The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-01-30
FOR WHITE SUPREMACY.


The Bold, Fearless and Continuous
Vigilance the News and Observer
Makes it a Disturber to Those Who
Want the Present Black and Tan
| Government Continued in North Caro-
lina-Their Reflection is Compliment
Laurinburg, n c., Jan. %, 1898.
To the Editor: The writer wants to
thank you for helping obtain the in
| formation as to the color of the editors
| or . certain newspaper published in
your city. In the next issue Of the said
paper they announced their color; they
publish that they were neither white nor
black that one was red and the other
speckled. Down here we don't know
what tribe to place the speckled fellow
with, but the writer and those we'll
versed in the history of nations think
the red man may be u descendant of a
tribe in this section known as CrOatans,
but it is the opinion of quite a number
of those best acquainted with the Croa-
tan tribe that they will have to retro
grade wonderfully from their past and
present civilization before they will get
low enough down to advocate negro su-
acy as the red and speckled editors have
been doing. The writer don't know
what these stronge cOlored fellows will
think of this. They may be like some
white ones of the same political faith in
these parts. Did you ever notice that
white people, who associate with negroes
in politics, make out they don't like
the negro socially? They prefer sitting
with them on school committees but pre-
tend to be powerfully offended at the
idea of sending their children to school
with them; and, it looks reasonable that
il the parents can and prefer associating
in committee with the negro, that it
would not be any worse for their child
rem TO sit in the school room with colOred
children; buuinstead they have the bare
face impotence of not only sending their
children to the school where other white
children 90; but want the front seats in
the white peoples churches. The writer
thinks tha1a-wbile rhe fusi0nists We're
making so many laws they ought to have
made some arrangements for this strange
set of humanity to get to church and
schools without embarrassing the white
or eolored race with their presence.
We notice of late that one of the cor
respondents for the paper edited by the
red and speckled editors in referring to
your paper calls it the News and Dis
turber. If there is any thing outside Of
fleeing the State that disturbS the
crowd in charge now it must be the
News and Observer. Hence his name
intended for reflection, turn out TO
be complimentary. If it was not for
the bold, fearless and continuous vigil
ance of your paper in looking after the
interest OF the white folks it would be
good by Johnny"
The writer trusts that every one Of
your many subscribers will use all rea-
sonable means TO increase the circula-
ton of the News and Observer until ev-
cry white family in the State can get the
benefit Of it.
The only criticism the writer has to
offer about the make up Of the News and
Observer is the publishing honorable
titles to the name of men elected by ne
groes to rule over white people. The
writer don't think they should receive
such respect from first class paper like
yours.
PETER M'INT0SH.