The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-02-01
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
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/ Democrats can have a pretense fer the
contention that the colcrei race casts
a solid vc5e for the cause CT Republi-
car-sn, 50 long will the demagogue
take aiv'irt3ge OF that fact in order tC
make political capital fer his party.
The Senator from Alabama under.
takes 10 convey the IDEA that the
Democratic party CT the South is the
white mans party. in this connection
| call attention to the following state
meHt, which / take from a speech OF
the Senator from Nebraska (Mr Al
LEM, delivered on the 18th day Of Feb
ruary. 1896, in this body. In referring
to the black countiessand the election
methods in Alabama. among other
things, he said:
There. Mr.. President. is the seat OF
the fraud. 1t is capable Of proof be
yond all question and beyond all doubt
that in many Of these counties. where
from three to five thousand and IN
many instances 5000 votes were re.
turned in favor OF the Democratic can
did2te, Mr.. Oates, there were not
registered 1000 votes. In some in
sta2'ceG but very few: in many in.
stances the vote returned exceeding
the vote for the county by 200 per cent
On relatively so. So by this system o.
manipulation and fraud in what /!
known as the black belt, the Popul SIS
Jefferson.an Democrats, and Republi
cans having carried, think. almos
two-thrds Of the white counties; by
controlling the election machinery il
tbs black belt, cotfnffes where the col
orad people stayed away from TIT
registration board, ami where the,
stayed away from the poles to a yer!
great extent, The entire result OF thu
honest vote cast in that State in thu
white counties was overcome by Jai
system Of political rapine and fraud
Mr.. President, what effect does thi
have? II overturns the Republican
form OF government and makes it
hiss ard byword, a snare. and a de
lusion.'
This statement was aeliberatel
made by the distinguished Senate
from Nebra1ga after having CAREFUL
investigated the sworn testimony @
leading citizens of that State, and is
| presume, a fair statement OF the con
dlitions that then existed in Alabama.
am informed that at the last Con
gre2GiOnal election in the State @
Alabama, in some CT the Compression
al districts the Democrats. accorGin
10 the election returns. were defeate
in the white counties ard had to rel
on the black counties for the majori
. ties on which their certificates of ele(
tion are based. AS notable III
ssarce, call attention to the Fourt
district, Alabama.
In that district it will be found frol
, an examination OF the records tina
taking the white counties in the dis
tl.@t, Mr.. Aldi'ich, the contestant. ha
clear majority of SIC votes, and ths
IN the county of Dallas. wherein thal
is a II gro majority over the combine
white vote c. $685.. he CC:,3os'tea r.
ceived 2,046 majority. According
1.-THE logic of the Senator FIN Al;
bIma. and assuming that there wei
=, no frauds perpetrated in the county
! Dallas we are irresistibly forced
the conclusion that the Democrat
party in that district is the negl
F: panty. If the Democratic party CT Il
South is sincere in it's professions tn
it Only desires to perpetuate white s.
prsmacy, why is il that these unlay
| full and unconstitutional methods q.
: invoked IN the black belts for the pu
, pose c. overcoming the result OF I'll
vote in the white counties? Take Il
- State of North Carolina, for instanc
Il ard in almost every instance whe:
II there are but few cClorad men you W.
n fird an overwhelming majority for Il
Republican PARTY. In the county
Mitchell, where there are only 45 CO
= ored voters, the Republican nlajori
'. is 1900.
Take the county Of Madison,
5 which l reside, where there are On
: about GO colored voters in the emit
county, and you will find a majori
o. over 500 fer the Republican ticket
4 county In which the Democrats ha
!. not been able to elect a county OffiG
tor about twenty-five years, With t
:: exception of a few cOniatables and il
tees Of the peace. The cry Of neg
he domination has not only been lis
ye against those of us who have adv
Gated the principles Of Republicans
=, bIgt it has been used with as anu
- energy and more intensity against /
av Democrats who have Joined what
'at known as the Poprlilst party. In t
lat campaign CT 1894 the Populists
ms North Carolina were denounced W
more bitterness by the Democratic o
- tors than had ever been used by tn,
in denourcing the Republicans p
vious to that date.
q There are some people in MOI
Carolina who are honestly OF the Op
8 ion thai the proposed amendment v
A only affect the colcred people, a
y that its adoption will settle the II
question. These gentlemen are III
&C. est in their opinions, but they
- sadly mistaken in believing that
Democrats will ever cease TO yell IN
ger" and to ostracise those who
vocate Republicanism, if, by doing
they can induce one citizen to vote
the Democratic party.
Take many of the Southern Sta
at as illustrations. In these States
wo negro has no voice in the control
till MA cement of the affairs o. st:
of but in the face OF that fact white
$. publicans or conservative Democr
who are within those Stairs are s
denounced as belonging to the IN
ger party"
- 1t is a well-known fact, that M
~ Southern States have, by indirect
~ completely ignored the fiftee
- amendment. The motive which
prompted this policy was a determi
ton to perpetuate Democratic rule
the South at all hazards. Not only
DC there been a well-defned policy on
part of the Democratic party OF
sls South to deprive the colored man
= his vote, but the leaders OF the p:
it, have been equally determined in t
- efforts to restore the rule of the elias
and thereby prevent the great conn
people from participating in the \
~ troll and Management Of public aft:
This policy has caused that elias:
people to lose interest in public q
, tions to great extent, and as a
suit, the farming and laboring ella
ne are ignored, and all of the polii
power Is being centered in the Ct
II. and towns.
1 find by an examination of the ]
lie records that in the State Of N,