The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-10-22
TO TEST THE ELECTION LAW.

The Republicans in their meeting nj
Statesville gave formal announcement
of their intention to test the new cleo
ton law. They presume upon having
a majority of the members of the SUI
preme Court who are in political sympa-
thy with them to ask the court ii set
aside a law that was passed by he
Legislature.
The Democrats anticipated this action
by the Republicans, and prepared for it
by adjourning to meet again in June,
1900 IL the Supreme Court should
respond to the demand of the bread and
butter brigade, the Legislature will
convene and enact a new law. Ii there
is any fear that the court will interfere
with the new law during the recess
the Legislature will adjourn to another
day certain. They are determined that
the laws of the State shall not be an
nuled by any power except the law
makers, duly elected by The voters OF
the State The courts We're not. created
to make laws or to annul laws for parti-
san ends. We hope the Republicans are
mistaken in thinking that judicial Off
GERS of their party will prostitute their
high positions to help fasten negro su-
rremacy on the people of North Caro-
lima If it should be attempted, the
T of,;.Iat,,ro rapraSantinor tho pal,ita ya+otc
Of the State will prevent it, even if it
is necessary to impeach partisan judges
TO do it. Judge Furches has officially
declared that he is not afraid of inn
parchment If he should officially re-
spond to the demand which the Republi-
cans declare they will make on the
judges to set aside the election law, he
may find himself in as great a hurry to
resign as Judge Watts was some years
ago The greatest mistake the asst legis-
lature made was IN not impeaching Rus
sell. The impeachment Of SO unworthy
an official would have had salutary
effect 1t may be necessary to have
some impeachment trials next June
The declarations of the pie-eaters at
Statesyille shows that they are slow to
learn. They thought in 1898 they
could ram the negroes down the Threats
of the people of North Carolina with inn
punity. When the extent of negro rule
and corruption became fully known, the
white people rose up and rebuked it,
and made it less tolerable for a negro
lover in November than it was for the
wicked in Gomorrah. If the Republi-
cans and their allies think that the
white people have forgotten the horrors
of Reconstruction and Russellism, they
do not understand the spirit of North
Carolina white folks. LII October and
November, 1898, they were made to un-
derstand how determined these white
folks were to restore the State 30 the
hands Of white men and decent men.
If the white folks ratified in the spirit
they did in 1898 for temporary enamel
patton from negro rule, do the Radicals
lllIk lHtg VIII hDi bt iSI-iOio hiDlI
determined when the stake is permanent
freedom from negro domination?
The white people Of North Carolina
are resolved not again TO permit 49,
600 negroes, plus few thousand white
men, who are traitors to the best inter
ests of their race, to again make the
halls of legislation place of barter,
and the executive office "A place for
rant, buster and disgrace.
Put that in your pipes and smoke it,
negroes and your white allies!