Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-01-27
North Carolina Democrats Seeking
Means for Its Perpetuation.
REPEAL OF PEG LEG WILLIAMS" ACT
Proposition Made for Transfer Of
Colored Laborers.
EMPLOY MENT RED
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star

RALEIGH, n. c., January 81, 1899.
The democratic managers of this state
are trying TO find ways to carry their pre-
cleo ton promises into effect without sub
hitting their legislation to a vote of the
people. One of the most prominent men of
that party in North Carolina, in speaking
on this subject, said:
The verdict of the people of North Caro-
lima last November was that in the future
the mass of Ignorant negro voters should
not have the destiny of the state in their
Keeping, and that by constitutional meth
DDS this dangerous vote should be elimi
mated Restriction of suffrage means that
the white men of this state intend to gov
ern 1t, and make it impossible for dema
gogues to ride into office by an appeal to
the negro and small per cent of dissatis-
fed whites.
The full effect of the verdict of the peo-
pie cannot be seen until after the election
in 1900, when a constitutional amendment
will be submitted for ratification that will
make white primary the real government
force in North Carolina, as it is in all the
other southern states. True wisdom die
tates ttat, until this full measure of relief
is secured the leaders of the party ought
10 make 1t impossible for any element Of
white voters to appeal to the negro voters
upon any published question.
Whites "The People"
There will be various matters before the
legislature, seeking to establish this or to
abolish that, with the proviso that this
act shall be submitted to vote of the peo-
Pile 1t will be well to go slow upon such
propositions, however good in themselves.
The democrats in the last campaign de-
termined that the white voter should be
the people in North Carolina, so far as
Shaping politics is concerned. Henceforth
everything, policies and nomina TONS
should be submitted to white primaries,
and that big, ignorant negro vote slould
not be permitted to have a voice in local
affairs or in matters of state concern If
local questions ara submitted to all the peO-
pie the negro vote Will be appealed to, the
negro Will be reinstated in politics as a
factor, his vote will be bought and sold
and in the county in which this occurs the
victory for white supremacy will be en-
dansered Where any measure is in bal
anceS so that thera ought to be resort to
the referendum land there are such meas
ufes), the matter ought to be settled in
white primaries under the control of whit
men. NO other settlement is in keeping
with the policy of the democra tie party
Submission of any question to the neople
That include negro votsrs will do incalcula-
BILE harm, and ought not to be resorted to
IN any eastern county"
Williams to the Rescue
Peg Leg Williams, who d few years
ago was driven out of the state by an act
of the Legislature because he persuaded a.
large number Of colored men to emigrate
to other states, has come to the relief of
the democratic managers IN their movement
to more effectually make white suprem-
aCy' an accomplished fact. As an evidence
that the democrats now desire to get clear
of the colored people the legislature has
repealed the law above referred to.
Mr. Williams proposition is as follows:
IN view OF The recent troubles caused in
this state and South Carolina at and lust
prior to the last state elections | beg to
submit TO the people of the two states
plan to prevent recurrence of the same,
as follows: That | can give 500 families of
colored iaborers employment in picking cot
ton now open in the fields in the Missis-
sippi valley and Arkansas. at 80 cents per
100 pounds, there being now 10000 bales
in the two states that have not been
touched. Now, need the labor and are
willing to pay the transportation to their
new homes, which they can repay in labor
gathering the present crop of cotton. as
stated above. Farmers of Arkansas and
Mississippi met in Memphis Tenn and
nave deposited in banks of that city sub
Ject to my order and draft for the delivery
of these hands, and all l ask of the people
of the Caroinas and Of the railroads is to
make second class or emigrant rate to
Memphis, Tenn. / will guarantee not to
interfere with the present farmers or con-
tidCttl I4t.iJiS IpI llie pr St'Dt year ana to
take only the surplus laborers, who have
nothing to do and want to go. l will also
give these contract for the year on shares
allowing them one-half Of the entire crop
raised.
Fertility of Soil.
These lands will raise from sixty to
seventy-tive bushels of corn to the acre
with good seasons: will raise a bale and a
half of cotton to the acre, and, in case of
drought, will average one bale to the acre
of long staple cotton, and to grow this crop
there is no expense for fertilizers, as the
lands fertile and none are required. ]
add also, when our crops are laid by, we
give them other work to do at 10 cents
per day
You will see from the above statement
that We readily can give work to all who
wish to go Oh their own hook other
wise. We guarantee work to all who can
pay their own way. as well as those we
furnish transportation to. | have also
order for one hundred families for Hearne
Texas. This order is placed by the Hearne
bank.
THE repeating of the anti-emfgration
agent law by the Legislature now in session
places the stamp of approval of the people
of North Carolina upon this movement,
signifying that they are willing to let the
negro go where he pleaSes. Prior to the
enactment of the law l moved thousands of
negroes from this and other states, and
many of them now OWE their own farms
and homes and do not have to work for
large farmers, but have branched out for
themselves, and this is why the farmers
have to send out for more laborers.
Il am now negotiating with the railroads
and hope in a few days to be able to Sc
cure a cheap emigrant tate for the pur-
pose of moving these people, and of course,
those who go will be given the benefit of
the lowest rate obtainable. ] have just
finished moving 200 of these laborers from
the vicinity of Greenwood, S. c.. to the
Mississippi valley, within thirty, forty and
sixty miles of Memphis. | shall travel
over the whole state of North Carolina
during the next Two months for the pur-
pose of moving these people