The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-02-15
THOSE BROKEN PLEDGES.

In q recent Issue THn CAUCASIAN
published several afidavits from voters
who hsard Democratic speakers and
Democratic candidates for the last
Legislature soIemnly pledge the people
on the stump that II they we're put in
power that they would not attempt to |
disfranchise any voter white or black |
in the State. That the Democratic or
gauizstion, offioially, In It's State cam.
paigu book and IN oficisl address by
It's State chairman and by pledges
from the speakers and candidates OF
that party from mountain to sea, made
such pledges is too we'll known to need
any proof. In fact, not . single Dem
ocratic speaker or politician in the
State has ever denied or attempted to
denv that they made ouch pledges.
There has been such great demand
for extra copies Of The CAUCASIAN
containing the affidavits above refer
red to, that we have decided TO publish
few more Of such af1 davits. The fol-
lowing affidavit shows the pledge that
M. Robinson, the Democratic candi-
date for the legislature in Cumberland,
made:
STATE or NORTH CAROLINA,
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
DIX. Taylor, being duly sworn, de-
poses and says: That he heard Fl
Med Robinson, Democratic candidate
for the legislature in Cumberland
county, say that the Democrats did
not want the Louisiana disfranchisin e
mendnent to the Constitution; tbs
the charges made by the Republican,
and PopulIst speakers that they, tn
Democrats, would disfranchise tn
negro and poor whites was false ant
only used to influence their votes
that they also favored the negro con
trollIng their own schools.
d X TAYLOR.
Sworn to and subscribed before me
this the 9th day Of January, 1900
W P. WENYss, j. p.
When Mr.. Robinson got to the legis
Iature on ,uch pledges and promise
he deliberately broke them, either wit
malice aforethought or else he submit
ted to being whipped into line by tn
party lash of the Simmons machine.
We publish anot her affidavit fron
Hartford county showing the pledg
that Hon. l.. A. Daughton, one Of tn
State speakers, made:
STATE OF NORTH CARoLINA,l
HEREFORD COUNTY.
A. w. Simons and Jack Everett, be
ing duly sworn, depose and say:
That they heard Hon. L. A. Daugh
ton, one of the Democratic speaker
who was the Speaker in the Senate {
1898 and 1895, make q speech at Hal
rellsviIle in Hartford county, on {
about October 1. 1898, in which M
Daughton denounced the charg'
made upon the Democrats by P0pulis
and Republicans that they would pa
franchise law or . djsfranchisir
scheme. He, Daughton, further d
clared and assured every voter in 81
audience, both white and black, tn
the Democratic party had no such u
tention and did not want to take NJ
privilege from any voter, it made
difference how humble nor how ill
crate; that il the Democrats got Co
troll Of North Carolina they shou
have their rights and they would sol
see that all such charges were utter
false and no such things would be a
tempted; that the Democratic par
would never attempt anything Of Il
kind.
. A. w. SIMoNs, j. p.
a." ~ JACK EVERETT.
Sworn to and subscribed before 4
this the 29th day Of January, 1900.
j. Il. EVANS, j. P.
Mr.. Daughton m.de this pledge
his party from one end of the State
the other. will he now endorse t
outrageous disfranohising scheme su
mitted by the State legislature!
will he stand by his pledges and prof.
Uses to the people and Oppose it?
In our next issue we will publ
more OF these affidavits. Clip the
cut and take them with you VIII
these speakers come sround to ma
new pledges and promises to the peoE
thi- year