The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-07-30
GOVERNOR JARVIS
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to greatly reduce the number Of eoE-
ored voters i'm this State, and CONSEQUENT
ly to practically eliminate the coiofea
man from politics win this he bless
ing or a curse to his racer
After thirty years Of earnest endeaFoI
to advance the negro race i'm all that per
tains 10 their best interests ! give II as
nv opinion that it will be a blessing toI
them to eliminate the great body OF them
from politics. They were suddenly chang
ed from slaves to Sovereigns- Without
any preparation for a proper discharge OF
the important duties Of American citizen
shin. they were by military edicts cloth-
cd with all its prerogatives, powers and
privileges It is hut natural that they
should have priced these newborn rights
above everything else, and Should have
reveled in them. For thirty years they
have devoted themselves TO politics only
to find chat it does not bring to them That
which they most need The negro race,
above all things else, need homes for
their families and mental, moral and
industrial training for their children.
They cannot get these out Of politics
WILL MAKE THRIFTLESs NE
GROES THRIFTY.
The colored race may be divided into
two classes-those who are trying to
40 something TO acquire something and
to make something out of themselves
and their children, and those who have
no concern for anything beyond one day
rations. The FIRST class make good citi-
zens, the second do not. An who belong
to the first class viii soon fit and shalify
themselves and their offspring to become
voters under the proposed amendment j
ii Shall be adopted Those who belong
to the second class will soon learn that
they must do better or forever be cut Oft
from the ballot box. ] believe this will
appeal to them as nothing else will
When they see 4 part of their race walk
ang mp to the ballotbOx and participating
in all the privileges of the elective fran
chise and then fully understand that it is
within their power to qualify themselves
and their children to become voters II
viii tend, I trust, to move many to a
| higher activity and zeal to become bet
| ter citizens The process among the color
| ed people Of acquiring such knowledge
I and education as may be necessary TO
/ fit them for a proper discharge of their
| dnties Of citizenship and to qualify
/ Them as voters may be slow, but | be-
| heve it viii be stimulated by the
/ adoption of the proposed amendment.
/ Iii the meantime the white people Who
/ win control the administration OF pub-
/ lie affairs will give to the coIored pop
uati0n an infinitely better government
/ than they could possibly provide for
| themselves. / therefore verify believe
| that the amendment win not affect
| the coIored people injurously.
| MS EFFECT UPON THE STATES
POLITICS AND INDUSTRIES.
ii must he manifest to every one
who. gives the matter any thought
whatever That So long as the danger
I Of negro domination in a single city
| town or county exists 1T will over.
| shadow every other question. As much
i az men differ iii their opinions ON great
/ ec0nomic questions they cannot afford
/ to lot these differences divide them sc
| long as they are i'll the presence OF this
/ danger But only let this danger pass
| away aud the question Of negro domina
ton in any section win be put to rest
| and then our people can and will turr
/ their attention to the consideration OF tins
| great public questions that are pressing
themselves upon MS for solution. Tariff
| taxation may be be am old tllreadbart
4 question, vet it il by no means q set
tied one. The great trusts and combi
nations which are imposing onerous
burdens upon the consumer as well as
| seriously paIlyzing the energies d
the enterprising young men Of small
means, rest largely for their security
and protection upon the present eXQr
hitant rates Of tariff taxation. Fortu
nately there is q feeling growing III
among the great mass OF fine people
| that these trusts and combinations
| must be destroyed or they will destroy
the freedom of trade and the just re
Enumeration Of individual efforts, en-
terprise and labor
/ OTHER PROBLEMS no BE SET
TIED.
The financial problem the money
| question ia its various phases and
| qualifications, is still a living question
| and will be. till it is settled right and
III the interest OF the people 1t may
| not be as acute as ii was in 1896, be-
cause imperialism, expansion and 9TH
en- questions may obscure it for the
| time being but it will ever engage the
/ attention of the American people till
they are satisfied with the method and
measure Of its settlement.
The policy of the conquest, expansion,
| acquisition, imperialism and war in
| augurated and pushed forward by the
present administration, seems to be a
breaking away from all the traditions
and policies of the fathers Of the re-
| public The wonderful victories Won
| at Manila and Santiago by American
yalor threw a glamour over this new
| policy that seemed to secure for it the
| applause and approval of the Ameri
| can people But when the burden Of
! high taxation to carry on foreign
! war presses itself upon the people and
/ they see thousands upon thousands OF
| their young men dying of disease and
| slain in battle to force American ideas
| policies and systems upon a people
/ ten thousand miles away who are not
| prepared for them and who do not
| want them this new policy must be
| discussed upon the hastings and re-
ceiye its solution at the ballot box
North Carolina possesses wonderful