The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-10-02

held, on July 18th, Senator Butter
wrote:
From the present outlook we very
much fear that the Peoples Party
will put State ticket in the field.
Such action if taken would be great
ly to be regretted. and should be
prevented if possible. WHATEVER
DIFFERENCES MAY EXIST
AMONG NORTH CAROLINIANS
OVER QUESTIONS OF NATION
AL POLICY THERE SHOULD
BE NONE IN THE STATE,
WHERE ANGLO-SAXON SU-
PREMACY AND GOOD GOV
ERNMENT IS THE PAItA-
MOUNT ISSUE"
AT THE MERCY OF REPUBLI-
On the 14th of July, 1892, the eau
casian said:
"Now word to those who have
joined the Peoples Party: What is
there to be gained for reform by de
feating the Democratic State ticket?
Nothing, but much to be lost, let the
result be what it may. If you elect
your ticket you do it at the suffer
ance Of the Republican party, and
you are at their mercy now and in
the future. If you are the cause Of
the Republican party capturing the
State you have given Il heavy blow
to the cause of reform and put the
management of your State in un-
worthy and incapable hands. Let not
those who want office more than they
do reform precipitate you into taking
any such unwise action"
THE NEGROES GENERALLY GO
WITH THE RADICALS.
If "Anglo-Saxon supremacy and good
government was the paramount issue
III 1892, when we had no negro dOmina
ton or negro officials, is it not an hundred
fold more the duty of white men in the
present crisis to make these issues par
amount?" At that time there were
many good men who, in the security at
forded by white government, felt that
they could afford to divide without in
viting negroism. If that were true then
a chapter; of Incidents that have made
the State by-word requires ev-
cry white man who loves his
home and his race to put out of
power the present Republican govern.
ment which instead of denOuncing the
assaults of negroes and negro office-hold
ing and negro domination tries to ignore
excuse, palliate or defend them. The
protection of our homes transcends any
question of politics. Every week there i,
fresh evidence that they are invaded
1t was not so when men who depended
upon white men for support ruled 1t is sc
now and must ever be so when any
4, f11,1
in power which depends for reelection
chiefly upon the negro vote, for Gov
Russell says that ''the negroes generally
go with the rescals." Certainly the at
titude of the 10000 negro voters in 1S9-
and in 1896 seem to justify Gov. Rus
sells sweeping Indictment Of the race
The best proof of this is that, though
Gov. Russell had said ''the negroes are
largely savages," and that "they are nj
more fit to govern than are their breth
rem in African swamps, or so many
Mongolians dumped down from Asia
though Gov. Russell had thus abused
the race, the negroes voted for him more
soldly than for any man who ever raI
for office in North Carolina. This does
not prove that the negroes are savages
but does prove that they are unfit tC
govern for no race fit to govern would
kiss the hand that smites, and elevate
to office the vilifier of their race. This
history shows that Col. Skinner and
Senator Butler had cause to put Anglo
Saxon supremacy to the front as the
paramount" State issue.
DIR. THOMPSON AND STATE GOV.
ERNMENT.
In that campaign of 1892 DR.. Cyrus
Thompson, who now pretends to believe
the Democrats were so wicked, voted
the State Democratic ticket, basing al
his objection to the Democratic party
upon national differences. | appel
from Secretary Thompson the Republic
can orator in 1898 to DIR. Thompson the
Populist of 1892! IF the Democratic
State government was not good why
did he support it while he was speaking
for Weaver? / could devote an hour t.
reading extracts from Populist papers
and speakers vehemently declaring thai
it was Clevelandism and the money
question alone that caused them to leave
the Democratic party. But these vii
suffice.
THE CAMPAIGN OF 1892.
In 1892 the Democratic, Republicans
and Populist parties ran separate tickets
in North Carolina. The Republicans
preached protection; the Democrats low
tariff, white man and white metal; ant
the Populists made their cam
paign for financial reform an
reduction of all salaries T.
the basis of the price of agricul
tural products. They argued that it was
unjust to continue to pay public officials
the same salary and fees when cotton
was six and seven cents as when cotton
brought twelve and thirteen cents. Upon
their earnest advocacy of financial re
form and reduced salaries they made an
aggressive campaign and polled 4S,OOC
votes, phenomenal vote for new party
in its first year. The Populists then
spurned any alliance with the Republic
cans and denounced them as the authors
of their ills and hard times.
CLEVELAND'S PARTY PERFIDY.
The Democrats won the State
and nation. Their promises i'll
State matters were scrupulously
kept and the same economy and
simple government prevailed that Col
Polk commended in warmest terms
Unfortunately for the Democratic cause