The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-09-03

knowledge OF the great 1unoamental9
OF government and the basic principles
Of parties-of finance. OF the tarfn, OF
states rights. Of governmental limita-
ions OF power, Of the dut:eY OF citi-
zenship, Of all hat enters into q great.
puissant, free republic, as the blacks
in the Dark Continent have of the
British government in its history, deeds
and successes as well as OF its powers
and mode of procedure. 1t is a mar
vellous thing that after thirty years
of voting hat the most Of them are
children in the knowledge OF govern
ment and are submissive slaves to their
imperious white masters"
This showed The Messengers view
OF the dense ignorance and utter inca
pacity Of the negroes for voting
or governing Intellectually, equitably,
wisely. It showed also what a helpless
condition North Carolina is in when
the radicals are in power, the negroes
constituting ITO, 900 Of the 10000 MEM
bers, voters of that depraved party.
We then said of the hope of success of
the white radical ringmasters:
Their sole hope Of success is in the
plastic character and profound ignor-
ance and laundering stupidity of the
negroes"
Seeing all these things were elabor-
ated in a long column Of fine type
that North Carolina was wretchedly,
corruptly, oppressively bossed and
abused by the 1000 negroes under
the lead Of 80, 900 or more whites, that
there was an imperative duty among
the true whites, a solemn obligation of
citizenship resting upon all voters who
opposed robbery and vicious legislation
and arbitrary rule and wasteful tax
alton. We quote again:
That the campaign hencefOrth must
be fought on strictly race lines is ap-
parent. This noble old commonwealth
must be saved. must be rescued from
the hands of the spoiler and the polit-
ical humbug. The White Mans par
ty must be made a most imposing real
ity. Nothing can be expected from the
negroes. They will no more change
parties h the leopard will change
his spots. The Anglo-Saxon in no land
was ever a serf or wore the bands Of
servitude. He is the born leader of the
world just as much as the Roman was
of ancient days. He must rule, he will
rule, and that is both the long and
short of it. He will call no man mas
ter. He will not be dominated by an
inferior race, be it yellow, or red, or
black. So in North Carolina there sim
ply must be hereafter, as heretofore,
a white mans government. Nothing
else will do. Disgrace, expressions,
robberies, waste, ruin. anarchy itself
will follow if the government continues
as it has been latterly, under the COM
binations Of wickedness, stolid ignor-
9nca and 11nhrid1p6 QaE1occnocc
In this it was distinctly intimated
what kind of white Mans Party" was
meant. It was clearly said that Gin
North Carolina there simply must be
hereafter, as heretofore, a white mans
government" The Heretofore shows
what was the intent. When the white
men ruled in equity and honesty in
North Carolina the democratic party
drew to itself a clear majority of the
~voters-nearly all white. It did not
look the gift horse in the mouth"
When an honest republican helped to
put true and good men in power he
was welcomed. If a "colored man and
brother" sought to help on good, hon-
est government he was not forbidden
to cooperate with his white benefac-
tors and friends, but cordially greeted.
We wrote on last Wednesday Of The
Messenger, in the editorial above
quoted from:
1.-THE redemption of North Carolina
from the predatory and incapable van
dals who now rule in ruin is the i'm
perative demand of civilization and
honor and liberty itself.
Holding this, it favors in the state
campaign the great rallying cry that
this is and shall be a White Mans
government. 1t stands ready to well
come all we'll disposed and patriotic
men Of all classes and conditions, Of
all parties and races who are willing
to cooperate in behalf Of equal, just,
enlightened, honest government"
While seeking aid from all the friends
of just, economic and pure administra-
ton, that North Carolina may be re-
deemed inc disenthralled from the
Vandals, The Messenger does not in the
least p to lower the democratic
standard and principles or to trail its
flag in the dust for any purpose what
ever. The democratic party has al
ways been a White Mans party and
will be so until it's last work is done.