The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-09-06

/ editor OF The Daily Record was known
to onlykto a few people. but he would
nave recorded that Its editor held Of
fetal position under republican rule
as deputy register OF deeds: and It's
Jno. T. Howe. vas elected
by the republican party and served in
the last legislature and is perhaps as
well known here as any negro In the
county. The delectable Mr.. Keith Is
not expected to know much about poll
tics, IL is true. since he Is absorbed in
the farmer' interest But all these
facts were known by him. All these
facts were by him suppressed. He
masked them hat his farmer pupils
might not de distended In the even
fusion all along the line way" He
takes his que from Jockey and thir-
teen NEGROES. but. like a bad actor.
mouthed mischief making simpie;on'
into "mischievous animal "a he "a"
The negro question. which cuts no
figure" even he confesses. In another
column OF the same New Era" Well.
IL is overdone. We must admit" bur
he lambasts the democrats "a repon-
sible for IL. since they would not fuse
with the popuiists from top TO bottom
20 prevent them from fusing with he
republicans to overdo It; that is. 20
substitute white for negro rule. Mr..
Keith. in attempting to hold the dem
ocrats responsible for egr rule. ~
getting indeed 10 be a "simpleton.'
even IL not misunderstanding" He IL
really getting TO be sublime, this Mr.
Keith. in the -wantonness OF his falsi-
fications. Truly. he Is a many-sided
character. each side small. save his
jowls. and both these are colossal.
"Of course" he says. "the politicians
will make much TO do over this i'm
beetle" Yes. pitiable creature. the re
publican politicians. may yet, In their
wrath. sue out a writ OF de lunatico in
inquirendo and commit the negro edi-
tor and the negro manager to the
Goldsboro asylum, But What about
the Ministerial Unian?" Must these
preachers go. too? Jockey and Keith.
and their thirteen negroes. would make
a fusion all along the line" commits
sion. 1t goes without saying the dem
ocratic politicians will make much TO
do about the assault by the negro pa
per upon the honor OF white men and
the virtue OF white women. as indica-
ting the attitude OF the negroes gen
| orally, since they are endorsed by the
union Of preachers. and herein lies the
rub which unsettles the equinimity OF
Mr.. Keith, as he ciews the probably
defeat Of his political combination.
| But the "non-partisan-anti old rot
ten party politicians, like amalgama-
ting Mr.. Keith. who only n few years
ago were too seraphic to remain with
i eltner or the ola rotten, money-berid-
den parties, but are now consorting i'm
fusion all along the line" with the
radical concern. will remain in a state
Of ~"unocuous destitude." hoping IL the
triumph Of barbarism over civilization
occurs. il will bring to them political
| preferment. Exactly what the dire
I, full calamity would bring TO Mr.. Keith
is an enigma. Ii must be ~amalgamat-
ed. He has already indicated his pref
erence for the new party OF reform"
and this is his reform. Standing for
silver, repudiating the old republican
and democratic parties as rotten. ask
ing the congressional nomination from
both populist and republican parties.
but denying he is either, accepting Of
flee under Russell. using his alderman
ic power to vote for negroes. standing
for good government while helping to
infict the blight Of negro rule upon
this city, pretending to be for the
farmers interests and mildly dealing
with the greatest insult at them direct
ed-truly, when he is considered. he
defies physiological analysis, though
presenting the optical stage Of ANAL
gamated ~decadence. His descent has
been rapid and he has struck bottom.