The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-11-10

H - 6EAEEaO1E AZ UOIF%
n desires 10 read in the state
newspapers THAI in Sheir sections or
counties the outlook for victory is SO
hopeful and even assured The well
conducted StaEesvflle Landmark says
OF Iredell county, its own. and of other
counties adjacent, thax the outlook is
good It's words are:
AS a matter Of fact We don't know
Of a single county in this section ex-
ceps Of course those THAI are always
republican, that the republicans have
the leaS prospec OF carrying against
the amendment. Iredel is good for a
majority of 1000 or LOO in favor Of il
n there are no indications that Alex
ander, Catawba or any Of the sur
rounding counties except Davie, Wilkes
n Yadkin, always reliably republi-
car, will vote against ii, and we don't
know that these coungies will. II ten
tor Pritchard is correctly quoted by
Marshall Millikan then the senator is
only whisthng TO keep up his courage"
We hope tina Jeter is no better pro-
phet than he is a constitutional lawyer.
II not then ali will Be well, and he
and his hungry gang of ofice-holders
may go into enforced retirement early.
May the places that know them nov
! know them no more forever. Selah
But some highly respectable demo-
cratic papers are warning against over
confidence. 1t is well. 1t is nor safe
TO count on victory as certain until IL
is o Many a battle went well for
one side in the earlier hours that was
turned into defeat by skill or reinforce
ments or some accident of food and
field. The thing to 60 is to begin the
fight with pluck and energy. TO keep
il up to the close with the same peril
nacious vigor, and not to rest until
the last vote is counted.
| The White Men canpnf afford IN ha
defeated in the most important matter
that has come before them since North
Carolina seeded in 1861. We do not
think hope can be too much for that in
! spires action. But over-weening conf
| dence nduce relaxation of effort and
causes things to be left undone Strike
early, strike late, strike all The time.
The brutes who plug each other in the
ring do not relax until the fight closes,
and one is knocked out and the other
knocked in.
Let the newspapers not cease to hold
up the dangers that Turk in defeat and
too much confidence. 1t is yet too soon
to begin the fight to be prolonged
for ten months. Constant iteration
and reiteration of n topic wears il
| out and makes the readers shift it for
something new, something politically
fresh. That the enemy of the Whites
and of North Carolina mean all sorts
OIL mlScnle1 II an appeal no every
possible plan for success however false
M d~ishonorable and deceptive is
doubtless but too true. The thing for
the White Men to do is to meet the
enemy and route him. His lies must
be exposed, his weak-jointed armor
must be pierced, his sophistical stuff
must be ripped ITO pieces, his appeals
to ignorance must be tthwarted, his
legal d~eliverances must be met, and
the battle pushed with the swiftest
| energy and with a will-power that can
stand nc successful opposition. Strike
till the last armed foe expires"
The Greensboro Telegram has recent
o~ver-confidence. 1t says there is a
general apathy among the people.
But wait until mex April or May and
you will see the true white men lon
ming their armor and buckling for the
fray which they will wage with a heat
n energy that must surpass that
of 1898.
But here is a part of the kilograms
remarks we o for it's warning and
statement of existing conditions:
While in the urban districts (where
the people are more impressed with
the necessity of the proposed law the
white people of all political parties will
vote for it largely; inthe western coun-
ties, where the republicans are large
- - In oAA0 "lSLA IN tAtASN
n misunderstanding of the true in
tent of the law prevail, the republicans
will oppos it to a man, and, it is fear
ed, a large number of uneducaJted may
be lead into the error OF perceiving
danger in the law, by reason OF asso-
citation with ignorant republicans who
are whipped into line by their political
bosses, and these w~ell-meaning demo-
Gratis will cast their votes against it.
We know personally of sections in this
state where this danger is certainly
imminent"
You will see that the do
not agree with the account given
above from the landmark as to the
outlook in the west. Let the White
Men not me overcome but overcome by
pluck, energy, intense interest in the
issues at stake and in the absolute
necessity of cleaning out tn white
demagogueS for adj time. Sc long as
they a control, manipulate, bam-
booZle for their own detestable, dis
graceful, selfish ends the 125, 600 negro
| voters SO long will North Carolina have
no rest, and the peace, safety and pros
perity of all will be greatly disturbed,
constantly The Messenger
has great confidence in the good sense,
patriotism and pluck of the White.
Men 1t has also hopes that the better
and safer element in the either race
will See that there is necessity and
wisdom ito put down the reckless, un-
p~rincipled white deceivers and con-
spirators. From all the Messenger can
see now, it feels warranted in saying
that the constitutional amendment will
carry, and the Democrat in this good
and blessed work will be aide by hun
dredS of intelligent colored voters, and
by some thousands of patriotic, intel
ligent and upright white republicans to
be found scattered all over the state
n in every county.
Haywood county in the west is about
to unite upon good road building so as
to overcome all losses from bad roads.
1t has recently provided itself with
g. 600 worth of road machinery This