The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1910-08-11
rr,ID AND COERCION.
ne,,o~rat Of ~. MAry's Township
Exposes Danieis-I'aiiey Tactics at
Primaries.


Primaries.
sa.o- from Nr. ]. g. Wilson. a
...-e5 and intelligent citizen OF
-. precinct. ST Mary's town
&c. .Eake County. Is printed here
. SIR. Wilson is a Democrat
49,. ssea such for the greater part of
r.. bat Is unable TO endorse or
--. lay approve OF the methods
-....ed by the Daniels-Bailey ring
49, % their efforts TO control the
,.-.s machinery and place them
'.r..- In power The letter follows:
Tie last Democratic primary held
r. .t.s county (the grand old county
- WakeD was the most damnable
r.s.. Of political work-yes. dirty.
e-.-. work, ever run over honest
-s.-l.. Of the county. ! speak Of my
~. knowledge, not hearsay. My
e~=- .ote was cast for Grover Cleve-
r-.. The first time he ran for Presi-
dent. Since that time have always
,.! the Democratic ticket. | was
lar. Of Democratic parents. rocked
--. q Democrat to the very core, but
r.. one Of the "Jo-Jo' kind. / was
r.s 81 the poll-holders in St. Mary IS
ggaa= hip, Auburn precinct, in the
las. Democratic primary. At a. m.
.. Had the boxes sealed and ready,
Tic first man voted was challenged.
The second man was also challenged
AS we're the third and fourth. all be
cause they were not voting the Dan
.sr- and Bailey ticket. On the fifth
challenge the climax was reached
one Stallings rushed up and demand
Cd that the boxes be opened and that
each man challenged should be
forced TO sign his name on the back
Of his ballot. When questioned as
to his demand, he said he had his
law.
From morning until night hones
men were intimidated and insulteC
and many were afraid to attempt tt
vote, and left without casting thei1
ballots. Such is the Bailey and Dan
iels brand of politics in our count.
to-day.
Honest voters, can you afford t.
stand by such treatment and let thu
News and Observer dictate to you
Has it come to pass in our county o
Wake that honest, law-abiding citi
zens can not go to the polls and vote
for fear of insults and intimidation
by the followers of such men as Dan
iels and Bailey? Such was the cas'
on June 25, 1910: they daniels ant
BaiIey) voted in the primary a mum
Der of ex-convicts and everything
else, if he was only a Daniels ant
Bailey man. Elect such ring tt
the Legislature and the control o.
county affairs and it is only matter
Of time that you, white man,-yes
you-will not vote unless you vote
as you are dictated to. Better nip in
the bud such a plant before the tree
grows too large. I am writing this tt
honest laboring men who bear the
burden of the county,-writing as {
Democrat. No man can doubt or con
tradlct my democracy, Dut the parry
has gotten so corrupt and rotten they
have forced me as an honest man tt
expose some of their schemes fol
carrying out their plans, and ask
honest white men to join with me il
stamping out and plotting from the
face of the earth such a ring as Dan
iels and Bailey is trying to force
upon the people, or later, you may
sadly regret it. Nominate good, hon
est, clean men, and in November le
us go to the polls and vote out o.
existence Mr.. Daniels and his poke
berry sheet, as the rulers of the peo
pie, and teach him lesson,-to be
the servant and not the would-be
master of the voters Of Wake County