The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-11-08
WHITE MANS RALLY
wILuINGToN,> RED sHIRTERs ON
THE RIDE
reakiu and Barbecue at Hilton Park
Yesferday-Seyerai Good Taiks-An
Imposing Procession Every body
Toasted on Barbecue. and there was
>ome 10 Spare.-Three Cheers for Pes
cbau and Kerr.


Some TO Spare--Three Cheers for Pes
chau and Kerr.
New Hanove county's white mans
rally an barbecue took place yester-
day as scheduled at Hilton Park The
affair gave a fine opportunity for the
rent of pent up enthusiasm and turned
out TO be a complete success.
A number OF democrats came in from
the country, and were met al Seven
tenth and Market streets at 1880
O'Clock a. m, by Wilmington Rough
| Riders in red shirts and men on horse
back. Colonel Roger Moore, chief mar
| shall, formed the procession.
The procession, amid immense en-
| thusiasm, proceeded from Seventeenth
| and Market streets down Market street
| TO Front street, up Front 10 The Or
| ton House, counter marched and came
| down Front street to democratic head
| quarters in the old First National Bank
building. Then the procession was
joined by the speakers ana
| others in carriages. At Front
and Market streets the Fifth ward
band headed the procession, and with
martial music, the procession moved
+, down Front street About seVenty-1Ve
red shutters were mounted and were
under command cf Captain NJ. f. Dow
Inf, who bore a sword. There were
also quite a number of other horsemen
and with the carriages and buggieS
in line the parade grew into imposing
proportions. United States and North
Carolina flags fiuttered all along the
procession.
The parade moved down Front street
to Castle, out Castle to Seventh, up
Seventh to Red Cross, on Red Cross
+. to Fourth, and thence up Fourth street
to Hilton Park. All along the route
the crowds on the streets cheered and
the Rough Riders yelled, and ever and
anon revolvers were fired. Ladies along
the route waved United States and Gu
ban flags from the piazZas.
Upon arriving at Hilton Park, the
procession r~endezvoused in the base
ball grounds, and the men dismounted
and gathered around a stand which
had been erected in front of the base
ball grand stand. On the grand stand
were several hundred citizens and a
number of ladies.
At 1910 p. m. Colonel Roger Moore,
chief marshal, introduced Iredeil
Meares, Esq, who was received with
great cheering. Mr.. Meares spoke for
a half hour and as usual enthused the
crowd with one of the excellent
| speeches he has been making during
the campaign. At 12:40 p. m. Mr..
Meares concluded his speech amid ap-
| plause and that the meeting
would be temporarily adjourned for a
barbecue, to which all were invited.
In the grove outside the base ball
grounds, there was a long table filled
with barbecued pig, bread and pickles.
The hungry crowd accepted Mr..
Meares' invitation and were soon at
the table enjoying the feast. Nearby
was another table from which the bar
becue was served by Messrs. Isaiah
West, b. T. Swami and Ct. H. Ward,
who chopped up the meat and were
kept busy dishing it out. Their part
of the work was done Well, and thew
stood to their posts until all corners
cried enough. The barbecue was pur-
chased in Goldsboro and it was fine.
There was the greatest abundance, and
$50 pounds were left over from the
forty pigs which were bought for the
occasion.
After the barbecue. the crowd again
assembled at the stand, and listened to
a good speech by w. B. Mckoy, Esq,
His remarks were heartily appreciated
and applauded. In his speech Mr.. Nc
kOy, abiding to the red shutters
around the stand. gave the following
as the origin of wearing red shirts:
Men of the red shirts, / am proud
to see that badge which you wear. Dc
you know its meaning? If not. | will
tell you. In the reign of James VI of
Scotland, the Highlands were Overrun
with bands of lawless men and riot rul-
ed through the land and nOtWithstand-
ing the efforts of a weak government
to suppress it. Murde rape, arson,
assassination, outraged women, We're
common to the eyes of the people, and
after the terrible battle Of Glenfruin,
( whom tho Moot ~ n7.C raoccooraI th1
elan Of ColquhOun, that James might
fully understand the extent of the
slaughter, the widows of the slain t.
he extent of eleven score in deeD
mourning riding upon white palfreys
and each bearing her husbands bloody
shirt upon a spear, appeared at Stirling
in the presence of the monarch to de-
mand vengeance for the death of their
husbands, upon those by whom they
had been made desolate. You appear
here now TO demand vengeance in be-
half of the women Of our race. 1t is
the cry of the women of our land that
has aroused you, ard I am proud that
YOU are equal to the occasion. We
have demanded of our officials that they
shall abandon this riot and misrule in
North Carolina. and by you we lave
won the victory"
George L. Peschau. Esq. was the
next speaker. He was received with a
great demonstration. and made a brief
but excellent speech in behalf of the
white man. ticket now in the field.
He was enthusiastically applauded.
Hon. Walter II. Neal. of Laurinburg.
was then introduced. and the crowd
gave him a rOusing reception. He paid
them pack with a rousing and most
excellent speech that was applauded
throughout.
Colonel Moore introduced Mr.. Will
liam Billiard. of Lumberton. who was
shot in the recent negro riot at Ash
pole, and he related a brief account Of
that affair. He closed by saying Robe
son was going for the white man in
this election. His remarks were warm
~ ~applauded.
The meeting then dispersed. and the
procession came back TO town and dis
banded.
NOTES OF THE PARADE.
One of the features Of the parade was
Mr.. b. a. Carter. Of Castle HAYNES
He rod a mule and created lots Of