Show WHEN IMPERIALISM FLOURISHES There Is much In the cry of imperialism imperi-alism only It is not working out Its mandates In the Philippines but upon our own soil Last Thursday between dawn and evening one quarter of the I voters of North Carolina were disfranchised disfran-chised and that no mistakes might be made the polls were surrounded by military forces armed drilled and uniformed The report Is that the election was most peaceful The object was to disfranchise dis-franchise the colored men and It succeeded suc-ceeded more It was Intended to make of no avail the Constitution of the United States so far as Its mandates to protect the political rights of Its citizens Is concerned and so far as North Carolina is concerned It was ac copiplished Wo have never heard that Mr Bryan has been the least disturbed over this disposition of affairs In the South Weal We-al know that the distinguished Senator who read the Democratic platform at Kansas City and who gave such pathetic pathe-tic emphasis to the plank that designated desig-nated as tyranny the government of men without the consent of the got cincd we leo that he approves of that work though its purpose is threefold three-fold In Its tyranny First to disfranchise disfran-chise the colored men second to practically prac-tically disfranchise all while men avo those who vote 0 Democratic ticket and third to show to the world that nothing shall stand In the path of their carrying out their will not ryan the Constitution of the United States I Is the absolute usurpation of power re eardless of all law At this time It Is I not worth discussing except as It affects af-fects the rights of other States and this feature of It the men of the North should consider I Mr Bryan should be elected It would be bccau the vote of c man in the South counts for as much a the votes of three or four men In the North That is a point for the men of the North to most seriously consider con-sider The fact stands out clear that the vote of the most stolid and ignorant igno-rant tarheel of the plney woods of North Carolina counts for as much In the election of a President aa do the combined votes of William McKinley Thomas B Reed Senator Hoar and Benjamin Harrison The men of the South were the case averRed would not stand that adjustment adjust-ment for 0 holy minute At present they say we have n most serious race II trouble to settle you of the North do I not comprehend I ours Is the burden I 0 let us work It out I The answer should be very well but I if the black man counts for nothing wllh you do not try to make him I stand man for man against the enlightened I lightened North In the banls which establishes I es-tablishes tho relative strength n Spn i greps and In thin > cleClorari6dlljg6IoicTthe respective Slates Unti thut IB adjusted 6u l slSotl t I Justice let Democratic l 9raork tld Journals cease to try to entertain ua by rehearsing fairy tales about the danger oC Imperialism among the mongrel mon-grel l cutthroats of tho Philippines |