Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1874-05-29
civil RIGHTS AT THE FAY
rrVULLE CONVENTION.

VII RIGHTS AT THE FAY.
rTvTEyILLE CONVENTION.
r. ia SO seldom that we can consclen-
tiously commend any action OF the
Radical party from any stand-po1nt'
that we always feel it to be a duty as
well as pleasure to do SO.
The Convention at Fayetteville
affords an opening for commentator
that the JOURNAL hastens to take adj
vantage of, much upon the same prin-
chile that an old acquaintance of ours
commended speech of man in his
neiehborhood. Said he, '1ts a very
fine speech in its way, but it's ID
poor way" The point the Jo1 R VAL
commends is the consistency and the
boldness of the Convention. We
much prefer to fight an open enemy.
The nomination of Neill Mckay, the
father of the doctrine of 'sno parlor
and no kitchen" the first white native
born North Carolinian who SO Tar
forgot his race, who SO far forgot his
color, who so far forgot his blood VINO
SO far forgot the instincts, the preJu-
dices if you will, of birth and educa-
ton as to ignore the line OF demarca-
ton, drawn by their common creator
between black and white, was enough
to satisfy reasonable men that the duly
accredited representatives OF the Rad1-
cal party from this district, in Con-
vention assembled, recognized no
difference between white men ana
the black.
Nor. indeed, did it need this proof i.
There is no Radical press III the State
of North Carolina, there is no Radical
candidate in the State of North Caro-
lima. there is no Radical speaker in the
State of North Carolina, who will dare
saw that the negro men or the negro
women of North Carolina are inferior
to the white men or the white women
of North Carolina save in the matter
of education-a temporary lnferlor1ty
born of white oppression. and that may
be overcome by few years OF educa-
ton. We feel safe in saying that
neither Radical candidate, nor Orator,
nor Press will maintain that the negro
is not the equal of the white IN any
respect save in such matters as grow
ont of education, or who will declare
otherwise than that as soon as the
effects of prejudice and education
shall seem worn away there will be no
difference of any sort between Amer
can citizens of any color.
Blu. the Fayetteville Convention was
not satisfied with this. We are III
formed that the white and black del
egates ignored all differences OF race,
color and previous condition OF SER
vitude by eating together at the same
time at the same table on the steamer
North State that carried them on the
river.
Nor is this ali, though the nomina-
ton of Neill Mc41ny and the sitting
together at the same table at meals
would seem to be sufficicCt. We learn
that it was proposed in Oh, If the res
olutions to disapprove of the plan o'
sending white children and black chill
dren to the same school and that the
proposition was voted down, certain
colored members stating that they
saw no harm i'll mixed schools, having
themselves been educated with white
children at the North and that they
saw nc reason for continuing badge
of inferiority on their race.
We say that convention composed
OF white and black delegates that illlls
trate social equality in their OWE per
sons by its actual practice, and tina
expressly refuse to vote their condem
nation of mixed schools, should nom
mate Neill Mckay as It's candidate fo
Congress.
Verify there will beno need of eithe
parlor or kitchen when white and blacl
children go to the same school, ant
when their parents sit down to thei
meals at the same table. md this i:
the future to which the Radical part,
invites the white men and the whit.
women of North Carolina We viii
not insult them by asking if they in
tend to accept the invitation.