The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-08-23
WHITE GOVERNMENT UNIONS.
The White Man Must Rule in North
Carolina.

| Hon. Frank u. Winston, of BERTHE,
| who has been organizing white govern
ment unions in the Second district hav-
| ing about completed the work of organi-
zati0n i'm the counties comprising that
/ district, has mt the request of Chairman
Simmons consented to take charge or the
work of organizing these unions through
out the State. Mr.. Simmons not having
the time TO devote to that work HIM
self
Mr.. Winston is one of the ablest and
one of the best workers in the party.
and he will do his work thoroughly and
well.
Speaking of the good results being nc
complshcd by the organization OF these
unions. Mr. Winston last night said:
The name White Government Union
explains fully the work Of this organiza
ton. The white man must rule in North
Carolina and TO bring about that result
there must fbc union of white men.
'''These clubs are fer effective cam
paign work. | shall proceed Mt once to
organize working body Of white men
in each precinct in North Carolina. These
men will have charge Of the campaign
work in each locality. The fact is this
is Il neighhorhood fight. The victory for
better government in North Carolina is
to be won around the tire-SidcS. These
clubs will look after registration. WI
see that all white men 30 to the polls,
viii distribute literature and do the en-
tire work of the> campaign. Every
white man who loves his wife and chill
dren will he given work to do in this
campaign. Several counties have been
ing done
In several precincts men who voted the
Topulist-Republican ticket last year have
been made presidents of the clubs and
put on important committees
The test for membership is simple
and plain. ana is rs follows; Every
white man who desires white govern
mcnt in North Carolina and is willing
to use every practicable and honorable
means To restore white supremacy there
in and who proposes TO support candi-
dates pledged TO effect that purpose is
eligible to membership. There will be
no grips. signs or pass words in these
bodies North Carolina has had enough
of that sort of thing late1y. But the
work will be operated above board, not
by secret committees but in the daylight
and by an appeal to the honor, character
and highest aspirations of the people.
NO mans Democracy will he ques-
toned who stays ont of these clubs, but
all should join. They will not undertake
to control nominations, but they will
work to elect nominees. These clubs are
part of a definite. well considered plan
of campaign and will be formed foi
work and not for dress parade.
"'rhe executive committee feel that a
mere recital of the acts of the last Leg
islature and of the present State gov
ernmcnt will be sufficient to drive from
power the present State administration,
and it proposes to call to its aid every
agency for disseminating such infor<a-
ton
1.-The Union will he important factors
in the work. Of course this work is sub
icct to the approval and control of the
county executive committees. Where the
committee have in the counties devised
what they regard as an efficient working
organization upon some other plan, these
Unions will not be formed in those coun-
ties. The object of the committee is t.
have III each county some well defined
| working body whether called White
Unions or by some other name. The
committee is determined to have the
party organized in each county upon a
working basis.
II will state that this is a campaign
in which the white good women in North
Carolina are unusually aroused. They
are eligible to membership in these
Unions and the flags they are offering to
the voters in Harnett and the other coun-
ties are an evidence of that interest"