The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-07-15

Carolina is sovereign State. It's peo-
pie are capable of governing them
selves and controlling their own af-
fairs, and they are entitled to do so
without interference from Federal
office-holders. Nobody objects to the
activity of Mr.. Holton as chairman of
the Republican executive committee.
1t is his duty to his party to be active.
But the people do object to Mr.. Hol-
ton using his office of district attor-
ney to attempt to browbeat and bull
doze and intimidate the people of tie
State, and their duly chosen officers.
''Holton and Butler think theV are
playing a shrewd and bold game OF
politics. They are mistaken. What
they are doing is not politics at all
1t is conspiracy; conspiracy against
the laws of the State, its peace and
it's dignity" "a.
Mr.. J. C. L. Harris was seen yester-
day and asked what he thought of the
outcome of the Winston registration
matter. He said that it was blum
der worse than crime and that just
as he had expected, the negroes useu
by Holton would be the only sufferers
in the end Mr.. Harris said this mat
ter had further impressed him with
the belief that the best thing for the
colored people in this campaign is to
refuse to register and attend strictly
to their private business. After the
August election there will be no feel
ing against them if they take this
course, and then they can register
and vote for Republican candidates
for Congress and for Mckinley for
President. The election law provides
for another registration just before
the election in November next.
Discussing the present condition OF
political affairs, Mr.. Harris further
said that he was gratified to know
that a large number of the colored
men had decided that it was best for
them not to have anything to do with
the present campaign. That these
colored men appreciate the fact that
nearly all the money now spent TO
paw the running of schools, to educate
colored children, was paid by the
white people, and that if the colored
people by their conduct in this cam
paign outrage the feelings of the
white people, that the next move Will
be to appropriate the money paid by
the white people to the support of
white schools, and the money paid
by colored people to support the color
ed school. OF course this change OF
the law would result in the closing of
the colored schools. This is fight
among the white people, he said, and
they should be permitted to fight 1T
out alone.
The most grotesque figure now in
politics in this State is Spencer Bun
combe Adams. AS everybody well
knows. he has never been candidate
for Governor. He has been candi-
date for United States judge of the
Western district. He would not have
accepted the nomination for Governor
if Senator Pritchard had not pledged
him that no appointment should be
made until after the election. be
banked on the promise, intending af-
ter he is dsgracefully beaten to whine
and point to his leading a forlorn
hope and claim the judgeship as com
pensation for the great sacrifice he
made to run and the great humilia-
ton his defeat carried with it. Now
that Pritchard has played him like
flute, Spencer b. is in despair and the
canvass is great nightmare to him.
He charges Pritchard with bad faith
and treachery and says Boyd will
have a hard time to be confirmed be
cause of his old KukluX record. All
of which means that Spencer b. hopes
BOYD won't be confirmed so that he
can have one chance at this juicy
plum. And so Spencer Il. has coiled
himself on the floor, and subsequent
events, will interest him no more"
Richard p. Williams, a Craven coun-
ty Republican, who has declared in
favor of the amendment, announces
himself an independent candidate for
the House of Representatives.
Robert Hancock, the man whom
Gov. Russell kicked out of the presi-
dency of the Atlantic and North Caro-
lima Railroad for immortality, has been
elected chairman by the Republicans
of Craven county.
Mr.. d. II. Young, chairman OF the
Republican county committee, ana
also one of the revenue doodles in Col
lector Duncan's office. is trying to stir
up the negroes of Raleigh township
to register. The government pays Mr.
Young for all his time and we sug-
oest to him that he should attend to
his office duties. otherwise resign and
let some other person have his place