The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-11-08
LEADS Ml NORTH CAROLINA nAMlES I'M NEWS AMID GIRULA A0No
WHITES ARE JUSTIFIED.
Why Negro Rule IN This State is lnsup-
portable.

portable.
(From Sundays Wa
We offer no predictions as regards crisis in North
Carolina further than to express the opinion that the whites
are fully justified in their against the existing stu
alton and the belief that way another they will put
an end to it on Tuesday next As have already explained
in previous article on subject the axpayirg property
holding classes State repeating the experiences of
thirty wears ago. may easily conclude in the light
of past events they will from them by the same
methods and with the results
It all very well for the people of the North and East
their local wisely administered and their property
and their civilization beyond the reach of peri all very
well for these people up their hands pious horror at
the mere mention of violence and to depre the so-caed
wckedness rampant the South But should like to
call their attention the predicament of county Craven
in North Carolina and TO ASK THEM HOW THEY WOULD
RELISH SIMILAR CONDITION OF AFFAIRS AT HOME.
Our letter from there published Saturdays edition of the
Post says
There is no question that this negro-rdden county
The list of negro ocehoder includes the Register of Deeds
two Deputy sher Coroner four Constables
Magistrates County Commissioners member Of the Board
of Education three Road oversoer City Attorney three City
in the Legislature is negro convicted forgery
aud who is again for the place. while ma
ority Of the other the ticket also negroes
Here we find in a county whose total population is
sixysx negro officials one Of convicted feon, and the
others ndebly stained by assocang with and recognizing
him as suitable person to hold Office. The whites own
nneyve hundredths the property pay the proper
ton of the taxes and practically all the culture
Rut
eyery respect in which their important interests G
fected local they are at the mercy OF negro
officials who nothing lose by anarchy and who stand
nothing in the social scheme OF COURSE THE PEOPLE
OF NO COUNTY IN MASSACHUSETTS OR PENNSYLVANIA
WOULD EVER HAVE PERMITTED THE CALAMITY to-
ATTAIN SUCH SINISTER DEVELOPMENT. At the first
menace of negro domination in politics they would have
the regime of srotection and killed the evil at
its root They this be true whatever they may
to contrary present of safety The white
people throughout the country know is true and we know
they know it. The question is not debatable
Just situation has been brought about we snail
not now stop the whites largely to blame
we of denying But the facts exist and we can
easily believe that they create prospect which no Intelligent
and respectable citizen of North Carolnabe he Republican
or Democra-can bring himself to tolerate Party enthus-
asm greed Office the tricks of owsy demagogues
knavesthese motives will always push
victims to greater less extremes of action BUT
THERE is A LIMIT TO EVEN THE MOST VICIOUS TEN
DENCIES OF MAN AND THAT LIMIT APPEARS TO HAVE
BEEN REACHED IN NORTH CAROLINA. It has become
necessary after twenty years Of uninterrupted and
Christian civilization Southern Negroes that they
rule the property the deses of the superior
race, and that lesson will be taught Tuesday next we