Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1898-09-09
WHITE WOMEN OF NORTH
CAROLINA BASELY
SLANDERED.

SLANDERED.
.poor white men are careless IN the
matter of p1 otecting their women, es-
necially on farms. They are careless
Of their conduct toward them, ana our
experience among poor whlte peoPte
in the country teaches us that INC W.
men of that race are not any more par
ticular in the matter of clandestlne
meetings with colored men, than are
the white mea with colored women.
Meetings of this kind go on for some
time until the woman's infatuation or
the mans boldness bring attentton 10
them and the man is lynched for rape.
Ryery negro lynched is called pig,
burly, black brute when in fact many
of those who have thus been dealt win
had white men for their fathers ana
were not only not black and 'burly'
but were sufficiently attractive for
white girls of culture and refinement to
fall in love with them as 10 well known
to all.'
Resolved, That the Ministerial I'm
ion, is in hearty sympathy with the
efforts of The Daily Record in defend
ing the rights of the race, and that
each minister inform his congregation
of his present situation, and endeavor
to sustain the paper by swelling Its
subscription list. and by urging prompt
Wilmington Daily Rec
ord.
White men of North Carolina
what think we of this7 Can you
meekly submit to having your
mothers, wives, daughters and
sisters vilely DETAINED and sland>
cred by a foul-mouth whelp of
hell1 Can you stand listlessly
by and see black imp of the
devil spew out his spleen and
venom upon the spotless chastity
of the noble white women OF our
dear old State9 Can you look
without adherence on An infer
nal gang posing as ministers of
the Gospel, who met and endors-
ed the villainous conduct and
damnable utterances of a base
and despicable miscreant
Nay further, can you aid and
abet party that has been in
strumental in bringing about
this very thinga A party that
passes by, with wave of the
hand, this black, nefarious work
and practically endorses it by
its silence-by its failure to de-
nounce in unmeasured terms the
scurrilous utterauces1
White men of North Carolina
whatever your party affiliations
have heretofore been, can you
longer cast your votes for party
that not only connives at, but
actually places its seal of appro~
baton upon this execrable prog
eny of the internal pit by ele~
waiting him to a position of trust
that of Register of Deeds7
Husband, you who stood be-
fore the sacred altar and sole mn
ly swore to love, honor and pros
teet the woman who gave you
the wealth Of her young hearts
love and entrusted to you her
destiny, can you kiss the hand
that writes across her fair brow
the Infamous word "Prostitutett'
Son, you who years ago laid
the beloved form of your sainted
mother in the cold precinct of
the grave, can you tawn upon
the miserable wretch that
chisels on her tombstone the
odorous appellation "Harlot ?"
Brother, you who would pro-
tect the spstless chastity of your
sister with the last drop of your
hearts blood. can you fall down
and worship the hideous hend
who would rob her of this price
less jewell
Father, gray-headed father,
you who have spent long toll
some, anxious y ears in raising
your fair daughter into beautiful
womanhood, can you embrace
the toul monster who would
blast forever all this innocence
and purity and consign the
memory of your darling to eter~
nal infsmy and shame?
Nay, nay. North Carolinians,
can we be guilty of such das>
tardly conduct? Ifso We should
lose faith in mankind. Rouse,
we sons of the Old North State!
Assert your manhood. Burst
the letters that would bind you
to party which does not scru-
pie to fill up the measure of its