The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1906-11-01
TaE DEMOCRATIC RECORD
should Cause Every Honest Democrat TO
Blush With Shame
tBy T. r. Hicks. ,

Tn blush OF shame VIII rise To the
face OF any honest man when he
thinks 81 the - peal of criminal stat
utes by the legislature 10 prevent the
punishment of election ehieveS. If he
dismisses il and resumes Ills natural
color it vii! rise 10 his face again
when he L -.LoDridtiuu
by the legislature of 1901 of the State's
revenue. derived from the taxes Of
Democrats. Republicans, Populis.s
women and children. TO defend cleo
ton thieves when indicted in The
United States courts. II II subsidies
again. it viii rise when he thinks OF
leation Of high offices by a Demo-
cratic legislature to reward men for
advising the commission of the above
acts. If it again subsidies the blush
will make another effort to rise when
he recalls that Locke Craig, VINO ranks
sixth in the Democratic party. stood
UP in the legislature and declared.
We are here as the result of heroic
treatment" meaning thereby stealing
elections To preserve the result OF
our heroic" work we must imreach
the judges Of the supreme court, who
otherwise might undo it, and that the
five above him, Simmons, overman,
Glenn, Aycock and Josephus Daniels
and many of those below him. said
amen" to what Craig said and took
benefit, if benefit II was, OF that nero
ism If the blush again subsidies il
will make another EFFORT To rise Dut
less and less vigorous, when he recalls
that the Democratic politicians eni-
beZzled the States money and furnish
ed food, lodging and liquor free to
Democratic politicians with free passes
to II Democratic politicians from all
parts of the State over the State read.
and when 1t became public. tried TO
put the man who exposed ii III the
penitentiary; and locked up the evil
dence in tho Governors office TO pre-
ysut the people from knowing how
big the steal was If he over gets
that blush down and resumes a nat
ural, normal color, he may read in the
statute that the Governor must APP
point three partizan Democrats, who
shall appoint the men in each county
to register voters and count the votes
and "judicially determine" the result
of the election--and he will then note
that it h!annens that these men. sub
IRE Of the Governor, pick out in each
township and precinct fer registrars
and poll-holdera men who haVe"saVed
their skins heretofore by the appeal
Of the criminal statutes against elec-
toral frauds. When he thinks why
this great iron wheel has always the
saat, iittie spoke4. that blush will
to protest by this time it will cease
to come up strong and red.
When he begins to protest for the
sake IF his own honor he will be told
in such q way as that he may fool
himself into believing that it was
meaner than all the above, that Mar
ion Butler, who denounced and OPP
posed all those blush-producing crimes
after they had resulted in stealing
from him and delivering to +. NJ. SIM
mons a seat in the United states SEN
ate. took q case against the STATE to
callect an honest debt for a client,
that was contracted hE Democratic
officials and secured by a mortgage
on tic States property; and That he
cause the war resulted In negroes yot-
ing. which for twenty-five years no
one knew how ur tried to prevent,
and because some white man thought
it was meaner to steal their votes
than to let them vote, therefore 1t Is
better to indorse all and singular the
above public crimes against the State
and to vote to retain in power men
who committed them and thereby
those wrongs are right, than to vote
the Republican ticket. The blush
must be made to rise, good men and
true. if you keep SO, and You cannot
protest and keep it rising except by
your votes. 1t is no answer to say
revenue officers ALLOW blockading and
Republican afhciais wink at it; that
degrees once voted and Republicans
voted with them: that negroes once
held Office. The question Is whether
the conduct of men in high position
and in low positions shall be tolerated
for party advantage when It IS de-
stFayins the conscience of the State.
Conscience is the only barrier TO all
evils. If the iuryman or witness mas
passed upon and approved Ill the
above doings, what good viii his oath
do To draw out of him the truth?
viii the school committees and all
the other thousands of officers, VINO
have been elected ty such methods.
scruple to carry their points or feather
their: nests by any little barriers be-
tween them and the treasury
This state is big enough now and
has In 1t enough men and ideas Tor a
man to live in it and be happy, with
out the approval OF the men who do
the acts complained of above. II YOU
leave cut the maR Nho have committed
eriiaes for The Democratic party or
approved thereof, the character ana
the conscience of the State are on
the Republican side.
Sticking to the marty guilty Of SO
much corruption will never purge 1t.
The leaders cpnstrpe success as an in
aotsement of their dolngs II is nee
s,Ssary To Vote against them I'd correct
them Gods way is set for an eA-
annie to us in that whom He lovetb
this State so much As the overthrow
Of the Democratic party. Conditions
will not improve until that party
learns that II must stand on its merits;
the war; secession" negro DONNA
ton" and abuse of Marion Butler viii
not do now. While Moth CAROLYN
ians are the canibatants right and
wrong are the issues. TO vote Demo-
cratic is to approve of the men now
| in power and of what they have d9ne,
and the methods by which they at
| tanned their nower; to vote Renuoiirc
| can is To vote against the methods Of
/ that party and to rebuke them: to
try a new set of North Carolinians,
| Who have never had control of the
State. Let us vote in such manner
| that at proper tisaes We can feel the
1 hl,lsl, of shame" when it rises.
| Henderson N c.. Oct %, 1905.