The broad ax., 1898-12-03
SOUTHERN SENTIMENT
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There szs No trO1bIe IN North
Carolina There never 10 vbe1
everybody y expecting Il and
everybody d prepared for Il. II
gas . fOregoDe conclusion that the
stz1e would 20 DenOcrztie- II
there u any Ooe fact thoroughly
established m the political history
Of this country Il 70 that the white
people of the sOzth vii not sub
mt 70 negro dOninztiOz- On that
issue the Caae2siza race unites
when occasion demands without
regard 20 party and the eonbina-
ton - irresistible"
HOa- C. H. J. Taylor, Of At
Ianta, . tes months ago, appeared
IN print Uith . strong letter ad-
EOezting the organization Of =
national negro party, or some
thing 20 that effect. For reasons
gise, Gnvise and Otherwise, hun
dreis Of us -big negroes" tell over
each other IN our efforts to eritieise
and dana Taylor for = scheme 20
visionary. But dear reader, turn
baek and re-read the above clip
ping taken from the Chsttsnooga
News, then shut your eyes and
sPend ten minutes reviewing the
present political situation of this
enantry, If yOu are at all eonFers-
ant with the facts a. they exist.
Then Let n for once In life be hon
es4 With ourselves, and see IL Mr..
Taylor 10 really q fool.
The Newspaper is the most e.
feetual mOulder Of public senti-
nent IN this country. No one
knows this better than the white
man. Such editorials - the above
Is responsible for nine-teuths OF
the bitterness that exists between
the races In the south. Such
editorials 10 the direct cause of all
the mObs and race riOts IN TIN.
section Of this ''land Of the free. /"
T.enfy-fo1r h0urs after the
above editorial appeared, the As
sOciated Press wired the country
the following message Zone
thoasand armed white men are on
the streets of Wilmington, y. C..
The Office Of the negro newspaper,
The Record, il burned to the
ground Among the mob are some
Of the best citizens, ministers being
seen IN the gathering carrying
guns.
How true the statement of the
News, the Caucasian race unites
vhen occasion demands without
regard to party, and the combina-
ti0n IL irresistible" Nov what
viii the negro do, VIII he blind
ly follow some imaginary party,
and die . fool at last1 / said In
an article under this caption s few
weeks ago that the white ministers
Of the south ~ . class, are . Eorse
set of hyPocrites than any other
professional men. Think of q set
Of preachers In Wilmington laying
aside their Bibles and shOuldering
guns to kin negroes because they
dare 70 exercise their franchise n
free menl Then think Of the .fbest
citizens" Supplying the torch be-
canse the editor Of q newspaper
expressed himself with the same
degree Of freedom - the white
editors did If the Hbest citizens"
backed up By the ministers of the
gospel will engage IN that kind of
Amusement what may not be ex-
pected of the worst element of
Wilmington society / venture to
say that not . single saloon man
coaki be found IN that crowd Of
barbarians. The truth Of the mat
ter i, that between the tso classes
the whisky men are the most civil
ized.
We might - veIl face the issue.
Il i upon ne. Lilly uhiteism means
nofhing bat NEGRO, look ont for
yourself" / am not . politician; I
never wes and never vii be. How
ever, / have no plan to propose or
suggest. ] leave that for some
public spirited leader to do; bat If ,