The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-07-05
ALL. PROMISES ARE KEPT.

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ocratic party responsible for a fail
ure to do this
ALL PROMISES ARE KEPT.
In some few counties Democrats
and candidates for the Legislature
made promises which went beyond
promise of a fair election law
which would disfranchise no one. In
a few counties Democrats promised
that they would vote against submits
sion of any Constitutional Amend
ment to the people. There were per-
sonal promises made b. these men
binding upon themselves but not upon
the people at large. In every in
stance these promises have been faith
fully kept. Honorable men like DR..
Mcneil of Brunswick. Mr.. Jack Rein
hart, of Lincoln, Mr.. Barnhill, of Pitt,
and several others made these prom
Uses, and, like honorable men that
they are, they have fulfilled their
promises to the letter, and their
course has been approved by their
constituents. At the request of the
people the Democratic Legislature
submitted this Amendment as the
best solution of the negro question
possible; and that Amendment is the
great issue in this campaign.
WHY THE AMENDMENT OUGHT
TO BE ADOPTED.
Mr.. Pou then laid down five propo-
sitions First, that the Amendment
was a necessity; and he pictured the
condition of the East in 1898, and
said those conditions would come
again whenever the white people
should become divided, unless this
Amendment were adopted. Second,
that this Amendment would stand
the test of The courts and woul1 be
upheld as a whole. Third, that it
would be ratified by the people at the
polls Fourth, that 1t would effect
it's purpose and be the beginning of
permanent settlement of the race
question. Fifth, it would benefit ev-
cry class of citizens; that it would
benefit the negro; that 1t was pro-
posed not in a spirit of malice or ha-
tired towards the negro but as the
kindest and most benevolent method
of settlement which would be com
patible with justice to the white peo-
pie In the adoption of this Amend
gro no evil, rather to remove him
from the control of evilly disposed
white men; theIreproach of their own
race, who go about at night holding
secret meetings with negroes, melting
them against law and order These
men deserve far greater censure than
the credulous negro; and these lnen
will lose their occupation and the
power to do harm when the ignorant
negro loses his power to vote. The
Democratic party promises the negro
nothing but protection under the law
so long as he obeys the law. I'm
der this protection he will have the
power to work out his own saliva
ton. He will have an opportunity
to elevate himself industrially and
educationally if he has the capacity
to do So Only one privilege will be
taken from him and that is the priv
ilege of becoming a disrurber of so
ciety. a formator of disorder. JUS
tice to the white race requires this
power to work evil shall be taken
from him, and it will be done.
Mr.. Pou alluded to the moral and
educational benefits to be derived
from the adoption of the Amend
ment, and predicted that the time was
not far distant when there would be
two great political parties in the
State, each one containing enough OF
patriotism and honesty to safely adj
minister the government; that il
would make very little difference
which of these parties carry the cleo
ton, the honor of the State would
ho Gu o he 10 of Elf hnp
the day came there would be greater