The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-09-06

cotton planters and other
armers in the East will begin to
.ealize the extern. OF the damage
hey have suffered ~ q result OF the
Iwo negro campaigns OF whence
and bloodshed forced upon the State
by lot OF designing politicians.
notwithstanding the two horrible,
dirty and Infamous campaigns
which these Democratic machinel
politicians have inaugurated, cam
paigns which have undermined the
Constitution aud nuilified the dec
laration Of Independence by deny
Ing free speech and inAugurating q |
reign Of violence and lawIessness.
yet we trust that the negro labor
srs who have not gone will decide
70 stay Ia the State.
The department of the negroes
for the last two years has not only
been most iorbearinE and praise
worthy, but indeed IL presents the
most remarkable spectacle OF self
restraint and OF the observance OF
law where their enemies and per
secutors observed no law, that the
world has ever seen. We feel safe
u saying that there 10 no other race
Of people In existence that would
have deported themselves with
such forbearance under similar cir
cumstances; and while this con
duct VI theirs is largely due to the
thoughtless character OF the race.
yet no fairminded aud honest man
can withhold from them the praise
and admiration which they deserv
for their conduct under the aggra.
waiting circumstances. II this thing
were TO continue we could not blam.
the negroes for going. But Tbs
CAUC,s ISLAM wishes to assure them
that This last campaign In NORTH
Carolina can never re repeated. Il
cannot be- tolerated longer by any
good man or Christian. The con
spiracy, headed by Simmons and hi
ballOt-bOx stufiing machine dia no
stop with their persecution Of tn,
negroes and their stealing OF bal
lots; but In their greed for offic
and power, they threatened tn
foundations OF a Republican form
OF government. The reaction againk
them and their methods has alres
dy set in. Therefore, we feel tina
we are justified in saying to tn
colOred people who contemplat
leaving, and besides, to the thou
sands and tens of thousands {
white people who are disguised bt
D., yond expression, that retributio
for Simmons and his lawless gan
and rsdshirt anarchists is near 9
hand,-that the good people of tn
State will rise In their might an
overthrow this redhanded and Grin
inal machine and restore the 60,
eminent to the hands Of the peOpl,
. 1t is certain that this will be dor
by the votes OF a large majority
the white people of the State.
Every farmer In the State, ever
good Christian, law abiding cisize
, OF the State, should lose no time
giving to the negroes Of the Sta
p" the assurance that THE CAUoAsIA
now gives. The farmers of the Sta
y especially need the negro. He is tt
- best labor we can possibly get, G
pecially for the truck farms ar
" large cotton plantations. With IL
number OF negroes there are in ii
= State there is no danger OF any co
y hict between white labor and n
" gro labor. There is a demand f
> five times the labor that there ia
the State Of all kinds and, beside
= the Northern labor will not con
;. South, and even il it did, it Is vel
different from our class of peopl
and there would be more f,icti,
between them and the white peop
OF the South than there can ev
N justly exist between them and Il
. negro. Even II every negro cou
- be removed from the State OF Mort
Carolina, 1t would still be doubtf
- IL desirable white labor from els
where could be secured. But eve
=, II 1t could, there would be a lar,
mixture Of the foreign slum oil
ment among them, and from tn
: class Of people anu their influen,
=, on society. may the good Lord lor
'o deliver us
II Finally We say to the negroe
don't leave, there has been q gre,
:, reaction since the last election, an
= the determ nation IL growing eac
day that the negro shall have tt
- just and proper treatment that /
n deserves
The National Congress is in dut