Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-04-16
OLD NORTH STATE.
THE NseRoss' POLITICAL DECLARE
TON OF INDEPENDENCE.
Farmers Demand n Fixed and Reasonable
Freight and Passenger Rate--Hemcdy
for Rich and Lazy Senators.
O, the Richmond pisps,ch.l

,correspopdence o, the Richmond pispaich.l
R.ryreu. ". c.. April ID. 1890.
rho movement OF the negroes for sepa-
rst,on from file white Republicans has q
deepcr plan than is generally known. A
well, Known negro politician said to me TO-
Sav. !" win give ron some points for the
mss,,,cy regarding this movement OF our
race' + consider it TO be the negroes
DECLARATION of independence The mat
ter has been under consideration since
last summer. when. we discoyereu ina, III
rewards the black people, the backbone OF
the Republican party, got nothing.
No Democrats can ever know unless
we tell them how many and how
great were the promises the white
Remblieans made us during the sum-
mer and autumn of 1923. None were
kent The increase in education and IN
general information OF the Leaders OF our
people have given us now what heretofore
we have lacked. and that IS inaependen,ee'
The Democrats have ignored uspoilticaliy,
hnt made no promises, and hence have
broken no faith with Us. The white Re
publicans have been traitors 10 us. as IN
deed they had been so many years before
tbe scales began to fall from our eyes. The
movement of the negroes will in two months
show itstelf as clearly as we can permit. We
must yet conceal somewhat OF our purpose.
1t is not for revenge, but for independence
Of political slavery. No other term covers
our condition so well as this--.pollticai
sIoverv. The best negroes are in the move
ment. The Georgia negroes ana those mere
have spoken. Others will be heard from
later. Jf the white Republicans think they
can lead Us this year, or next year; can
tell them they are mistaken. The Demo
Gratis can rest assured Of some remarkable
deyelopments this year. The white Re
publicans fear our revolt, "a death-blow,
while they but half fathom its purposes or
its extent"
A RAILWAY COMMISSION.
The organ of the Farmers Alliance an
nounces to-day that the alliance III North
Carolina will positively demand OF the
next Legislature that it pass bill creating
a railway commission TO provide "a fixed
and reasonable freight and passenger
rate" 1t further announces: That IS
inst inst what We want and what we
need and that IS what we are GO
ing to get.p IL is proposed that the
bill shall be passed early in the session.
Three wears ago and year ago commits
sion bill could have been passed early IN
the session, but every days delay proved
fatal 10 its success. The organ also refers
editorially to 1.-The rich. lazy senators"
and says "it is time TO put somebody IN
the Senate who is not so rich or lazy. That
is the remedy"
The people of Reidsville have shown
their progressiveness by voting IN favor
of an issue of bonds for water-works.. o.,
To-day the Winston and Wilkesboro' rail-
way was completed TO Elkln, Surry coun-
ty. In fifteen days regular passenger
trains will be put on.
cpo,pnrr r,rsTrrIrT10y
There are now 200 pupils in the lnstltu-
ton for the Deaf and Dumb and the Blind
1t is crowded, and special application VIII
be made TO the next Legislature to enlarge
it. and also to make an appropriation Tor
placing necessary buildings and improve
ments on the farm three miles from this
city.
One of the largest wagon-factories in
the State is to he built Mt Waughtown,
Forsyth county, by George Il. Nissen d
Co. -, =,
Only seven miles of the Mocksville rail-
way remain to be graded.
A mass-meeting was held at Winston this
evening for the purpose of securing the
location of the Davis Military School at
that place.
Efforts will be made to organize branch
associations of alumni of the University III
all the prominent towns of the State. AT
the commencement in June and in the fu-
ture the alumni will take far more active
part than heretofore. II Is felt that this
new movement will strengthen the Uni
yersity in many ways.