The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-10-14

mand the MINOR poSltiohs, Such 10 u'
puty sheriffs. jailers etc. In the eastern
towns they demand and are getting the
nositions of aldermen, policemen and so
ON. Recently they have been claiming
tbe most offices, and in the eastern part
of the State, especially in the Secohl
district, nearly MI the post Offices "re
filled ny negroes.
Now. let lis see how many negroes m"
holding office in North Carolina, under
fusion government to day. in the Sec.
ond district they have a negro Congress
man, racrHt!.,. rcnomiaatcd by the Re
pubicans. In that district ncgrc has
heen nominated for so'ic,t)". In th"
Agricultural Department. several ne
groes hold important positions. Until
recently one was chief fertilizer inspec-
tor, with white men holding subordinate
positions under him. In the revenue de
positions. that of general store-kccp.r
and gauger, is held by negro. In It
number of counties in the East, negroes
have been nominated by the Republicans
for the Legislature. a great many have
been nominated for the county offices
and a greater number still would have
been nominated but for the appeal that
has been made to them to wait while
and the assurance given them that while
il would be dangerous to put them On
the ticket. if they carry the mex L2gls-
lature they will fill the departments.
and the other appointive positions, with
the people OF their race. There are in
FIVE COUNTIES. ONE HUNDRED
AND FORTY-THREE MAGIS
TRATES. Altogether in the State there
are nearly 300 negro magistrates. and
taking the State at large there are
nearly ONE THOUSAND negroes hold
ing office to-day, every ono of whom
were either elected or appointed by Re
publican or Fusion votes or officials
Now this lis the record of Fusion. near
ly ONE THOUSAND negroes holding
office at one time. To answer this
charge of negroism, Fusion spell-binders
say that few negro magistrates were
appointed by the Legislature Of 1876.
TWENTY-THREE years ago. rh'y
attempt to make much out OF this. not
withstanding the fact thar for twenty
three years after this time not Il negro
magistrate was appointed ;'y Il Demo
cratic Legislature; and Notwithstanding
the fact that they know. as every we'll
Informed person in the State knows,
that the few magistrates appointed by
the Legislature in 1876, were recon-
mended by the few Republican members
IL that body, having Appealed to The
Democrats to give them some rCcogni-
ton in the selection of magistrates, ana
the Democrats being generous permitted
them to name a small proportion of
them, and they. taking advanta re Of
this generosity of the Democrats, na'ncd
Democrats of the State learned how the
Republican members had taken advant-
age of and abused the generosity of the
Democrats in that Legislature they uni
versally declared against the policy of al
lowing the minority to name Il part of
the magistrates to be appointed by the
Legislature, and no more negro magiS-
tratcs were, during the next twenty
three years of Democratic rule. appoint
rangues the Fusion shouters claim that
the Democrats appointed in certain 10
caities in the State, about a dozen ne
groes to small, subordinate positions.
Some Of the anpointees that they refer
10 were made as far back ms 1878; some
were made eight or ten years ago. Do
that in TWENTY-THREE years of
Democratic rule, according to their own
showing only about dozen negroes
were appointed to any positions what
ever. But notwithstanding the fact that
according to their own contention, the
Democrats appointed only about dozen
negroes to positions, and all Of them
trifling positions, in the period of twenty
three years, while their crowd have ap-
pointed or elected about ONE THOU
SAND NEGROES IN TWO YEARS,
these Populist orators have the assur-
ance and audacity to seriously argue to
intelligent people that the Democratic
party is a negro party. 1t is such reck
lessness as this that is bringing the
champions and apologists of negro
rule in North Carolina into contempt.
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