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s t ; 'i ! ; i ' i' 1 " 1 1 - : . 'I- THE CAUCASIAN CO-OPERATIVE TICKET. PTTBLiai-KD JCVKKY THUB8DAT WW THE CACCASIA PUBUIBIK0 00 SUBSCRIPTION RATES, fHI YIAK. six Mosrnia, . TH&X. OSTHB...... .- .to .M Bats., at the Post Office id Raleigh, N. C. oon-eieaa man nin-- Governor: SPENCER li. ADAMS, Gul.ford County. Lleutenant-Oovernor: HEKBEUT F. SEA WELL, Moore County. Secret ry of State: CYKUS THOMPSON, Ocblow County. Auditor. HAL W. AYEB, Wake County. Tr easu ren WILLIAM II. WORTH, Wake County. Superintendent Public Instruction: NEIlLUri C. ENGLISH, IUndolph County. Attorney General: ZEIiULON V. WAL8ER, Davidson County. SXXATOR BLAC-CBTTR-f AXD KXX- TCCKT SOW FOB tO!CE.T KI-rCTlOXS. Oux readers will remember that ATCOCK AXD SIMMON 8 ADMIT IT. AYCOCK'S FALSE THZOHT AWJIT t. v.- . .M. .f---. EDUCATION. ehiaement amendment ie adopt.1,1 v. . -. .:-.;.-. i t of the rjeecne ne urnuinc wcd lQ 11 fc W" . . . ,-! ---.-th TMhlUhfHl which it la not,) then acme of tb day to aecuring mat u ne Wr Z7 white men eenaot vote, while acme ! Governor he will devote hla whole miounKi ",, oftbenrgroea ean Tote. Mr. Ay- four years to educating the poor ton by Senator Joe Blackburn to tfce eo, Mr. Simmona, and all the ret ! illiterate whive boy of the BUt, Democnu or Aenwcay, uunguHjoi n their tpeeenea. admit tbia. BH .hey will not be disfranchised In Ito repeal the Infamous lioeoei eiec- I I A A. . -. nnrtnv tl TT I XlBTSACBTIaXMXXT BKOt'x PROOT OT THUB OT Th. D.CrSUC .u, eJnYl At. reoue of Mr 8l..0 amendment will dUfranchle. ao ltl0.aUoU.th- rUet. ha-ope. Chief Joatiee 8haph.nl ku tinUa wblto Bian. end It trie, to max. tt dth.eyraoftB.iK-. Ple of the StaU. d a lecal opUlom aa to the effeel ftppr ot the Detnocratlc rrty At Srfct, tb.ple. he white coua- thateeetioa 47 of tae eleeUoa Uf wM BOt Meh a mm ulng rteaof Oatral North bM no applitloM tol At eoadt Carols -kldNbrn that Mr. of a rUtrar la f. dlafrMlcvlklor whit Simmona and hla eommlttee, arter tag to ttfuwr any pw-. "l ' . ' " ir. cc , :.w ,u ...j tA. .Ma 1a ralaU to thai now. la Baidmoo couct , i w a . jvw fi wi ev t vi ea aamm uairu aiau eea amiu bwmm - a member that there i. o eontrorera, 19Q8 by hlg dfncnLg BchemeJtlon Uw. He caUeX attenuon xo I " tw... oniy i,-- and UeUra. of Uo. rfl and thalr prclBct, wbr. the PopulU,. ar. Mr. Aycock la reported to have the tact that tne ' . ' ;xertiBr eTtrJ 0rt to failure to ftfom th.U daty ui rw- B u mftJort h about tbil terrible tbinz happen ng. It ia aura to happen, and ereryoody CARD ritOM MIAIUMAX BUTLEB. To Whom it May Concern': In aa much as I have failed to meet some appointment In thto campaljrn, I A-el it my duty to tlue who may have Uen diwappint!d then by, a well ax to rnywlf, to make thin abatement: I knew that my duty bm State Chairman would kp me at Ilead QuarteM nearly every day until af ter RKOMTiiATioN was over, but I Commissioner of I.abor and Printing: y r,ioi tn th neoole that he would 1 failure. admiuu. uoyouwami w ir - . , 4. ,v.i, I rvmorratle cartv more VU UlfVMKTV " - I - - Heealdthat lthadlo the: .wi L1. If thl. la ao. theB ' 'J . . wo' k up iq prrjuuiw w r--i i I tn annolnt a rrffiairar e vote han ut Jn rae wottld U no proton I. the eleeUoa ' by lt daliberat.., and malieioualy appoint Uwt by whieh thew. elation ofSeer. rvderlhe toU,i nn 1 I . Li .li. x . t ia aivA th wn a ofthfl in"T were idw vu wiu uv ju j.i:w.t.i. After 1908. tbtaiaaure to happen. He aald that the people of Ken-.,Mtion la huidrl. ean b. puaUhl for d.nyla the cannot rota. Thl. la wbol The educatta ngro wm w&n uP . .. .hinr . . . l. , nAtL.v,.fK..iri... of the 8 tale to fMn.i,iMm.M .ith a h.M)!. .m. Thenned Mr. avcock. however, fails to "" "w " or prnnW w v- I I"" " v. .w r- ho wo.M and banc thv It. dla- Vio hllot hox and vote. . a -rtm,,r of f t , v , . , fKt, butalklrand honest election Uw. oni, mnJ p. puliata and whiU regiat.r and Tote aa aiioww oat regard to race, color or piviou. T1X& SS? Hefurtneraldto them, that If the ..d U - om or.rv,,, atand by and aee the educated negro fund of several hundred could not carry he p?n thlTeeto7. aid de- In another prlnct In vote The d.mocrahc machine ad- thousand dollar8 but the SUteand llve by appeahng to the J-,; of m-of Oiw rarj right, whl.h county, It waa found that th. o,iU that th18w,U happen and ca me declared their " f .Wk-I ! U ahould be the wboupurpoa. of the ,,. h a grt man, tt white anpr. maey If u i. the k -,1 P penalties from tera. and then letti.g them vote J- J Uw lo proUct MdprMrTt. Tb.law ra0r voU lball ,h. JAMES Y. HAMH1CK, Cleveland County. had hoid aiul exttiMl to make a number of Hpoech-H between July 21rt, and the election, and hence an nounced the appointments. I lie covered afterwards however, that my duty aa State Chairman would Member North Carolina Corporation require my prence at Ileau-tiuar-tew not only every day but every hour up to the election. letters have been inuring In at Heal-(lU4r- ters from every county and precinct Member North Carolina Corporation In the Slate ever Hince registration CommbiHlon, for term of . . lour ywn: cIohhI, elating ImiHittant factn that ALEXANDER S. PEACE, need imimdute attention ana also Commissioner of Agriculture: JAMF-S M. MEWBOORNE, Lenoir County. Commlshion, for term of six yearn: CHARLES A. REYNOLDS, Forsyth County. making enquiri about challenge dty next Saturday and alxmt ekc tlon day. In addition it has leen neceeary for all the county tickets to be printed here in Raleigh; tbebe havo all Inien nent to me with re quest that I see that they are put In proper legal form, on proper pT Granville County. of white anpremacy that you deair , w B J "'T I they please, counting the v, t .i.- the public schools unconstitutional. I '1,rw' ote for tbe amendment. 1 .... ..Iurf thn the Democratic He also fails lools unconstitutional. Plea8e coding tne votes as wera al mUat not bear a eonatruetion whieh hmX9 pul oul lb0 tL.: to teU his audiences cart, then the DenUlc party M. rf By largely by wold permit .ueb a eon-quene. J ' is party have been y- ought to die. Senator Blackbun, fip D.mocrat., ball... Ude. to that extent the Uw ou M -4 m n bal g ption of the unconstitutional . fQr twenty.flve years that they concluded by Baying that any hon- with snator Blackburn tnat the only be nneonatitutional. For It f ndment would mean deith to ' n .hnnia tn est election law must give to each wa t0 kaTe an honeat election, u afely ataerted that when free schools ,n North CoY would increase the Pf to poUtlcal party equal repreeenUtion f0 each party to have a repreaenta- ..ituUon afflrmaUTely eou, nptrro crv would b then rUed four months as the Constitution re- i - n i p . j - He said Nothing is surer than that the that he and his party adopt am the louder than evr by polltlcans ana , m4M nnt fn, th ponstltu- 01 public men who do not want to pay r4 .RR. ntHfn this was the only way to have a fair tax.stoanpporttnepumcscnoo.s "- , tion. Th-v will th. n say ihat when tney the hundred dollars wonn 01 prop-1 vote th ir money to public schools, TT ro5u . them tht the! The Democratic convention met a ?.h!? .r r.Ll1! orent Democratic legislature when few days ago, and endowed the ad for not voting any money ; and thus submitting this disfranchisement dress of Senator Blackburn, and de- 1 he Illiterate white t oy wnose amendment failed to include in it a clared positively in favor or repeal may beland taken the book from thr rKi- theeoo I trmr. eonfere th I nj j.- t.ave the lmrudf n iu tive of thtir own eeWctlon on the I right to vote upon the citian. thf ly p0palUtedid It. very Ud Alection board. I legialatura baa so power to preeerib- I know- thla la too acreajonab:. It Last week The Caccasiaw pub-1 regulations that would entrap him I j. aj a pUt Dp j0t to get rid of tL labed a partial liat of theae negro I and deprive him of that right I inalUl majority. Thle ie anuth jadgea appointed by Mr. Simmona. I haa been held, "the right may not b- I wnouftje dlafranchleenif nt v' giving not only the namei or the ne- impaired by the regulatiooa. it mua' wnite men, good honeat farm, r groea, but the county and precinct; be regulation merely and not d. nd church mtrobera. Now a am a that the people of thd State can ttrnetion under th. pretence of reg ttmt will dlefranchlee aofn to j.-t in fa tion1?? 1908 and then he U provision to increase this tax limit ing the Goebel election law. and no longer have any doubt about his ulation." The opinion of Judg. L, lhe DHmocratic machine U no eo b disfranchised under this to the Constitution. It is clear that putting in its atead, a law that infamona hyrocriay on the negro Shepherd ia an admiaaioa by couneel Jolngt wUl dUfranchl white n. n amendment. Eve a Mr. Aycock ad- a vcock Is either very ignorant, I would give eeiual representation to qaeation, and or me (ifietmi.ii.oi tbat under xnu uw tot rrfwrar wi w Uy n And ln- maM. r mlts this. Personal Letter. Raliioh, N. C , Jnlj 24th, 1900 . l I - ll.kn.k.nl in th Mr Dsar Sir: When I waa nominated by the reopie'a ranv ror ine wverv country wmnw. . a- i . ...nw 1.11 nnltiUl rtartia- on all election or else ne is not, acting nouwi wnu i ""- i - - h?a .,,diTu. Tt cannot be that he boards, and to allow each party to i this ignorant. Therefore Mr. select its own representative. Aycock must know that even if I This is exactly what the People's the public school fund of the j party in this State, has always con- State could be doubled, or even if J tended for, and it is exactly what we to trv to ateal the election. I.xerciae the moat deapouc power The people of the State have been without being liable to any puniab shocked, not only by Mr. Simmona' ment therefor, and if the eitun hw brtzen hvpocruy.but alao by th no redreea. and he ia deprived of hi ft that theae neero jadgea have right to vote, doe a not tut law vio een placed by Mr Bimmooa inapo trardleaa of oartr will reali; it w - a ht n It U too late to remedy late aection 35 of Art. 1 of the eon .ition where they will have autocrat- atttntion. -All courta ahall be open ; . 1 m S i ! and unlimited power in paaalng and vry preou lor injury id eu nnon the neht of every white vote land. good. PERaoxor repuution I i m J They have an an nave remeay v? a a. vouim ui put into the election law of 1895, - . - m -l.-.1 A. A. . 1-1 t. A-.i -y-V-v-l A rlll...l I . . kind high and honorable office of Governor, 1 expeoted to stay on me uckoi to otaiecoum uvw - i And besides, it is more than we . .1. A . . ..,. am . t v nKri di n nil irmi.Miii.lv kiji ma i.iimu nuii kitiiihii n.r k mi v.nucv muu v. - i . n w . . . . .m. . and slzo of paiwr ami iirlntwl on euu, wuiu coou j " lr, . .. agea oi me jjcmocruuo i ,n the precinct to vote propir tyie. A larure part of thehe duties are B A II 1 ..... la .. A. 1.Y IlkTI I r r .! ... uuei '''"" r " of the party and welfare of the State, under the present conditions, to run to get an educitioa. " D, J nnint a- manv aa three election eon- ia not the regi.trar Hahle under.ee law and the uoumiui meaning o. , 0.operative ticket? whioh ha8 been 8greed upon by both parties, con- Letuslok, for example, at Mr. - r - . he election eon - tion 1090 of the Code, which pr-1 in church and elate and in all par trany tectionsan.l sentemia in ir, tainlne my name for Secretary of State (the position I now hold) instead J Aycock s own town or uoinsDoro was n wru-g. " " " I uWe httVe lhe power to appoim acribeB, "If any officer, who ia re-1 Ilea will condemn it. And a part- Thla haH put uiHin me au immense f for Governor. There is i a that town as fine a sys by the Democratic party in Ken-1 hnndred more if th v desire ; and I quired in entering upon hie office to who haa to reaort to the abot r-a amount of work and made it tin- At one t'me there aeemed to be Utle hope oi electing a estate ucaeii em oi graaea ouoi -r mcsy in regru io .r .i-vw--- wtion corsUblea hae Uke an oath of offiee, shall wilfully I racket, either ra w thoul a r.eorc . -... mn nn ii I omit, n.irl-et or ref nae to dlacharare I tba will bear inveitiga'ion. or ia ne powrr i icm u j - I - - . - - , ' ( UU piwiuvt . .www- waa mv intention. In view of theee statements made bv me, and appre- still thre would be thousands .1 because we asked them for aiso been ahocked by Ihe further law, and right and juatiee admiuia- ciatitg the high honor conferred upon me at the Convention. I think it honest, bright, industrioua and pa- re nUtive to their uj, ,nat der the laWf lnese judg- tered without sale, denial or delay ' now proper for me to write you, stating why I think it to the b.-t interest ,-iotic boys who would not be able - tiection haie the power to ap- Even if not liable under tbia law, m . i a . a.1 3. .a. JX . . A. U . 1 .wii vn n x -. .t- o n vr1 unit IriTl " . a A FAI T AT1.AM. Tne jeopl will nt nd "? nomrat by aaaaaama i n" m Km ucky, ortrtr.ataot violence in N rt Carolla a." N.wa and Ubaerv.r. That ia true. No thrtata iy or rantt-d. drunk. n. ignorant rl ehirU, or rtttenjegg thog-, ortr.rea of vijleoee by Waddell, SiaitL. Douglaee, Ac. dinctly or indirectly will work in tbia StaU. Good naea T,lhlP to do this woik as it bhould while we have alwava had a hope of electing a mi j rity of the Legislature the S ate. Thre are six hundred rght or wrong? We presume that y i - - - - l ... i I M iiuwri iw a1 have been dono, to bay nothing of R cently the situa ion has improved so rapidly that when the time cam ,nd Bveny-two wnire wys theDemocrats of Kentucky took - i.,-.without a warrant, any duty of hi office, for default lcompod of lead.ra who are eo iebo- le.vinir here to tnako a single (-ich. 'Jf Printing the tickets it aeemed very probable that we could elect the tween tne ages oi six ana wni--nni8 position because it was right. If knd tr. impri.on him for tweuty four whereof It la not eleewhtre provided rant th t they are dangerone vot.ra I . . a i . x ii.i e i : l. . I ! ..i4-i vr-.. r f. - nn on1 nnani I I i It has b en my policy never to make appointment union I could fill it, and I regret exceedingly that these appolut metus were published, since I have been unalle to fill them. I have, however, tried to send a ii : i r..- th. i whole state ticxet, ir we coma unuo on ii an me rorces wbiou reKiDo , Ueiuuuiuo.i -uv----B-- theytookit because It I honts, wnicn wui o uuv ' . I that he the Amendment and the Democratic machine. Therefore, the problem to attend tne puonc graaea scnooi - nit-cuon ia ov. r, my do ui k .y.o , m ff . .. ... L.. a... i.:.i.fc-i , I o nf t.hum oftn-Hl lAtlwa8tne 0661 P11C ny 11 1 trial, or periuitting him to vote I that presented l'seii io us was mis, on., .wo ... t u .uu .u.UUfS.. - . . ,15wo fhft c-.e Vt u r,-,----. v., .nDOinUd - o the end. and thus throw away our thanes of electing all Slate officer , U ear? The report of Snrtnten r mn. f. .. nr down, and tnrn over theae offices, aa a free eif t. to the Dem dent Foust of the G-ddsboro Graded masses oi tne uemocranc pany iu .... h h - do- in han nenaior ahall be inlieted, the officer nding ahall be guilty of mia meanor d.eds of precinct, why will they not I 0 IIEHKIIITAIIV r III VI I !..! : llNOIt. Tt e tuff rage mm-od rnent u ln.tii- .EC RET OIVEV AWA. I t4nt with b th the Htate and Nation! X." In the Morning Post, gives! ConMPutlona. Tle more tlii men f llow the pam ra'io, and app.intawiky th Aret In hla article head-l"tro-'ty U rxamined and -trtl-t-i .peaker to every pUco to fill these with a bright prospect of electing it T of that number ever entered the knew that they would lose thee men one "Jf- O ,e ed. o The Colored Voter- He I TiZZ:;:, tar. Th Fiftrenth amefn-tit t. Tt I n ill - nrit i nmch trtir .)rvl.. . . f ' -1 .,. -mo-1 ... . . i . . iiit r v.1.- I tol j-juiii itviiir--, i reman : I nor to ms represemauoTi an a race in "The r-ght of ritixena f th tvu a hulall leglnlatlve matters. To theee I Htatr- t- vote ahatl not be dfiiiM onrats. or ahonld we arraree a co-operative ticket, representing all el School shows that only four hun Kentucky are honest. menta opposed to the Democratic machine, and unite our vote upon it, dred and twenty-three white bos Blackburn ana his party leaaers appointments. Wry respectfully, Makion Bt TLElt, Chin. P. P. State Ex. Com. I .. ... . . A week ago or more our State Chairman wrote a letter to every Countj doors or tn. puonc scno .1, or nao tf they continued to btuff tne Daiiot 1 no wT9a thau the other. Tnis I gays and Township Chairman in the State, and also to every county and legia I ihlr names enrolled lor a single 1 and defraud the will of the peo-j thr g 1 horrible to contemplat rtrs. nresAnt I dav. That leaves one hundred and I mi ,k T.n--t-l Tne hontst massea of the I 111110 vauuiun w w aawwv .- v w - - - j r - - iiih. 11 h iiiiinnm 111 a. aari A-rTiLXF- at-iv ing these very qiestion., and asking for advice. The liters in reply from forty-nine of those white boys be them le8son I .VTff .BrdJtbsT tt ""fiafa Avrv nnnr.iv in th State wre almost unanimous in favor of a 00 opera I tween the ages of six and twny-I , x. . . .. r .. o --. .. t,: 1 1 in we lasi eitsciiou. 1 my o wdicd 01 r. .m m u- - Ik- .. k . .r i ive ticket. The only d.ffcrence of opinion expressed wasaa to the com one who, for one Ciuse or another DemocraticUachine- wdl go, to try to earry thr privilege he la entitled " ' nf 'gtn acun' of vsli l.tr . position of the ticket. Permit me to aay that I cannot feel otherwise thai I were not able to attend the mag ... ., n.,,-. leetion, and to put themselves in man. and the Intelligent exercise of prv,ou- edition of rrvitud " a .h.a mA -afrifi . th nTai-n in thA Iptt-r Tnrsino I nlflc.nfc fiee crraded school in Gold. 1 .. ... ..fflce bv iraud and lore-, e ue- inis irancnise wouiu long biuos om. . I 3 . . 7 I. , ... j 1, 1 thnn thpv .r in Kentuckv? NO ! Mia.a thitr on n-xt Thursday, these I M.iml him fHndlv Tvcnfnitlon bv Maj.Jonn W.uranam. a lawyer, a str0Dg dtflire that 1 should bead this eo-operatiye ticicet tor governor. coro lor a singio uy. t -oi, rte ,h. dumocratic ""Ii" T. Iu,;" 1. 'e now? of the amendment ia lo-elinm.au will vote ag.inst the amendment be When these letters in reply from all the counts were in, a conference true in the city of Goldsboro, it Tney win prove tnat tney are no. rdfVu ,hi. Simion. .kIi. . . VkT ZZlZ "r th. n- rro.- a. rl.l-rd by the W ,, v . I 111. UUUUK A. W -c n I will eru-h him .. -r,1.ri. ... ,.,,,, ,. Urn oUtet-endront,hr. Iadir.i- .1 1 1 a. whArn tha educational ftcili-I honpst masses of the Democratic I and his machine aa thv repudiated I . .... I Imtionon account of colrr Murlii . . ... . . , , j 1 Kvbivu .vKvbuvA. , 1 ' I 1 . . . - . it in nm rovinaini. 11 win. luruicni lii vote for it, becuse it is consil 0? the letters received, is a co operative ticket, which; the 8tate Commit- ties are not so good. And It is ten party In Kentucky, and condemning the G 'jbel Election bw in xeo-1 exxgeuT In every man the krimlnatioo U obiHjly un,einu tutioual. I tes are now Bending out to be voted for on August 2 J. Tae ticket is com-1 times worse, and always will b'j I Simmons and his machine Itnrkv. on tne 1. . 4 u urot lasses of the Dem- c atic I desire to secure for himself Mich tionat. rlin 3iof Article 1 of tl- Ht-' times worse, in every country I .1-.. ... I ..- tr - .rw l..v--i Vi . ra H ii I n iisil I ft Ion LM l rmnrVi Able rltiir KaUu lu-kvii v- k w ' - w ---- - - - - " - a - 1 r .. - v vi. Illl IIHV III I V 1 m 1j llir; w ,VJI I bV r I W 111 - . - m u. u r am, W W J l - u-. v k - " - M . Will nn vnta fAi in nrnrni t ion I . . ,. .. . i ..i 1 i i -.. v. K0- I ... . I . .r i t: T.. I... I .ki- 1---.1 T arlll 1 ' onit.luU'n rraa as Iollow: .w.. ... j r--r i eleven candiaaies. adq, osiueg, wa nve uaaer mis rrg-eui me nu neiijuoiuouu m mo owtw. I demned Goebel and his machine inionine . . v i.u -- iruip n&uwj v. tbeleadtr of tbat party to declare elevate the reepecUble negro andCOnfermn lhe Xw r ror its rroeai. ana m enncui that will distranehise your twelve toA .. nf iht, K.nnhliran mfimher,! of the LeciBlatnre for Senator Bat I A v cock hns the hardihood to 6avl . , ...... year old boy, if be should fail to get ,, rtn-n lA iv.,, TTnitpd States Senate, which we could not have secured, that the DTODOsed Amendment will I J I .-- " " I - I m I a l wi l nh ATI mar rnPTil I , a a I an education bv lUOSI oa may die I , T .. iffj - u-. u .. 0- ---nr r k.i;. HifrnchiA .R(n-lA whlta man I . ,l paralyze xne wmie hcuhj uui nu lb advocau of h- anrri.dn,. . . . . . ' " , uou i iiu u.j u-u ..v-v. ... I " this oji at lus-ii - or an DOHk8l election iw. u- I nnon thp rrpdnlltv ttf thel . , . . ... before that time, and leave inai oy i . u nii-Anniat,.as nH t tViint nn -ill .crrnA' ith m. tli.t it ia :i I in t,Vi Rtntpi. nd the recKlessnesa tol vnnnA -.rirsi- i.w !..-..--- it,, n mrtcrl- nr l-lwc""-" "' ' ..--.. I iiBT. riatml and now c aim iiiai a,T to struggle to support his widowed le &lue tQ the t t0 re.eleot senator Butler than that I should be swear to It ; and he further says Dovouwantto settle the neero m tbia 8tate, should and will do like "mPie n1- tain part cf il.erltxeuhip havr a u mother. Besidts.the grand father a,rn4W. that if anv one is disfranchised it L Z ... cL. wise. We Bay this, because w You see the negro is all right and red ury r ght to vote while ar,..tt clause is unconstitutional. You will And bv this arraueement. furthermore, our chances for electing a ma- Uui h hi own fanlt. 1 , file"'..?: will have political right, and hold cta-a baa not; bt by riding tl . w " a mnnK. riii dim u,i luh v xiii w ibi n 11 i i . -i a t w an rw rtrrn ariiiiFK i . a x i a .. ..,. e .. o, then vote against thie dangerous is as honest and law abiding aa they -mce ir fte will join tne Bimmonsi , ra b. disfranchised yourself, Def ore j jority of the legislature ia very muca better than it otherwise would have I that time, by the proposed disfr&n I been. You will readily understand that we cannot expect a very large ehiaing amendment You ean vote I number of members of the Legislature from the Eist at this election. Tne j now. Why take any chances! Why members of the Legislature in opposition to the Simmons Democratic ma SWEET PAIR OF TWINS." 'HEAVENLY disfranchisement scheme, (which I are rkeniuCKv. will not settle the negro question, Take notiee of the fact that Mr. I - wnic& may disfranchise you and LAWYER AND LAWYER. hang a sword over the neck of your hine will come largely from the central and western portions of the State, j Bellamy haa not even dared to deny d x nd ejwt a Lt j (Norfolk Landmark, July 20. 1900 ) j Bcamt tjje mchlne Is afraid of. . - waere uwe uv ui.t wmw iwuuuubbus. i me mierview wnioa ne irv. w wuri..,.. u. :n i : a: a i t u uuuusmi huubiouvwi A so, we must remember that, while the prospects of electing he State charlotte Observer several weeks -..- n--; , ever, that we do not Include in the ti ketia good, yet the prospect of electing a mbj .rity of the Legislature b " " " " . A,nnaA amendment to the Constitution, tbat ' ..... Umvm -nT of MUCH bcitul In short, we could los the Stale tuket by twenty thou- a0' to the f that will settle tbis question. l"ied Jl Do you endorse the red shirt ruf nanism inaugurated by Mr. Simmons I ,aiid aiid yel 8fcVO the L-agislature. Therefore, if we should lose the State tn negro will vote with the demo and his party machine, to try to in timid ate voters, and inaugurate a reign ot terror, if not blood shed f Can you trust the government of th- That amendment is the one pro- ticket, we w-uld secure by this arrangement the re-election of Senator I orats for the amendment, because I . . ivodIm's Partv State U.lU. A. . 11. t.J Uf.in. U.n.tA. tha h..nnm-. - -. i - - . T . I.. . 1 I tne amendment will not amrancniae 0 ntif! 0 f VPt tb ne-ro . . . . i . i I " tnem, dui win oniy oiarrancniae from Loidi0g ffit.e. Such an mend- Butler lor a United States Senator and the harmonious action of tha Leg islature in the repeal of the infamous E ection Lw and the adoption ot th Constitutional Amendment recommended by the People's Party State Convention to prohibit the negro from holding .nice, and thus not only uneducated of their race, the old State into the haada of such men ? j settle the " negro question, w but besides have the credit of doing it our- j time country darky. And further. Should not every citixan wno be lieves in honest elections, and who believes iu law and order, vote against this most Uwless aud revo lutionary party mashintl Vance said Mr. Simmons waa not fit to hold even the i lace of head "red legged grasshopper" in Nortr; Carolina. Aud that great patriot aud eminent statesman prevented hi? confirmation in the Senate aa long aa he lived. I! Vanoe had lived,! -in -on would never have been confirmed. Then how can any V&noe Democrat vote for a Legislature that would end this m.n to the United States Senate f Waat would Vane, aay about that if he were liv iugf I selves, in the place of the present daagerous disfranchising scheme sub mitted by the Democratic party. These reasons seem to me to be sufficient ossification for my course and my par 'a course in this matter, and I am satisfied that they will satisfy I every Populist iu the State that this is the best thing under the eircum stances that could be done that these educated town neeroes know that this would build up a ne gro aristocracy, which they no doubt desire. Also remember, that when this ne meet aa thai ill be constitutional; and besides, it will cattle the negro qu'stioo, and it is the only thing that will. And besides, there ie no danger in an amendment of that kind to yon or to your child r. n Keep on the safe side! 1 St c .1tv ------ a . . I ... ,.... Iaiiu inn in law rur-irwii( i ch hereditary right ia.normM it iti that it Is not the negro, but "white 1. Tb ooititution oujfht notio.u flirt with ItM f.bot it i plain tiittt!- l.-lln.' .f . u..rwf -in are, he argues, I - . . lamendT.nt vrold be in nnft to vote for thel . M ... wtuwii du, ui ariirir i i .- tion. .Again the prpod auflrg a mo ment Indisputably prop vc -.r!r certain privilegeathat of votif r " ome citixena whit, denying t ittiv eitixena. Thia ia clearly a violtr', The Observer's Advice. Tbe Charlotte uraerver of Julv N w permit me, in conclusion, to ask yon to urge my friends everywhere I rrn aristorraev i bnilt nn and vo tj'zv, isr!:s irs xir urns J K j -.K'rf-.. ?-. K Af " ' - ' J without "force" and without 'Jaw'' (?) obtained by bioQ after all is but legalized fraud. torce or fraud,'" nro aristocracy, and Simmons and amendment fa unconstitutional and his white aristocracy, wno will to The "white scum those who refuwe those little fellows who eubordinate red-shirt gang their talents to ward and croaa-roads politics. Such little hide-bound whipper-snappers know no law that -1-v---- a. rra m. rvr-ll f 11. aal ia1r--. . 22nd, aaya edlorially : A. rnLM.M 1mU- avnhi.lAn a t I " lKt5. lucn umuwk .wu .w, a-n,.. ,- .. . - . . ..-. I that. nirt. r.f tha t -.-.1 mU-fl j hatch out election laws that wUl in- j worry about tbe eons Itntionall of the hut. ron.timt.oo whrti ore to their benefit and tne Denentjty of the amendment. It Is the I do privilege, ought to be grnt-i of their henchmen. Tbia element I duty of all wh te men to vote for I this Sta'e. would be dangerous in a constitu ,. lu , , nvr nw " " con-i D .ver aen. and in rvr parfu- sheuld shun them as they would thelpa toTjn 7 I grows more aubject to cnlm-m "c f ieatdpmonof darkneaa. That la bad advice. Why .wear l"qu"Ded rondrmnatton rvry .j Unfortunately there ia a larg- voters when tbry go to registerl I Dd uo,w thr people wnt to tnix breed of tbia cattle In Virginia, and I Why swear th-m to obey th. laws I upon ibfraUrM a etaotlc 'tat- i ' JII 11 r-4 nnA Ttf. Iu mkn I . I f"ll (S ill t 1 1 II 1 Iftft if 1 1 im HAIIA ktlvnn .ltd mrvA lTlth'f We can and we must carrv the Legislature. Get everv man to nnt his tfc- .nd tithr mU in W1" ria"' l" " J I that ta perhaps the secret OI a ditpo T. o'JL ' " . ' . . t...,. l.u .i.:n.u j .j ' I ' I h .- .rl- n b.ni tnmr- .!.!.... . - u . I " uu'""' om-r. men aay i civil and colitira dlKAftter. I h-j .UUU.UM w m U(m u.. u vV. . Mh.uu wuu, uu wm ue ua. North Carolina, while the illiterate r"' - hiw.diwv HVUVBM some foolish things some time. It I .v,i. rru x ours very kuij, .;- ..n k- ji.--k; the election, get tne legislature ana neoDle to outlaw the lawyers when I rtpnon.a anm. tlmna ait--rtkF am I r .. -. tvuiio uiru w Aia ajnn uioii auvuioou. i i f ' in r rwM la. a n rrn ' l v I.. . . . m I . . A . - V V --ft. - - m . l m ... riiu . w. a--. .. s. .&..-!.. b..i wa w n m n a-t-r jm Miiiii . iimmabi - What a pair of Heavenly Twins CYRUS THOMPSON. THE SI OUT OF THE BTJNDL1C OF TWIGS AND THE MORAL THEREOF. It Is perfectly clear that it is tbe purpose of the Simmona oligarchy if they get this legislature, to in trench themselves In power for.v er. They Intend to disfranchise not only every man who cannot read and write, but they intend next to disfranchise all who have not three hundred dollars worth of property. or more. When this much Is done, Mr. Simmons haa organised hit Xdd shirt brigade, and ordered thtm to try and frighten and intimidate voters, aud prevent them from reg iatering, and from going to the poll, ou the dav of election and votinc Bat let everybody remember that no thpy wil1 have tnelr machine elec matter how much intimidation and "on officers to disfranchise by va- force Mr. Simmons ordara his r-rf rlonB devices, every man, rich or shirts to nuke uae of before the el. Pr ed-cated or uneducated, who tion, everything will be as oiiet ano w,n not vote for the machine'. They peaceable aa a May morning when Urtwi oat when the legislature the day of election comes on next met ln 1899 to do H of thiB afc on Thuradav. So let n voter be intimi ume- ""y changed th.lr plans dated or frightened, but let him go howver' and aeclaed tna " was 1 -.....-.- Al . A to the polls, and vote his honest con- UWfcwr 10 "vw viotiona. Tae liberties which your cnerrv' ancestora fought for at Lexington Ifc 19 Baid tnat one of the mem- and Moor 'a Creek are now being bowof the legislature ln one of their threatened. It is the duty of every 8601,66 midnight caucuses, warned p ttriot to show the same courage tnem tn- it would not do to do too and bravery in defending tkese muca a one time. He used the 11- nghts, aa it was that of our ances- l-8tratton of the bundle of twigo, tors to win them for us. Let us show which runs as follows: the world on next Thursday, that we An old patriarch on his death ar. worthy deseendenu of a noble, bed, sent for h s twelve sons, and pamoue ana neroie aneestry. handed to each one a hnnm- f 1 1 -- H rule this go-'d old commonwealth (See picture of this in this issue sticki, tied together, and asked each one in turn to try to break It They all failed. The bundle of twigs was too Btrong for them. He then directed them to untie th huni.lt. And ftr. n.nri cai if tVi , .,, - . j 1 r, i. n--.- ...ju.t. : j: ,.,.1 v. 1 ( cvum d i mi, vauuiufti- tu JVIUI could break one twig at a time Lh:.A? th. .w not They did this, and broke the twelve tool their 0-0 people, aa they are no twigs one after another. He then I doubt fooling som., if the honest uoiuted out to them the le.son maos-es of the democratic partv taxi-hi hv th, tMrthat. ti,.JCo-W -e People's Pariy candi f - yfi I luo ul3. xii.u wvy -.now i-ejr wb cubic w twwi ueirgftiw w .. uu I je-c tb ( t be -e.rw!',,r'! . can dinchlse whom they please, conation. Sw ) white or black. Dut. white men .awye.a e uol vi .t ut , q., Uw 6r Bot. jodgment : will not always hold their peace and 0601 P' twana. in every oia.ri.T d4y lte u wba ,t -a-" -;; I wm avh V T " rv d in every county in the B ate a M for. r be other day be filled Pou'a .ppo et- Mr allow town dudes and tenth-rate I. . ..,,' .- mant at iifiCniUr. Mtlft n 4. re - . WWWMM Why Is itth.t Mr. Simmons, Aycock, aud the other Democratic political lick-spittles to bulldoxelf .fJ J . .v.. I iiivhv vi oinaiaaies arti airaia 10 meet --v- U1VUI it&taa ranlv to tVielp nMfthi. I enemies could not defeat them as gbortf they are afraid for their owi long as the twelve of them 6tood to-1 people to hear and know the truth getber, but that their enemies could This very fact will causa many ot Look out for ail kinds of reports. It will be done for political effect. In New Berne on Tuesday It was reported "that Stonewall Jackson (a Populiat) had been mobbed for in citing negro riot.' This was done to seare white men, to keep them awyer 1 n can be found to com. up to tbe help of old Virginia in this emergency. The people can command Under the preeent election Law a registrar may arbitrarily rafase to n glster any man, and tha legal vo- tbe service of thew lawyer patriots u. dt,,M -..b B0 Iftby will. remfldv nnUI aftur th- -UMtfnn t- beld and done Under the eon sti lt is eaid that, m Wake county, a?l. ... ..,,---. tt ,. .... 4V.4 well a all over tbe State, as fast asl ... . PonuH-tro.tt.ra are not on. ann-un- Wblt. roan 21 year. Of ag. may cine some sneak ine.thev re torn down register at any time prior to Dec. C " I kJ. . At . m easilv defeat th.m on t a Hmu the.r owa people to refuse to vote ft r "TT: 7 1 T " to be an organired effo-t. It - "rever thortaiter, .u ";..". " " Vrr th.m. Tuatiasure. trom even tauig vo a ugro aoou. how th are atraid for th , to w long aa he Uvea, entitled to vote t4uu u . . . .. voting. That right must only be be enlightened on the issues of tbe day. How do you know that after the .7. ni . .7 P oewe..s lowed to Democratic heelere. lit Is i cowirdly act Tbe man who adoption of the amendmaat th. teue yoa,y .r,dow,hepo,.er .--. ItawtH. p5rt, m.y io. 'If we try to disfranchise tool was a great diy. Seawall immor many people at the flrsc time, thev taiiaed himself and his cause on will -r-nri tnrti,- -. n 1 1 that occasion .w.. ..u. nu u.jr nui overcome us. " But if wo will rfia franchifu.aWr flr.fc th- The Norf lk Landmark of July hear on this line. I full of such lies. Their papers are red shirt, rr shoulder a Winchester and shoot d-wn those whose arguments h can't meet and his party can't meet, if he dared to do it. and wat not too cow- !. V. . M . . WflMIMi. I ... c ur !, uvueuv wi ui iiu-iug- army, i ne principle ia tne same dirty work. ton read- rs we will state that the I n,n,ni.ri.T on ttj, tt itr Tt win- few more the next time, then we 25tn. V8 "It was a aad day foi Caucasian le ion sale each week at (?) Bpekerg run from m joint debatet can do anything we want to do, be the State vl Kentucky when the Goe- Wm H Moore. Muioerry street. n . tg th9 un Tound nd dj the cause those already disfranchised j bel election law was adopted. Tht will be powerless to help the last Landmark was among a number of A limited number of scholarships ones that are disfranchised." la being offered by Littleton Female. x,, , , , . . newspapers that made this eonrment college, Littleton, N. C , to you. Moral-Let every man who loves at the time. Prom all indieations. ladle? without property preparing liberty, and wno loves his Siate the next Cubernatoriai campaign in I to teach who apply at once. stand together in tbia fight, and the Blue-Orass State is going to hinge IF THE BABY IS CUTTING TEETH Be sure and use that old and wall trid remedy, Mrs. Wltv low's 8ooth- The demand for teachers holding ling Hvrnp for children teethinsr It 1 i . . .Z .Z.1... .1 .1 . 1 -1 . . . thia hnnrilo nt nrt-. --III w I . ... , , . . IQlOIOIUiMS liOUl tll3 lUSillrUUVU Uao I BOOluCS IQI CnilCl. BOrKOn. VU. 0la tne bundle of twigs will be too Upon the same old Issue and the figbt I tJl- i ---.!- f- -! -n - n -.-s- T.r J large ana too strong for Simmons I ia to be waged with th. same old bit-1 and dnrine the nast vear went be-1 is th. humt nmtdr tar dift-rhr.. 9i j iu um ongarcny to oreaK it, 1 ternesa and ferocity." I yond the supply. cents a bottle. continue ln force Section 88 of th. preent election law and arbitrarily refuse registration to every llllter ate white voter? This ia a 'matter worthy of very careful considera tion. ported to bav. aaid,"l am bere to yon good . T n had better vote f r tt amendment and all white men vo to gether W. do not ca-e whether J" vote for it or not; fr we are gfic w carry it anyway. Tour name will w put In a big book, and we will remo ter yoa." or words like ttt II m01- perhapa, tlxy would ".mell a"1 blood hot." Ur. Douglat wa 'Oir' to scare and boll-dote the vot-r. nan or his abi it should appeal t reason and not fani or l Vl dices of the people A man bo M anv arrument will not ue eur" guage, and when uch a mil a louglaa Ulka aa he did, it -"' hi cause baa no argument Jit. t' Tbej aay Soatnr Botler ia eeading ut adorer circo'ara" and tben say.'itV Che earn, thing be Mid in bis paper." Then bow can ft be eeres. aftr being po .liabed I o 0,000 or 40 tOO papers over tbe State? Look out for "secret otrcu Urs" from Ifr. 8immons. He knows b. hat to do trna aoh work iu order to carry the election. He haa don. ia be fore, when hi. chanoee itemed hrrr than now. If whit, men do not watch. a.w x it i a... . T - -j wtu urn HULranoniawi as tney nave bsea f n the past. Camden County IiepuMlcan Met on the 7th insL, and nonjisj ted W. I. Ilalstead, Bb1fv' Deeds, and J. F. Jones, T. C. M and Ed. Mitchell, County ConiOjJ sioners. The Populists are to out the ticket. Tbe convention nounced the action of noniinaunl candidate for Congress in tbste. trict, claiming that It was l11111 They appointed two delegajef such a congre-slonal convent i one Ehouki be called to recooPpj a m Arm Wl 4 saia acuo-u uamaen wunv do her duty in the coming ele li it
The Caucasian (Clinton, N.C.)
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