Asheville daily citizen., 1892-08-13
STOP AND THINK.


you will publish the extract enclose
from Judge Russell's card, issued by way
of attack on the negro Congressman
Cheatham. If fully understood it will
surely open the eyes of some of our de-
luded people. There is no possibility for
the third party, nor even for the white
republicans, to obtain control of our
state and county governments; either
the democrats or the negroes will con-
troll, The clamor, which has been raised
bv designing politicians for the repeal OF
our present system of county govern
ment, has been taken up by some good
people, who have not considered for a
moment the consequences, the fearful
consequences, its repeal would entail
upon our beloved state. Repeal the pres
ent system of county government, and
ignorant and uprinciplcd negroes, and
not white republicans, will seize control
of the affairs of at least one third the
counties of the state. And the same is
true OF our state government. Wrench
from the hands ofthe democrats the helm
of state, and it will Immediately be seized
by the negroes, who are admittedly i'll
capable OF government, and used for our
shame and destruction.
This is no scarecrow TO triGhten white
men, it is conclusion proved beyond
question by the history Of the past.
Whenever the negro has been able to
obtain control, he has not hesitatcd to
avail himself OF the opportunity to the
fullest extent. In the second judicial dis
trict. where the negroes are in the ma
Jority the white race OF all grades and
castes, not the dcspised plutocrats alone,
but respectable white farmers, even
while alliancemen and third partyitcs,
are wholly dependent upon negro So
licitor, not white republican, for the
enforcement of the criminal law. In the
republican congressional district the peo-
pie are represented in congress, not by a
white republican, but by the negro
Cheatham who is denounced by his own
political allies for his incompctcncy,
treachery and insolcucc.
Judge Russell says: "Nonc but a negro
is thought of and the more incompetent
and treacherous he is, the more certain
he is to get the prize. If Blaine and Tom
Reed and ChauLcey Depew and Tourgee
resided there neither could be nominated
for congress unless he bought the noml-
nation at a good round price for cash. :"
Then in the name OF common sense,
what chance would there be for PritcE-
ard or Ewart or even the blatant and
hypocritical Tom Long? Sensible white
men, do stop and think. The only saliva.
ton for this country, as must be appar-
ent to you on reflection, is the coutin
ued supremacy OF the white race, which
is synonymous with the supremacy of
the democratic party. With these facts
plainly set before them, it cannot be that
our people will plunge hcadlong into tie
pit which the republicans, through their
allies, the third partyites, have digged
for them.
There never was cheaper, cleaner or
more efficient state government than the
democratic party has given the people OF
North Carolina, and any man who de-
clares to the contrary is either an igno-
ramus or revilcr and siandcrcr.
When in the name of all that is dear to
us, let the white people of the state
stand together and preverve this good
government for themselves and their chill
dren who are to come after them. But
hear the testimony of the we'll known re-
publican Judge Russell:
THE substantial republicans OF the
east are profoundly disgustcd at the in
tolerable obtrusiveness of many of the
negro politicians, supported ty the rcve-
nue. crowd, and the unfortunate fact
must be ackno wlcdged that the black
people have chosen to follow the corrupt
and worthless mercenares of their race
and ignore the counscls of the white
leaders, to whose advice they have here
totore deferred. The actual leader Of the
party in the state is negro congress
man, whose only qualiticationtor leader
ship is the color of his skin. In that ne
gro district in past years, white men OF
character and capacity were elected to
congress by negro votes. Now, no white
man ever thinks Of asking for the nomi-
nation i'll that district None but a ne
gro is thought of and the more ncompc-
tent and treacherous he is, the more GER
tain he is to get the prize"