The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-11-17
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t be- State. The work VAS not only
thorough but 1t was effective. The
victory was complete. The State was
redeemed and the pronouocemen: was
80 distinct and aescntuated that no one
questions tho verdict Of the people.
Once again the Stats is in the hands
OF the Democratic party, which will
keep its promise in righting the
many wrongs which the people have
suffered and will guard every interest
OF the people against the return of
such rule as has cursed this fair com
monyealth for two years and more.
: What will we do with our victory?
- We willtnrnsittogood account for
the best interest of every and all good
and honests and law abiding citizens
within our borders. White suprem-
acy will be maintained on the same
high plane for which argument was
made by the speakers and the press in
the late campaign; namely, because 1t
is the only sure safety for both the
races, white and colored.
But what of the negro? What of
the attitude towards him.
Why, simply the same opportunity
he has had in North Carolina and the
entire South since 1856 namely, to
attend to his own business quietly and
unmoiested. To the inoffensive negro
every newspaper and every speaker on
the stump has promised this through
out the campaign just closed, which,
in some respects, was the most intense
that the people OF North Carolina have
seen for generations.
To be sure, the white people OF the
State of every party, except few who
held Office or were locking for Office,
declared for white supremacy, spoke
for it, wrote for it, and voted for it.
The end was attained in the twenty
thousand majority of votes that were
cast Tor what came to be known as "the
white mans. party" which In the
campaign was only another name tor
the Democratic party. And the
sweeping victory which overcame the
thirty thousand majority OF the fa-
sionists two years ago and rolled up
our twenty thousand Democratic ma.
jority ten days ago, thus showing a
gain of fifty thousand oyer the vote
two years ago, should be sufficient ev-
idence to the colored people that the
whites propose to rule North Carolina.
But this is no menace to their safety
or challenge against their security
On the contrary, it is the very best
guarantee to the colored race of their
peace and happiness and prosperity
With the white race in absolute con.
troll, which is now the case and which
they are pledged to maintain and will
maintain, the colored people are in
much less danger of friction with the
white people than If the offices were
divided ana the scramble for the same
between the races should continue.
Holding office could never be profit.
able to the colored people while sharp
friction should exist between the races
And now that 1t is settled that they
will not hold Offices, they will quietly
settle down to their work, improve
their opportunities for making
homes, educating themselves as they
may and make OF themselves the best
citizens possible. For all coIored peo-
pie who show by their words and &C.
tions that they have an ambition for
such attainments, the white men OF
North Carolina stand pledged to see
them protected in their rights, and
they need not fear molestatlon.
THE COMMONWEALTH speaks for the
best people OF Halifax county and OF
North Carolina, and assures all colored
people who accept the verdict of the
white people as shown in the late
election, that white supremacy has
been proclaimed by the vote OF the
people from the seashore to the noun.
tains, and has come to stay-that the
colored people who accept this verdict.
we say, and shape their course accord
ingly, will find that their every right
Is protected and that their safety Is
abeo1ute and sure and tn this every