Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1898-11-11
WILMINGTON'S
" STAND
White Labor Will Be
Given Preference
Hereafter.
Manly the Colored
Editor, Expelled and
the Mayor and Ch1e1
of Police Asked to
Resign, Because OF
their Incapaclty.

Wilmington, N. c., Nov. O.,
There was a mass meeting OF
the business men of Wilmington
today, attended by fully 800
of the best white citizens, at
which the following resolutions
were adopted.
believing that the constitu-
ton of the United States con-
templated a government to be
carried on by an enlightened
people; believing that its fran
ers did not anticipate the en-
franchizement OF an ignorant
population of African origin, and
believing that those men OF
North Carolina, who joined IN
forming the Union, did not con-
template for their descendants, a
subsection to an inferior race.
1--WE the undersigned citizens
of the city Of Wilmington and
county of New Hanover. do
hereby declare that we will no
longer be ruled, and will never
again be ruled by men Of Atr1~
can origin. This condition, we
have, in part, endured because
we felt that the consequences OF
the war Of secession were such
as to deprive us Of the fair con-
sideration of many Of our coun"
trymen.
awe believe that, alter more
than thirty years, this IS no lon
ger the case.
"The stand We now pledge
ourselves to is forced upon us
suddenly by a crisis and oul
eyes are open to the fact that
we must act now or leave Our
descendants to a fate too gloomy
to be borne.
"While we recognize the ali
thority of the United States anf
will Weld to it if executed, W.
would not for a moment bel1eV'
that it is the purpose OF mor'
than sixty millions Of our owl
race to subject us permanent,
to a fate which no Anglo >SaXol
has ever been forced to submit.
1--WE therefore, believing tina
we represent uuequivocally tn
sentiment of the white people c
this county and city, hereby TO
ourselves, and representa-
them proclaim:
"First-That the time ha
passed for the intelligent cit
zeus of this community, own1n
OK per cent. Of the property an
paying taxes in like ProPort1o
to be ruled by negroes.
"Second-That we will nc
tolerate the action Of unscrup'
lous white men III athl1at1r
with the negroes 50 that [
means OF their votes they ca
dominate the intelligent al
thrifty element in the comm
nifty, thus causing business
stagnate and progress to be O
of the question.
"Third-That the negro II
demonstrated by antagonl I'll
our interest in every way al
especially by his ballot, that
is incapable Of realizing that
interests are and should be lde
teal with those Of the comm
nifty.
Fourth-That the progressl
element in any community lst
white population, and that
giving of nearly all the emp!e
1nent to negro laborers has be
against the best interests Of t
county and city, and is suftlcl'
reason why the city OF v
nington, with its natural adv;
tages, has not become a city
at least $4,000 inhabitants,
"Fifth-That we propose
future to give white men la
part of the employment hel
fore given to negroes, beca
we realize that white faml
cannot thrive here unless til
are more opportunities for {
ployment for the different me
bers Of said families.
..Sixth-That the white L
expect to live in this commit
ty peaceably, to have and
vide absolute protection for II
families, who shall be safe fl
insult or injury from all pers
whomsoever. We are -preps
to treat the negroes with jus