The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-11-08
WILMINGTON. n. G..
REFLECTIONS ON THE SPEECHES
OF TWO SENATOR'S

tor OF great 1mpreSSlVeneSS, punt
dash, and magnetism, but he is prac-
teal and reaches out after the exact
condition and how to meet 1t. In ms
Charlotte speech he was as emphatic
as truth and as pointed as a lance. he
drove home his facts with the precis-
ion of a trip hammer. Hear this We
sons of North Carolina, we White Men
OF the east:
1.-THE source of government is the in
dividual citizen. The stream cannot
rise higher than it's source. But when
a state with 100000 white majority
gives itself bad government and puts
ignorant negroes in the saddle, lt hard-
ly deserves SO much sympathy"
In 1890 the census showed that there
were 1,057,7 2O whites and 562, 565 blacks
quite double as many whites.
The White vote is not so large as
twice that of the blacks for the lat
ter c~olonize rapidly, vote freely and
some vote often When they can. We
would say that the white vote is about
80 per cent. more h the blacks. But
Senator Tillman was near enough in
HIS ReIlcl dl ~ "A1C 'OS
impressive point, and to enforce it upon
the minds of the White Race in North
Carolina. AS The Messenger said the
other day, the great underlying
of present conditions in North Caro-
lima, such as exist in no other state
in the American Union, is simply and
plainly owing to n fact-the large
number of white men who prefer an
alliance for plumber and pap with the
ignorant blacks, upon whom they can
impose and who can be led as with a
bride in mouth, rather than to hold
principles and unite with their race
for honest, equal, economical, goou
government. They prefer to S 1t,
backed by negroes, rather than to
take their places and chances with the
great White Race.
1t is in this bad conduct of some 40
900 or 0 1000 whites that all the u
arises that curses North Carolina, and
all the very serious dangers that
threaten the peace and prosperity of
the state.
No other state is afflicted as North
Carolina is with such dreadfu enVl-
ronments and very critical conditions.
The ONLY conclusion, clear and 1neVlta-
BILE. is that this state is cursed with
more low down, mean whites imam
any other state. What man can De
worthy of the name and deserve coih-
D~anionship with the White Race, VINO
would for partisan success, and a dire
-ful love of office. agree to combine with
an alien n inferior race to Cypress
and wrong the superior race, n TURN
over the state to the control OIL the
negroes who have never SHOWN the
least qualifications or talents for gov
arnment. who not only cannot govern
2 state, but are absolutely unequal 10
the duties and responsibilities Oh gov
erning a town, much less a city, anu
still much less themselves.
The distinguished and vigorous
So,tb Carolina senator is right when
he saws that with a great majority
of whites a state is put under the con-
troll of negroes, that there is left hard-
ly any occasion for sympathy.
The eloquent senator from Virginia
Hon .Jno. w. Daniel, who so generally
recognized as the greatest OF living Or
ators in a great state so productive OF
oratory in the past-Henry
Wise. Sommers, Pryor and other Ia
nous men Gin the foremost files OF
time"-also spoke words of great i'm
pressiyeness and force. He was con-
servative, but bristling with points,
and showed appreciation of the North
Carolina situation. Like a statesman
should condemn he condemned the talk
of the presidents presumlng TO seno
the army into North Carolina. He SAID
directly and positively that the presl-
dent had no right to send the troops.
He said though that if it were done
# would give the state to he m
Gratis. His last words breathed patri-
,otism and encouragement. He said:
Ct know that when a great free peo-
ole determine they are gong 10 es-
tahlish honest. free government with
officers in charge of it whom they can
trust to preserve their honor n the
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honor of their wives and children, 10
mower on earth can prevent II.
Bayonets or no bayonets, frauds oy
the thousands or a fair election, let
every white man who loves his state,
who regards it's prosperity and peace
who would restore confidence and hope
and order, and allay all excited pas
sions, and uplift the old common
wealth, and restore to the towns their
lost rights, and have honest, fair, hrm
government work and vote with the
white mans party on Tuesday. May
God save the state!
North Carolinians. who are indeed
North Carolinians, u thank In al
heartiness the two eloquent and aole
senators for their services In this try
ing hour. They have done well lnoeed
Many hanks. 1t is a very crucia
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