The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1911-05-12


The latest move OF the com
mon canserS. aud secret caucus
,nanip,tlatorS. is TO disfrauchiSe
Is many Of the sovereign white
voters in the State as they can
before the August primaries.
They would do this by urging
very techniality. real or mag
med They believe rhe mass Of
wealth producing people whom
hey have designated cattle, nj
raft. 10. brows, and rednecK Ks, are
Tor Mr.. Vardaman, and they
mean 10 disqualify as many Of
Them as they can under the e
; 4,stic primar~ election law. There
are many true white voters who
will be denied the exercise 81
free citizenship by the lnordinate
greed of this secret caucus crowd
10 perpetuate itself III power.
The primary eelction clause
has been on the statuate books
for Il number OF wears. but nev-
er before has the attempt been
made 10 use it for suppression
Of the white voting population
nor would it be diverted that
way now except that the despe-
rate secret caucus octopus would
misuse II 10 Strangle free expires
sion i'm this State. In the me
morahle contest Of four wears a
90. when Nr. Nardaman opposed
John Sharpe Williams. this eN
peri revision Of the poll books
was not engaged in
Now. however. ii i to be push
ed with a shrewd attorney to
contest every name for Var
daman. on the polling list Of
every county IN the State Why
this undue concern about the 10y
atty patriotism and intelligence
OF the sovereign white people IL
this particular year. Why if II
were So important now. has 1t
been so immaterial IN former con
tests. and why should the effort
spring from the gang who fear
tIit Ntftttt tI tht>t sdfiit ioht't
voters. Go to the records Of the
legislature Of 1910 and delve in
10 the slush Of the secret caucus
proceedings and the reason is
found. The crowd that manipu
lated there. are behind the
white voter disqualification act.
that promises to develop Us many
dark shades as the secret caucus
did. Watch them carry political
art TO the limit ia order 10 just
ify their past and perpetuate
ring politics in Mississippi. and
then consider what comforts you
10 preserve free government N
your state as well as it IS theirs.
Ii there was no necessity for
this Technical inquisItion Of the
polling lists. there k no occasion
for ii now. and the inauguration
III il at this time promises 20
read a dark chapter i'm the cam
paign of 1911. The scheme il la
thered by Mr.. Percy himself.
and already his agents are al
work on the poll books getting
ready 10 contest the name Of
every Varsiaman voter upon any
technical pretext whatever
When the election commissions
meet in July these fellows mean
10 nrge every qaibbie that will
strike Vardaman voters name
from the list. until no white man
IN the State is sure of his vote
under the threatened condition.
We understand thar such lists
have already been secured here
IN Monroe County, and that each
voters standing as regards every
technical qualification TO vote is
being closely investigated both
from inquiry as to residence and
scrutiny of records as to pay
ment Of taxes is being made and
those found derelict will be
prosecuted before the election
commission In July and depriv-
ed of the right to vote. Such
are <the plans Of the common
saulers. They know they are IN