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n , - 7$ GzJ, OSa-Z ' - ' - : ..... ..... The Davie- . Record. r ; .; " . "T -. 1 ; MOCKSyiLLE, c. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1899. . " S7. '( f G. T. GLASCOCK & SONS FOUNBEUS AND r f,ctrcrs of Turbine Water SrOVE Heating Stoves. Coal I'iOWS, iriun vci3iijjgo SPECIAL CASTINGS OF very Article Manufactured by WM..C. IVY, Agent J. E. CARTLAND, SUCCESSOR TO H. H. Cartland, fTreerLslDoro. 1ST. C. A FULL LINE OF CLOTHS AND CASIMERES . ALWAYS ON HAND. o - A FULL CO&PS of the B2T EXPEItlENCED WORKMEN. Write for Samples and Measuring Blanks. fi. H. MORRIS, Agent. Call cSrairs frEmbrough, , PHYSICIAN'S AND SURGEONS. See. First door South of Hotel Davie r.'f. g- cheek EYE SPECIALIST. . Ice over Jacobs' Clothing Store, WINSTON, N. C. ' Dr. E. B... Anderson, DENTIST. OEoe: First Door South of Drs. McGuire & Kimbroug-h. Mocksville, N. C. EVE j C'TCPQ tain-.,- 12 of Got. Tf jlor's ;i. 1 1- ll'v: Mining ot ior. 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For' sale by - AfTnt. enemUy tarafj-.g-h.-ntt the State " ' fenl rcc Girc ;v ALTEON o :ADlTSOF. ; Branca Vice ih; VQa roIJ.ua-Cr.4. iiic& 1 j C-'oJ-iipayy, Ricamoadj ya. The Davie Record, PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY. E. H. MORRIS, Editor. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION : une copy, One Year, ... $1.00 One copy, Six Months, - . 50 One copy, Three Months - - 25 Mocksville, N. CM October 4. THE ELECTION LAW VOII. M.Jeearsons Review of Pend ing Political Problems. We are midway between the elec tions of i898 and of 1900. We are tiir enough removed from the ex citement ol both struggles to look backw ard and to look forward calm ly and dispassionately. Next year JNorth Carobna will be forced to face" the gravest situation which has confronted her since 18t0. - Then the ouestion was.-"wilTthe State secetle from the Union ? Now the question is.- will the State,vio late the fundamental condition on which she was readmitted into the Union ;. jand the democratic voters will have to decide whether thev will break tlie solemn nromise which their chairman and official head made in their name to the people of the State before the last election. The good -faith of. a sovereign state and the ancient honor of a great party cannot be treated or disposed of lightly; they demand thoughtful, anxious and reverent consideration... In 1 8(58 the TjeoTjle of North Car olina adopted a constitution estab lishing universal suffrage, and in June of that year the State was re admitted into the Union subject to the fundamental condition ihat her constitution should never be chang ed so as to deprive any citizen or class of citizens of the right to. vote conferred 'by that constitution. That fnnuaraeutal condition is sun in iorce ana win continue in force until the State attempts to break it. Ti.'e learned gentlemen who ad ooate tlie proposed amendment ili net deny that it contravenes be act of" congress in' that it will disfrpjeliise some citizens upon w'horsi the Siiifrage was conferred by the constitution of IS08. These learned gentlemen will hard ly pronounce the act of congress un constitutional because the validity of the Reconstruction Acts has been adjudicated by the supreme court o: the United States, the final ar biter, tlie tribunal of last resort, and the great Judge Cooley in co n mentirg upon this exercise of fed eral power, Cons.Lim., page 34 n, feelingly- observes: 4 4 It suP.ic'es for the present to say that congress claimed, insisted upon and enforced the right to prescribe the steps to be taken and the con ditions to be observed in order to restore these states to their former positions in the Union." And he expresses the 4IIope and trnst that the occasion for discussing . such questions may never arise again." In September, 1898, Mr. F. M. Simmons, chairman of the state democratic committee, issued to the people of the state an address which was both a promise a?:d a protest, in which he uses these words: "For the past twenty "years' or more, just before every election, the Republican speakers, at their midnight meetings, have been in the habit of telling the negro if the democrats came into power their right to vote would be taken away from them. 4 'First, they told them if the dem ocrats got the "state government they would disfranchise them. The dem ocrats cot the state government and did not disfranchise them. - Their they told them if the democrats elected a president they wonld dis-f-.np.hisp thein. The" democrats elected a president and did not dis franchise thein. Then tney joia them that if . the democrats got con trol of congress they would disfran-. chise then. . .The democrats got control of xiongsess and did not dis franchise thereu All along the hon est white men of the state lryughed at these lies, and marvelethat the negro did not have sen?. enough to see that he was dupedf ".Finally the negro himself began to see through the trick, - lie Lad seen the denodnits in full power in the state for twenty two years, and had Je.-irned through experienc that that party" did riot prop se to disfranchise him, .and lia, too, be gan to laugh at these liars, and finally" refused to be frightened by their rot any longer. So the old R.-.'i!llican s are-crow had to be 'moled d'vn and put away... 4 'They know that the democratic pad' has always stood for man hood! ?.iitirage; snd they, know that tl democratic; party will never, ina or any circumstances under the i sjia, ovseat to the passage of any I l,i'X'.-v.'h 'v 'y. ill take from :, 'them I liowever. 'rpoc and ignorant they i may be. tlie right to vote, or which will in any way diminish or lessen that great-privilege' This promise was so circumstan tial, so earnest, so indignant, so plausible, and so fortified by polit ical history that.it a'most compell ed belief; it silenced, the warnings of intelligent republicans and al layed the suspicions of the timid ana ignorant and gained votes by me tnousands for the democrats, wiio actually carried .the Black JJistnct and carried the eounty of -tiaiiiax by 1,500 maioritv. : And yet with that promipe fresh on his lips without explanation and wimout apology, Mr. Simmons him self inaugura tes and leads the move ment to disfranchise the men he had promised to defend, to sacri- uce-ine victims wnom nis promise naa deluded, to betray the . confi dence which had gained for him the victory. . it should be borne in mind that the Act of the Assembly in 1874 calling the Constitutional Conven tion required every delegate to that convention to take an oath that they "shall not require or propose any educational qualification for of fice or for voting.'? lhe proportion both of neiroes and of illiterates in the State at that time was much greater than it is now. What wonld be said of the delegates to that convention if they had violated the oath and proceeded to pass the "grandfather clause" and to extol the hereditary instinct of the white man in loca ting his vote as proven hy the he reditary instinct of the setter dog in his God-given faculty of locating the quail ? The only difference between the former case and the present is that there the members took the outh individually and here Mr. Sim mons, as chairman, makes the pledge for his party; the sanction and binding force upon the honor and the conscience i3 Our amazement at the the same, course of Mr. Sim mons is increased by the following from the Washington Post of last winter: "It was learned yesterday that the action of the North Carolina legislature in regard to a constitu tional provision for the lestrictiou of suffrage was largely based upon a visit made to this city by several leading North Carolina democrats. Among others to whom the delega tion talked was Senater Caffery, of Louisiana, and the Louisiana plan has been accepted by . the North Carolinians. It provides that a voter whose father and grandfather voted in any state prior to January 1, 1867, shall be exempt from the property and educational qualifica tions prescribed in the other arti cles of the state constitution. 1 This means, of course, that it disfranchises the negro. 44 At the same time, Sen. Caffery, as he said yesterday, was very frank to inform the delegation that he did hot regard the provision as constitutional; - 'It creates a privi leged class,' he said. 4and I told the people of my state that it would not stand a test when they adopted it. If the legislature of North Car olina has accepted the same provis ion, I believe 'that" they will find their work undone for themassoon as the matter is brought before the United States supreme court.' " Notwithstanding , this advice of Senator Cafferv, in which his col league, Senator McEnery, formerly cuief justice of ..Louisiana, tally concurs, and in which the Post says every 4 jurisconsult" in the land concurs, most of the learned gen tie men in North Carolina who have favored the public with their views in advocacy of the.ametdment stait out by "assuming" theNeoiistitu- tionahtv of the measure. the light of the decisions of or preme court reviewing the,it acts of the present legisVsRare Impartial layman wou.e justified in assuming: quite reverse cause the court ha been overruling these acts in almost every instance. It is amazing that the learned advocates of this measnre men of , excellent and . approved common1 sense who avow their purpose bold ly should fancy that they have suc cessfully concealed that pitrriose in a periphrastic form of definition. The ostrich on the desert, with his head in the sand and his body "exposed, islhe..ouly bird which concludes that he is successfully concealed in that -interesting atti tude and that nobody can see him because he can see nobody., Mr. Simmons' ante-election prom ise, was made with equal force and with equal solemnity to black illit erates and to white illiterates. He now pronrses with great ve hemence of. expression and myste rious rolling of the eye that he will not disfranchise any white man, 4ho.weyer poor and ignorant. Th ese men -iiFhfse-ignorance is larirelv dne to the neglect of the state, will naturally mqu re wnetn-1 v -Tiit to 'a. black man c; ?;e trusted to - . -, . - , to a promise to a while, man a nd further to inquire m what code of morals the color of the promise im- 1 pairs the cbligatr3trtf-the-promise, court of conscience and of honor tneV be- now the helplessness of the promise and his inability to enforce performance does not increase rather than di minish the sanction of the promise. These illiterate whites before risk ing their salvation to Mr Simmons will be moved further to inquire at what particular point in his lively career did Mr. Simmons evince his special regard for the rights of the "poor and ignorant" white man. If they go back to 1886 they will find that Mr. Simmons disfranchised some two thousand voters in Vance and Warren coun ties, not so much on the ground of color as because they had voted against Mr. Simmons for congress. . And it they go back to 1892 they will find that Mr. Simmons, opera ting under the decision of Harris vs. Scarboror disfranchised 49,000 voters not on account of color but because their names were not wit ten in the registration books with sufficient fullness and particularity to suit the refined, critical and ex acting taste of Mr. Simmons. And they will find that the Fed eral House of Representatives con taining a hundred majority of dem ocrats overruled 31 r. Simmons' scheme of disfranchisement in the case of Williams vs. Settle, and that the people made haste in 1894 to overthrow Mr. Simmons at the polls, and the supreme court effect ively suppressed his methods by their rulingin Quinn vs. Lattimore. In spite of all this, though slightly disfigured and somewhat discred ited, here he comes again, still un abashed, asking poor and ignorant men to trust his naked promises and to accent his constitutional vievrs, which have been tried and found wanting, tested and tattered and shattered by the people, the courts and the congress. I take the liberty of saying that I am opposed to negro domination, and have never feared such domi nation since Halifax became' the banner democratic county of the State. I heartily endorse the act of the present legislature, chapter 488, en titled 4 4 An act to restore good gov ernment to the counties of North Carolina," which gives certain counties in the Rast a separate form ot government. 1 advocated a sim ilar measure in the legislature of 1897, and I insisted upon section 5, chapter 135 of the laws of 1895, in fact wrote the original draft of the section providing for bi-partizan boards of commissioners in certain contingencies. The aim and the effect of this provision has been to safeguard the financial interests of these counties and render impossi ble incompetent or corrupt control by either blacKS or whites. In my judgment this separate county government law makes the proposed amendment wholly un necessary. I now submit, without fear of ar gument a summary of my reasons lor opposing the amendment: 1. I am opposed to it because I am convinced that it conflicts with the federal constitution. 2. I am opposed to it because I know, and its advocates do not de ny, that it violates the act of con gress by which the State was read mitted into the union. 3. I am opposed to it because I, along with every registered voter in the State, have taken an oath to support the Constitution and laws of the United States, and I cannot violate the law which readmitted the"StSt&-withont violating my oath . 4. I anicHSsed to it because I cannot aecepttbljiflji011 of.its most eloouent. arVvofiatTift sink my conscience iortne public gVuT uuiivgwu private con science. tii hh(rnAn 1-wt lrim , - l am opposed to it because if renmrps nn.vmpnr. at ru-wi rj 1 dA ;ix (requisite tovjjtujoj idablv corrupu 6. Tv am opposed to it because it will disfranchise all or none of the illiterates, both black and white; if disfranchises none it Till be a useless and mischievous agitation; if it disfranchises all it will be an act of cruelty and perfidy without parallel. 7. I ant opposed to it because in stead of eliminating forever the re gro question, if it is literally con strued knd strictly enforced, it must leave the ballot in the hands of 54,000 negroes, 40,0,00 who can read and write and 14,000 half breeds, mulattoes and quadroons, while it will take away the ballot from the humble, docile and inoffensive blacks ia the country who live on the farms and are voting more and more with the men whose lands they till, if kindly treated by their landowners. 8. I am opposed to it because it is not needed in the East where separated local governments are al ready established, and because it id ra not wanted in tne west oy eunui bcrats or republicans. 9. I am opposed to it because Jnnil-T tne worse wu-uu ; un ewiU be a crime. i opuation u xrrsp eonerrucuou 10. I am opposed to 11 uw KoiiovA the more completely we ... T Wo orrro i a, brute without rights the more 'completely he Ul act as a brute withont obligation, and because I believe it is danger ous to the law and order, peace and progress of the State to have within her borders a great body of people without master, without protection, without guide, without hope, without higher restraint than the fear of punishment and with out higher incentive than the pangs of hunger and thirst. We give our readers this week on the editorial page, a pa it of Hon. Rich. Pearson's able article on the election law and the amend ment. It is a very readable article, and we hope all our friends will give it a close reading. The bal ance of his article will appear in next week's " issue. We are. anx ious for the people to have a thor ough and correct idea of these two Democratic machine schemes, and then, if after such an understand ing, we get a free ballot and a fair count, and they are adopted by a majority of the people honestly en titled to vote thereon, we shall be satisfied to the extent that we be lieve the people should have what they vote for. Nevertheless, .we believe they will soon regret it. When yo jr rights and liberties are gone, if you vote them away your self, you can blame no one but yourself. Read the election law and the amendment, get a thorough understanding and then vote as honest freemen for what you con ceive to be best for yourselves and j your country. Let the people rule. The Asheville Gazette asks: "If the constitutional amendment is an honest measure that the white men of the State can support, why was ' a dishonest election law enacted to t help it through!" Mcdowell & Winston's Cheap Clothiers, BTJYEES FOR 3 MAMMOTH STORES. 3 , WE SELL FOR LESS, BECAUSE WE BUY CHEAPER THANT SMALL DEALERS. SOME SPECIALS : 300 Suits at $350, $500 and $650, WORTH $5.00 TO $9.00. 500 SUITS $7.50 TO $10.00, WORTH $11.00 TO $15.00. 150 Overcoats, (2.50 to $6.50, worth $3.75 to $10,00. 200 OVERCOATS, $7.50 to $12.50, Worth $20.00 to $18.00. If you have bought of us you know ns; if you haven't yon should try us, and learn your saving. a GREAT VALUES in nats, Shirts, Ties, and Underwear. Don't Forget the Place when You Come to Winston. JE THE COMFORT. uymg early you'll oii-fte very latent thintrs '"our usual low prices, means prices are (Jar Prices are Always Lou but this season we shall surpass ourselves by giving you exceptional values. We call your attention to these few things just received. tS' Do Not Neglect to Call SHOES. Ladie's good solid Dongola Kid button and lace Kid tips-Patent or Plain. $1.25. Actual value $1.75 Ladie's Hand sewed Kangaroo or Vici button and lace, $1.98. Actual value $2.75. Boy's and Misse'sncat solid dress Shoes, 95c. Worth fully $1.25. Men's Oak-Kip full stock Bro gan, $1.15. Actual value, $1.50. Boy's whole stock Shoes, 98c. Worth $1.25. Ladie's whole stock Shoes, 9Sc. Worth $1.25. Children and Missels' good whole Block Shoes, 75c. Worth $1.00. Ladie's good substantial Shoes, all Leather, 75c. Worth $1.00. THE COMFORT, Shoers and at 3w'-t. j Cor. Opp; WachOTii Nntioa Free Gifts to Record Subscribers : ONE 150 ROCK HILL BUGGY. ONE $45 SEWING MACHINE. ONE $25 VEDETTE BICYCLE. (Ladie's or Gent's.) ONE $7 CHATTANOOGA PLOW. ONE $6.50 REMINGTON (Beech, loading) SHOT GUN. " Bring or send us $1.00 and . pay . for a years' subscription to Tns Davie Record and get a ticket, and you will have an opportunity at one of these free gifts. Old sub scribers by paying what they owe ns, if in arrears, and $1.00 for a years' subscribtion, will get a tick et. Tickets will be mailed to those at a distance. Address, DAVIE RECORD, Mocksville, N. C. Ptm taitlon. We give one er mart fnr ackoW areaip in erery county L ln y. Writ SPatitons,, WiU eerat notaafertKitlaa or can deposit moaty la ba&k until position U Mcarcd. Cat farapaM. KoTacatioa. En Suarantftt. Under reasonable conditions .... wr at any time. Opca for beta aexea. i neapboaro. Addreia J, F. Daueaoa, rrta't, at either 1 Draushon'i BusineMM. Nashville, Ttnn., 6a I vat ton, Tax., Savannah, 6a., P Tazarkaat, Tax. Bookkeeping-, 5hertBaaa Typewriting, et. The most thorough, practical and ttotrtrnvo schools of the kind in the world, and the aaaf patronized ones Li the South. Indorsed bVbaak era, merchants, ministers aad ethers. Fear weeks in bookkeeping with ae arv equal ta twelve weeka by the old plan. J. p. Drang bou. President, is author of Draughoa'a Mew System of Bookkeeping, "Double fintry Made Kasy." Home study. We have prepared, tat fcofue. . siuuy, hu on Dooasecptag, penmanship ana shorthand. Write for price Ust "Home 6tude.n keeping at home from your books, while holding utrpiNCwaLL, Bookkeeper for Cerber at m position as mgni teicgrapn onf fitftr 1 wooicsaie urocers, soma catcago, IlL liwm tms fafar ROGERS, uuJCa. about commencing, if you are going to find our-tore ready for you on the market and bsitdj a big saving to jou our always. on Us when in Town. -f CURTAIN GOODS AND WIN . DOW SHADES. Window Shades in paper felt all colors, complete, 10c each. Pure Linen Shades 23c each, all colors. Curtain Scrim. 5, 8, 10 and 12o per yard, big assortment. READY MADE SKIRTS. Good Black figured Skirts, 75c. Colored Skirts, well made, 98c each. Black Mohair Skirts. $1.25, $2.00 and $2.50 each. BLANKETS AND COMFORTS. We will save you money on them. Good-Blankets at $1.00; extra size, $1.50 per pair. Comforts, 50c to $3.00 each. Come see our line, w can suit you. .CAPES AND COATS. Capes from 50c to $8.00 each. Coats $2.00 to $10.00 each, and the biggest line in town to choose from. FwPniauer3 3WI Tflphone t214. WINSTON. N. C. - 0
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