The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-05-31
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Editor Csucasias:
Caicalats the vsius 90 North C0ee
lins's politics! who can % s,s WA,
nn~nff What intellect can Erssp tAs ia-
famous theme os the elecfion iav
Str~tchinr from the shores os the As-
inntie 20 Mitchelrs lofty rsak. and frou
the Old Domlnion of the sortk 90 th~
Palmetto ef tee scuta. Wat q gicrseus
state 10 our~ With nerro<s 20 vah upsa
us and raise our ten-cenf cottnn: With Q
government which. for hnmsn fr~sas.n
and political lihcrty. surpasses an shss
ever entered into the inns rins ti,n Of q
Simmons or an Aycock: with people q.
prejudiced n ne sun IN he coars- ever
shines upon- With . populsrson Of S-a.-
up voters. pro~perou. happy. enter
pr3sinx. sending m their sonrs ~ rrsls>
and invocations 20 the Almighty die
renser of events for the rr~st bl~~sinr
~ liberty which thew nov ~njov, TINS
lina. Louisisns and -.is.is-ippI q die
united and unhappy people. who "a,
their tsyes, who work the public roass
who helm 20 fyhi our battles. who~<
fathers followed the raiiant lee sns
Jackson. whose foref,ther- ~er~ sf the
battles ~ King's Mounfsin. Sar.tors
and Yorktown. and were not The major
ity Of them nnletter~i. Iut liberty -icvine
meng TaNafion without r~pr~s~nsstion
Is unconstitutional ana cannot stand. Il.
IL possible we are drifting into the hsek
abyss ~ ansrchv and rivil tiocd,h~d ,
God forbid II this amendment carrtea
N this election law n strictly adhered %
all over our grsnd old commonwealth
where. where! sgsin csn the poor and
ih'terate msn look for hone, Whist oshe-
star of freedom ean rier~e fh~ darkness,
not he denrived ~ his vote simply from
the fact his father or rrandesther vce~s
nrior 20 1867. Sufice " IN BE- true But
LET us see moment: N is t-ue. Of
course, that II not embodied In she uro-
POSI- amendment 20 the constitution:
hn' what else ia the legislature dor II
frmnad n hrrhed-wire election Law rnA
made provisions for haIliw- or coa-
stables 70 arrrst anr who nirht ten nj.
ignorant na'rhhor. who ~-nnns rad y.
write. which ~ the SIX hoxe. IN whicA,
IN rsst his h-Ilo's. Where ,re the rro-
visions for the hilnd and 'h~ rnair,~d
0an blind man vote without heinz
'oide Can msn vote who he. No
hands. II Mr.. :.Ir,mons - vote fo-
'hnmf No wonder Sena'or Ru.ier snd
Senator P-i'chard sav 70 will dlsrrsn~h,.s
the poor white msn. His fsfh~r nor nv.
e-,ndfather cannot preserve NJ. fr,n.
chise or roIit'~al liberty for him. A
cause. ~ said awhile sro. no rnsn Is
allowed 20 ten him In whirh hnx 20 c.s'
his vote. snd " he votes shs vronr
ticket In the wrong bor his vote is
thrown out sni nor counted: therefor
he "a disfranchi.ed now.
Rut. saw some Democrats. " win M
di.sranchise a single white msn ,r~'
1nne. 10 they think ar ~ our hovv
will learn IN rrad ard write nv .ha'
thev cannot tell fha tru.h, To fhev no'
tnow. snd aoes Mr.. .,Immon. not knc~
there are - ner cent ~ the white voter.
~ North Carolfna who cannot resd AM
wr'te1 In view ~ these facts we ~rr
| ONLY fndre the fu'urr nv the r.st. Tn.
Democratic nartr hss ned the ruir ~ oul
state for the nnst uuarfpr OF n century
And what ~. h~en the ed-~.t,ons
s,r'lities for North CarolInss We hsv.
hnd nhouf rorr months school ss~h yesr
| md the pprren'are ~ children h.s onl,
hoen 40 ort ~ 1v0 WIN attended reg
ulariy. How long. NJ This rsts 40 yor
| s--rose y wr' tste Nnr.h Cs-oftns \,
RID herself ~ N''ters~vf with thts nrps
| ont sveterr ~ edrrstion ws ~sn onlv ~
drcn our iI'iters~v onn-for-th ~ me re-
| cont earh vear: therefore " win ssks ~
FNUr Voers f0 rnNu~e W 0ne ror rarf. ms
IN fono we -'rI nr'v ha~e -edr~ed " ~,
ner cent which wfii leavs twe,.v-rn. ns
cont ~ The white neon,e ~ Worth C.rn
Wna who a-e ~ years old that canno
-e"d md write.
The fusion 'evisIature ~ar@~d 70 Ne snh
| r'itted . school t,y IN rive us tonve
| tn-r,e ~ SCHOOL nnd w-s vnteS uron
"SchooIs" nr ''No Schools {" snd ire WI.
stood. Schools. z nre~ir~.s mt of ~
IN tho Strte ~ North C--niins. Hov
was that FOR edurption7 Rnt- th~v ssv
r-e want the NEGRO ont ~ 'he w-vs wh'
6'd thnv not let "rey-ieV~ Wfl'isms tsk
himf They are not sincere IN WHIST the,
| sav. Thew wan' 70 Si-|-snrhfse IN
NEGRO 70 RET IN oT'rp. srd then fhe nm
wh'ta msn IN stsv IN orn~s. Does NJ
Simmons M. know .h.t 'hs roor whit
| nsr irhe-'.ed NJ. liberty IRE rsme q
hn d'dS How manv men win vote -
th's amendment who have hors who WI
never read srd write s-a who win no
he ~ ave until sfter 1pnS1
ra.hers. he srre vnur AIMS ran an
WIN learn ~ rpad and write h~sor~ 20
cast vour ha''o' for this amendment
"Give me liberty nr give --e s..'h
! J. N. CtMpRrrV.
vashti. ~. G.