The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-10-18

In the rear of Grace 1sss-eariy in the year. rascal from the north as
editing The Raleigh Standard. Holden,s old paper and then the organ II the
rascals who were just beginning their plan TO rob the people and 20 the
dragons teeth o. anarchy an discard This northern scamp wrote an IN
famous editorial about North Carolina women who we're democrats and #
got so hot for him he IA forced to e the state to save his bacon. Those
times were dsgr@aul times There is a negro paper published in this city
called The Daily Record In its issue of August. tie 18th. there is a n ei-
torial that casts great slr upon the wives of poor white men. ard is more
infamous possibly than that foul editorial Of h northern whit UoundreI
in 1869. We copy a part Of what is said by the negro paper of this negro
city and ask the white men-pariculany the white married mel, and e-
pelaHy the s0 OF "hi'em mothers VIA they think o snch dirty dsfama-
ton, such a sweeping insult to all respectable white women who are poor?
The intent of the teaching is to justify the black brutes who commit. rape
at the expense Of the character Of every white wife in the south whose on
diion is poor a to this worlds goods. But hear this vile detractor and alan
drer:
,r nWe on suggsszt thar at. the whites guard their women more closely; thus Civ;
YOUR 15 r. GOODS Goe@su OUT OF OF Do DOORS a1a AND 5fT TaG es h co Th5f IN S1 Rfs ,TT9sTrL FAYE
ARE TAKEN AWAY. Poor white men are careless in the n mater Of protect 1pe
WA ~ard iD them hen Sn o S1RS ESPER RP alcR> A 5a5S ar T ffn!e fooR Rf w s4airf o1 FEopi IL
ARE N Not To ANY noF FEA FART1c I aRf II THE The T MsrTER or OF Fe dAlI EaeE
MEN ZEN WITH WIT &c coioRE Epi Wo SqSok MRE MES; T r THIS AKE K TH6 TBI q e
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WEE A SGPF REFESELES AT T aTy y FOR " WHI Wr Girls ziSrS OF GUS
WELL KNOWN TO ALL 1" > LAVE VIII" ihN 40 "
Here he tells of his W experience, and ne has been holding "clandesune
meetings with poor white women, wives Of white men. He charges that
the virtue of this class is of as low type as that of negro women who ire
represented Is ready for ~clandestine meetings" Not satisfied with this
statement he ge on @ embrace girls of cult1r and refinement" Sc fallen as
to become lovers Of negroes. He say this is very well known" The in
fanny of the statement It is to break he force of the reiterated statement
that negro rapsts are brutal and savag AMI deserve hanging, by the plea
that they are beguled by poor white women and are fallen in love with by
the young ladies in the higher circles. If SANDER n lying can g % farther
hah nat, IL must De a. nSenOuu deVN II suggests II 1t Is tn most
Internal, slanderous, lying article that yer appeared in a North Carolina
newspaper.
ATTEMPTED ASSAULT BY BLACK BRUTEs.
The following affidavit is made by Mr.. Joseph Gore, a highly esteemed
farmer of Brunswick county. Mr.. Gore, unfortunately, lives in a negro
township the negroes being largely in the majority. The outrage is such as
may happen in any of the eastern counties Of the state, owing to the Re
pubIhan-Populist combine Read the affidavit:
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA,
County o. Brunswick.
Personally appeared before me, Geo. II. EeIEamy, a justice of the peace
fol Town Creek township Brunswick county, Joseph Gore, who being duly
Wor states: Son day my daughter aged Is years, vas returnin
from Sunday school accompanied by her little brother, aged u years, about
8 O'Clock in the afternoon. When about a quarter of mile from home, two
negro Joys aged about IS to Is years, ran after N daugher, with their
coats turned over their heads to conceal their identity, md attempted to
take hold of her, and doubtless would have placed their unholy hands o N
her person; and had it lot beer for her screams would have doubtless &C
complshed their purpose. This vas don in Town Creek township, in broad
daylight. The villains have nt yet been detected"
(Signed) JOSEPH GORE"
Signed and sworn to before HE this 10Th cay of September A. ID, 1898.
GEO. H. BELL-AMY, J. p