The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-11-03
Lesson No. 9.
NEGRO RULE.

QUESTIONABLE there any negro
Justices of the Peace In this State?
Answer-Yes.
Ques.-How many?
Ans.-About 800.
Ques.-When were they appointed
or elected?
Ans.-All were appointed or elected
since the Fusionists came into power
in 1895.
Ques.-Before 1895, and until the
Democrats lost the State, were there
any negro Justices of the Peace?
Ans.-None, except few who were
appointed by Republican Clerks of the
Court to fill vacancies caused by death
or resignation.
Ques.-Are there any negro police
men in the State.
Ans.-Yes, in Wilmington there are
ten, and in Newbern and Greenville
there are others.
Ques.-Who appointed them?
Ans.-The Republican Boards of
Aldermen of those cities.
Ques.-When the Democrats were
in power, were there any negro police
men?
Ans.-Not one in the State.
Ques.-How many negroes now hold
office in the State?
Ans.-Nearly thousand; and the
negro Congressman White says they
haye just begun and that negroes are
being made every day who will hold
office in North Carolina.
Ques.-Are there any negro store
keepers and guagers in this State?
Ans.-A negro, Jas. e. Sheperd, OF
Durham, is general store-keeper and
guager, and has charge of about one
third Of the suspended dlstlllerles in
the Fourth District. And the negro
John T. Howe, Republican member Of
the last Legislature from New Han
over, and travelling agent of the negro
paper, "The Daily Record" that SLAM
dered the white women, is store
keeper and guager.
Ques.-Who appointed these negroes
over White distillers?
Ans.-Republican Collector Duncan.
He tried to put the negro Howe in
charge of Mr.. Bradshaw's distillery
near Wilmington, but Mr.. Bradshaw
said he was a white man and would
not work under negro,
Ques.-Are there any negro Collec-
| tors of Customs in North Carolina.
Ans.-Yes negro John c.. Dancy is
Collector of Customs at Wilmington,
the largest city in the State, with a
salary of over $4,000 year, and has
| several negro deputies and clerks in
his Office.
Ques.-Who is John G. Dancy?
Ans.-The negroe Collector OF Gus
toms at Wilmington, N. c., who was
Il delegate from this State to the negro
| convention recently held in Rochester
N. Y, which devoted much of Its
time discussing plans to bring about
i the repeal OF the laws against mixed
marriages. Dancy is now canvassing
the State under the auspices OF the
Republican State Committee. The
Republican Committee advertises him
as follows:
THE HON. JOHN G. DANCY
will address the citizens of Raleigh
N. c., at the Court House on Friday
night, October 14th, 1898.
w. S. HYANS, A. E. HOLTON
Secretary. Chm. Rep. State
Committee.
| Ques.-Are there any postmasters II
the State and if go, how many?
| Ans.-Yes: there are between twenty
and twenty-five negro postmasters II
North Carolina now.
I Ques.-Who appointed them?.
! Ans.-McKinley at the request o
Senator Pritchard and negro Congress
man White.
/ Ques.-What big towns IN the Stat'
i have negro postmasters?
Ans.-Wilson, population 6,ooo
Rocky Mount, population 4,OOo; Wei
don, Windsor, etc.
Ques.-Were there any negro post
: masters appointed by the Democratl
administration?
Ans-No, not a single one appoints
bv the Democrats. There were one 0
two hold-overs from Harrison's last &C
ministration.
Oues.-Who chained white COZ
wet and negro convict together la'
week?
Ans-Joe Hahn, Radical Sheriff
Craven county chained two convlc
a Itnqether-one white man and one
TT ANTE D-SEVERAL TRUS,
! worthy persons in this state
manage our business in their own ar