The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1898-11-04
CRISIS IN NORTH CAROLINA.
Tennessee may Also suner n Her Citizens
Fail 10 Vote.
10 the Edltor Of the American

To the Editor Of the American.
The intelligence and integrity Of
the State of Tennessee will not in
its judgment be influenced through
prejudice nor in its action control
led by fear, but will, as IL has ever
been, be guided and controlled by
an enlightened uprightness of pur-
pose and an intelligent patriotism.
The good people of North Caro-
lima, to whom we are peculiarly re-
lated, whose descendants we are,
whose institutions we have inner
tied, whose hopes and ambitions we
hold in common, whose legends and
traditions are in part our own, are
no less patriotic than we are and
believe in a white mans govern
ment as strongly and sincerely as
we do.
Onlyacfew years ago North Car
Dina was represented by a solid
Democratic delegation in Congress
with Vance and Ransom at its head,
a Democratic governor and white
Democratic ofice-holders through
out the State. To-day see her con-
ditionl OneDemoeratin Congress,
aRepublican governor, negro Office
holders, State, county and munich
pal, throughout the State.
Her tale of woe is best told by the
people Of erownState, Democratic
and decent Republicans alike.
DMr Worth, writing from his ma
tive city an open letter to the press
of his State, says
"The reports published in the
papers here are all true. They are
not in any degree overstated, but
on the other hand, the halfhas not
been told. We are completely un-
der negro domination. The white
Ofice-holders were either elected
by the negroes, or appointed by the
governor. We have fourteen, negro
policemen; all the health officers
are negroes, seventeen of the paid
fre department are negroes. We
have forty negro magistrates, three
negro aldermen, all the employees
ia the oustom-house are negroes,
nothing but negroes in the regis
ter's Office, four negro deputy sher-
ifs, two-thirds Of the street force
are negroes, and numbers of them
employed in other positions. The
picture has not been overdrawn.
Anyone who will come here, and
walk the town over, and go into the
public buildings, will, without say
ing a word or asking question, be-
come convinced that the realowners
Of property, the real taxpayers, the
men who have everything to lose,
have no voice in the management
of public affairs"
N. r.. Williamson, a representa-
tive citizen of Sanford, and a Re-
publican, from the depth Of a bit.
ter personal experience thus writes
to the local paper over his own sig
nature:
"I was like a great many Other
good white men, honest in my be
lief that it was for the best inter
estsof our beloved State, but seeing
the persistent tendency Of the Re
publican party, by fusion and othe
means, to social equality and negr,
domination, it has disguised me t,
think that white men could vote 70
Office, who Mr.. Russell says are say
ages and incompetent to rule them
selves. This is, and Of right ough
to be, white mans government
and, as I see it, the only remed
for good government is to vote tn
Democratic ticket, which / am re
solved to do. 7 have a family c
FIVE boys and three daughters, an
Ih0pe neVer.to see one of my boy