The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-07-26
PROOF OF THEIR INsINCERITr.

fhOOr Or THEIR INSINCERIT1.
The action of the Democratic Ma
chine in appointing negro judges of
election all over the East. has open.
ed the eyes of the people of the State.
At first, the people of the white coun-
ties of Central and Western North
Carolina, could not believe that Mr..
Simmons and his committee, after
inaugurating the campaign with the
negro cry as their only slogan, and
after exertiug every effort to
work up the prejudices of the people
of the State on race hatred, would
deliberately and maliciously appoint
negro judges OF election in hundreds
OF precincts where there were not
only many Populists and white Re-
publicans ready and willing to serve,
but where Populists and white Re
publicans had signed petitions nam
ing good white man for Judge of
election, and requesting the County
Democratic Election Board to an.
point him. These petitions were al
SO signed IN many cases, largely by
fair minded Democrats, who believe
with Senator Blackburn that the only
way to have an honest election, IL
for each party to have a representa-
tive of their own selection on the
election board.
Last week The CAUCASIAN pub
llshed partial list of these negro
judges appointed by Mr.. Simmons,
giving not only the names of the ne
groes, but the county and precinct;
50 that the people of the State can
no longer have any doubt about his
infamous hypocrisy on the negro
question, and of his determinatio
to try to steal the election.
The people of the State have been
shocked, not only by Mr.. Simmons
brazen hypocrisy, but also by the
fact that these negro judges have
been placed by Mr. Simmons in DO
sition where they will have autocrat-
ic and unlimited power in passing
upon the right of every white vote,
in the precinct to vote. They hav.
also been shocked by the further
fact, that under the law, these iudr-
es OF election have the power to ap-
point as many as three election cou-
Stables, and that these election COD.
stables have the power to appoint
one hundred more if they desir. and
that these election constsbles have
the power to arrest any man on the
day OF election, without warrant,
and to imprison him for twenty four
, hours. which will be until after The.
election is over, without giving him
trial. or permitting him to vote
Now, If Mr.. Summons has appointed
negro for one OF the three Judges
OF 81 lection, rs he has done in hun
dreds OF precincts, Why will they not
follow the same ratio, and appoint
one negro Constable Tor every two
democratic electi, n consta bles Z 0 ~
is no worse than the other. This
thing is horrible to contemplate.
Tne honest masses Of the DINO
cratic party are just beginning t,
realize little CT the depths of infa-
my to which Mr.. s nm ons and his
machine will 20, to try to carry the
election, and to put themselves il
office by fraud and force. We be.
iieve that on next Thursday, these
honest masses of the democratic
party will rspudiate this Simmons
election law, and will crush him
aud his machine as they repudiated
the Goebel Election Law in Ken.
lucky. The condemnation which the
n nest masses Of the Demcc attic
par,y in Kentucky have heaped up-
on the Goebel Election Law, has
compelled Senator Blackburn and
the leaders of that party to declare
Tor its repeal. and the enactment
or an honest slection law. The hon.
est masses of the Democratic par y
In this state, should and will do like
Wise. We say this. beca use we
Know that the rank and die Of the
Demo Cratic party in North Carolina
is as honest and law abiding rs they
are in Kentucky.