The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-09-13

ysis 1 begin to find more white pre-
uom ination, and therefore less fear
OF black domination. These are
oainnen, Durham, Rockingham,
Duplin' Sampson, Orange, Columbus,
fsmlic), Chatham, Moore, Forsyth
and y sh with 3,4O5 white and
lo,4O5 black voters. By the returns
at hand there were cast in that group
23,o72 democratic and 1913 fusion
votes. In other words where l7.74I
more white than black voters live
the democratic party was only able
10 carry seven cut Of the twelve coun-
TICS with total majority of 3,S74.
The fifth group is composed as fol-
lows: Alamance, Cabarrus, Curri-
tuck, Rowan, TyrreIl, johnson, Gas
ton, Davie, GuiIford, Harnett, Ons.
low and Union. With a white vote
OF 81 1923 against ,O47 black, eight
OF these counties gave majorities to
the democratic party amounting in
the total to S,I13. In other words,
in group Of counties selected indis-
criminately from all parts Of the
state in which there were 2O,S76
more white than black voters, the
conspiratcrs failed in getting more
than 10000 white men to see any
danger in niger domination.
The next group, Rutherford, Bun
combe, Polk, Burke, Mcdowell,
Stokes, Davidson, Cleveland, Iredell,
Carteret, Lincoln, Montgomery, had
36,3l4 white and 1889 black votes.
Yet the returns show only 22,55S
democratic to 1883 fusion votes.
In other words, in this group, where
1916 5 more white than black voters
live the conspirators could only in
duce 1915 majority of the whole
group to believe there was any dan
ger in negro domination.
The seventh group grows still more
interesting. The counties are Surry,
Henderson, Yadkin, Dare, Catawba,
Randolph, Caldwell, Stanly, Alexan-
der, Pennsylvania, Wilkes and Allie
ghany, In these there live 3O,239
white and 3,485 black voters. By
the returns there were 1890 dem
ocratic and 1887 fusion votes cast.
In other words, where there live 26,-
754 more-white than black voters
the conspirators failed by 1897 to
convince an equal number of the vo-
ters Of the group that they were in
danger of being dominated by ne
grOes.
AS the best wine was reserved to
the last of the feast, 50 it is reserved
for the last group of the series to eli.
max the argument against the peril.
dy and infamy of these conspirators
in their destruction Of liberty and
establishment of despotism upon its
ruins. Then are Macon, Jackson
Mitchell, Madison, Haywood, Wa
tauga, Ashe, Swain, Yancey, Clay
Cherokee, Graham, where live %,
356 of the noblest, bravest, most pa
triOtic white men that ever lived or
earth, and with whom live only l.
341 black men. Yet these counties
the whitest in the State, without 6
single break, thundered their voices
against this infamous conspiracy
with a majority of 5,945. Noble
yeomanry patriotic citizenship
whose voice could speak for you, O
} give such eloquent protest agains
, the spirit of treason to your country
that Simmons and his gang sough
|, you to adopt.
One more comparison and l an
done. Add to this group the mex
whitest counties in the State, ant
make it stand Macon, Jackson
;. Mitchell, Madison, Haywood, Wa
: tauga, Ashe, Swain, Yancey, Clay
q Cherokee, Graham, Surry, Hendel
& son aud Yadkin, Is counties, every
? one of which without break cor
!, demned Simmons, and that with
= total majority of 1885. Had Hal
, fax county been permitted a fai
:. election it would have given a fl
sion majority of more than 2,50(
Under that farce and fraud it is n
q turned as having given 5,3S1 mi
jority for the cOnspirators. Thr
through intimidation, fraud, VII
" lence and perjury the county of Ha
:, flax, with 2,29l white voters,
. made to offset the Is whitest cOul
- ties in the State with votes to spar
- Comment is unnecessary. The p
!" triOtism of the liberty loving whi
people of North Carolina is arouse
and while its banner may trail 10
81 for season its day of retributit
will surely come.
IN T. WIJEy SHOOK.