The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-03-07
SENATOR PsITCnaRO'S SPEECH.
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Ions, has displayed I spirit OF par
.isanship that ought TO put 10 blush
he cheeks Of every conservative I
,itiEen Of North Carolina Of whatso Z
sver party.
In the elections Cf 1898 and 1900 4
Of colored men, - well - {
\ number Of white men, who were
To vote under our State con-
were refused registration,
and, - . result, . number Of regis
trArs were indicted under sections
660s-65l0 Of the Revised Statutes
Of the United States, aud some OF
them were charged with conspiracy.
These cases are now pending in the
United States district court tor the
western district. A number Of bills
were found subsequent to the last
election, but ON motion Of the coun-
rel for defense they were all con.
unued until the spring term In or
der that partisan feeling might sub
side and thereby insure to them Q
fair and impartial trial. These men
were induced for denying to the
citizen . right to which he was en-
titled under our State constitution
and been indicted for violating the
laws Of the United States they had
no right to expect the aid Of the
people Of North Carolina In the con-
duct Of their trial, but In face of the
fact that the bills upon which they
had been arranged were found by q
grand jury composed Of leading Re-
publicaps, Populists, and Democrats,
the legislature, during Its present
session, has passed law which au-
thorixes the governor to employ
counsel to conduct their defense and
to pay their attorney fees out of the
funds In the State treasury. In the
first instance, the Republican tax
layers .f Lhe stale are compelled to
Isubmit to the unlawful methods by
which members Of their party are
ldenied their constitutional rights,
land, in the second instance, they are
taxed to raise money with which to
pay the attorney fees of the very
men who robbed them Of their
rights. Here we have craftsmanship
Of the rankest kind. I have never
known any party to permit their
, greed for Office to force them into
such an incorporating attitude
before the American people. 1t on
| ly tends to show the character of the
, methods that are being employed in
my State in order that few Demo
Gratis may hold office. It Is blot
!, upon the fair name of the State and
places our people in false attitude,
because the majority Of the people
of North Carolina are honest, cOnser.
vative, and law-abiding. The rank
and file of the Democratic party, in
, my humble opinion, are not in favor
Of the unjustifiable methods that are
; now being resorted to by the mem
81 beers Of the State legislature in order
8 to retain control Of our affairs in the
j, future.
While discussing this phase of the
= Iquestion I desire to call attention Il
another bill which has been intro
Iduced in the State legislature ant
= which will, In all probability, become
! a law during its present session
The bill In question is as follows:
"Section l. That chapter Is, vol
d ume 2, of the Code, be, and tn
q same Is hereby, repealed.
al Sec. 2. That sections Al, 4s, ant
81 Of chapter l of the laws of 1900
lenacted at the adjourned session i,
lJune, 1900, and ratified June Ia
$1,000, be and the same are hereby
|. amended by adding at the end o
d each Of sad sections the word
j. "Provided, That no indictment shall
be found or prosecution begun, O
maintained, under the provisions Q
y this section for any violation Of tn
!. provisions Of this act, unless sucl
lndictmeLt be found or prosecution
be b. gun within thirty days aft.
the alleged commission Of such OF
fsnsa"
SEC. 8 This act shall b in fore
from aud after its ratification"
Section II provides that any regi,
e ,rAr or judge OF election, or count,
e canva-eer or commissioner, registe
;. Of deeds, clerk or chairman Of tn
y county board Of elections, who shal
.e fail to make returns aud perform
the duties required Of him, shall b
It fined not less than five hundred NO
ID more than one thousand dollars, q
imprisoned not more than si
t, months nor less than two months
70 at the discretion Of the court, an
Q. that he shall forfeit and pay til
Of sum Of $500.
~ Section 48 provides that If an
- chairman of the county board G
elections, or other returning Officer
shall willfully, OF Of malice, neglee
to perform any duty, act, matter, O
thing required or directed In til
g. time, manner, and form in whic
N such duty, act, matter, or thing
required to be performed in relatio
"a to the election and returns thereo
10 that the person so fined shall
t guilty of felony and fined not LEI
Is than one thousand dollars nor NOR
10 than five thousand dollars, and
y, !, Imprisoned not less than one nc
"a more than than three years.
"a Section 81 provides that any PEI
70 son who by force or violence shal
r. break up or stay any election by a,
l. saulting the officers thereof, or d,
priving them of the ballot boxes, G
by any other means, his aiders {
abettors, shall be guilty of q misd.
a. meanor. and Imprisoned not NOR