Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1899-06-22

States has been appealed TO in
vain from South Carolina and
Mississippi to save the negro
from exclusion from the ballot
box. These constitutions stand
and the negro does not vote aud
the whites do vote. In Louisiana
constitution similar to ours was
adopted in 1897. and has been 10
operation ever since, Under it's
provisions the whites do vote and
the negroes do not vote. Where
is the Supreme Court of the
United States and what is it
about? The Republicans in Louis
lana had fears identlcal with
those of Senator Pritchard and
Governor Russell. But the con-
stitution OF that State still stands.
The truth is that the negro has
proved such a failure as voter
that great change Of opinion
has come about in the United
States and that change has been
SO marked and strong that even
the Courts have been aft ected by
it. The whole country at last
realiz IS that the destiny Of this
government, State and national,
is to be wrought out by the
white men-it IS his burden-the
negro himself is part-a very
large part of that burden,
Congress first took the matter
in hand aud solved the
problem in the District of Cos
lunbia, by dlsfranehising every
citizen, white white and black.
South Carolina, Mississippi, North
Caroline, Louisiana have all in turn
taken up the question. Congress
has come back to it in dealing with
Hawaii and eliminates the negro
without the slightest hesitation and
without exciting on the part of
Senator Pritchard any fear Of the
"wreck of matter and the crush of
worlds" In Cuba, Porto Rico, and
the Philippines the negro not
only does not vote but is shot by
our government for even want,
ing to vote. while Senator Pritch-
ard calmly votes appropriations
to shoot them. intov, obedience
saying however, time enough
between appropriations to weep
the sad fate Of the -'sorother in
black" in North Carolina If it is
manifest destiny and the
white Mans Burden" to civilize
and govern the weaker and more
ignorant races in the Philippines
it cannot be treason to undertake
to shape that destiny and bear
that burden here. We began the
good work in 1898. The sacrifices
of that great campaignWereWorse
than useless if we lay down the
work unfinished We. have put
our hands to the plough and we
will not turn backward, In 1898
we unfurled the Democratic ban
ner 10 the breeze, emblazoned
with the .rallying cry of ssWhite
Supremacy" We volunteered un-
der that banner tosthe end of the
war, We have won the outposts of
tHS 6uSmys We udV6 OElSCn 610H
back n disorder, and they are
making one last desperate stand.
reforming their broken lines be-
hind the breastworks of prejuds
ice and demagoguery. They form
| in vain. The traditions of North
| Carolina Democrats are filed
with glorious achievements,
their courage is of the best.
their determination is unyield-
ing, their certainty of victory
amounts to inspiration. For
peace, for prosperity, for univerA
sal education, for that day, when
the race issue forever is settled, we
can have an absolutely free ballot
and a fair count, for the glorious
privilege of being independent, -
for general federation of honest If
mistaken opinions, we renew the
contest. Let the banner of 1898
be agait. unfurled. Let it still be
inscribed with the motto ssWhite