The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-11-23
NJ 4 WHITE MAN'SCITY
\ waddeIl Of Wilmington, n. C., Says
the Race War Is Ended.
|rHf REVOLUTION AGAINST BLACK RULE
..rJs The Action Taken as Es-
.cp,i:si 10 safety of Life
S and PROPERTY. #
4. y ,. !, Herald

York Herald.
,lmlngton, N. G., November FL baya
salk with the most successful reNolu-
A American politics. He is Colonel
ii waaacll. now The mayor OF this
mans city, Colone! Waldell was
,enly a representative in congress, and
,,o head and front of the movement
=, overthrew black supremacy in VIII
gton
i very mild hammered gentlemen,
nas glad Of tho opportunity OF talking
~ Herald in order that he might en-
,or "a remove certain pre1udices against
n.ople of Wilmington which he UNDER
,ds nave invaded the minds OF PERSONS
he North.
of course you will understand, said the
nor, chow difficult it is for me TO give
an idea Of the situation which ex-
\ here prior TO tho overthrow of the
Il government To understand 1T one
ii have lived here ana been through
ii was impossible for white Wpnlcn to
IN the street without being iifxuleed.
Il of them never thought Of leaving
n homes by day or nignt unless accom-
led by an armed male escort.
THE government was utterly worthless
corrupt. X became a favorite saying
ling our recent campaign that the black
we're ahe white mems dupes. But so
roughly incompetent and weak were the
iss officials, and so arrogant ana OVER
ring were the blacks. thar 1 think 1t
did be nearer the truth to say that the
lid republicans became the black men s
pes
l have played my part merely because
that had a SOLEMN duty as Il citizen
Perform. We had TO perform 1t or move
IN ourselves. Why we had hundred
forty burslarics in one month, and
8 single arrest was made by the police
bartInent.
Ii find that have been severely criti-
ed for certain utter1nces OF mine, ia q
eseh made several weeks before the
ction. This was a very long speech, in
Itch in philosophical way / discussed
whole situation, fixed the responsible
and indicated the remedy. The situa-
Ia is what ! have pointed out IL you.
q responsibility l fixed upon the gov
nor, and the remedy was that We must
10 this government into our own hands
peaceable means If we could and by
Gibbs means II we must
Unfortunately for me Only Two eX-
lots from my speech were published
nth. One of these extracts was a para
bph in which pilloried the governor fer
NJ the cause of our plight in Whining
b, and the other was the concluding lara
bph, in which l said we must be enamel
ted from the black rule even IL Ne mad to
IL the Cape Fear river with carcanses.'
'Isut you said III"
Yes, i said it and meant it. But at
pt time, and really until the shooting
gan the oaher day, j hoped that not a
man life would be lost. We were all
~ resolutn men. and there We're some
bite elements in the community that
pc hard to restrain. But until the blacks
gan firing on the whites, not a single
pit, 50 far as i know, had been fired at a
lck man.
To show you how general was the feel
Gsene that black rule must end. ] would
that practically every Northerner in
town bore arms side by side with us
hen / formed the line TO march to the
cord newspaper office, fopmed them in
umns Of fours, Having ha'f some mill
~ experience. aud the first man on uit
hand side of the column WAS a North
republican, whose wife is the daughter
one Of Grants cabinet officers.
] don't want the people Of the North Ia
ye the opinion that we slaughtered the
ok people here for the mere purpose oil
Ang and overawing them. The shooting
q really necessary after the tirst out
PAX CT terror. But there was nohe Of ii
et night after the FIRST great disturbance
rtr has been none Of It since.
Human life is just as~safe here as it is
in upper Broadway New York. have
ga ready at a minutes notice, at any
pa during the last week, to turn out
entire white male population under
ms 10 protect the negroes and theiI
operty, and we have been using every
fans in our power TO induce the pool
Rck people who nave been frightened
ay 10 return"
Will tris race question continue to dis
70 North Carolina?"
It will not The race war Is ended
race question is settled. White SUI
enacy has been established. and ] be-
70 the blacks Will be better for 1t. Never
ain will they be in control of this State
Is there q disposition here to boycott
pred labor, and introduce white labor In
stead"
les, tssre has been considerable talk
.nai, and our olliZenS are pledged 10
is practicable. My own opinion IL
" Ge whites and blacks wouli both be
uT on II the proportion of blacks tc
lies could be reduced. | also believe
~ blacks would get along better in the
I'm. There are "a number of difficulties
the way.
for fnstace, there is a certain class OF
~ ianor that we could net we'll gel
ts Without, we are so used to IL. ] al
10 our cohored servants--our cooks
laundresses pnd our stable men. Why
Snect the whole Scuth would have dys-
80 IN week if we had to live OH
aerh cooking, we are so used To the
r nr' way OF preparing dishes.
nen, again, | imagine the matter OF
~ VIII be serious obstacle. Wages
very low In the South, and ! doubt II
"uia get white men TO come down
ana woSk for anything like the ne
~nlie our conversation was in progress
lung nolored man came in to see the
~. ne said he was an elocutionisi
uuing The winters gave dramatic rec
NY throughout Ire South. He wanted
rss"r 70 give him letter stating thai
nas not refugee from Wilmington
ss hnee to 80 TO and from the city
Why certainly will do So" replied
Hayer. Il know you well. ana will
ussrytting / can to help YOU. and you
aiso fselp me. wish YOU would spread
Dms ON snonnd among colored men ant
Ma ,nsl lney are to be absolutely pro-
srsse ! Wish you would also use your in
d ~ get those who have run away
ppld ., nHang to come back. ] wish vot
data 20 ask the colcred secret societies
Asre l. ,per MEETINGS for lust nne week