boro, and Is held in high esteem as
citizen by all who know him. In
Mr.. Aycock, Mr.. Adams and Mr.
cyrus Thompson, the three parties
have nominated their best men for
Governor. The record of each OF
them is such that none can afford
to make this campaign of person
al abuse and each represents the
best element in his party"
In his speech in Winston Judge
Adams had this to say about the
News and Observer. It is this:
"You have seen in the person of
Mr.. Daniels, who is the editor of
the leading democratic paper In
North Carolina, in his last Sundays
issue, q man actually advising the
people to assassinate your candi.
date for Governor. I want to say
to Mr.. Daniels. and I say it with
nothing but the fear of q Just God
before my eyes. intend to canvass
this Sta.e from one end to the OF
er. He may assassinate me but
pray to the God in heaven that
when I fall my face may be turned
to the enemy, and that the songs
of liberty may be upon my lips.
And I want to say to him further
and II he has got a friend in this
audience want you to tell him
what have said-I am going to
speak throughout North Carolina
l shall 60 to the city of Raleigh.
will be there from the 9th to the
3lst in attendance upon court and
he will know where to find me-"
Now we submit that we have
come to q poor pass in North Caro-
lin when good Christian, white gen.
tlemen have to take their lives In
their own hands to canvass the
State, and to discuss issues selected
by the Democratic machine. And
to prevent these white men from
doing so, the machine Democrats
threaten them with death. What
DO Christian men say about that
Some months ago it was reported
that Blackburn, in his Newton
speech, threatened the Democrats
Although no Democrat in Newton
has or will swear Blackburn meant
1t as a threat, yet the News and
Observer spouted blue blazes about
lit, saying that such thing wa.
awful that any party whose repre-.
sentatives making such threats
was unworthy to be trusted.
But what do we see now? Why
The Observer reporting and com.
mending the organizing Of red
shirts, which means anarchy and
blood shed, and an emblem o.
heathenish darkness, and not civ
ilization and Christianity. No,
only that, but actually publishes
IN article threatening the life of an
educated, heightened Christian gen.
tleman, because he will not surren
lder to the red shirt machine, and
have his arms tied and his tongue
torn out by the roots.
How will Christian gentlemen