The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-12-03
Pulls Wool Over ROOse=
velt's Eyes.
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to bottom. 1t is claimed that only L.
600 negroes voted the Republican ticket
in the entire State, but in the face of
these facts the Republicans polled 6S.-
121 votes for their State ticket, and the
Republican vote in sixty counties, shows
the Republican vote was about $4,000.
Under the operation of the pail tax
feature of the Amendment, at least 80
600 white men were deprived of the right
to vote. and 1 am satisfied that at least
three-fourths of the number were Re-
publicans. In fact, Senator Simmons
has contended all along that the great
majority of these who were DISTINGUISHED
for non payment of poll tax were Repub-
llcans.
AT the August election in 1900 Cover
nor Aycock's majority was about g. 900
At the recent election, the Democratic
majority on the State ticket was $1,000.
According to the election returns the
Democratic candidate lacked 81 900 votes
Of receiving majority of the white votes
in the State, and in this election it must
be remembered that had 1t not been for
the negro vote. their majority would have
fallen far below that which Governor
Aycock received in 1900.
I'VE have at last reached that period
in our history as a State when the
Democrats are compelled to admit that
they are indebted to the colored people
for any increase that they may have
received in the way of a majority for
their ticket. II the Democrats have been
correct in their contention heretofore as
10 the number of white Republicans in
North Carolina, then our party made I'M
precedented gains among the white peo-
PIE at the last election. The Republican
candidate for Governor in 1900 only re-
ceived 1861 900 votes in the entire State
and il the contention that 120 900 negroes
voted with the Republicans in North
Carolina in 1900 then the vote this year
would indicate that we have gained g.
coo white votes. If, on the other hand,
the contention of these who have said
that We had about $4,000 white votes be
true. we have gained something over
Il 600 white votes on the State ticket.
and about $4,000 votes on the legislative
ticket Out of q white vote of 304 900
only $4,000 votes were cast at the last
election, which leaves los, 900 white peo-
pie who did not vote; and the question
naturally arises rs to what course this
class of people will pursue in the future.
IT Is i1'SOndDlS To assume tnat all these
who have been disfranchised on account
cf\the non-p payment of poll tax will vote
the Republican ticket at the next cleo
tion.
1.-The remainder of these who failed to
vote at the last election constitute a
very important element in our State.
This class is made up of farmers, mer-
chants, laborers and business men, who
are unalterably opposed to the DINO
cratic machine. but who were not thor
oughly satisfied at the last election that
the success of the Republican party
would not mean negro domination. By
the next election there will be no ques-
ton about the fact that the policy
adopted at the Greensboro convention,
which is merely the policy of fair and |
dual treatment to all men with regard |
purely to their merits as men. will be- |
come the permanent policy of the Repub- |
lican party in the State, and the result |
Will be that this class of pople will take |
4 stand in opposition to the Democracy.
The Democrats lost $1,000 white otes |
in the State at the last election. and |
these losses were sustained in almost
every county in the State and this, too. |
in spite of the fact that they made the |
most aggressive campaign that has been
lcade in North Carolina since the war.
They not only had their prominent speak |
crs on the stump, but the Governor of |
the State quit his post of duty and |
spent several weeks in campaigning in |!
the different sections. While they sus-
tanned their greatest losses in the Pied |
mont section and the western part of |
the State. at the same time, the cleo |
ton returns disclose the fact that the |
Republican parry has secured firm foot |
hold amcng the white voters in almost |
Every county in eastern Carolina.