Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1898-10-27
WHITE MEN SHOT,
without PrOvocation. at Ashpole.

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Special Raleigh News and Observer.
Lumberton. N. C., Oct. % -
Specialize dangerous riot oc-
CURED at Ashpole, this county,
last night. Negroes to the NUNS
Der of forty or fifty. all armed,
came in early in the evening,
threatening to kill the white peo-
pie and burn the town.
The white citizens hastily
armed themselves and drove the
negroes out of the town.
The negroes then promised ito
dispense and return to their
homes. but guards were left out
to protect the people from the
black marauders.
Late in the night the guard
was fred on and three white
men-Albert Floyd, Rob't Inman
and VIM. Billiard were seriously
shot.
The ring leaders Of the black
mob are known and a crowd Of
one hundred men, heavily armed,
are after them with blood-
! hounds.
More trouble is expected.
The Raleigh News and o.
server, in it's special edition to-
day, commenting the Ashpole
negro uprising says:
'"rhere are no better people in
the world than at Ashpole and
surrounding country. They love
peace. They do equity. They
treat the negro fairly. They
would not do injustice to any
man, white or black. And yet,
! because of the Infamous teaching
Of Infamous politicians, indamed
negroes invade their quiet town,
make the lives of women a night
mare, threaten to reduce the
town to ashes, and when the
spirit of Anglo-Saxon resents
their conduct, some Of these re
gro agents of political highway
men fire upon aud shoot white
men who have done nothing but
guard their homes from pillage
and their wives aud children
from insult aud outrage.
just as the first gun shot at
Lexington was heard to the ut.
termost part Of the globe, SO the
shooting Of the inoffensive men
at Ashpole will be heard from
the ocean to the mountains AS
thatshot rallied the patriots OF
America to win their independ-
ence, so the shooting in Robe.
son county will arouse in the
breast of every White Man the
high resolve to peaceful but eff
fective steps to remove the
shackles that bind the common.
wealth of North Carolina.
The white ~pie-eaters. who ad
wise the negroes to arm then'
selves ard kill the white mer
who are their best friends, arr
tenefold meaner than the un!et
tered African who listens tt
their incendisry harrsngues.A And
, when the negro takes the advic'
of these pestiferous scalawags
} and draws his gun to further tn
end Of his designing white asso
. ciates, he finds that the whit
advisers run to cover and leav
: : nun ~ OlC CL III III ohS COpAtt
, which political strikers hav
precipitated.
When questions of finance
d tariff and foreign policy wer
uppermost. White men could al
> ford to divide without invitin
the overthrow of Anglo>S axo
civilization in North Carolina.
"Now when not only Anglo
nlSaxon civilization is in peril, b,
. the very lives of White Men al
y in danger, every White Man VIII
II loyes his country and his rae
# will respond to the defense of b
a Uhite brethren By voting til
Il White Mans ticket.
The White Mans party is d
:, termined to carry this election. b.
~ cause in ne other peaceful way &C
- white government be secured
North Carolina. The white man
;. party is composed of white Dem,
~crats, white Republicans white p
white Prohlbitionists al
white men of no party at all. The
:, Intend 20 rule in North Carolin,
} FAISON TALENT