Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-01-25
r, sn0rnue in North Carolina

$3.50, ,.,,.tto Rccord-Indepehueh
- tho leading colored citizens ~.
some ol C1t,a arc earnestly in iaVo'
NoI'n l,, ~, amendment of the state ~,
o!t.,,tion as would distrahchls. I'm
re- cannot read or write. bu' tofore
Int over the amendment Ho" , mar
tbo North Carolina Lesisld'Hlt some
IL ls so framed as 10 ulsli -, while
a. 80 20 o,oIrhab etical negroes a.
49, ,,oorlv 5000 rllterate whites
l'''Inb of the suffrage. on VIZ a..
49, y.ould be q manifest i''' 49,
laO. r,ordment discriminates III 80
% riitorate whites by proud'hs va 1se- or
VI -. ~, were voters prior 10
OF ny" a,rect descendants Of such - i.
are ei'0 ,,,ri,,ed Of the elective franolI..,
n.y. t,,te would debar some
Its NJ least, from the sum ae, ,,reod
Il, behalf Of the amendment AZ a. nut
/ .bo+ Ar am attempt should ne ll""f N-orth
under II all the iliterale W ord their
/ carolina. white and black we. ~, oroond-
/ ('t'-,,3, would unite and defeat 'nC a.''' Lo
/ Iii'i'N' .1,c,ance must. therefore
li. r,~ the situation that conlroh's ~
/ Iil''' - Nor+h caroline. The hrst lHll.7
! ..i+i,eto the crying abuse thiO pu,
/ a. t,u,t into the inept fists OF H' ~
III, Nv ~, t,,rorant negroes. and thus enaulv9
| tbo,o IN exercise a dangerous "',i 90
mon the state Government Wne" Nee
uI'oH ~. are bv interruptions Popullsl
/ dcmagogues. When TINS eNH SI'. "a, &C
t.or, removed il win be time, IN ''e
-, ~ tho friends Of this anehu-
mont 10 consider other restilc'oiS W. '''0
Ne IN the nliterate whites OF Nottn
l,a-li,no there Is quite a difference De
twoen them and the ignorant
~. If these whites by long attchu
- ot nolitical meetings and parllcipo
ttor I'm political discussions HaNe az
o,ired enough Information coio0 49, ~
,,ntlic affairs TO enable them 10 tAe1 i O.1
tbo suffrage with some lhlelils a.
, Thov have political associations anu ~, o.
diHons. while the Ignorant yVaetor,
, -, Many white men I'D " e9' ~
, >.-r1 carolina descendants OF w
49, ~ Kings Mountain do hoI nv
w. eift ~ reading and writing alu
a. Daril Boone. are possesaeu va
m .,ot cannot be gathered ll ti
t,,ols II would be unjust 10 uepIl'
{ ,,r,, mon Of the suffrage "hicn W
80 long enjoyed and EXERCISE =,
- ro small degree OF dlscei lli 49,, an
I there would be no in1ustlce III 80 },,n'
taiio+ ont of the hands Of swariha ot 10 a.
rant negroes VINO n5
g c.uable of using IT, ,,,-o III
10 IT, ,riu not do, then, TO ACCUSE IT.. ~
III carolina Democrats OK n'e, NJ.
N .l,l,,ItoUs race distinctions in this SUI
f ii9Sa amendment for the I PuTpoI man
r. gaining party advantage; .o. Eorg Sort >
f. - f1i.frate whites Of western WI
o. r rg whom the amendment does nj
c sxd,}I5e from the suffrage were WhsS 81
are the descendants S Of Wa5s 'G in
~ now Republicans. Inc il'J .r1e
~ortb Carolina Legislature are an. y
s. M .,orinr To- deal as best they can with ne, e
g isiins political conditions At the T.t inc
M y, would WON be only temporary oepg pr To S'
Of the suffrage AS the .,i ne geais 81 intel
is c1 nCo tbey viii acquire the right Of s.
3l fTlg ee with none to dispute its e%e1I 5l
IN q l,o5s who insist that horde Of isno'4
no voters shall continue 10 C S1TlI', ~
Do oiacrve franchise I'm North Cafoii.'t q
e.,'. eta+es have small respect Tor I
o,t'5, or for the principles Of intel
in cont self-government