The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-06-03
PARSON LEAKS VIEWS.
RUSSELL WILL LOSE THIRTY
THOUSAND NEGRO
VOTES.
The Time Has Come When "Ihe Ne-
gro Has the Manhood to Resent an
Insult to the Whole Race"

Rev. r. III. w. Leak, editor OF the
Republican Outlook and pastor OF the
leading colored Methodist church, was
one of the Dockery delegates kicked
out of the Republican State conven-
ton by the Russell programme OF
adopting every minority report KeV.
Leak has been away from Raleigh
since the convention, attending the
Methodist conference. He has return
ed to Raleigh this week, and his paper
is full of fight against Russell. Below
are some of his statements:
''It seems from the tone of some OF
our exchanges that Russelfs nomina-
ton has not given satisfaction to the
masses of the voters in this State. we
predicted long before the convention
that if Judge Russell was nominated
that he would fail to poll at least 25,-
900 or 10000 negro votes, and / say,
that the above is not exaggerated. We
have letters that will substantiate our
estimate, coming from different parts
of the State from leading Republicans.
/ further say that the nomination OF
Judge Russell will be the death OF the
Republican party as far as the State
L
seem to think that the negro is only
cattle to be bartered off at the will
of a few shrewd politicians. There
has been a time when such was the
case. but thanks be to God that time
has passed, and the negro is reading
and thinking for himself. Has the
negro any right which should be re-
spected? Has the negro any right
which he should maintain at the bal
lot-box? Has the negro any manhood
of which to resent an insult, not only
to an individual, but to the whole race?
The echo answers yes, and we Will
maintain those rights. There are some
men that are tied, it seems, their con-
sciences are gnawing and grinding in
their bosoms.s but they have not The
manhood to speak OUT they forget
when the wicked rule thesitpeople
mourn. #lYTg
''They just as we'll speak out and
let their voices be heard. for the peo-
pie will speak and their voices will be
heard from the ocean TO the noun
tains on November next. To those
who for mess of potage sold their
birth rights, will be taught lesson
that voN popuh vox del.
For every evil under the sun
There is a remedy or there is none"
The Russell managers say it will be
more tolerable for Sodom and Gomor-
rah than for the men who favored
Dockery, if Russell is elected Governor
of North Carolina.
THE Gazette of this week spoke of
coming by the Outlook office with the
Russell band wagon. We would in
form the Gazette that the Outlook
will never get on fraudulent band
wagon
S. NJ. Hill writes to the outlook"
Maj. II. L. Grant, RusselPs second
lieutenant, admits they spent only
about $4,000. Shades of Lincoln. Is
that the way to find out the wishes of
the people? Delegates bought from
the primaries up. Unless Russell de-
clines and does it at once, you will hear
clap of thunder. We will never sub
init to such corruption. Bribery, rum,
riot. Is it not fact that that is the
chief argument the Democrats have
against the party in the State that
they are corrupted? We are willing
to vote for every man on the ticket
but one, and as for him, when sparks
cease to fly upward, and Comanches
respect treaties, then, and not till then
will we vote for Daniel L. Russell. |
may not be living, but if I am, on the
day of election, Russell will not get
the solid vote of Eaisofi aa,recinct, he
may get some but not if aFcan prevent
it. Office-hunters and paid trash will
waltz around with their leather lungs
and say stick to the party, stick to it.,
| have friends:si skRlW who kfA be
panied when they see these lines. hut
to such | say, | speak -Iafter' mastire'
deliberation. Russell is the worst
enemy to your interest in all North
Carolina. The other day, after he was
nominated, he said in a speech, that
he was always opposed to putting the
property-holders in the hands of the
non-property -holding class. That is
good enough doctrine, but where will
some of his henchmen come in?''