The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-11-01

What Editors Say Of the unf.my
In the classic language Of the street
All coons look alike to me-" Jeter
Pritchard is no better than tie balance
OF his crowd. It is reported OF his
speech here yesterday that it was con-
~servative and h~igh-toned, and right on
the heels OF 1t comes the statement
from Washington that he has written
a letter to the president asking him to
send Federal troops into this state
Our people are conservative
n law-abiding. too, but are now thor
oughly aroused and are determined
TO control this state and its affairs
and ii Senator Pritchard knows what
is good for his bacon he will not
overrun this state with Federal troops.
Charlotte News.
Senator Pritchard and Governor Rus
sell are about TO ask the war depart
ment for Federal troops. What they
see ballots will no accomplish for
them they think TO accomplish by bay
onets. They are mistaken. The year
of 1895 is not the year of 1868. North
Carolina has beer reconstructed"
There is no need OF federal troops
within her borders. To summon them
is an outrage upon every law-abiding
citizen in the state. There has been
no infringement of the law by white
men in order to win in this campaign.
There will be none. This is a cam
paign for law and order, not a cam
paign of violence. The white mans
party will stay within the pounds of
the law but it cannot be bulldoZed by
%bayonets. Negro domination cannot
be maintained by force because there
is NJ attempt to be rid of it by force
Raleigh News and Observer.
One of the strongest facts in con-
demnation of the fusion management,
corruption and rascality in North Car
DINA is shown in the threatened call
for Federal troops by Governor Rus
sell and Senator Pritchard. All there
is in the matter is that the decency,
the honor and responsibility of the
Tarheel State proposes to rise in its
might and put an end to incompetence,
rascality and negro rule in this state.
There is not and has not been any
danger of the white people overstep-
ping the bounds of the law. There is
III hCtOSSlts ~ tioOpo AA SAA1
state unless it be to curb the mouths
of such villains a sthe creature Gov
ington, in Richmond county, who, in
a speech told the negroes they were the
best race Of people on earth and ad-
vised the negroes to put their arms
around the white college girls when
they were employed to drive them
around during NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Telegram.
If there is anything more lacking
to convince white men that we are
returning to the dark days Of the
Holden administration, and the pres
ence of troops to control elections, it
is the report that Senator Pritchard
has suggested the bringing of troops
into the state to intimidate voters.
Now you see to what desperation the
republicans are tending, after melting
and infaming ignorant voters to the
pitch of breaking the peace. We
would council fo~rbearance; maintain
a rigid determination, and work un-
ceasingiy to drive out with the ballot
the crowd now disgracing and degrad-
ing our state. Pritchard and his bay
onets cannot over w the people who
have the welfare of their state at feart.
Another example to show the popu-
lists where they are being led and what
use their votes are being put. Men
and brethren-white men-why hest
tate and halt longer? Come out from
among the desperate gang, and be men
again in saving the state from all this
disgrace and turmoil.-Durham SUN.