The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-05-16

Politics and the NanipuIatlons of
That Hideous Monster. the school
Book Trust-The French Nobility
Numbered hut One In Two Hum
dred and Fifty, But the People
Stood it All for . Long Time
Then Came Revolution
Bilkinsville. n. C.. May II. 1912.
Correspondence OF The Caucasian
Enterprise.
Durin' the sixteenth and seven
teenth centuries the French nobility,
regardless ov grade. became remark
ably important. Az the nobility itself
set the pace. in other words. magni-
fed Its great influence whether hit
had the influence or not, hit IL not
strange that the natty, naughty
Freichmen seemed to- reach such a
high degree ov honor in their own
country, at least. Hadn't they been
great In peace, great in war-and
great In dissipation? Certainly they
had: and like some ov the so-called
upper ten which usually consists
or twos, threes and tours, instead ov
tens" If they were graded accord
in TO actual values, the French men
were ov nifty uncertain value. But,
/ like all countries, in awl periods,
| France ANYWAYS contained brave men
an brave women; an, first, instead
ov last, good men an good women
/ few, at least. North Carolina hez,
| produced an IL producing az good
men an az good women, IL not lot
| tie better, than any portion ov the
earth. But, at the same time, hit
hez produced an IL yet turnin' out
some ov the grandest scoundrels,
/ some ov the most deceitful jades, the
slickest, smoothed-faced hypocrits
| Not awl ov them would meet you on
| a lonely highway an force you to
give up your money at the gun-point;
! but a good many ov the so-called up
per tens, the Fights, and the SKIES,
stand ready, an do devise ways an
means to lift you out ov your most
sacred bit ov property, a real gift
| from heaven,-your ballot, the only
| leverage you hev to fife for good gov
eminent, for good laws, special and
general; and, to-day if other coun-
| ties are like the one I live in, not less
than two-thirds ov the citizens ov the
State ov North Carolina are disfran-
chised for non-payment ov taxes be-
! fore the first day ov May az the
| hideous, the arbitrary, til eoutragous
law directs. On the 8th day oy May
| personally visited the Office ov the
sheriff ov Iredell County and called
! for two tax receipts in two different
| townships ov the county. Ov course
my examination wuz too quick for
! thoroughness, for | didn't even have
single tax book in my hand. But
| hev been around tax books and 9TH
er books a good deal. | do not be-
| lieve that one-third oy the tax re-
ceipts in either ov the looks had yet
been torn out, hence the taxes, had
not been paid. l awlso made hit a
point to notice the Textbook for the
| located AZ hit IL the most populous
| township and contains the largest
town in the county, hit naturally con-
tains the most voters. got chance
| to make a superficial examination,
| anly, when two or three parties drop
| ped in to settle their taxes. From
what | could see not morn than ten
| per cent, if that number, had yet paid
taxes. And this was on the 8th day
ov May, nine days after the law says
taxes must be paid in order to quail
| fy az a legal voter this year, or, any
other year, so long az the present
election law exists. From what | can
learn the most of the tax receipts al
, ready torn out ov the tax books had
been where Republicans had paid
their taxes. If that claim be true,
then not less than eighth-tenths ov
awl the voters in Iredell County. one
ov the biggest and one ov the best
counties in the State, are disfran-
chised, and, under the law, should be
debarred from votin' this fall. And,
unless somebody liz guilty ov perjury,
they will be, for every county official.
every registrar, every judge oy cleo
ton, il, or should be, sworn to carry
out the law, and he should do so.
We shall see. Will the leadin' Demo-
Gratis ov this and other counties in
the State add perjury to everything
them air either. shoutin' Methodists,
else? And, remember that most ov
dignified Presbyterians, water-splash-
ing Baptists, social-"lion" Episcopal
ians, you can't commune with us"
| ''Seseeders," or, "we-at-it" Luther
ans. By such common designations
az to the different denominations. for
| they are awl good ones. | do not
mean anything sacriligious. But L
ask, again. are most oy the citizens