Evening journal., 1912-11-04
INTIMIDATION WILL NOT
BE TOLERATED THIS TIME


- TATE-WIDR and outrageous plans for the iniimi-
dation OF the negro voters IN this State have
been laid by the Democratic State machine
II has been arranged that from the time the polls
open on Tuesday morning until they close on Tues
day evening the negro voters in all three counties
shall be challenged, harrassed and threatened with
arrest ii they lote.
II is OF the most outrageous schemes ever con-
coced by the Democratic machine TO win campaign
by intimidation.
THE EVENING JOURNAL has this message to con-
vey 10 every negro voter in the state:
ii you have right TO vote, do not permit any Dem
ccratic challenges threats to prevent you from ro-
ing You yourselves the best Judges OF your quail
hcations You know whether you have registered
and whether you have right to vote. II Demo
cratic challenger tells you that you will he arrested
ii you persist in voting, simply laugh at him ana
walk in and vote. As You do that, you will
hnd that the Democratic challenger will lose interest
in you and your arrest
You also should bear in mind that there is con-
stitutiona provision which protects you and all 9TH
ers when you voting. Section OF Article Of the
state Constitution provides follows
ELECTORS SHALL IN ALL CASES, EXCEPT
TREASON, FELONY OR BREACH OF THE PEACE,
BE PRIVILEGED FROM ARREST DURING THEIR
ATTENDANCE At ELECTIONS AND GOING TO AND
RETURNING FROM THEM
If those who to engage in this Democratic work
OF intimidation careful they will themselves
before the courts result Of their work at the polls
it Is the firm decision of the white Republicans
70 protect every voter who has right TO vote
and to see that he does vote, matter what the
Democratic machine henchmen may do.
There Is no danger OF the Democratic machine get
ting away with its intimidation work here in Whining
ton. II knows when to stop here. The chief danger
lies in the country districts. In such districts the
white Republicans shOuId stand a man IN demand
ing that all negroes who have the right shall
vote. matter what the Democrats may do In the way
OF challenging threatening. When those Demo-
cratic machine benchmen discover that those who have
right to rote going to vote matter What they
may say about arrests subsequent to the voting, fhey
VIII abandon their disreputabIe tactics.
The chaIIengers may tell negro voter that II he
he will be prosecuted and sent to Jail charge,
OF bribery Once we say the neter; II
you are an honest and il you qualified to vote
70 ahead and vote and do not mind anything the
Democratic ehaIIengers may say. They simply Will
challenge you in the hope that they will scare you
away from We polls
That should he the attitude OF the negro voters from
one end Of the State the other and the white Re-
publican voters should stand behind them in every
stance and insist that their votes be accepted and
counted.
Democratic intimidation must not be permitted to
count in the election on Tuesday. II must be a fair
and square political fight, with every man, white or
black, who has the right vote, casting his ballot
without interference from any source.
Nor should the Republicans fail 10 take the names
OF those Democratic henchmen who resort 10 ntimda
tion and also the OF the witnesses Of such
awIess acts. The next Attorney-GeD Of the State
Of Delaware will he Republican who viii know what
to with such gentry when the evidence against them
il mt hand