The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1898-11-03

we, Il portion OF the citizAns OF East
"rn North Carolina, in Mass Meeting
assembled, being mindful OF the obliya-
,lot- We are assuming and being d-Sir-
Ous ri informing our fplow citizens Of
the condition of affairs i'll oar section OF
the state, do publish to the world the
lpa}n Wing pliiin statement OF facts:
"TIy-t. lhepDpIljatiun OF this section
II Dur State Is divided into two distinct
r;tcn--tne inglo-SnXon and the African
- cphI. 1hat IN some counties the
whites exceed the blacks and in others
1h.. tIa''hS largely exceed the whites, but
IA 4 ii them the negro is found in large
numb"r~.
"Tnlrd 1t is not claimed even by his
white leaders that the negro is rapablt.
ii administering Il government. On tn"
COM. ~ the man who is the present
NpDHbuc,.n Governor OF the State has
declared in the most emphatic language
thtt he * Wholly nntitr",! for IT,
Fourth rhatin n,;,nr Of N. counties.
cities and towns OF IN" + ,~t the Ip,i
governments nav" been tIrnrl Ovtl
wholly, or III pHrr, 10 the negroes.
Nmnng tiI..~,. We mention BERTHE Craven.
EIgeronbr HaliiuX, New Hanover, War
zen, tirnruvi,t.. New Bern an,l Winning
tOn. In tht>t. counties. c!tit. and towns
negroes may be- found holding the off -,
ii Register OF Deeds, Deputy Shnriff-.
Gpn>tablrS, Justices Of the Peace, School
Committeeman, Town Commissioners,
Ppiire,npn, ami the like II several ct her
counties many OF these offices are
filled by negroes and many OF he Post
Offices are filled by them.
"tifth That counting the offices OF
Register OF Deeds, Deputy R~pt-trr of
Deeds. Deputy Sherifi~. tonStabit~,
Justices of Peace, School Committee urn.
Town Commissioners. Post Masters,
Collectors, Store Keepers. Gun2c-rS. and
the ike thnreare noNi,i office InrOuntI..S.
cities and towns III Eastern Mort Carolina
nearly ONE thousand nng rOp> there. being
nearly three hundred negro magistrates
alone
''NlXth. That as n consequence OF
turning these lOca, offices over TO the
negroes, bad government has followed,
homes have been invaded. and ,he sane
titv of women endangered. business
has been paralEZ"d, and property rem
d.red less valuable. The ma -~ty of law
has been disrp.carded and iawIe-sueS-
encouraged. In many localities men no
longer rely upon the Officers OF the law
Tor protection. for they are known to be
incompetent or corrupt CONDITIONS
have become so intolprabp in these com
muuitir~ that they can b" no longer
4 tolerated or endured.
'Heventh. That his negro domination
q was made possible and these dep'Orabe
u conditions We're brought about through
- division OF the whit men at I he bal
u tot box. Had the white men remained
s@t rgrh"r as they did for many years
iii lose thingS could not have been.
u Eighth. That knowing these evils
#amr about through Il division OF the
white men, the White Mans Party has
'"en zealouSly working for months to
3r-untp the white men AT the ballot box,
"a here these wrongs can be rig hted and
"a h, evils rpmedied.
"a In view of these things it is resolved:
Il That the Republican, leaders have
second time clearly demonstrated their
ability and their untitnrSs to govern
urth farOina.
=. That the tim" has com" when
OSe WHO have followed these leaders
Uuld no longer do 50, and that all men
lu love their State and their homes
Ould unite in one SuI,r"n" effort to
|dpnm the State and to place honest ,
pahlp, white men in office in State,
unty, city and town,
'3. That our appeal has been, is now
i! shall continue to be, to the ba!lOt
and to honest white men. We have
tpuplated no violence; but we are
q trinined to use all proper means to
frS ourselves OF this negro domination,
Wiz is paralyzing our business and
whffh hangs like u dark cloud over cur
hoe.
That We declare it is not our
purf b." to do the negro any harm. 1t
is hi ter Tor him as we'll rs for Us that the
Win n.au should govern. That while
We E0po>p to protect and encourage
him II all his rights and duties OF citl-
.el6 y, We affirm that North Carolina
haH not be negrOized. 1t is OF all the
h1ts OF the Union peculiarly the home
tt AngiO-SaxOn, and the AnglO-
~ shall govern it.
M That We affirm that no such con-
tn exist in this State as to Justify
M r rritchard in calling upon the
ree5 PIT to send troops to tins state,
nl Governor in issuing his brutal
ne hntiOn. and we hereby condemn
tn u~t unmeasured terms the con
c4 nntor 'ritchard and Governor
n attempting to make 1t appear
outside world that the dp>crnd-
t&4 b. mel! of Mpcklenhurg. Halifax,
ra r. the Cape Fear. Of AIaman"e
Tic Durt House and KIM > Noun
the military power OF the
In which they helped to crpa t.