The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-11-29

.ueu termed the Revolutionary Govern
mcut commenced when the campaign
.ommittee called upon to make Il speech
stating my views; and | would like
shy. IN this connection, that some of til
daily press representatives who hay
given an account of my speech selecte
Two paragraphs for quotation. sent thel
nut 10 the country, and the people ii
large necessarily formed on errOneou
opinion of what ! said, from those tw
paragraphs standing alone. They came
H. the conclusion that | was Il violen
~.vautioniSt.
| said in my speech:
IF there should be race conflict
(which God forbid. the first men who
oa."-d be held to strict accountability
are the white leaders, who would be
chiefly responsible. and the work should
l.-H at the top of the list. | scorn %
..afr ny doubt as to whom | mean by
that phrase. | mean the Governor OF
This State. who is the engineer OF all the
.-FrrE and meanness."
That Is enc part of the speech. l also
We Will not live under these intoera-
U.- conditions. No society can stand it.
choke the current of the Cape Fear river
with c2rcasses."
That is the other paragraph which
some of the press representatives took
au-. All the rest of the speech, which
Was chiefly a statement Of facts was
omitted. Those paragraphs. disconnect-
Ca. from the text, We're sent out as my
speech.
When the crisis came. there was 4 uni
Tar~aI demand that | should take charge
Last week, at the mass meeting. they
made me chairman by acclamation, and
a.~f chairman Of the Citizens Commit
g.e Of twenty-five.
Demand was made for the negroes to
trE to our uItimatum to them. and
their reply was delayed or sent astray
whether pUrroscly or not. | do net
a@a~1 ANA that caused all the trouble
I.a people came to me. Although two
"h-r men were in command, they de
..4dod that I shou.d lead them.
took my Winchester rifle. assumed
nr position at the head Of the process
-..u and marched to the 'Record'' office
". designed merely to destroy the press
-aaE couple of men to the door, when
".H demand to open was not answered.
.t3 burst it in. Not | personally, for
#.re rnr the strength, but those with
me did it.
We wrecked the house. | believe that
.r fire which occurred was purely acci-
.u-a.: it certainly was unintentional or
part | saw smoke issuing from the
Story. Some one said the house was
..n-. coud not believe it. There
"arn Il number Of kerosene oil lamps
...-.a@ round. They were thrown down
..3 smashed. and the kerosene ran over
+.- toor 1t is possible that some fellow
- it atire with a match. Immediately
t..re were shouts when the fire occurred
~top that fire. Put it out. This
".H'c do at all,''
ut once had the fire alarm bell rang.
We ~ayed the wooden buildings next 20
.. Record" office and soon had the
l.. out.
thou marched the column back
..u-h the streets down to the armory,
.aj them up. and stood on the stoop
. lladc Il speech to them. | said:
Now you have performed the duty
H|rA YOU called OH me to lead YOU to
..r.orm. Now let us go quietly to our
...sse- and about our business. and obey
.. .aw, unless we are forced, Ill self
teu~o. to do otherwise" | came home
about an hour, or less time. the
'..Htn commenced over in the other
.t of the town. by the negroes starting
+" COME over here. | was not there at
time. / was here in this part of
But we began Immediately to
a ont and prepare. And right here
want TO say this about my part;
"..r dreamed the time would come
" I would lead mob. But | want
r"E too. United States army offl-
"rominent man. was here, and saw
whole performance. He said;
..vrT witnessed anything like TINS
-.. II is the most orderly perform
ever WtneSsed.'
-H.a they got seven Of the negro lead
Drought them downtown. and put
" Jail. | had been elected mayor
time. 1t was certainly the
-i performance in American his
."pugh We literally followed the
'A" Fusionists made ii them
IH"re has not been single lille
'"amitted in the change of gov
Simply. the old board went
.+ jar now beard came in-strictly
- To law. In regard to those
". "e"H brought to the jail crowd
"' they intended to destroy them;
"eF" The leaders, and that they
l- 1o take the men out Of the
H 'y" force Of military around
said to the people:
. position haS been radically chang
. .N now Il sworn officer of the
r.. "' toll and those people must
"''e Protection"
vent out and appealed to the people
.,f a