The times., 1898-11-29
S.Kann, Sons &Co.
9Th and Market Space.

'.In North Carolina four-fifths ami inc
tenths of the Republicans are colored
men, These men are led by what Is
known in the South as the third class
white men 1t is well hnoWn in the South
ern States that the best element oI the
white men are Democrats. Colored men
have been marshaied for over tLi-ty
years 10 tight directly against the interest
of the South. 1t IS believed by all South
ern men that tariff for revenue only and
free silver is the interest of the South,
and that this great bulk Of co,o-ed men
throughout the South who have one com
mon interest are led by the second class
white men and put into office over the
better class of white men.
.It IS true that we condemn lawlcssness
and these lawiess mcbs but there were
two political parties-the Republican par
ty and the Democratic party-fighting for
the control of the State, and as the great
bulk of the Repub. lean party. as We have
said, consists OF colored men, these lead
ers being white men. the whole brunt of
the fight came on the colored men. In
North Carolina today there are as good
white men as IN the United States. and
colored women are safe on the streets in
North Carolina and colored preachers are
as safe in their pulpits in North Carolina
if they preach the gospel as they are in
this city OF any other city in the United
States.
This political war will continue in the
South long as the col0red men are led
by these third-class white men. As a rule
the Southern wing of the Republican
party Ihe white mem are not respected
among the good white citizens in the
South, ana they are placed in office 10
control in many places by 'colored voters
solely. am safe to say that not two
white men in the whole Southern States
are IN office today as Republicans but by
the colored. vote. These men have misled
the colored people ever since the late Civil
War They have forced them TO vote the
Republican ticket and. to engage in an ac
tual battle Between the two parties. which
is fought every two years or every elec-
tion day. empty-handed with the perfect
knowledge. / believe. Ihat-if they face the
Democratic party In the lawless mob they
will be shot down.
81 am forced here to crticise the colored
men OF the United States. They meet to
discuss this subject in mass meetings and
adopt resolutions and call on the Presi-
dent of the United States ana condemn the
governors of the States with reference to
this lawlessness and bloodshed in the
South II seems clear to my mind that
any man with any degree of intelligence
IEduitN set ltfdl altilutF lilt 6TtSl-
dent of the United States nor the gov
over a lawiess mob.
Il will offer for the first remedy that
1.-THE coiored men throughout the United
States stop voting for these second-class
white men who are so called among their
own race, and can only get office by the
colored vote, and let the colored len
make friends with the best class uf the
white citizens and stop appealing 10 the
Government and runaIng around ,:ke
school boys after the President OF the
United States and the governors 81 the
various States and 20 the congress Of the
United States to amend the Constitution
THE negro has done his part in his
advancement, and it is only needed now
for him to place himself with the good
citizens in all sections of the country and
on the side of law and he himself must
see that he enjoys every blessing that
| this Government affords to any other citi-
zen within the United States"
In conclusion, Mr.. White read the fol-
! lowing bill, which nc will ask to have
! presented:
| BE IT enacted by the Senate and House
| of Representatives of the United States
! of America in Congress assembled, That
| every good citizen within the United
+: States be and he is hereby authorized
| to have gun and sufficient amount of
ammunition to enable him TO protect him
self and family; and to aid the governors
| to observe order and to protect life and
property, and that the Secretary of War
| be and he is authorized and directed to
furnish to any good citizen in the United
| States, who has not a gun and who is
not able TO provide himself with gun,
n gun and sufficient amount of ammuni-
tion under such rules and regulations as
! he may prescribe