The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-03-28

COHlHilfl ing VI the races.
But this is hot enough. The
Democratic Governor of the once
grand old State of Nirginia-the
the mother Of Washington, of JEFF
ferson, of Lee-must emulate the
noble example of his great "Joss,"
and entertains at dinner, in the
gubernatorial mansion, two negroes
along with white people.
The Richmond Dispatch, a des-
perate Democratic sheet tries to
smother the matter. 1t SAYS:
"A telegram sent out from Washing
ton has appeared in several Of the
north papers stating that on FRI
day Governor D'Ferrall entertained Il
ColOred man at dinner at the eXecu
tive mansion. The Governor did not
entertain a colOred man at dinner at
the cXectiye mansion or anywhere
else"
Now note what follows, and an
other example of the moral turri-
tude of the Democratic press will
appear. Mr.. Darling who was chair
man Of the committee, in an inter
view says:
"Goyernor O'Ferrall knew Mr.. Tea
mon (the negro was III the party be-
cause he told me so. The dispatch also
says Mrs. O'Ferrall Immediately with
drew from the parlOr on seeing Mr..
Teamoh. The fact is she remained in
the parlor quite "A long time convers-
ing with the party. She did not leave
! 1 Ia. ri al A nj il thn t,nyarnnr and
asked her to Withdraw as the gentle
men were going to the dining room.
"Mr. Teamoh and Mr.. Mitchell, an
alderman of Richmond, (and a negro
were in the party, and both went to
he dining rOc III and sat at the table
with the Governor and with the mayor
of Richmond. There was not the
slightest Embarrassment observed in
either of these gentlemen. On the
contrary they We're most cordial and
polite and DESTROYS of entertaining
royalty IA delegation from Massachu-
sets. This dispatch is unusually in
appropriate as referring to Governor
O'Ferrall, because he treated the col
ored man with the utmost cOnsidera-
ton, both at the executive mansion
and afterwards, when as party, we
, visited the State penltentlary.
And the Governor of Virginia did
this in face of such strong facts as
these:
No colored man can get lodging
r or food in first class Washington
hotel, nor in any Southern hotel.
= At Monroe, North Carolina, the
negro member of the committee was
:; not permitted to enter the restau
rant, and his breakfast had to be
sent to him on the train.
At Charlotte, North Carolina
e this committee was entertained by
l. the Manufacturer club, but thu
II negro was TT present..
|, Bat G yei4"d, O'Ferrall-il
n Washing O.. and Richmond-mus
> receive all sorts and conditions O
men at receptions and weddings
And these are the ideals of Democ
racv. Oh tempora; Oh mores!
r. Gov. O'Ferrall is "squirming'
is under the indignation of the gooe
IS people Of Virginia; and IN trying t.
s. pa,liate his offense(?) says in a Ion
It interview:
;e Later three other carriages arrived
l. The first carriage changed pOsitiO
and | did not see the occupants align
. Pretty soon my dOOrman came up an
- notified me that the gentlemen wer
u, in the parlOr. | went down with Mr.
r. O'Ferrall, and as we entered the parlC
v. we were introduced to each member {
- the committee, winding up with tt
- colored member. Not until [ reache
Teamoh did | know, nor had | tf
er slightest idea that one of the committt
10. was colored man, and l was great
\. surprised and embarrassed, but | col
- cealed my mbarrassment as much
81 possible. | was acting in my Otficl
capacity, and the committee were cal
ing in their official capacity, and
could not do otherwise than carry o.
the programme.
a Light refreshments had been pr
>,+ pared, and | invited the committee
'o' the dining room, not thinking tn
oh TeamOh would come. After the par
got into the dining room, discover
he Teamoh and Mitchell with him. III
embarrassed me still more, but | co
he cluded that as TeamHh was one of t
committee and Mitchell their frieI
could not invite them to retire wit
Ugh out giving an affront to the Other,mel
Nv bers of the committee. and in deferen
to the feelings of the latter, and
cause | could not do otherwise WlthC
being rude to them, | submitted a
Teamoh and Mitchell remained a
of partOok with them of refreshments
asst Whatever may be Gov. O'Ferral
gle excuses-whatever NAV be the +
OF ture of his professed "embarra
J.. ment;;" whatever may be the circu
ter, stances of the whole matter, c
strong fact is this:
MY The Richmond Disprtch-a stro
~ Democratic paper-states as pc
Ill. tive fact that "the Governor did !
ney entertain colored man at dinner
ere the executive mansion or anywh
us else"
h nr But Governor O'Ferrall sa
# a 'Teamoh and Mitchell (ooth negro
trio remained end partook with them
zee. REFRESHMENTS" And whatever n
tied be the method by which
iver Democratic press will try to keep
IN facts dark, here is another illust
owe ton of the perfidy and utter di
1 10. gard of truth on the part of
ND Democratic press.
Although Mr.. Darling, chair
YER of the committee, said, as repol
~; ~ in his interview above, that Go
ford nor O'Ferrall knew the negro wi
SER member of the committee, the G
and ernor says he did not know it;
This he further says;
an "Senator Darling, | cannot ii
rical made the statement contained in
telegram. l never had the Sigh