The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1911-03-02

his position and answer our argu-
ments on the stump. but that his
greatest fear was that a joint discus
sion would bring out a large con-
course of people, many OF them DEM
ocrats, and that he knew that the
honest rank and file OF the Demo-
cratic party would not long follow his
leadership IL once they knew the rec
ord and the facts.
"He remembered that joint discus
sion in Grantham's Township in 1894,
the result of which was that township
and county went against the Demo-
cratic party.
As to the Repeal or Annulment of
the Suffrage Amendment.
When Mr.. Simmons charges that
IL Republican Legislature and a Re
publican Supreme Court Is elected,
that the suffrage amendment will be
repealed by the Legislature or de-
cided unconstitutional by the State
Supreme Court, he knows that he is
making charge that is absolutely
without foundation and impossible Of
accomplishment. He knows that IL
there was ever any chance for the
constitutional amendment to be de-
clared void, it was during the first
eight years after the adoption OF that
amendment, during which time the
grandfather clause was in operation,
and that if the amendment was un-
constitutional it would be on account
of that grandfather provision. He
knows that to-day the eight years is
past, and that now the suffrage
amendment applies to both races
alike.
He knows, and everybody in the
State knows, that If the Republican
party, or any member of the Repub-
lican party, had ever desired or in
tended to attack the constitutionality
of that amendment in the courts, that
it would have been done during those
eight years. He knows that to-day,
and from now on, the only chance
to ever change that constitutional
amendment, no matter what Legisla-
ture or what court might desire to
change it, would be by submitting
the question to the vote Of the people
of the State through constitutional
amendment.
"Mr. Simmons knows, as the peo-
pie of the State know, that since the
adoption Of that suffrage amendment
that the Republican party In North
Carolina has gained over fifty thou
sand recruits from the Democratic
party, and that these recruits viii
continue to come as long as Mr. SIM
mons and his party machine can no
longer frighten the people with the
cry of negro domination" There
fore, he knows that the Republican
party will not to-day, even il it could,
give to Mr.. Simmons an opportunity
to again raise the race cry as the
issue in order to pre-
vent the people from considering and
voting on the great live economic is
sues OF to-day, the discussion and
Of which are each year
taking thousands and thousands OF
patriotic voters out OF the |
Democratic party and lining them up
solidly in the Republican party.
As to the Collection Of the Carpet |
Bag Bonds.
Mr.. Simmons knows, and the peo- |
pie of the State know. that the Con-
stitution of North Carolina, by Sec
ton Article l., expressly prohibits
the collection Of any tax to be ap-I
piled, directly or indirectly, upon
their payment. He knows that UNI
der the Constitution there would be
no more power In a Republican Leg
islature to pay the carpet-bag bonds
than there would be In DemocraticI
Legislature to pay the bonds Of the
Southern Confederacy.
In order to try to give some plau-I
sibility to this false and baseless
charge. manufactured to try to frigh-I
ten the people. he has ventured to
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