Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1898-12-08

over, and the triple issues were dis.
posed of in various money markets.
For acts like these many Of the negro
officials we're af:erwara prosecuted,
convicted and sent to the peniten-
tiary. But oven in this there was
little justice, as pardons by the negro
made Governor were as much a com.
meroial commodity as cotton or
wheat. .,.....:... -.
1t was such experiences as this
that warned the people of North
Carolina what @as likely to follow if
the baneful influence of negro domi.
nation became firmly fixed upon
their State. Already ithad secured
partial control of the State, and tho
most populous communities, tho
seats of education, wealth, and bust.
ness, were completely under the mas.
terry of negroes who had little or no
participation, or even indirect inter.
est, in the business, trade property,
or substantial conditions of these
places. This is not mere assertion,
but it is a fact readily established by
specific instances which can be cited,
and think it Is no more than simple
Justice to the people of the Carolinas
that their brothers of the North
should look at these facts and con.
slider what they would do under SINH.
iar circumstances. Take, for in.
stance the city of Greenville, N. G.,
where the te xable property is three
quarters of a million dollars. The
Board of Aldermen levies the taxes
and orders the expenditures. One
of the negro Aldermen pays Sd cents
in taxes; another one SO cents; tho
other two nothing. The total taxes
paid by the negro Aldermen is $1.47.
The Mayor, white man, elected by
negro votes, pays 43 cents taxes
The negro City Clerk pays no taxes,
the policemen none, the night-watch.
man none, :;'4e Chief of Police Is
cents. The revenues of this town
amount to $4,000, of which $2,830
goes to pay salaries Of these non-tax.
paying negro office holders. I believe
it to be a safe assumption to say that
90 per cent. Of the taxes are paid by
the white people. The instance
have cited is but one of a great many
throughout the State, and it would be
simply wearisome repetition to re-
peat these instances. The same abhor.
rent principle, or lack of principle, runs
through of all of them, namely, taxa.
ton without representation; negro
direction and control of widespread
white interests, personal and pro.
perty. Not content with taken pos
session of municipalities and appoint.
ing negro Justices and policemen,
the negroes seem inspired with vim.
dictivo desire to make their way sway
as odious and oppressive as possible
to their white w-citizens.
But this negro, unrepresentativo
direction of property rights, is only
the least Objectionable feature of
negro rule. The real danger arises
to the individuals, particularly to tho
, white women and young girls. In
some sections it is unsafe for q white
girl or woman to walk the road alone.
/ travelled over North Carolina dur.
ing the recent political contest, and
on all hands heard the reports of ne
gro lawlessness and outrage, which
at last had become 30 bold and def.
ant that the white people, REPRESENT
ing order, protection to life and per-
son and the purity of womanhood,
were aroused and united as never
before, and without reference to pre-
Vious political afliliation.
The frequent assaults by negroes
upon white women are q constant
menace and source of terror. Not
long since spoke to large crowd
in North Carolina. Among those
present was an old Republican who
had been the backbone of his party
in that section. He was an old Con.
federate soldier and man of un.
dauntod courage. 1t was the custom
in that section at the close of q
speech to call for converts. White
men OF all parties wore called upon
to come forward and sign the "whito
mans union" | made an appeal
something like an old fashioned Me.
thodlst minister at a camp meeting
for those who wanted "saving grace"
to come to the mourners' bench.
The old man immediately oame for.
ward and made as thrilling an ap.
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