The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-06-21
NONE YET FOR WHITES
PAYMAS1ER HAS SURE ENOUGH
BEEN TO FORT MACON.
THE MONEY COMING TO RALEIGH
Yesterdays Mail Brought Large Quantities to
the Families Of the Negro Soldiers
Who Enlisted From

Jim Young is bigger man evidently
with the Mckinley administration than
any army officer that has yet been APP
pointed from North Carolina.
He is likewise Il bigger man in Wash
ington than Pritchard or Pearson or
White or Linney, or all of them com
bined. for surely Pritchard and Pearson
and the others would not if they had the
influence to prevent it, allow 1000 white
North Carolinians who have volunteered
to fight Hnder the American flag to 20
in camp and remain there for month
without change of clothing and nearly
two months without a dime of pay, and
yet this is just what has happened to the
two white regiments that have been or
ganized in North Carolina.
The First regiment now at Jack
sonyille and the Second regiment in
Raleigh have looked but looked in
vain for the paymaster to come.
They each spent many days in camp
before even blankets were furnished
them to sleep on; they waited several
weeks longer before any underclothing
shoes or uniforms were furnished.
The First regiment after spending
nearly a month in camp in Raleigh, was
ordered away without any equipment cx-
cept rations enough to get them to Jack
sonville. This regiment has been at
Jacksonville for nearly a month and not
a dime of money has it received.
The Second regiment mustered into
service soon after the First left, has not
yet received a dime Of pay.
This is the way the white volunteers
have been treated. Now, lets see how
about the colored battalion, which only
two weeks ago was ordered to Fort Ma
con. A-Nf
Jim Young went down in command of
the battalion. He had not been there
but half dozen days before he wired
the News and Observer that he had just
returned from Washington and his bat
TALON was completely equipped.
Last Friday he wired again: "Thc
paymaster has just been to Fort Macon
and my boys are all happy"
We tip our hats to Major Young aud
we commend him for looking after his
men. We must recognize, and we do
recognize and duly acknowledge the
the power he yields at headquarters.
There are hundreds of poor, needy
negro women and children in Raleigh
and the other towns from which the
companies making up this eolored bat
TALON came, who are earnestly thanking
jim Young for enabling their husbands
and fathers to send them much needed
money. Many registered letters
came in the mail to Raleigh
from Fort Macon yesterday and
several that were not registered. all con
tanning new, crisp bills. A gentleman in
position to know said the money
received here from the colored troops nj
Fort Macon as over $500. The money
all came in envelopes and the letters
We're written on paper with the following
neatly printed on each: 1.-THE Young
Mems Christian Association, Fort Ma
con, n. c." which indicates that this
charitable colored organization has head
quarters in camp and is furnishing the
colored soldiers with stationery, and per-
haps other necessities, all of which is
to be commended.
We again congratulate and commend
the commander of the colored battalion
for his efforts in behalf of his men. 1t
is but fair to do so. but we can but mar
vel at the influence he yields over and
above all the other commanders and
especially over our Senators and Con
gressmen, who surely would, if they had
the influence, see to it that the poor
white boys from North Carolina should
be equipped and paid as well as the ne
groes.
1t was said that sometime ago when
q prominent white military official ven
tured to ask that the men be furnished
with clothing. he was told that his place
was with his regiment. Evidently no
such retort was hurled at Major Young
for he came away with all that he asked
for.