The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-11-18
That Democrats Hire Me-
groes to Commit Rape.
TELLS WHAT HE DID SAY
DECLARES HE is IN FAVOR OF
WHITE SUPREMACY.
BUT OTHER THINGS MUST GO WITH IT
Me Calls on Governor Russell and They Dis
euss The Situation lis Butler Abe
Pull the Free Pass Crowd Out
Of the Hole No.

Pull the Free Pass Crowd Out
Of the Hole7 No.
Senator Butler is in the city. He
stopped over for day on his way from
Roxb where he spoke Tuesday. He
called on Governor Russell yesterday
afternoon and discussed with him the
free pass middle and political situation.
They found nothing i'll either to con-
graduate each other on. So when the
willy Senator from Sampson left the
executive office he shook hands with
himself aud laughed in glee at the
thought OF what a hole he has put the
Tycoon from New Hanover and his
friends in by the use Of the free pass tar
baby, which they have been slapping in
the face, using Judge Robinson as
eats paw.
The Senator IL pleased because he
thinks he's about to get the Republic
cans where they will have to call on him
to pull them out of the hole. And 1t
does begin to look that way. The only
question is as to the ability Of the Samp-
son Senator to do it, being in the hole
himself. I" q fssa
showed Mr.. Butler the statement
which the Rocky Mount Argonaut says
be made in his speech there recently,
viz: eff colored men commit outrages
the Democrats pretend to be terribly
shocked in public, but when they get
behind a wall they laugh until they
grow fat. and if the outrages are not
frequent enough they hire worthless ne
groes to commit them"
"Did you say that:'' I asked.
"No, / made no such statement" he
replied.
"Then what did you sayT'
"What said about the color question
at Rocky Mount was precisely the same
that ! have said in every speech I've
made in the State. And at no place
could my statements be misunderstood,
and / hare not been misrepresented in
this particular By any other paper at
any other place.
Ron every occasion / have declared
positively and unequivocally in favor OF
white supremacy and Anglo-Saxon rule.
I have further declared that it was best
for the black man rs well as for the
white man that this should be SO. l
have further declared that every good
citizen. not only OF the white race, but
also OF the colored race should favor it:
but that every good citizen favored
something besides, and that the class
Of citizens. il there were such, either
white or black, who attempted to stir
up race prejudice for the purpose OF CALI
ing attention from and defeating great
economic reforms that CONCERN the vel
fare of nine-tenths of our population,
we're the worst and most dangerous
element Of society. / called attention to
how frequently. during the last thirty
years. the tariff and the niger had
been used as the leading campaign slo-
gans to the exclusion of the financial
and monopoly questions, and how dur
ing this time while the attention of the
people were drawn to one side by the
tariff and 'nigger.' the gold syndicate
had been allowed to destroy half of our
money and corner the rest, how danger
Gus privileges had been granted to in
diyiduals by which they grew into pow
erfui corporations and powerful mon
opolies which have resulted in breeding
trusts and combines, till today the in
dustral body polite is covered with eat
ing cancers called trusts. These. / said,
were the evils that have brought hard
times and caused stagnation of business.
1.-The politicians of both of the old
parties have seen these evils grow up
and the wholesale robbery of the peo-
pie committed. but have kept the truth
from the people and have kept them
stirred mp and divided on other qucs-
tons. | said that today, with these
same evils confronting us. in even more
alarming and dangerous proportions,
anu with the gold syndicatcs and trusts
and corporation combined to perpetu-
ate their domination and robbery, we
bear suddenly the cry Of Niger AMI
tariff raised up rs political slogan with
Greater yphemp nee than ever.
snow there are thousands OF people
CRYING out for white supremacy who
are honest and sincere. ! am ready 70
foin hands with those who are sincere
but let us divide the sheep from thu
goats Let us test their sincerity by
seeing who is in favor of fighting fol
white supremacy and also for financial
reform and for monopoly reform tina,
will give ns an anti-monopoly Le.is
lature in the true sense of the word
The Peoples party is in favor Of such
fight the majority of the voters Of the
State are in favor Of sHch fight. an,
they will gladly pull together and wir
q great victory for all OF these reform,
II the agents Of monopoly and the false
friends Of the people do not prevent II
In short cooperation or the forces
Chat are opposed TO the gold standard
enn trust ana monopoly uonlI'lalioi
Noud win II great victory and give n.
Che best white mans government the
c,ate ever saw. There is certain ela
0ent in the State that is opposed 70 snct
q fight because they do not wish such
. victory won. hut in the face Of TN,
leplora i,is4~condtian of the country and
he easy and effective way Of Spcurin,
q remedy. the monopoly hirciing VIII.
Will atrrnpt Ia the seeds of rae,
nveiulce in order that the monopolist
nay further continue to bleed and rol
ehe people is himself rs black at hear
- the negro whose m'Sdeeds an'
crimes he prates so loudly about for ~
Anterior purpose. Such n man is happ,
when the negro makes himself nffcnS;v
md il necessary would no doubt hir
pnc.rn to make himself offensive 70 fnr
bish campaign capital in the interest o
Ne monotnlists. nc man who uses m