The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-11-08
u.pDELL AT DURHAM
n. Addresses n Large Dena"crau
ue@tin--A Prominent Durham f"P-
mist a.li~ ~ ny nc VIII uPpor the
democratic Nominees

Durham, =. G. NoNeNapSA
democratic party grows tronger IN
Durham county daily. me uc"4oa
are alive and working. anu men Nho
nut patriotism above mere parusAh-
shin are declaring their intention 70
vott. the White Mans ticket THIS year.
on Tuesday night, Hon. y. NJ N@a-
dell. Of Wilmington, anu MI =" =
Brooks. of Greensboro. candidate Aot
solicitor, in this district, SPOKE % =
crowded house here. The Parrish ware,
house had been handsomely decorated
with flags and t~.ectric lights Tor the
occasion. the Durham band sup
piled pau. airs.
Al the cu.c.usion or Mr.. brooks
speech. MIR. Victor ;. Bryant lhNrouuc-
ed Hon. \ Nj. Waddell. VINO was aC-
corded a most enthusiastic reception
Mr.. Waddell said among othvt t"IIes-
II have taken no part IN thls cam
naicn or any political campaign ioF
several Years. and would not have TAX
en- any part in this one. had IL ptth al
ordinary campaign. l nave no LaN'4,
TO ask at your hands nor any poiluS1L
aspirations: but expect TO continue y
live as a private citizen. as ! have been
doing. but II there Is one tnlhs "
which | am "A mono-manlac, II Is toNc
for my native state. ! care nothing LOT
marty politics, | come here TO make no
false representations. You nave oeeh
misled. YOU nave been betrayed by y
marcel of Internal scoundrcls. You
have no conception or what We nave
70 bear in the east. though II Il NOT
from cowardice that We submit II IL
NOT \ question OF political issues WITH
rs down there. but IL j. a question 81
society and civilization. You may IT,
main Indifferent If You want % oul
we do not intend to submit - H. It's
ax-Reyereud. private secretary 10 Ills
.ns s -- 49,. f-4NHay1Ar AL Norm
North Carolina. on one of his orator.
cal chores. said that this = not q "h''c
mans country. but a free man 'ouh-
try. a low piece OF d~cmagoguerN. ms
Indian is a free man IN inns '"Hht'Et
hut this is not an Indians couhtrN
the Chinaman is a free man IN thlH
country. hut his is not a :
country. The negro has had one quar-
ter Of this world FOR 5000 years, ahu
that continent il in the same condlti"h
hat ii was at the beginning OF that
time. If his whole southern country
Of ours was abandoned To the negroes
IN 100 years il would be- IN the same
| state Of
Referring TO his native county MI
| Waddell said:
.If Won 60 into the court house Of
New Hanover county, and II Is "A court
house that cost something Ike S'o,VoV
| or $50. coo. YOU will go into the register
of deeds office and find a negro regis
ter. and every one of his eputle are
| negroes. There are forty negro maEls-
| trates in New Hanover county. "A ne
| gro coroner. and fourteen negro police
| men in the city Of Wilmington.
1T would be bad as il -. but with
| the report from the polls at any cleo
tior that their race is getting oflces
| there is a marked change in their ue-
| meanor. The negroes drew the color
" CIT .I..- En~s lA4n ma T0aTlEnn
| citizens they never voted as an indlNid-
ual. but persistently and unitedly as a
race. The white people for twenty
wears have furnished them with
schools. asylums, etc. and have en-
| ployed them almost exclusively as Ia
borers. and when they went to the polls
they voted against every principle 81
the white race. We are threatened
with an influx OF negroes from all the
southern states who look upon East
ern North Carolina as their paradise.
The leading republicans of Wilmington
advised that no republican ticket be
run in New Hanover county for fear Of
blood shed"
Mr.. Waddell suoke for more than an
hour. and made a profound impression
by his earnestness and fiery ~eloquence.
Colonel Julian s. Carr, chairman Of
the county, democratic executive COM
mittee. has given out a letter addressed
1 lD IiIif u WI. ~ - W. "
inent populist Of the county:
NY Dear Sir-In view of the political
conditions in our state today. | feel IT
my duty to say to the public. ana
would to God that every Anglo-SaXon
could feel it. that If there was ever a
time in the history Of North Carolina
which called. in thunder tones. for the
coming together Of the white men Of
the land. it is at hand. Through life,
until a few years aGo. democ-
racy had no truer son than !. And
until Clevelandism stalked with such
un-Godly tread through the land. did
I turn my back on her. BE assured
that my abandonment Of the demo-
cratic party and my alliance with the
great populist movement Of the day was
the result of a carefully considered de-
termination TO aid in correcting, mas
far as | might be able, the evils which
seemed to have crept so stealthily into
the affairs Of nation and state. ! have
been true TO the populist principles.
and her principles are mine today. but
the turn which her affairs. through flu
sion. have taken, are not in accord with
my idea Of populist principles. Since
desinging politicians and unprinciplei
office holders and seekers have through
an unholy fusion. steered the party far
from her moorings until little else than
republicanism. and g~oldbugism. and
negro supremacy. can be seen either
in the nominations for office, or in any
thing else which is connected with. or
has grown out Of fusion. ] am a pnpu-
list today-a genuine middle-of-the
r~oader-and had we a ticket in Durham
county representing my principles, II
would have my ppO because ] am
sure it would be in full accord with
the noble fight which II being wagcd
so fearlessly by the democratic party
for the White Metal. and far above all.
for White Supremacy. Now. while ]
see no reason to depart from my polit
zeal faith, I have said, and now say.
that shall support nominees in the
approaching election. and would b.
glad TO know that all middle-of-thc-
road populists would do the same. ! am
Informed that. at our county conven-
ton. recently held in Durham. ! was
nominated for county commissioner on
the fusion ticket. / thank my DOpullst