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. 1 1TJT - -F': . I L ' in P W ! ..HflSt f S i i ' ! 1 ' ) I i 1 - . , . J oilllLoililil.ill t , ' 1 i n if l.- f RALEIGH, N. C;, OCTOBER 25, 1898 , u rifling, . Marion Butler y MM ! -r -anu J, 1 fi h n n nn r ' 1 ' uj;', U fRv . n nn rr' (M .' nn Ill" Tl .1 - I i f 1 fl r . ntl' 'an V I I I I t n f Xf PI n n ..till . - . (Ia fpn n nn n rw0 nn -n n ill LlbiblleilijIflilW I I l :' - I THE "ISSUE" RAISED BY THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY. The " issue "xf the present State cam paign -was MADE and forced by the Democraiic machine. It was made for the purpose of attempting to side-track and obscure the true economic issues in which the people are vi'ally interested, and which the Democratic machine de spises, because said issues are virile and mean good government for the people instead of "jobs" and "grabs" for a few Democratic bos-s; and the same ' ;-cit 'txra Fnurrn because the Demo- cratic machine owns ana controls the w-uc in cnine, or parts 01 it, decided Democratic press, which is a disgrace to that it should be returned, the State, and people, and ordered that The appointment of ignorant poll-hold-press to howl ' Nigger." er is not the only instance of official pre " Leading" Democrats, in connection ferment given to the negro by the Demo- VieiT- cratic nartv wli 1 a&M aA - 1 1 i mincr tViJc Jcc rwivernment has always meant with them the Tower to effect " iobs " in the interest f a few individual who fool themselves . - 1 1 1 r 1 . 1 1 into believing that other people WERE BORN TO SERVE THEM, either directly or indirectly. ' This gang recently tried to command the respect of the people by making platforms which profess to favor the people's interests; but auch professions were so much at variance wiih the intentions and purposes of the Democratic machine, that it has proven impossible for the gang to continue the advocacy of the platforms it has made. No intelligent and honest man his ever believed that the Democratic party, as at present organized, managed and con trolled in this State, is sincere in its advo cacy of the reforms declared lor in its recent platforms, which platforms were stolen from the People's Party. Some honest men may believe it, but if so, such men are sadly lacking in IN TELLIGENCE and KNOWLEDGE. Any INTELLIGENT man who savs that this Democraiic machine is honest in its advocacy of such reforms is not HONEST, no matter who he is nor from whence he comes. He may think he is intelligent, but such a thought of himself is sufficient to stamp him as a fool. No sort of o .mbination of INTELU--cgrs:gt-r . rrp'jq.ftT-z.xi-patiently to? erate the Democraiic gang by which this State is cur-ed and dishonored to-day. This party has lost all hope of ever be ing able to convince the intelligent ciiizen and virtuous voter that there is any truth fulness or honesty in it, and as a last, des perate resort and despairing effort, has undertaken to arouse the wildest preu iice and fiercest passions of men and cui lens toward one anoiber, with the hope that they may gain by LYING, LAWLESSNESS AND RIOT, hat they can never attain by argument, reason, record and truth. Such a course brings the basis of the campaign to a disgusting and wretchedly low level, and forces gentlemen, who fear for the honor and safety of the, btate, if the Democratic machine should get con trol of it, to descend to that eve in order to successfu ly fight that machine and prevent the consummation of its nefarious purposes and sinister deigns. It is no fault of the People's Party that this level is the fighting ground. , That party began the campaign with a vigorous discission of principle and economics, and .the first document issued by it dealt vath such matters: but mtre i3uuuv..., nanenuslv sprung a preconcerted de- sien of the Democratic machine to ma ' the exeat rallying slo to make an of the D mocracy in the hope tha t such a " . 1. ' rattle" and daze the crv initial luuiuov, - PpuliSts and stampede .hem to the Dem- It must be asserted here that any Popu list, Republican, Democrat or anything eW that can be influenced or stampeded by any such a scheme or plan as this is fit for nothing but just such a miserable, disgusting, contemptible POLITICAL PIMP AND MONOPOLY SLAVE the Democratic machine will make of as U1C itl-uvwi... . j j him if it gets the chance. He would de serve to b put in such a position as to Sake every two out of three licks of his labor belong to the trust and monopoly gang that is trying to stampede him, and that is just where he would soon find him- eo f f 'hp tnmiiiDOlV HrnQ should get control of the State through the Democratic VY -liv the machine raised the cr This is r ' cry 01 nig- g There was no other purpose in such ia move, and the main object of this pam phlet is to prove this and at he same time to show that a-y who may fear Ne gro Domination" must also fear and de fpise the Democratic machine; f.r -it : is under the control and domination of that machine that the nearest approach to "negro domination" has ever been aad in this State. And yet this same machine has the astounding impudence and brazen- nesstocry ou that me,,oter.Piitlh seeking to establish "negro" ruleinNorth C Thelfving fact is that the Democratic party and its managers have preferred Sat the . egro should be a voter; but when the Democratic party was in power that vote was either purchased, coerced; manipulated or stolen in such manner as to always inure to the advantage of that party. Numerous rich instances of this fact have been cited in "The Peoples Party Hand-iiooK 01 racis. , DEMOCRATS USE THE NEGRO BY APPOIXTIXG II DI TO OFFICE." Under the Democratic regime it was common for that machine to appoint nu merous negroes as poll-holders at.election I " yr:tm could be found: d HspHte-me protestor peo- pie wno demanded mtellitrent election officers. Th:s vas called giving represen tation o a 'certain partv, but it amounted to nothing less than a plan to return the vote cast at the polls where these poll holders were appointed. iut as the Dem- a - snv nr nnwor hv mirinir h;m t day it would give him innumerable offices and preferment if by so doing it could mi n V110 itaa T4- V.1 V. 4. -1 11 -ll gain his vote. It blows hot and cold alter nately on him now. One day it will be squalling "nigger" worse than a man with delirium tremens Then some Demo cratic candidate will go to the machine, or some parts of it and say : " Look here ! if I I .N i V ' " " - 1 III f if ; 1 , ..pl J A Democratic Legisidture Electing 107 It may be interesting to note here the names of the Democrais who voted for these 107 negro magistrates. Some of them are prominent to-day. THUS. J. JARVIS was President of the Sen f "aye" were . OCTAVIUS COKE. W. T. CAHO. N. W. BODDIE. T. N. BENNETT. W. C. TROY. J. W. GRAHAM. THOS. M. HOLT. W. C. MERCER. T. T3 STICKNEY. BEr.J. ASKEW. J L. STEWART. L. R. W ADDELL. W. G. ALBKIGHT. J. I. SCALES. CHAS. LATHAM. II. G. WILLIAMS. . J. D. STANFORD. II. IJ. SHOUT. T. W. CUNNINGHAM. W. A. MEBANE. M. S. ROD it INS. E. R LILES. W. H. CRAWFORD. J. G. MARLER. C. F. YOUNG. G. S. FURGUSON. TYRE YORK. L. G. HEiLIG. B. B. ROBERTS. H. BINGHAM. M. IV JUSTICE.' J. L. ROBBINSON. T. J. MOORE. T. . WILSON. G. M. FOLK. T. D. JOHNSON. T. A. NICHOLSON. The Democratic Representatives who voted " ave " were : ARDREY. W. E AUSTIN, C. AYCOCK, F. M. BAXTER, H. E. BEAM, D. n"innMnnnnnnnMnnin"nMnniwnnnnMMn ' . you keep this thing up vre won't get a single negro vote." And on the very next lay that same machine or parts of it will say: "We have nothing against-the negro ; friend. we have always been his best vve want ntm to be a eooa citi- zen. We have no animosity toward him," ... -... . tl. rtr:;".. UM3 CVC1 V SCIIS1U1C VUlCl ill OUILC ridicule and laugh at the machine, and futher, it shown that the machine trick- sters. in addition to being the most out- ratreous liars ami vicious slanderers that can be found, are the ' - - WORST AND MOST HOPELESS POLITICAL FOOLS on earth. They actually haven't got sense a . enougn to cndu t a campaign. even irom a Purely Pol,-ical party s andpoint. But while the Democratic machine re- latses into its delirium tremens howl of " nigger ," it tries to e him by elevating him to office and otherwise, playing with and equalizing him. It set the precedent for appointing jtegro Justices of the . Peace, ' A Democratic BRASWELL, T. P. BROWN, J. S. CARTER, M. E , of Buncombe. CARTER, W. S.. of Hyde. CLARK. JOHN H., of Bladen? COUNCIL, W. R. DAVIS, F. M., of Haywood. FAGAN, N. B. FENNELL, N. II. fox; M. L. GAITHER, A. F. GEOFFRAY, W. V. GODWIN, J. W. HARRISON, THOS. S. HARRISS, ERVIN. HENDEKSON, JOHN S. HORTON, . HUGHES. J. KNOX. LEACH, JAS- A. LINDSAY, . MCBRAYER, REUBEN. McGEHEE, MONTFORD. McIVER, JAS. D. McCLURE, W. H. McRAE, M. MADDREY, . MORING, J. M. MORRIS, W. G. MOSELEY, A. G. PEEL, OWEN. Pi N.N IX, M. H. PRO FF ITT, W. W. QUINNERLY, SAMUEL. ROBERTS, W. P. ROWLAND, ALFRED. RUSH. G. N. RYALS, H. J. SHACKELFORD, J. V. SINGLETARY, R. W. SPAKE, U. W. STAPLES, JOHN. S TEPHENSON, LYNDON. SWANN, LYNDON. TODD, J. VV., of Ashe. WILMX, JAS. W., of Burke. WINSLOW, F. L. WOR1H, DANIEL. Since this remarkable "White Man's erates the cry of " negro domination." Parly " vote there have been some strange It is easy to conclude that this cry is rais ccurrences. ed simply and solely for the purpose al- Octavius Coke has been Democratic ready mentioned that is, to incite ill Secretary of State. feeling, prejudice and viciousaess, and to - iA-n-'.fu s u Li f 1 1 ii fi i: i? n r i n i ii i i; t f. t3 t e i x LegislaitVre appointed arid elected a large number: of negroes as mairistratesin tnanv of the iiastern counties of the State in i876-'77. It is true tha- tliis course was opposed by nine members of the Legisla- ure,-wno enterca a protest against -it. But the f. ct remains that the Legislature. and thus'stahliahl a M a , which the Democmtirn,,,!;;; .... . . - - v. j,.wj now tntuk it a winning policy to denounce, lt mY . , interest to present-here some . record of this action. When the Legisla- ture of 176-77, which was largely Demo- . : j 1 a. . ' . . . - w upiywim, lUt3C live I VJ maeristrates (tradition and mmnrv of .those old enough, establish the fact that there were 107), a protest was formally entered by some of the Democratic mem bers. That protest at) Dears in the House J , auwa;. ur reierence 10 page 072, oome Democratic campaigners are try- ing to smooth over ?' this matter by sav ing that the Dems did not know they were voting for the negro magistrates. But how f o .lish and absurd that statement is when they roLed in face of an onen pr-itist.' regular I v presented and signed by s .me pf the very fellows who v-,ted for them. Negro Magistrates Jno. W. Graham has been a Demo cratic nominee for Congress. Thos. M. Holt has been a Democratic Governor. J. L. Robinson has "been Democratic Lt. Governor. M. S. Robbins appears to be trying to explain that he "didn't know it was loaded," in face of the official protest. Jno. S. Henderson has been a Demo cratic member of Congress. W. P. Roberts has been a Democratic Auditor of State. Jas. W. Wilson has been a Democratic Railroad Commissioner. Whoop 1 Hoopla ! ! Hooray for the "White Man's Negro Magistrate Party!!!" DEMOCRATS ELECT NEGRO DOOR KEEPERS OVER WOUNDED CON FEDERATE SOLDIERS. There are still further evidences of Democratic preerment for the negro offi cial. People who have lived long enough to remeinoer the instance, easily recall the contests for the position of Assistant Door-keeper in i87o-'7r and 1872. Demo- crats were 111 control of the btate benate in both these sessions of the Legislature, and in both instances they elected, by a large majority, a negro named Guilford Christmas, of Warren couuty, Assistant Door-keeper. It is recalled by some that at one of these sessions, when the Democratic cau- cus for selecting candidates for thi posi- cus for selectin candidates tor thi posi- tion was held, a crippled Confederate soldier named Webster, from Chatham county, was a candidate before the caucus for this office. But the Democratic ma jority, in its vast wisdom, expressed an overwhelming preferment for the negro candidate. The negro candidate received the caucus nomination and consequently was elected. But when a similar action is taken by another party the Democratic party inaugurates, and incessantly vocif- try, by appealing to the lowest passions, to accomplish what common sense and reason and a reference; t Democratic re cords would never 'permit- , DEMOCRATS BOND AND SERVE UN DER NEGRO OFFICIALS. for many years M. is inorntoti. col- orntoi orefl been Renter of D eds of War ren county, and he holds that office t day. He has been bonded by such Democ ats as O. T. Powell, Robt. B. Thornton and Sol. Buxton Williams, and j 1 1 1 rr in some ox tnese uemocrats have actt-d as a. J Thornton s deputies. This is a fact of re cord. Why nt raise the cry of Demo- crais aiaiug and aoetun tion?" "I : , t ' negro domina- II AYE YOU READ DR. THOMP SON'S GREAT SPEECH? FIND ONE AND READ IT. IT WILL MAKE YOU THINK. DEMOCRATS ELECT NEUUO POLICE MAN AND TOWN OFFICERS. "WHITE MAN'S PARTY" CAPER IN . ' WELDON. , Caucasian." WELDON, N. C, Dec. I, 1S97. . Noticing the comment of your paper on the Chappell incident, I wish to state that ' recently in this tow n, in which a majority of the commissioners are Democrats, and the mayor a Democrat, with several ne groes on the Board, all elected by Demo crats and negrees fusing, there is a chief of police and one other white policeman, with several negro policemen, elected by the aid of white Democrats. I saw re cently a travelling photographer arrested by a negro policeman on a warrant f 'om a Democratic magistrate, and marched along the street under this colored guard, I have seen such things before, and there has been no comment. I- believe in fair play. They talk so much about fusion, yet they fuse with the negro in nearly every town in the. county. . "X." DEMOCRATS ELECT NEGRO AL DERMEN IN PLYMOUTH. ' ' Plymol'Th; N. C, August 5r, tS,. For many. years the municipal elections for the town of Plymouth have been' held with party lines entirely ignored the temperance people on one side and anti temperance on the other. Some Demo crats h we, and continue to vote for the anti-temperance negroes in the fonrth ward, and always succeed in electing them. Yours truly, J. M. Bateman. DEMOCRATS ELECT NEGROES IN NEW BERNE. Democratic boards in the city of Ner Berne have appointed at various times the following negroes as policemen : T. R. Rich irdson, J. J. Mose.ev, Charley Richardson, James Dadley, Alph Ward, Caesir Lewis, Viigil Windley, George Richardson. NEW. 'BERNE DEMOCRATS ALSO ELECT NEGRO CITY COUNCIL MEN. The last" Democratic board of New lerne voted for and elected to" the Board f City Council the following negroes : Cicero Ro jbins, V. A. Crawford and Wil liam James. DEMOCRATS IN PITT CQUNTY ELECT NEGRO POLICEMEN. In the town of Pactolus, Pitt County, white Democratic officials elected John J. Redding, a negro, as policeman and the first man arrested was a white man named Henry Mobley. GREENVILLE DEMOCRATS GET THERE. William H. Hanrahan and Jim Brown, negroes, were appointed as policemen un der Democratic rule, and it is a matter of general knowledge that A. L. Blow, Dem ocratic alderman, of Greenville, and law partner of T. J. Jarvis, recently voted for and thereby elected a negro policeman over a white man. WILMINGTON IN THE SWIM. Noah Walker, colored, was a Demo cratic negro policeman in the city of Wil mington tor twenty years and is as Diace as ebony but it seems he became sanctified . Democrats when appointed by a Dem- machine. PAMLICO DEMS IN THE PARADE, In town of Bayboro, county seat of pamLco county, a Dem. .cratic board of aldermen is in control and that board has phasMed the "white man's party" by electing a negro policeman who rS ... : u FRANKLIN FURNISHES THE FUN. SOME OF The Franklin county Democrats fill some vacant space by electing two negro town commissioners in the town of Frank linton.and the little sister town of Youngs ville falls in by electing one negro named Alf red Baker, town commissioner. These were elected by Democrats. BE SURE TOU READ THE PEO PLE'S PARTY HAND-ROOK BEFORE TOU TOTE. fl fiTiH 1 fin k n n o? DEMOCRATS CHOOSE AND ELECT MORE NEGRO MAGISTRATES AND COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, &C. PENDER COUNTY Dims APPOINT A NEGRO MAGISTRATE. There are various signs of 4 white man's party" in Pender county, one of which is the appointment of Alfred Uoyd, colored. ; as a magistrate. . ; , CRAVEN COMES TO THE FRONT. Among the numerous negroes appoint ed as magistrates in Craven county by the Democratic machine were Alexander Bass and Jesse Brooks. HOW ABOUT CORONERS ? ; Miles Shepard, colored, was on the Democratic ticket, and was elected and put in the office of Coroner of Craven county. WARREN DEMOCRATS ELECT NbV GRO COUNTY COMMISSIONERS. In 1878 the Democratic Board of Justi ces the Peace of Warren county, which had been elected by the Demv crane Legislature, met- to elect County Commissioners, and elected a colored man named William Alexander Boyd : WILMINGTON GETS THERE AGAIN. Joseph-' C Hill, colored, was elected Justice of the. Peace for New Hanover county, by a Democratic Legislature and practiced in Wilm-ngton for a number of years and until his "practice" be came so shady that he had to quit and get out of the town. H DEMOCRATS ACCEPT A NEGE.O AGAINST A WHITE MAN. Tiller y, N. C., August 25, 1898. In 1892 the Populists of Darden anl Jamesville townships, Martin county, nominated Joe Swinson, a white man. for township constable, while the Democrats nominated Joe Ray, a colored man. bwinson polled 128 more votes than Ray and went up with his bond. The Demol cratic Commissi. -ns refused to accept hia bond, but did accept Ray's bond and put minxia. jjSI. o hi.-Tictorieuj oppo-Ment- T. E. McCaskey. Note -Three Democrats signed the ne gro's bond. . BLADEN COUNTY IS ON THE UST. North Carolina Bladen County. I, J. M. Bryan, a citizen of Blades county, N. C, do say ihat Enoch W Easters, a colored Republican politician was appointed ;atice or enc i'cace in the coun'j and State aforesaid in tht year .187, and that I heard John H. Clark, EbMuire, the Democratic Representative from said county at that time, say that he had him, the said Eisters, appointed. c J- M. Bryan. bworn to and subscribed before me September 2, 1898. W. J. Sutton, C. S. C. THE DEMOCRATIC MACHINE PRESS CALLS IN HELP. The Democratic machine press in this State, not content with the misrepresenta tions, defamations and slanders it has sown and scattered among its own people, has called the Atlanta Constitution to its aid, and now the State of Georgia is being broadcast with falsehoods invented in North Carolina. Just one sample of the character of the doings of the Consti tution will be cited here. ' It prints a picture of Gov. Russell and sajs "he is the most bitterly hated man in North Carolina, ' ' and that his own party talks of impeaching him. Now, the latitude and longitude of the Constitution as an interloping falsifier may be estimated by the following contra facts: The People's Party State Convention endorsed Gov. Russell this year. The Republican State Convention en dorsed Gov. Russell this year. The Convention of the State Farmers Alliance endorsed Gov. Russell this year Could a "most bitterly hated man" get such endorsements as these ? The trouble with the Constitution that it is one of the same gang of monopoly and machine Democratic tools that infest this State. It belongs to the same horde and it is tarred with the same stick Noth ing better can be expected of it than to malign a man who stands for the people. Such is the character of the work the Ce9 stitvtion is doing in North Carolina. T s