The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-05-10


who have trampled under their heels
the ancient honor Of sovereign State |
and the plighted faith OF great po-
litical party"
a INDUSTRIOUS aBsuRDITy."
Many Good Democrats Opposed to the
"Grand -sou of HI. Grand ia her" Con-
stitutioDal AM ndment Clause.
The correspondent of the Char
lotte Observer, writing to that paper
from Fayetteville, under date OF
March 4th, says:
The Observer correctly guages pub
lie sentiment in throwing out a word
Of warming against taking for grant
cd the carrying st the ballot box Of
the suffrage constitutional amend
ment. Il will require hard work from
the rank and file and leaders Of the
party. There is certainly nc cloud
on the title Of the Cape Fear Dem
ocracy to orthodoxy, but the writer
is SURPRISED st the number of lead
ing Democrats whom he meets or
posed to the amendment. The clause
about the grand son Of his grand
father Is especially decried as q
monstrous absurdity.
The suffrage amendment referred
to above, which was adopted by the
last Legislature, is as follows:
THE SUFFRAGE AMENDMENT.
Section |. That Article VI of the
Constitution of North Carolina be,
and the same is hereby abrogated,
and in lieu thereof shall be srbstitut-
ed the folio wing Article Of : aid Con
stitution:
ARTICLE VI.
Suffrage and Eligibility to Office
Qualifications OF an Etector.
TSection l. Every male person borI
in the United S ates, and every male
person who has been naturalized, 3
years of age and possessing the qLai
, lfioations set out ID this Article shal
= be entitled to vote at any election o.
he people in the State, ex 3ept a.
= herein otherwise provided.
TSee. 81 He shall have resided il
The State of North Carolina for tw
i years, in the county six months an
g IN tbs precinct, ward or other eloc
ton district, in which he offers t
; vote four months next preceding tn
election: Provided, That removs
! from one precinct, ward or othe
= election district to another IN ia
same county, shall not operate to d.
" prive any person Of the right to vo'
to in precinct, ward or other electio
J, district from which he has remove
pr until four IN onths after such remova
lie No person who has been convicte
% or who has confessed his gul
lie in open court upon Indictment,
X any crime, the punishment
,s- which now is, OF may thereafter b
IT, IMPRISONMENT in the State prise
GU GU shall be permitted TO vote unle
tn, the said person shall be first
nd stored to citizenship in TIE mann
prescribed by law.
nd [see. 81 Every person Offering
ire vote shall be at the time a lega
nd registered voter as herein prescrih
ion and in the manner hereinafter p
OF yided by law. and the General
,;s semblv Of North Carolina shall EN-
nd general registration laws to carry
ra- to effect the provisions of this !
in tiele.
hev [Sec.l 4. Every person present
VI. himself for registration shall De q
h ny to read and write any section OF
,or Constitution in the English langua
of and. before he shall be entitled
ard. vote, he shall have paid. on
de- before the e st day Ct March
,ose the year in which he propc
this to vote, his poll tax, as
and scribed BY law, for the previous y
avs Poll taxes shall be lien only on
; a sessed property, and no process 8
NOT not Issue to enforce the collection OF
. or same except against assessed pr
mis- erty.
re- TSec. 81 Nc male person, who
'nta- on January l, 1867, or at any
com prior thereto, entitled to vote III
,nnro the laws OF any State in the Un
1aro- States wherein he then resided,
We no lineal descendant of any such
,hor- son; shsll be denied the right to
that ,ster and vote at any election In
e IN State by reason of his failure ia
stoc- cess the edncstioesl qualiiea'
free prescribed in section 4 Of this Art
auus, Provided, He shall have regist
nor. In acecrdiauee with the terms OF
noint ssetian prior to Dee. l. 1913
meth The General Assembly shall
from 7ids- I'd, Il permanent record Q
dis oersans VINO register under this
Rem fin on, or hafnre November /.
pneal and all .uch persons shall be en-
con. TO register and vote St all cleo
ss,ns. hv the people in this State, .
,nnst Disqualified under section CT
mock Ar.le.s: Provided such nerso IS