The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1898-10-03
LADIES SUBJECTED TO INSULT
Young Girls and Married Women Are
Tainted by Impudent Negroes
Bv Frank Weldon.

Tainted by lmpuueht Ne5 10''
By Frank Weldon.
New Bern, n. c.. September 2"'-'9pe-
cio,, m. white women of North Carolina
ara tal,ina, 4 deem interest in the state
campaign The leading issue is White SUI
premacy and the mothe:s. wives """4h-
ters and sisters of the white voters are
giving encouragement by their presence
at the rallies.
attended characteristic rally here
last night and saw fully 100 OF the best
known ladies in the city at the meeuhS'
which was held in the courthouse. ne
leaders in society were ON the irony seats
ana at the conclusion of Glenn 5 speech
when he called on all who were for An
glo-Saxon supremacy to manifest 1t. THESE
ladies stood up along with the men
There is but one issue and that Is,
Which shall control the state?
Mr.. Glenn did not suggest any othef'
but declared that it was . straight out
fight between the whites ana the blacks
1t is 10 wonder that the women are
around Scarcely a day passes that some
one of them is not insulted on the streets.
The truthless crew known as fuSlonl"tS
DENY this in the western part Of Tn" state
lust as the fusionists in south Georgia
are denying It, DenilIS, however, VIII
not answer in the light of facts. n Few
illustrations VIII serve 10 9ilo" '''' 80
science and rufanism which the blacks
are exhibiting day by day. one OF the
most prominent young ladies' of New Bern
WAS walking over the bridge laS| week
when negro woman msulted her ana
struck her with an umbrella without the
slightest DroVoCation. Just before thai Il
negro man had taken bicycle from an
other young lady who was rldIhE on 4
sidewalk He wa not an officer. but saId
mat he wanted to teach her not to RIDE
an the Sidewalks lie kept the wheel for
a minute or two ana then with Il rough
remark told her to go home.
Insulting White Girls.
Two school children were gong home the
other day. 4 negro girl Followed th"h an"
pulled one of them by the haIf, SAVING
that she was too little to wear her half
done up on her heao.
Yesterday a group Of negro men stood
across a sidewalk and compelled It Whlte
Girl Of fourteen to step off into the street
to aret around them. Then one VI thcih
stopped her as she passed.
Iad,- who was calling was deliberately
forced into the street by two negro Wo-
mon who clasped hands and imPH1@hhy
obstructed the sidewalk.
These are instances which hay" occurred
hero recently and when can be substan-
t,ated by aiiidavils. Th" negroes i'eI IN"
,ros, hitter hatred for the whites aht
,vt,en no white men ar" III %ght are OIL
fesstve i'm the worst degree. The women
are worse than the men iheE @'' '''',''-
dened at the sight OF wen "''S'7''
spectacle VINE "''''''
tunities 10 Insult. ~ .
l. is This which makes the blood or
- ,,;1 ana ,,onn th., first black
man or woman who IS caught ihSuIh@ or
mistreating white women viii -" VISITED
the peA'-up NJ ,,. ha.,e nnen vie
l"'H''9 totro1
H!IS Vi ~ 90 , 80 >-,. Rarn are des-
,orota This is a picturesque old city.
pefa''- ','' a.. ,f.,,,, and its tradi-
~ - ;" o"u ,,rn,,ch tho ,if,. nall TODAY
uoll'' ~, too,Itifnl co,orS presented
anu >" .,.;,,a1ir,. - few wears; ago by
10 vac cytzrrIai,d for when
N.Y.. ~. ,,,,. named. New Bernc was set
we, -, cc,iss coloniSts in 1863. twenty
~" ~ before OeletLorpe landed at
tr,D,i[,,h Tbi civ hail has a negro
1a,y ,ourn treasurer and three negro
como of The white republi-
,,.. b. hold ofTica in the same build
ir ava. hold in contempt lay all decent
li,7 i>a,,IIeo Of their scandalous asso-
p,ff I'm ,,roroes of the lowest and
:I '.,oe. ono whfte official was point
", ant Who mad taken to his home ne
c,,o ,ynman VINO was installed over the
INIT, d1nphter fifteen years OF aG" ana
the Young girl was whipped Wiieh sue "''
I not obey the woman VINO ~l"u "S'" . ~
| tn,to,,s character.
white Sheriff with Black Heart.
49,, ..,,,,,+,.. courthouse tile register is
y, S ,n5 he issues the marriage IL
! '.,s,e ~. all
! w., }a,,iff is white only In skin. lie mas
g.. ,,aora IDENTITIES ana he says no WhlIe'
HNN o,,., court officials are ne
/ i've" tnn. only whites being the judge
/ s'"v'' d tba farce in the clerks office
| Jali'loi ''' , ,agr, magistrates in this
/ l"eIe r,r,yay, alone
co ,, Commemorative from this county
!0 ral assembly will be q negro
/ III thS ~ -, ..-t,, voc twice convicted