The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-07-21

of the affairs of the different counties
east and west has been honest and cir
cumspect rs well Ms economical, and do
serves our highest praise.
We favor the amendment To the State
Constitution embodying the provisions
| OF our present election law which will
| guarantee to every citizen Of the State
| the right to east one free ballot and
have that ballot counted as cast.
We invest our state Executive Com
mittce with plennry power to deal with
the nominations Of candidates for the
offices Of Superior Court Judge nnd So
|licitors in the several judicial districts Of
the state.
We endorse the Dnglcy tariff bill mud
also the Republican tariff measures
made necessary by the enormous cNpen-
ditures incident To the war. while the
Democratic administration sold bonds IN
secret in time of peace 10 foreign aynd-
Gates the present Republican admnistrh-
ton has required the banks and Hyndi.
Gates to stand back. until the common
people could have al the bonds which
they were able aud willing to rny For,
and we point with pride to the fact that
our bonds are worth % per cent. more IN
time of war than they were worth In
time OF Democracy and that the common
people of tho country have displayed
their confidence in the government by
subscribing three times over the amount
called FOR by the administration
We favor a vigorous prosecution Of
this war to Il triumphant conclusion and
we pledge to the administration of VII
liam Mckinley our hearticst support IN
every measure calculated To strengthen
our arms and to provide all ncccssdriea
and comforts for our heroic sailors and
soldiers: we rejoice in the unbrokcn So
rics of victories which have crowned our
arms on land and sea and we rejoice
most heartily in the signal triumph won
hy this administration in the hearts and
in the confidence Of a reunited people.
We send good cheer and greetings To our
sailor and soldier boys wherever located
carrying cold glory to victory on every
land and on every sea.
THE NEGRO WHITE SPEAKS.
Congressman White was then called
on to speak. He denounced with bit
terness the Democratic position and de-
Tended the placing Of power in the
hands of negroes. and heaped his abuse
upon those who wanted to keep the gov
ernmcnt in the hands of the intelligence
Of the country.
II have noticed" he said. ''mcn who did
not like the name Republican. who stop
ped at the halfway house, calling them
selves Liberals or something like it.
but they all wind up finally as straight
out Republicans
1.-TWO years ago l hardly knew wheth-
or to say | was in favor of free silver or
not. Ny experience now has taught me
- ~ 4 \ I. a,
man who would not travel on certain
train because it left his town at IL to /.
you dare not enter my door to en-
joy social equality unless / invite you
there.
1--WE are not afraid of social equality"
He created the greatest enthusiasm
of the entire convention when he got
down to the lowest plane upon which
any man. white or black, ever talked
to the people about. 1t showed the low
tone of the convention and the unworthy
mind of the Congressman. The hurrah-
ing and cheering was such as was heard
twenty years ago in the days before the
taxes Of white men gave them schools.
One NEGRO said Il was ashamed of
my race that when it has chance to
put a man in high positions selects n
man who will make so mean Il speech.
Every North Carolinian who loves his
State was ashamed of the cheers that
greeted the coarse and low utterances.
1t shows that negroes always put their
worst representatives forward.
II am not the only negro who holds
office. There are others. There
are plenty more being made to
order to hold offices. We are
the modestest people in the world and
don't hold as many offices as we will.
/ invite the issue. If you will come into
my district | will have a joint debate.
Il am going to hold mp the hands of
Jeter c. Prtchard. Daniel l.. Russell
and William Mckinley.
1--WE initiate white men. You steal
and so do we. You commit crimes and
so do We"
He praised Daniel l.. Russell for
putting negroes in command of regl-
ments, and putting negroes in high POI
sitions. He sat down amid thunders of
applause.
John c. Dancy. the selected motion
maker by the machine, then got the
floor and said: I'm view Of the fact
that we have harmoniZed elements and
are ready to win Il great victory, l move
we do now adjourn"
Carried. and the convention adjourn
ed at 9:25 p. m, although one man was
vainly trying to get the floor.
THE PIE-EATERS' ARMY.
r. u. Linney. permanent chairman,
member of Congress from the Eighth dis
trict, and nominated for reelection by
gag rule convention.
Richmond Pearson, the Prince of Rich
mond Hill, Congressman from the Ninth
district
George III White. the country's only
dusky Congressman, member from the
Second district
w. s. Hyams. private secretary of
Senator Pritchard and his pal Mt conven-
tons.
DR.. ID. III. Abbott, State railroad com
missioner.
T.. G.. Duncan. collector of internal
revenue. Eastern district.
III. C. Dockery. United States marshal
Of the Eastern district.
Claude Bernard. the puffy pie eater
from Pitt, United States district attor-
ncy.
Oscar ]. Spears. the assistant district
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