The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-07-18


Tor white supremacy. Were you I'm
any danger Of black supremacy?- No.
l think every negro county in the
state went democratic. Then the
Democratic party is the negro party
in North Carolina or its leaders are
rogues and stole the negro's vote.
We are bound, as you see, to
brand them with one or the other.
Then If you are an honest man and
In favor of white supremacy, to be
consistent, you must leave the DEM
ocrat.c party, for it cannot be, as
you see, a party with honest leaders
and white supremacy party too.
But from my standpoint it must be
party whose leaders are In favor
Of negro domination and stealing
both. Can you stand both Of these
evils practiced under false pretense?
Now for the facts, viz: Demo-
cratic leaders appointed all the poll
holders for the election In Aug. 1900.
Well, did they appoint any negro
poll holders where white men could
be had? Answer. Yes! About 200
In all. Then those negro poll hold
ers were judges as to whether men
had a right to vote or not! Which
then was on top, the negro or the
white man? You are bound to say
the negro, and he. had democratic
guards there armed to keep the
negro on top of the white man.
Who then put the negro up and the
white man down, and who appoint
ed armed men to keep the white
man down and the negro ON top?
Answer. Democratic leaders, who
cried themselves hoarse for "White
Supremacy" Honest democrats,
can you stand all that?
Well from the foregoing the lead
ers of the Democratic party must
favor negro supremacy. And from
my standpoint they must be rOgues
also, from the fact they claimed
that they got 1000 more votes in
Halifax county than there are regis
tered voters In that county, includ-
ing Republicans, Populists, Demo
Gratis and Negroes. And the proof
of the above is abundant, for just
such thefts were committed in
many counties in the state, includ-
ing Davidson and Forsyth.
Well, democratic leaders have
claimed to be very loyal to both,
the Federal and State Constitutions,
and they made some Of you believe
it. But the facts as shown up by
the democratic legislatures of 1898
and 1900, shows conclusively that
they are not loyal to either. They
could take the oath Of allegiance to
Federal Constitution, and then vio-
late the 14th amendment. They
violated the Constitution of North
Carolina by enacting laws contrary
thereto.
They tried to make you believe
that the Populists and Republicans
were all Office seekers, but democrats
were not, that they were only work.
ing to "save the state." But when
they reached control Of the state, by
lieing, fraud, deception intimida-
tiOn, theft and murder, what did
they do? Answer. They commen-
ced increasing salaries and creating
new offices, so as to give pie to as
many of their favOrites as possible!
But honest democrats, 1 call your
attention to the fact that your taxes
and mine must be increased to meet
all these things.
i Now 1 ask you to pause and
calmly consider all these things.
Unless you do, like Paul, nothing
but miracle will convince you
that you have been and are now
wrong by following democratic
leaders.
1 know how hard it is to brake
off from them. 1 was raised up in
, democratic community, I heard
their teaching, viz: "That only
democrats are right, and a man, be
his age or calling what it might
was not worthy of respect or fit tt
associate with, ifhe was not demo
crat. And so strongly and persist
emily were these things instilled into
, my mind as grew up, in the mair
Eli believed them, and like many
others, acted accordingly.
ii well remember when I wOul(
, not go and hear a certain ministe
a preach. because he was republican
9 And / hardly showed him respec
a when / met him. Yet no doubt h
. was a good man. How 1 wish now
Q that 1 could beg his pardon, but
f cannot, for he is dead. Like Paul,
l., was deceived, for democrats said
a was treating him just as he shoult
|. be treated. About 1883 commen
Is ced doing my own reading ant
: thinking, and like Paul, was con
vinced that 1 was wrong in follow
v ing democratic leaders, so I LET
d them and burnt the bridge behin
d me, and God being my helper,
n will never return. And now one c
the great regrets Of my life is, ths
e I cannot apologize and beg pardo
IS of that minister that would nc
t. hear preach because he was not
democrat. He is dead, I cannot be
1T his pardon, but God knows l ar
ss sorry treated him as I did. Ft
" 20 years 1 followed the Democrat
u party.
l. Now honest democrats, if yO
" will only pause and consider, rea
d and think for yourself, I believ
/ for your own good, and that I
if others, you will leave the part,
III that has caused SO many heart ache