The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1899-07-13

anC the present POLITICAL situation in
North Carolina, briefly summarized,
seems TO be about as follows:
a That the Senator will. for the
present, hold in allegiance his whilom
scheme for forming a Lilly White
Republican Party in North Carolina.
q, That negro domination i'll North
Carolina has no terrors for him.
Ga That the suggestion of WHITE
SUPREMACY chills him to the bone.
a. That the 10Th amendment of the
| Federal Constitution shall be so con-
strued that the WHITE MAN shall
enjoy no favors or privileges not ac-
corded to the man from Africa.
| (D That if the white man cannot
PULL the BLACK man Up to his
| LEVEL HE must PULL HIMSELF
! DOWN to that of. the BLACK MAN.
OF course the Senator's bugle blast
was heard by all the little ottice-hold-
erS, and like little soldiers they quickly
| fell into line for one more supreme
struggle against white supremacy.
| One by one they have Tepudlatod their
| former demand for the elimination OF
the negro from politics. One by one
they have fallen into line against the
amendment, and have even begun to
talk about the wrong and injustice OF
any abridgmcnt of the negro suffrage.
prominent in the public eye. fittingly
| illustrates the conduct Of this crowd
with reference to this subject. Every
one who reads the newspapers will re
| this gentleman got himself interview
ed by the newspapers. and vigorously
declared himself in favor OF the elm
ination of the negro from politics, not
only in the interest of the Republican
party. but in the interest of the negro
! himself DIR. Abbott is now at his
! home in Pamlico county. rallying the
! boys against the amendment. and in
spring the faithful with courage and
nerve for one more fight for negro
! domination.
If the negro had any sense. he would
see that this class of Republicans care
nothing for him, and are simply play
ing him for his vote. But he has ever
been their dupe. and the probabilities
n
however, is his business, not ours.
But there are white Republicans in
North Carolina, and THEM name is lie,
gion, who are not dependent on office.
who are not seekers after office At all.
who do not hunger for the crumbs
that fall from Mckinley's table. or
men who are patriots, who love their
State and are Republicans from prin-
IciDlp. These men. like the rest of the
good white people of the State, feel
kindly towards the negro, and are anX-
ious to help him in every proper way,
to work out his destiny, and to develop
to the utmost the best that is in him,
, and they would not do him wrong. nor
lsupport any one else in any injustice
l toward linn Thousands upon thou
sands of this class of Republicans will
, vote for the amendment. Not in a
SDirit of unfriendlncSS toward the he
gro. but in justice to the white men
and white women of the State, and
because they believe in the end its
adoption will be the best for the negro
; as we'll as for the white man.
The amendment will be adopted. and
r adopted by the biggest majority that
, has been seen in North Carolina fol
many day. 1t will be adopted by The
! votes of white men Of all parties
= White men who are Republicans
O white men who are PopulisiS. as wei
, as white men who are Democrats, an(
il need not aStoniSh any one if Il goo(
part of the more Sa@aciOuS and beS
Informed negroes do not also vote
| for it.