The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-09-23

III CDIHD4ldncG WIN numerous re-
quests, We publish below the full text
Of the famous and infamous editorial
from The Wilmington Record NEGRO
paper of August Is, 1898:
MRS. FELTON'S SPEECH.
"A Mrs. FELTON,, from Georgia, makes
a speech before the Agricultural So
ciety at Tybee, Ga, in which she ad-
vocates lynching as an extreme meas
ure. This woman makes a strong plea
for ~womanhOod, and if the alleged
crimes or rape were half so frequent as
is ofttimes reported, her plea would be
worthy of consideration.
Mrs. FELTON,, like many other So
called Christians, loses sight of the
basic principle Of the religion of Christ
in her plea for one class of people as
against another. If a missionary
spirit is essential for the uplifting of
the poor white girls, why is it? THE
MORALS OF THE POOR WHITE
PEOPLE ARE ON A PAR WT"~"
THEIR COLORED NEIGHBORS Of
LIKE CONDITIONS, AND IF ANY
ONE DOUBTS THE STATEMENT
LET HIM VISIT AMONG THEM. The
whole lump needs to be leavened by
those who profess so much religion
n showing them that the preserva-
ton of virtue is an essential for the
life of any people.
Mrs. FELTON, begins we'll, for she ad-
mits that education will better protect
the girls on the farm from the as
saulter. This we admit and it shOuld
not be confined to the white any more
than to the cOlOred girls. The papers
are filled often with reports of rapes
~c 80 o~1
lynching of the alleged rapists. The
editors pour forth volleys of aspersions
against all negroes because of the few
who may be guilty. If the papers and
speakers of the other race would con-
denim the commission of crime because
it is crime and not try to make it ap-
] pear that the negroes were the only
criminals, they would find their
strongest allies in the intelligent ne
grOes themselves, and together the
whites and blacks would root the evil
out of both races.
I'VE SUGGEST THAT THE WHITES
| GUARD THEIR WOMEN MORE
| CLOSELY, as Mrs. FELTON, says, thus
giving no opportunity for the human
fiend, be he white or black. YOU
LEAVE YOUR GOODS OUT OF
DOORS AND THEN COMPLAIN BE-
CAUSE THEY ARE TAKEN AWAY.
Poor white men are careless in the
matter of protecting their women.
ESPECIALLY ON THE FARMS.
They are careless Of their conduct to-
ward them, and OUR EXPERIENCE
| AMONG POOR WHITE PEOPLE IN
THE COUNTRY TEACHES US THAT
WOMEN OF THAT RACE ARE
NOT MORE PARTICULAR IN THE
NATTER OF CLANDESTINE MEET
INGS WITH COLORED MEN, than
are the white men with colored wo-
men. MEETINGS OF THIS KIND
GO ON FOR SOME TINE UNTIL
THE WOMAN'S INFATUATION or
the mans boldness, bring attention to
them, and the man is lynched for rape.
Every negro lynched is called a big
hurley, black brute When, in fact,
many of those who have thus been
dealt with had white men for their
fathers, and were not only not black
LY ATTRACTIVE FOR WHITE
GIRLS Of CULTURE AND RE
FINEMENT TO FALL IN LOVE
WITH THEM, as is very we'll known
to all.
Mrs. FELTON, must begin at the
fountain head if she wishes to purify
the stream.
Teach your men purity. Let virtue
be something more than an excuse for
them to intimidate and torture a help
less people. Tell your men that it is
no worse for a black man to be init
mate with a white woman, than for a
white man to be intimate with a
cOlOred woman.
You set yourselves down as a lot OF
carping hypOcrites: in fact, you cry
aloud for the virtue Of your women
while you seek to destroy the mOrali-
ty of ours. Don't think yer that your
women will remain pure while you are
debauching ours. You SOW the seed
the harvest will come in due time"
THE AFFIDAVIT OF THE CLERK.
An effort has been made by some
of the politicians to fool the people
by representing that this Islander
was a democratic trick or was gar
bled, but the following affidavit from
the clerk of the superior court settles
the question as to it's accuracy:
North Carolina,
| New Hanover County
a., John D. Taylor, clerk of the SUI.
perior court of New Hanover county
do hereby certify that the foregoing is
an accurate and true copy of an edi.
torial in The Daily Record. a paper
published in the city of Wilmington
of date of August Is, 1898.
Il further certify that said paper
has been published in said city a
least eight months prior to this date
that Alex. l.. Manly, the editor e &
negro, is we'll known as a republican
n has before this held the office O
deputy register of deeds of New Han
over county,. by appointment from
Charles w. Norwood, republican regis.
ter of deeds, of New Hanover county
L further certify that John \
Coins, business nag L. D. Man.
ly, foreman, Jno. T. Howe. genera
travelling agent, and F. G. Manly
general manager, are all negroes. anC
are known as republicans and the saie
John L. Howe was a republican rep.
resentative from New Hanover county
Witness my hand and seal this. Au
gust oath, 1898.
JOHN D. TAYLOR.
CLERK Superior Court of New Hanove,
County,"