The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-10-04

I?ssl In their own county, and the
,nly rrasou that car BE- aecrthsd u
lha, the proe-cs alton ss<ar~d the 10
,u~ where they are bsss known-
In this county Of Cam bertaod re
have b--~u refused the uss OF the
the court hous-. for . public sp-ak-
iax, something unhs ard OF b--sofv,
and when 90 - r~mem o~srd that We
have m -qual issrrs--t In that bussd-
ing "a citizens and tar payers OF
th. county. and as much right so
It's u.- As have oth-r citis-ns and
other political parties, 10 bscoms~
= matter of the utmost Importance
to us 10 know how long b.rforc ev-
cry right and privilege Will D.
abridged Men have been discharg i
81 from employment for voting the
populist q. ket, and 10 IL q ruooted
a u-~tion with many ~ 10 bow long |
~- will te Aiiossd Ia serve tod &C |
.corsitpg to the dictates Of our osn
consci-nc. =. Talk about Imperial |
ism - . national issue, for-ooth,
when iH p~rialism In its darkest
and most Aggravated form -xisss
In North Carolina. Talk about Fn-
/ .pino I'm periaiism when We have
North Carolina imperial SIN admin
i>t-r.sd to Us ~ the hands Of Bryan
Democrats. with the cry OF Inn psf
ialism on their ,onsuss-
1t Is charged that Bryan talks
xbou, i'm periaiism In the Wsss aod
that he Ia not only m apologize
and advocate Of Goebelism In Ken
lucky, hut mmonsism In North
Carolina. Let us hope for the SAKE
u humanity that this 10 NOS true.
Can it be- possible. - reported. that
he has instructed his special organs
In this state 10 advoca'e 3 mmons
for Senator, and that thew have
dipped their flags and aro obeyinH :
III 80, truly the memory Of Vanoo L.
dead and We have fallen upon trou
blesome times
The pr, sent election law, In the
hands Of corrupt agents, can be
} SO manipulate. d ~ to forever pre-
vent . majority from controlling.
All that We ask ID that men In
allowed to vote rs they please, and
that their votes b~ counted
Upon this showing, your com
mittee would respectfully submit
for your consideration the follow
ing resolutions:
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED.
RESOLVED l. That we depiore and
8 abhor the methods adopted by tbs
Democratic machine In this Stat,
: and regret that they find IL noces
b. sarY to resort TO such methods Ia
r order to maintain their control q
o affairs.
! 2. That We are freemen. North
o CarOliniAns, entitled TO every con
sideratiOn guaranteed to US by tn
8 cOnstitution-the right to assemble
= ourselves together; endowed by on
e Creator with certain inalienath
Il rights, such as life and liberty
that we are entitled to free cleo
g free speech !; that no human autho,
II i'y should in any way interfere wit
l. the rights Of conscience. We at
d entitled to protection by the cor
y stitution OF North Carolina. This
l. failing, we are also entitled to Pre-
n lection by the United States go,
a eminent, and we are justified no.
a. in asking for that projection.
ID 3. That North Carolina WAS ne,
r or so disgraced- "a she WAS wheel
g. during the August campaign, tn
q gallant Confederate soldier, Cap
@ r. b. Davis, and others were assam
afa sRa R5Sxsn 81 s from filling aa the
10 red-shirts and seouudrels; aud "
O. denounce them as violating III
ne laws Of North Carolina, but we res,
. ognise their immunity from pur
% ishment by the obstacles that wi
be thrown In the way OF any app
m to justice at the hands OF q part
m san magistracy aud judiciary.
:, 4. That we and each Of us hol
- ourselves In readiness to prosecui
r. to the end in the Federal Court an
at such attempt on the part of ballo
e, box suffers and red shirts to hol
nt other than fair election and I
a. give other than a fair count In th
st pending cam paign.
p d That We denounce the preser
J." election law as violative not only {
q, the highest moral law given I
~ man, but as destructive Of libert
and subversive of the very geniu
"a OF our institutions; as alike danger
ot Gus TO the creator and manipulate
IL As well "a to the cosrced and d.
q frauded as destroying honesty an
d integrity and heaping up distrue
10 and hatred; "a detecting the vii
10 OF the people and crushing the N
IL suit OF the ballot; as giving to me
4 offices to which they are not emit
% tied and defrauding men 10 whom
~ the h0nors and em0lumonts OF 90 IN
y Justly b. long; az suborning tn
q courts and defiling the springs q
~ Justice; as furnishing to n partiaa
Is judiciary the necessary stamina I
"a do the behests OF Its party an,
d. placing law and order at a dlscou q,
g D. That We still have an abidinl
y iaith In the courage, honesty, wis
u dom and patriotism OF the Hon
q Marion Butler, whose life, publ,
and private, pure, IS IL Is, is q gu
x fficient answer to his tradu cerr
y and we wish thus publicaily Z,
! give expression to our confidenc,
y and esteem.
! }. E. GARRETT,
! Cross Creek.
; ID. G. DOWNING,
:. Cedar Greek.
. q. +. BuLLARD,
Beaver Dam.
IL. M. FILLYAw,
list Township.
: JOHN G. CURRIE,
Quewhifie.
JAMES PATE.