The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-12-27
SUGGESTIONS FOR
THE LEGISLATURE
A FORMER LEGISLATOR S IN TERP2E TATl0N
or THE MANDATE OF THE PEOPLE.
It was Positive Expression off White People
that White Men Shall Rule
the State.
To the Editor:

To the Editor:
The chairman of the State Democratic
Executive Committee has called a meet
ing of the committee to be held in Raj
eigh the 9th inst. The object of this
meeting is. as l am informed, to COZ
slider and map out a line of party policy
to be submitted to the Democratic mem
bers of the General Assembly
This is wise and judicious move on
the part of our most excellent chair
man. And as | cannot be present
desire as a member of the committee, to
submit briefly my views.
The great victory won by the white
people in November last was 4 positive
expression of the white people of North
Carolina that the white man must rule
our State, rs he alone will secure to
the whole people of the State an honest
and economical government. 1t was al
most solely upon this issue that the vic
tory was won, and unless our Legisla-
ture responds manfully and bravely to
this great popular sentiment. by the
passage of such laws as will for all
time secure to our people an honest
White mans government there will be a
great revolt in our ranks. The negro
has proved himself unfit to govern and
control. They have shown no gratitude
for the many and great advantages Sc
cured to them by the Democratic party
of this State. But on the other hand
they have proven to be only tools in
The hands Of the vicious, to debauch
and disgrace our State.
frho xybn1n aIpftinti In If now
stands. should at once be repealed and
a new and safe one enacted in its place.
that will secure to the Democratic party
of the people, control of the State.
Our Constitution should be amended:
First SO as to prohibit any man
from voting or holding office unless he
has paid his taxes.
Second. To give the Legislature the
power to discriminate in the apportion-
ment of the school funds.
Third To incorporate in the Constitu-
tIon the basic principles of an election
law.
Fourth. For the establishment of
courts inferior to the Supreme court,
with the right of appeal direct to the
Supreme court.
Fifth. To prohibit certain classes of
our citizens from bearing arms or be-
coming members of our State Guard.
And to secure these and other amend
ments to the Constitution Constitu-
tional Convention should be called, and
submitted to the voters at the next
regular election.
All foreign corporations doing business
in the State or holding property in the
State, should be required to become do
nestle corporations by taking oat ier-
tiers of corporation.
Proper legislation should be hhd to en-
force the antitrust laws of the State.
] prepared and introduced II bill to this
effect in the Legislature of 1895, and |
think it meets the requirements.
| introduced the first g per cent. inter-
est bill in the Legislature of 1880, and /
still think that no greater rate of inter-
est ought to be allowed. The great
mass of our people would rebel against
any increase in interest.
Our miserable and disgraceful public
school law ought to be wiped out at
once and decent white mans law
passed No one should, for a moment,
hesitate to respond to the emphatic de-
mands of our white people. with drastic
measures. The people have spoken in
no uncertain tone.
b. b. WINBORNE.