The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-08-30

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has In the last two cam
pAigus conducted . warfare. the
OF which will forever leave
. stain upon the printed pages Of
the history OF the State. The A.
of the Democratic oAes-
seekers. who had for 20 long bses
nureing their wrath sgainst the
common people OF tbs State for 30
uncsremoniousiy and with unhsArc
of audaeiiy removing them from
pnblic pap In 1894. was that the ne
gro rule North Carolina and plant
ing themselves upon this false as
sumption. none knowing better
than they Its baselessness, they
proceeded in their revolutionary
way to 1--WE quote their righteouss
declaration) "lift the ruthless heel
Of the negro from the neck of the
white msn.' Their plan OF cam
paign necessitated an attack upon
the Negro. They well knew that
there was no hope for. them except
70 arouse the white people Of the
State against him, and to do this 1t
was necessary to make them be.
lieve that his was dangerous race
arrogant and vengeful. The Dem
ocratic press and politicians de-
lighted in telling Of his insolence to
the whites, of his threats to burn
and to kill. Were these threats
either made or executed? No man
In the State can say, OF his own
personal knowledge that they were.
He must quote the Democratic pa.
pers, papers which are to day in a
fight among themselves. each
sweari ng the others to be the big
gest liars.
But the conduct of the negro him
self through both Of these cam
paigns tells more eloquently than
can be told OF him that he belongs
to race which bears no malice
and which cherishes no resentment.
This too, by the way, proves moro
conclusively than page upon page
OF argument how unnecessary were
the anarchistic methods of the
Democratic party; and better than
anything else could do, tears from
the stalking horse of the party the
mast OF "white supremacy" behind
which it revealed the hungry, ca
daveJous look OF the Office seeker
But even the worm turns, and in
this case the turning is in a way
which is Of no small concern to the
white people, especially to the far
mers Of North Carolina The ne
groes not understanding that tn.
movement against them was fol
the aggrandizement Of Democrat,
office seekers, have come to believ,
that for them, North Carolina ls I
dangerous State In which to live
Already they are leaving 1t in larg,
numbers, and from every part o
the State we hear the distressing
tcry Of scarcity of labor This Il
a serious condition and one which
should be changed II it can be. TIL,
most distressing part is that tn
element which seems to be leavin,
are those who work the farms, VIII
never intended wrong and VIII
neve did 1t, except as all men ar
liable to do wrong. OF course MI
Bellamy's "aristocracy" have n
cause to fear and are remaining t.
enjoy the distinction OF castin,
their votes and taking part wit
Mr.. Bellamy in controlling tn
state government.
So 1t seems that the only com
. pensation the State gets for tn
shame of lawlessness in which n
Carolina stands before her siste
States, the reign of terror that ha
been inflicted upon her own ctti
Gems, the Inconvenience to farmer
which the driving out of the negr
labor means, is that Democrats nov
hold jobs. Is the State 10 be con
grstulated upon having driven
good bargain: