The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-06-28
They Are Plainly illustrated,

the democratic orRAnlE1tlon ma
machine, as 1t now 10, il TO pursus
such Q course ~ will further restrict
the suffrage, II il 10 intrusted with
the power to do 30, 10 proven aud
emphasized BY utterances and deela-
rations which have been made By
members OF that organization, and
by the press which sustains il.
An idea Of that purpose may bs
had and understood by reading the
tollo wing declaration by various
member Of the democrat c organi-
cation, and extracts from its ma
chine press. |
In the News and Observer OF jan
uary 18th, 1899, .; peared the follow.
ing interviews With Democratic
State Senators, on the method Of
dealing WITH suffrage:
Senator Brown: do not believe |
In the disfranchissment Of the me-
gro, but do think that thare should |
be rigid Law, under which fraud
and corruption would be impossi- |
ble."
Senator Covper: 1t seems 10 ne |
that the wise thing TO do il TO repeal
the 10Th Amendment TO the Consti. |
tuition, if that be possible"
Senator Lowe: vote with the
Dem cratic majority. whatsoever
law they decide upon, will suit me-"
Senator Murray: A law that will
force each and every man to show
his tax receipt, by 80 doi~g, the bur
den of the tax would not be 50
heavy, because more people would
pay taxes"
"Seuator Jackson: A system that
above all will provide intelligent, ef-
ficient registrars. and thereby pre-
vent fraud at tho ballot box"
"Senator Sat.erf1sld: A law based
upon an educational and property
TAX, would, think, be good at any
rate. A Cast iron law. that would
make this the VIII Q mans State I"
Senator Hairston: i believ. that
|, the Virginia Election Law will &c
cOmplish the thing desired, aud that
3 no Go ,st,tutiont Il Amendn-nt will
accomplish that end"
"Sen ator Cooke favor Law that
will give to every man having a
moral right, the legal right to vote"
E From an editorial In the News
y and Observer, Of January IL, 1899,
: entitled ITO Restrict the Suffrage"
We make the following extract:
r But, however strong the argu.
ment In favor of the constitution.
9 ality Of the Louisiana plan, there |.
r doubt whether it would be upheld
n 1t Is doubt that should give pause
:. to those who believe 1t the idea
plan. In view of the doubts, the
i plan should be 90 protected as tc
y make sure that IL the courts annu
J. 1t, there still remain provisi cns res
: tricting the suffrage Of the mass o.
D ignorant negro voters
!.
ri "If the Louisiana plan should b,
). declared unconstitutional, why no
u make provision in the amendment
i to still have the Mississippi plan
d SO that the purpose of restricting
the suffrage shall not fail, even /
u the worst fears are realizedT'
J. "What Is the objection to en-
n bodying the provisions of both tn,
= Louisiana and Mississippi plan,
~ in o our constitutional amendment
y The amendment would then en-
+ brace these requirements, NO per
n son shall vote unless they owl
n three hundred dollars worth O
= property, or be able to read any
n section Of the constitution of THU
! State; or he shall be able to under
v stand the same when read to hin
I or give reasonable interpretatio I
p thereof, etc."
I'll
IL "If, however, the Courts should
n declare the son and grandson
a clause unconstitutional, there woult
then remain the understanding
II 9lause, which in Mississippi hal
y operated to secure the uninterrup
n ted exercise of the elective fran
= chise TO those white voters who ART
t not learned in books"
FL Refe" again to the above extracts
h and declarations and note tina
L Senator Satterfield declares In "a
: vor Of law based upon . propert,
= tax.
l. Senator Brown declares In fayol
II Of a rigid law. 1t would perhsp
;, be grasuitous for Us to stop to Civ,
y an Interpretation of what he meant
Q by the word "rigid laws" but tn,
J. watchful citizen may draw his owl
10 conclusions.
al One or two members OF tho GIN
| eral Assembly appear, from tn,
ABOVE declarations, TO have advo
!. Gated an honest election law, bu,
. they were clearly not in symp .th,
l. with the machine, nor in a-positior
l. to have their views adopted.
l. 1t may further be observed from
Is the editorial utterancee Of til,
q News and Observer, q strictly par
u tlsan and machine paper. tn It thsr,
e Is purpose and al ultimate deter
n mtnatton to further restrict IN,
q suffrage, II pow II to do 80 shall b,
r retained, by the imposition OF tn,
property Qualifica lon.
vi What can be stronger than the
o question asked IN the above ex
, tracts As to what objection Their,
n can be in embodying In the amend
n ment, submitted by the legislator.
d OF 1888, the provisions Of both the
+ louisiana and Mississippi plans
@ together with the declaration tia,
. the am ndment would then en-.
u brace the following req uirements:
l.. mo pc sODs shall vote unles.
9 they own THREE HUNDRED dollar.
0 worth Of property, or be able &c
Y read any section Of the constitution