The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-10-25

Any republican or populist who de-
MES that he is not or the side OF ne
| gro supremacy is obliged. If candid. TO
admit that he is not advocating white
supremacy. and il not, he stands for
the other. though he utters not a word
for it.-Rockingham Rocket.
That South Carolina negroes. dis
franchised in their own state, Illegally
enjoy the privilege OF the polls in
North Carolina il a fact not TO be dis
puted. and the will do so TO a greater
or less degree until some educational
test restricts the suffrage in this
state. This restriction OF the suffrage
will strike the ignorant white voter as
well as the ignorant negro. II viii TO
that extent be now partisan, but on
the republican party. with its mass OF
negro voters. the blow will fall the
heavier, and that party can be looked
TO for no restriction Of he suffrage
Self interest will induce the democrats
to administer the only available RENE
dy for the reign OF ignorance and cor
ruption. To do this il is forced to call
TO its aid many not now on its party
lists. for the law can be changed but
through a constitutional amendment
The present state government Is largely
responsible for the strength developed
by this issue now. 1t has encouraged
the thirst for political patronage
among the negroes. and this has spread
10 localities where the negro has the
power 10 provide offices for himself.
The bottle that contained the genie
has been opened. The republicans
themselves cannot put the monster
back. Its career Of Incidence threatens
first Of all the overthrow of the power
nat released it.-Asheville Gazette.
In his speech in Charlotte Tuesday
night Colonel O. II. Dockery said that
the democrats had elected a negro.
Christmas. door-keeper Of the legisla-
ture, instead of a confederate soldier"
Judge James H. Merrimon. of Bun
combe, was a member Of the legisla-
ture which perpetrated this atrocity OF
e~lecting a negro door-keeper, and IL so
happens that in an interview in The
Asheville Citizen of Tuesday afternoon
he discussed this very case. Let Us
make a few extracts from the things
he said on the subject: Il would say
too, that there are some offices and
places that the white people would not
object to see occupied by a negro.
When / voted for Christmas it GER
tainly did not occur to me that | was
voting for one who was to govern me
in any way. / voted for him to carry
wood and make fires in the senate
chamber, to draw and carry water, to
clean up the senate chamber after the
days session was over. These were
his duties, and he was we'll qualified to
perform them, and did perform them. /
believe. 70 the satisfaction OF every
body. / have no recollection of a one
legged confederate soldier who APP
piled for the place given to Christmas.
1t is apparent that no one-legged man
could have done what the negro did"
Charlotte Observer.
Bad as is the known record Of those
at present administering affairs In
North Carolina, it is possible that the
full length of their rascality, the utter
most depths of their crimes and the
last measure of their infamous rule
will never be known until they are
driven from power and the light of
honest inspection is turned in on their
deeds for the past four years. =
From every portion of the state, and
what is specially gratifying, from the
eastern counties where the negroes
menace and largely dominate, there.
comes the information that individually
points to an arousing of the Anglo
Saxon blood of the people. The popu-
lists who have been led by selfish and
INSCRIPTIONS politicians to desire for
awhile office above good, decent gov
Z llllSlL ~ 10 al" 49,
are falling into line, and some white
republicans have been so impressed
with the dangers that threaten as to
cause them to cut loose from former
politician affiliations and take a stand
this year for North Carolina and de-
cency.-Asheville Citizen.
In this county and in others they
have told the negro hat his time had
MOI yet come, but he is getting rest
less and insists that he has waited
long enough. His demands grow more
and more earnest, and the yielding to
them is greater and greater each year.
If the republican party, aided by the
populists, remain in the ascendancy
in this state, the negro, constituting
so large j majority of the combina-
ton, is only a question of time when
his demands for office in proportion to
his numbers will be conceded. In a
Yord the majority of our state, cGun-
ty and town officers will be negroes.
If you like the prospect oppose the
democratic party and vote the repnbli-
can or fusion ticket. The way you
vote will indicate whether o favor
white men in. office, and whether you
favor an admiXture Of white men and
negroes in Office. What o say
amounts to nothing if your vote is
contrary to your profession. Let your
actions speak. 1t is white man or ne
gro. Which are you for? Il the demo-
cratic party controls there will be no
negro domination over white people
if it does cot there will le.-Burling-
ton News.
DR.. Cy Thompson WAS rather care
less in his statements OF he thought
the crowd to whom he spoke was very
ignorsnt. His statement hat the fus-
ionists had not increased the cost Of
government was an insult to the in
telligsnee Of every man who heard
him. Look at these facts: In the Ag-
r%icultural department alone they Great
ed q new office for DR.. Parker-Holde-
of InstitU tes-at $1,000 a year. The
salary of Hill Z. King was raised from
S-0n ~ 4 ON TIa,- -,nd1 tho nF-