The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1910-11-03

tanned for their collection, either be-
fore the courts of North Carolina
or before the Supreme Court OF the
United States. Should they be trans
ferred TO or pass into the possession
or ownership of a State, such State
could not maintain an action for
their collection in any court OF North
Carolina, but would have to bring
its suit against this State before the
Supreme Court of the United States.
and there only. So that without au-
thority from the people, the general
assembly of North Carolina can not
authorize the payment Of these bonds
nor can the question of their payment
come before any court of this State,
whether Democratic or Republican.
The fact that they have been out
standing for more than 40 years,
during which time no lawyer has
been found able to suggest a way
for their collection, is undoubtedly
an acquiescence in the correctness of
the position that their payment can
never be enforced without authority
from the people themselves, as pro-
vided in the constitution. No fear or
apprehension as to their collection
has ever been entertained by the peo-
pie of this State since the adoption
of the amendment referred to, and
no such is now entertained, not even
excepting those distinguished Demo-
Gratis who pretend to be so dreadfully
frightened at this ghost of their own
raising. They know, as every one
does, that the question of the pay
ment of these bonds is question that
is dead and gone forever and can
never be resurrected even by the
power and ingenuity of desperate
politicians, unless the people, by
, majority vote, authorize their pay
ment and thus give life and vitality
to the proposition.
The Repeal of the Amendment.
/ 2. AS to the repeal or annulment
of the amendments to the constitu-
ton adopted in 1900, regulating the
suffrage in this State, the Senator's
fears are equally groundless. The
day is past when a question can be
raised by any one, white or black,
Democrat or Republican, as to the
validity of those amendments Dur
ing the eight years Immediately fol-
lowing their adoption, such ques-
tons might have been raised and
action might have been taken by any
voter against whom discrimination
was made and such action might
have been brought in a court in this
State. But that time is past as there
is no longer any discrimination by
those amendments in favor of the
white or against the negro race.
Each now stands upon the same foot
ing so far as the right of suffrage is
concerned, and, therefore, no pro.
vision of the Federal constitution is
violated and no right of the voter:
of either race interfered with. Nc
: Republican of this State, even wher
the question might have been tested
sought to annul those amendments
Much less would they seek to tes
them now, when, since their adoption
more than. $4,000 white men of tn,
rank and file Of the Democratic par
: ty, no longer frightened by the or,
> of negro domination, have left tn
Democratic party and are now rally
ing to our standard.
Born of Democratic Desperation.
n would not for moment do Sen
d ator Simmons or any of the othe
Il distinguished Democratic speakers i
l. this campaign the injustice to believ
that they mean their assertions an
their pretended apprehensions as {
the payment of these bonds and tn
r repeal of these amendments, to b
|: taken seriously. Their fears are Dor
j. on the political hastings, in stress {
j. weather and are promulgated wit
st great swelling words, in a hopele.
D. effort to brighten the timid and cate
y the weak and unwary, and thus,
s. possible. save their party from inc
40 liable and just defeat