The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-11-08
FOUNTAINS APPEAL
TO POpUuSTS TO VOTE FOR WHITE SU-
PREMACY.
Lloyd is Running in The Interest of the Negro
White. The PepuIists Should not
Aid the Negro.
Tarboro, s.. c., Nov. {, 1898.
Nashville, n. c.:

TarbOrO, \. C., Nov. {, 1913.
u. V. Jenkins, Chairman,
Nashville, n. c.:
Tomorrow Tuesday will settle in
North Carolina the question as to the
negro in politics. 1t is practically set
tied now, because the great body of
white people have declared that the
Anglo-Saxon race must and will rule,
and they mean it absolutely. The only
thing to be settled is with each indl-
vidual to determine whether he VIII
go on the side of his race and vote the
white mans ticket or whether he Will
go on the side of the negro by voting
a fusion ticket 1t is no longer a ques-
ton of party, but of race n fearful
responsibility rests upon each voter,
and the white men will mark and hold
responsible each man who deserts his
race tomorrow. | write this last APP
peal to my Populist friends. Choose
quickly and wisely. Lay aside preJu-
dice and join with your race in this
supreme effort for white supremacy.
There is no other issue but the SUI
Dremacy of the white race over the ne
gro race.
Atwater's candidacy as is also mine,
is for the purpose of drawing TINS line.
A vote for either is a vote for our race,
because we have the support of the
white men. A vote for Jenkins means
a fusion vote, and is an endorsement OF
the negro party. The same applies to
Lloyd. because HIS remaining IN the
field after alternating the white people
by his course is not meeting the issue,
which he admitted will inure to the
negro and Whites benefit.
1t is demonstrated that fusion, where
by you secure the negro vote, Is an un-
holy and inconsistent alliance, and every
true white man ought to repudiate and
burst it. In your county matters few
petty Offices should not influence tie vo-
ter. You can vindicate no principle by
such a fusion, and therefore should not
combine your votes with the negroes III
order to defeat white supremacy. Sena-
tor Butler, Thompson and Aver doubtless
see their mistake in leading the Popullsts
into such an alliance, which means ultI-
mately Republicanism and destructiom
They should have the patriotism to stop
you now. No true Populist would for
moment think of going into the Rcpuh-
lican party, and yet there IS where 1t is
leading you.
The white mans parry must and VIII
win in the State to-morrCv. Where, Ch.
where will you stand if you do not turn
before it is too late!
J. B. Lloyd, seeing he had alienated
the white people and in consequence
could not secure their votes, should have
retired from the field and permitted his
committee to substitute n Populist, as
was proposed by the white people, who
could unity the white vote and thus de-
feat the negro White. Under these con
sIderations and others no true Populist
who loves his race can vote for him
without giving aid to White | there
fore appeal to you not to give aid to
White, but give your support and aid to
and for the benefit of your race.
Time will prove that | am right. May
you get right to-day and come out for
the supremacy of the Anglo-Saxon race.
w. e. FOUNTAIN.