Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1900-02-22

decision OF the Supreme Court OF
North Carolina on this question would
not be binding. The Supreme Cour.
OF the United States alone can finally
settle a question OF this sort. and Sen
atcr Morgan says il has already settled
it in the Mississippi case in favor o.
our amendment"
Farmer. You said the Louisiana
Constitutional amendment was the
same as ours. Has the Supreme Court
OF the United States ever passed upon
the constitutionality u tha: amend
ment?"
Business Man: No. neither the Su
prene rourt of the United States nor
any other court. When the Louisiana
amendment was before the people for
ratification the Republicans in that
talked just like they are talking here.
They said it was unconstitutional. and
the cour, would go declare ttt: that
the 5:h section would be stricken oin
the court would so declare It: that
sort OF thing, just as they are saying
here but the people paid no attention
10 them down there. as they will not
do here and ratified the amend
ment'
Farmer: Has there been any regis
tration under the Louisiana amend
ment?"
Business Man: Yes, a full regis
tration under it
Farmer: Were the uneducateu
white people allowed 10 register"
Business Man: Yes. every one that
wanted 10 register
Farmer: Were the uneiucated ne
groes allowed to register"
Business Man: No. none OF them "
Farmer: Has there been any elec
ton under the Louisiana law"
Business Man: Yes; not long since
| the election in the great city OF New
! Orleans was held under this amend
mentt
| Farmer: Did the uneslucated white
! vote in the New Orleans election?"
! Business Man: Yes. all OF them
j who wished to-
Farmer: Did the uneducated ne
! groeS vote in the New Orleans elec-
! tiono"
i Business Man: No"
/ Farmer: "Ther there has been both
! registration and an election under
the Louisiana Constitution. and Won
! say the Republicans have not taken A
single case before the courts TO test its
eonstitutionality
Business Man No not 4 single
case, and it shows conclusiyely. does
it not, that all their talk before the
, election about its being unconstitu-
tional was mere wind and fury, in
tended to .frighten the uneducated
white people and keep them from dis
! franchising the negro"
Farmer: Il am very glad to have
had this talk with you. ] knew you
were thoroughly posted, as you gen =.
orally are upon such important ques
tions, and wanted to find out the
truth about these matters We peo-
pie in the country haven't yet awhile
had an opportunity to study the ques
ton as closely as You have; We haven't
had as much reading matter about il
! as you have had. but We are going to
study it like we did the great issue or
White Supremacy in the last cam
! pagn. and We are going to learn all
about it, and before the. election We
! will know as much about it as the peO-
pie in the centres OF population. YOn
know in the last campaign the country
people were better posted before the
election came on than the town peo-
pie. This question OF the amendment
is an exceedingly important one to
Iilt w Hitc ltl ilt|iS, anu Ipti feTLAlQ
when they thoroughly understand il
they Will go to the polls almost 20 Z
man and vote FOR it. The white peo
pie in the country are tired OF the ne
gro in politics. they don't intend ever
again to be bossed by him; they
never want again to have to go through
the terrors which darkened their
homes during the past two years OF
! yIfa in
seems to me II anything We people In
the country are more interested in this
question than you are In the town
You can rely upon the country to vote
white this year"
| Business Man My friend am
mighty glad to hear you talk that way
The white people living out in the
country are indeed deeply interested
in this question The ratification o.
the amendment means more To them.
as you say. than ii does to the people
living in the towns but 1t means great
| good To all OF us. whether we live il.
/ the country or in the town. Person
ally | am going TO vote for Il because
! | believe it Is a jus: measure: because
/ | believe it Will be better for the 1e-
! gro as we'll az the white man; because
! | think the white man Is entitled ty
right and By superiority Q. intellect
and Natural capacity TO control the az
| fairs Of the State. Because | RIO -ot
want 10 see any such conditions again
as ~e had n North Carolina IN 1897
and 1898: because ! believe ghe1 the
negro IS eliminated from politics n.
aill- become i better citizen. more do
cile and more Industrious. and rll
CEASE To be an element D, discoTJ.
constantly breeding strife and con
f.ct be-ween HIN and the VII . man:
because believe the adoption .. tbs
amendment Will bring 2bout. a new
era % prosperity: because ! VIII draw
! % North Carolina both c4pital and
lmn igration which w.il never corr.
while there Is danger o. n~2ro rule;
because il xil. drive Into puscurIty {.
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