The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-10-30

deputies are negroes. The court crier is
negro. The township constable is Il
negro. One Of the county commissioners
is a negro. The town has three negro
councilmen and five negro policemen, and
the city attorney is a negro. White men
and white women are arrested by negro
sheriffs or constables. tried before negro
agistrates and committed to the Gus
tody of n negro jailor.
The nominees for county Offices are as
| follows: House of Representatives, ne
gro; register of deeds, negro; county
| treasurer. negro; county commissioner.
negro: constable, negro. The candidates
for clerk and sheriff, who are the only
whites, were made to promise that they
would have none but negroes as their
deputies Could any white people be in
worse condition than we are?
| We appeal to the Anglo-Saxon race of
North Carolina, with whatever political
party they may have been voting, to res
cue us from this terrible condition. You
have no idea of the complete reign of
terror that exists in the eastern counties.
The papers have not told half. l forgot
to state that the tax-ister III some of the
townships are negroes.
Very respectfully.
w. NJ. WATSON,
Clerk of Superior Court.
Craven but illustrates the present or
threatened condition of all eastern North
Carolina.
Can honest white men contemplate
such condition, and having the remedy
in their own hands, a remedy which will
protect all without injury TO any, refuse
to apply it?
My dear sir, it is bad enough. God
knows. for these white brethren of ours
in the east to have to live under negro
domination and suffer their jeers, taunts
and insults; then don't let us add to their
ahasement by charging it around and
telling our neighbors that this condition
of affairs has been brought about by their
own procurement. Negro domination
with all it's horrors is bad enough-for
heavens sake don't add to the humilia-
ton of our white brethren by misrepre-
senting them.
More than this, my dear friend, do you
know what George White, the negro Con
gresham from North Carolina, said at
the State Republican convention held in
Raleigh about month ago? And, by
the way, who is responsible for the ne
gro. George White. being in Congress?
Certainly not the Democrats. for that
good. true and tried Democrat, Hon. T..
A. Woodward. Christian gentleman of
the finest type, of Wilson, n. c., ran
against him and did all in his power to
defeat him, but the Republicans, white
and colored men. elected the negro. Geo.
White, George White, the negro, is run
ming for Congress again this year. And
what do you find Why, not only the
Republicans, black and white, support
ing the negro White, but some white men
incorporating as Populists, but really at
heart Republicans, supporting White, the
negro. against a white man. My dear
friend. any white man who supports a
negro for office against white man is Il
Republican, or worse. although he may
declare he is Populist until he is as
black in the face as the negro he votes
for. Now, if negroes and white men with
black principles elect the negro George
White to Congress, please don't 'norate"
it among your friends that the Democrats
endorsed and elected him.
But to come back to what the negro
George White said at the Republican
State convention. In his speech before
that convention he said. THERE ARE
NOT AS MANY NEGROES IN OF
FICE AS THERE ARE GOING TO
BE-" There was no speech delivered be-
fore the Republican State convention
that provoked the applause that Whites
did, He was the lion of the occasion.
The white man was mot in it." The me-
gro dominated the convention. Now,
L. to- Nar
tainly not the Democrats. Did you hear
Of any negroes addressing the State
Democratic convention? had the honor
of being named the temporary chairman
of the State Democratic convention, and
presided for awhile over the convention.
If you are prepared to take my word for
it, there were no speeches delivered be-
fore the State Democratic convention ex-
cept by white men. Then how
are more negroes to get into
office, as George White declares
Have you seen any of the
tickets nominated in the Eastern counties
for the legislature clerk of the court, reg
lister of deeds, ETC.? Not one Democratic
ticket has a negro nominated for any
position-not one While on the other
hand, the Republican tickets have ne
/ SlpSs VII thNii lui C'Ciy pidtt IlOlil NoH-
gresham down; then, my dear friend
don't it seem that it would be fair and
honest for you to recant and say that
You have been misled, that the Demo-
Gratis are in no wise responsible for the
negroes being in office in North Caro-
lima. And, may / tell you that North
Carolina, is the only place in the whole
! world, that there are more white folks
than negroes, and yet the negro domi-
mates our politics; and you are fair
enough to admit without argument that
in no State administration is there the
scandals and abuse that you hear about
North Carolina. All the States South of
| us are holding up North Carolina as a
horrible example of the curse of negro
rule. / can truthfully tell you that men
with money from the North, have been
| prevented from locating in our midst,
with their money, because they were un-
willing to risk the situation as it exists
to-day in North Carolina.
Not only are Republicans naming ne
groes on their tickets in eastern counties,
| but the character of some Of these ne
groes is not such as to commend them to
white men. For instance Lee Person.
| tho uaora Ranublican candidate FOR tho