The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-10-27
DISTURBANCE IN DUBLIN.

Last Sundays Morning Post i.
authority for the statement that II
Duplln County, \. e., III this yeaI
of grace, condition exists on ac-
count Of which the political situation
is much mixed III that blooming re-
giou OF uncontested Democratic H.
tendency.
1t is stated that the Democratic
convention made all order submit
ting the question OF road tax 10 Tie
voters OF the county and then went
On to leglslate further 10 the effect
that only those who vote Tor the
Democratic nominees OH the day Of
election shall be eligible to vote on
the road tax question. The writer
adds that this order has raised quite
disturbance among those who will
not vote for the Democratic nomi-
nees and who own property. Some
Democrats, the writer goes on tu
State, are opposed to the manner of
holding the election as undemocrat
lc; and certain Republicans are
mean enough 10 claim that they have
been dIsira"chiseu.
So II appears there are still some
democrats whose sense OF fairness
and justice rebels against underno-
cratic methods Notwithstanding the
Simmons label. Talk about taxa
ton without representation Pirate
about governments deriving their
powers only through and by the
consent of the governed. 1e who
masquerade under the pseudonym
democracy and arrogate to YOUR
selves the virtues and the patriotism
OF Jefferson, was there ever in the
history OF political parties an act of
despo'lsm more arbitrary, more vic
lous, more unblushingly proscrip
tive and subversive Of true demo
cratic principles? Is it not strange
that republican could be found IN
that mob-ridden county with audac-
lty enough to complain at being
DISTINGUISHED? And is it not still
more paradoXical that democrats
so-called, of the Simmons-Avcock
school could perpetrate such treason
as to repudlate all act of legislation
by a democratic CD convention .?
what IT 1t did rob him and his
republican neighbor of their hard
earned cash? Is it not the settled
policy OF that party to extort money
from the people by unlawful means
with which to defend thieves and
pay political debts? How dare the
people of Duplin County complain II
Isn't the decree of democratic con-
ventlon supreme? By what author
ity does the writer impugn the mo-
tlves or question the methods where
by any part of the machine program
Is carried out? Haven't the people
OF Duplin as in many other coun,
ties, bowed their heads in meek sub
submission to the Simmons Jugger-
naut, and for six long years sur
rendered the last vestige of liberty
to act upon their own judgment or
initiative, and subordlnated everv
other consideration to that of push
ing the party machine along with
out stopping to inquire about WHY
torres and wherefores or questions off
wisdom and honesty government?
The spectacle of little democrat
lc organization assembling an aggre
CATION of party heelers and proceed
ing to pass law which exacts
money IN taxes from the people, at
the same time passing an-edict that
only democrats shall be allowed tol
vote on the question, outrageous as
it is, is in keeping with their ma t
chine methods when SO firmly in II
trenched as to fear no opposition. t
Let the people enjoy it, and feast {
and fatten upon it if they can. It'll
IS condition of their own making.
Be it remembered that Duplin
County was seething hot bed of
'ed-shirtism in 1898 and 1900.