The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-02-01

nnnSs- Nere prevented frcn VOTES
NJ sill
The Dsnoc-a;sr pzrty In N7rsh CIR
olirt > incolEsS.cn. "a crislrix!ng tie
Republicans f5r hlyiss recognised th-
coiorsd E>ecple by EiviRg tA.n udlc-.
N view OF TIE fac thz- & has In man,
inSt3nces preferred Cola-ci pasp,@ tO
wGite men Nhen tAgy tAoakAi saat
such a poiicy would ealble then -
cc-trol to elec1ion- The frss c.ra:i-
ton moy~mcaT thR. VAS arranged sn
North Carolina was cr.rrci .E-o IT,
tween Lae nssrSes e CE1Sen Cosn;y
on the one pAEt and ;he Democratic
parry c. thA; comfy on the o.aer part
Therr' are 81 coan-ies "A Nsrih
CaroIra. 3 wAcA Egn3rr tAare aro
Il count5ss. according % me -eiasnE @
1890. wherein the c1loryd people az la
the majority. and no; one os sasosn has
: been dominated or cua;ro,lsd BY "a.
colcrci people.
II mo-: OF the twelve ,San,lus IN
North Carolina IA WA.cA she neEroe-
are In the majority the Dnno-sass
elected ihgs- lcslslz..Ve ana county
! tickets a: th@ las elsrsion- TAke. foi
ins.ance. tie county % Hal.fax. xhers-
I In there Is A majority - i.aso Negroes
over the combined white vose. iae
Demoarst.c psisy secured a majority In
tbs, comfy foT the lfs.f,G..Ve al
county clnl.is:c.. Now. one a; two
things - Certaln-they e.s.lfr failed TO
count the votes cha; Wfre cNs for the
Republican iickrt in iha; county or the
negroes voted the ~ mc-r-csc ticket I
do not care which horn of the dilemma
my Democratic friend. my chncse u
take. but | ~3ll assume fhat they acted
honestly and viii say iha, the ma
tOriiy 90 the negroes n fhai county
voted the EeniocTa,ic iickei. such be-
ing the case. h. does seen 20 me- that
the cry @. negro domiu4tion il iuii-
croons in the extreme.
ThFre are about $4,000 negroes IN
North CaTOlinB who can rad and
write. ani VIII b. ensEled To vote In
the event the proposed amendm~nt IN
adopted. provided tsey can pay uheiT
poll FAX ON or bffcse the lTst day Of
! March In each election yI--. The cd
flsh.Cre1 CorLhei1 hand belongs % the
class o! coi-red people ;Aat w!ll be DDS
franChls5d unscr the proposed amsnd-
ment- Il WIS he VINO remained ~
home during the hate civll war AMI
cared for the white women and chill
dren while his master was in thu army
fighting 10 forge the chains % slayery
closer about his limbs. las devotion
ID the white women and children az
the South during that terrible ordeal is
without a precedent in the history Of
the world.
There l. not q single instauce. In 90
far rs am informed. wherein ;he slave
betrayed the trust ihat was rlpossd In
him 10y his master, who had practically
left him In charge CO h.s Affairs during
his absence. II was the faithiul old
colored servant who followed his mas
ter On the b'oOly field % bar.le and
who Was ever ready and willing 10
sacrifice mis- life for has mls.CT's ease
and comfort II Is that c,aSs OF peo-
pie VINO aie now deserted ~ the veEy
men who received such spleuhd ser
vice at their hands.
I In speaking % this class CO colored
people the late lamented Glady. in his
famous speech in E5sion. sud:
What o. the negro? This CT him: 1
want no better friend thin the back
boy who was TslsOi by my side and
who IS now trutglng p2t!enfly. with
downcast eyes aEl shamDling figure.
through his iOnt.y way of life. ! want
no sweotrr music than the grooming Of
my old "mInmy." nov dad and gone
To rest. as heard i. when she held mo
in her loving arms. 2ad banalng her
old black face above me sole the
cares from my brain ard led me s-nil
ing in;o sleep I want 10 tT7Ic- soul
\ than that which moved the trastl
slave. who for four years. while my
father fought with the armies that
/ II fwA
at my mothers chamber door. holding
her and her children as safe as ~ hes
hus band stood guard. and Teady 20 lay
down his humble lie on her threshold.
History has TO p3Tzllel 20 th@ f5ith
kept By the negro in the South durinR
the war.
Often 500 ersroes 10 a single white
man. ard yet through tboss dusky
thrOngs women and children walked
in safety. and the unprotected homes
rested in TJaare. TnmarzhsIei tn.
black battalion marched patiently 40
the fields n the morning, 20 feed
armies their idleross would have
starved. and gsthered anxiorsiy al the
big house 10 "haar the news from
marster." t.tolgh cq,--ioUs that his
victories made their ch8lnz entiuring.
Everywhere humble and kindly: the
rough champion o, the little o1es. the
little ones: the obse-vsnt friend: tb-
silent sentry in MS lywly cabin: The
ssbr--wd counE1lcr: ard whF3 che ce11
came hcne-a mou-neT al the open
. grave. a thousand torches would have
disbanded every Southern army. but
not one was lighted
Wien the master. going 20 a WIZ in
which slavery Wac involved. sad 70
lis slave. II leave my hone and loved
! ones in your charge" the Tenderness
bet ween man and master stood dis
closed. And when the slave held that
charge sacred through storm and
: temptation. ne glTe new meaning 10
fas.n ami loyalty.
! Il rejoice th2. when frezion came 10
him. after years % waiting u was al
the ssee:er bscluse the back hands
from Which the Esssckles fell were
stainless O. a sioxle crime against the
beipless ones coafdeni 90 his care.
Some c. our Democratic friends
: jnsrtgy their conduct by the assertion
;het zhe negro is irfsrioT 20 the w'ht te
; man. and that therefore ne IL not En-
titled 10 the enjoyment % the rlghis
guaranteed by the fifteenth amend
ment: and IN the next brea-h they are
, compelled TO admf; that on and actez
the lst day OF December. 1908. IL is the
purpose OF the proposed Amendment
TO place the unfortunate white MN 1n
! The same category that they now pro
pose 20 place the flliterzze and poor
. colorei man In other words. On and
after Decemoer. 1908. ali waite men
who are unable 20 rad and s5tse are
to be placed upon a level With tse col
? ored MAJ. who. they contend. = de-
graded being The propose1 amend
nent will not in the slightest degree
affect the race QUESTION The Demo
Gratis viii always coats1d ta1t there .
a race question so long az any mum
; her Of negroes vote against the Demo
cratic party.
? while contend that il - the duIy
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