Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1898-09-09
THAT SPEECH.
THATCARD.
Explain To The Brethren.

What Did You say
1saac. NV Good Brudder IsaS C,
Say That Speech Agin."
The Republican Convention
which met in this town some
time since nominated Mr.. I. NJ.
Meekins for solicitor of the Ist
Judicial District. Mr.. Meehns
was present and accepted the
nomination in a speech. This
speech, if report is correct. was
a low-down, dirty, Sycophantic,
inhamatory production. A dis
grace to any man who has a
white skin and boasts of one
drop Of Anglo>Saxou blood in
his veins. 1t was speech cali
culated to arouse the basest pas
sions Of the lowest element of
that party and pander to their
grovellipg instincts. 1t no
doubt cost Mr.. Meekings-it he
is not totally lost to all sense of
shame severe twinges OF con-
science to bring to the birth
that filthy, shiny, devilish mon
strosity an insult alike to de>
cency and manhood. But it
seems that when the greed of
Office fastens upon some men
they will sacrifice everything
decency, truth, honor, manhood,
all-and wallow in the letch-
erous embrace of the foulest
element of society and descend
to the last round of infamy and
degradation to compass their
end.
The report of Mr.. Meekius'
speech evidently stirred up a
hornets nest. 1t seems to have
disguised those in the Repub-
lican ranks, who are not traitors
to their race and stigmas to
their skin, and in attempting to
appease them he bent too far
back and tumbled on his
"brother in black" Forthwith
this sable brother pops up and
demands an explanation. He
wants the honorable gentleman
to tell the people what he did
say. Like q sensible man he is
not satisfied with a Card of de-
nial and abuse. In substance
he says: Meekins, Oh Dear
Brudder Meekins, What Did You
Say Isaac My Good Brudder
Isaac say That Speech Agin."
Now Ike do for once in your
life deal fairly and shame the
devil. Give us a Card what is
a Card. Tell the people where
you stand. If you are in favor
of negro supremacy, say SO. If
you wish merely to straddle the
negro and ride into office, why
not let the poor fellow know it
so he can get some padding for
his back. If you wish our
sweet innocent white girls who
teach in the public schools to be
examined by burly black me-
groes why be frank enough to
say SO. Come, you are before
the people for their sufrages
and decent white voters want to
See your hand. But here is
what the Eastern Herald, ne
gro paper published at Edenton
has to say:
"Mr. Meekins denies saying
that he favored NEGRO SUI
premacy" "a thing that the dem
ocrats themselves know the Me-
gro doesn't aspire to- He tur>
Their denies saying that he pre-
ferred to see Negroes rule in
North Carolina than the demo-
Gratis.
We are satisfied he didn't say
that because any white Repub>
lican had rather see the State in
the hands of the Democrats than
in the hands of Negroes. But
since you have your card out,
and say that the person who
made the charge is either a tool
or could net comprehend what
you were talking about, we
would like to know what you
did say. Your card leaves the
Negro to think and conjecture
as he may elect.
We don't want supremacy !
and no sensible Negro would
have it, but we ask our friends
to be careful of what they speak
concerning the Negroes of the
Ist Judicial District We are
with you if you are with us !;
for you if you for us and
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