The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-07-17
STATE PRESS.

Bryan and Stevenson will fill the bin.
The man who kicks at this ticket evil
IDENTIFY don't want anything demo-
cratic.-Coneord Tribune.
The News a watched carefully the
newspapers OF the entire country. n
IL finds only one conservative paper
that gave an even ~alf-hearte sup
| port TO Nj. Bryan which is not for
him this year-only one. On the other
hand, there are dozens which opposed
| him in 1896 which are for him thisyear.
Charlotte News
A North Carolina negro preacher has
seen a great light He declared that
the negro was not lit to vote and that
the best thing e do was TO take the
ballot from him. This was at Asheville
and II required the police to protect
the preacher from the violence Of a
negro mob. He isn't the first man to
get into danger by telling the truth
Bryson City Eagle.
The old negro who is well known and
has friends o the mane
resident population should not only
obey the law themselves but aid in
preventing fraudulent registration.
Those that do will be sure to have the
good will of the white people: those
who aid in attempted fraud will for
feit that good WILL No negroes not en-
titled TO registration will attempt 10
nor insist upon il, unless prompted To
II and coached by some black republi-
can or his allies.-Salisbury Truth.
Every white man in Carolina should
consider long and seriously before yot-
ing against this measure. The friend
Of the amendment have no apologies
10 offer in asking you TO suppo il.
All We ask is that you earnestly dis
~passionately, and intelligently consider
every feature OF the question and de-
eide whether you want white suprem-
acy made permanent, or whether you
desire 10 fight over the same old
grounds year after year-for a white
mans government. The amendment
speaks for itself. it's a proposition
submitted by white men TO white men.
and one for white men TO pass npon.-
Concord Evening Tribune.
We are glad that no Forsyth demo-
cratic lawyer has old his services 10
such a cause We are sorry thai ne
could be found in the state TO attempt
10 bring out federal interference. n
evident purpose of employing demo-
Gratis lawyers is for the moral effect
which the republicans hope will
create, and it seems to us that demo-
cratic lawyers should be able to real
lie this. Certainly they are not en-
ployed for the ack of republican law
yers, who are in full sympathy with
| the republican manoeuvering,-Win-
Ston Sentinel.
1t is good political policy to ratify the
proposed suffrage amendmer We
do not believe any right thinking man
in North Carolina will answer this
question in the negative. The negro
has been tried as a voter for thirty
years. He has been found incapable
of exercising the rights of SUFFRAGE
wisely and well. They vote in masse
and at the dictation and order of bad
| mon who 1lSa than Simn1V aS SfanninO
stones to get into office. 1t was nee
thought that the negro would learn
this lesson and would divide their vote
but this hop has been abandoned
AShevile Citizen.
In his speech in Raleigh Saturday
Butler complained that his crowds were
small, not for the reason that his cause
was a weak one but becaus the demo-
cratic leaders would not let their peo-
pie go out to hear him This Mr.. But
Ter knew 10 be absolutely false, like
many other things that he said white
men don ask permission from anybody
to be allowed to hear public discus
sions, but go when they please. The
trouble with Mr.. Butler is that the
white people of the state don't want
to hear him and don't believe him when
they do.-Raleigh News n Observer.
Marion Butler and Jeter Pritchard
tell the people that the democratic
paw la bAohCl 4 Will NlitllI II
allowing them to, vote on the question
of Eliminating the ignorant negro from
the suffrage. And yet each of these
men denounced the other no longer
than three years G for ~treachery and
a deliberate violation Of pledges.
Pritchard said Butler broke his con-
tract with him most shamefully, while
Butler replied in kind and said Pritch-
ard was reelected by corrupt methods.
A pretty pair they We're to be going
up n down the state talking about
bad faith.-WebSter's CReidSville)
Weekly.
1t seems incredible to many of our
northern friends that the south should
honor its heroic dead and still main
tain hat the cause for which they gave
up their lives was righteous and just,
and papers like the Post are doing a
great deal to enlighten the minds of
people who know so little of the real
situation. Secession was a fearful
mistake, but it was not a crime" We
are grateful to the Post for ling that
While it is a simple truth that SHOULD
have been understood and accepted
long a go, certain zealots of the north
have always insisted that we are all
traitors and only the ~magnanimity of
our c~onquerers saved us from the pun
ishment We deserved. So they speak
of Us as rebels, and we teach these
false and misleading theories in our
schOols.-Thomasville Charity and
Children.
The fusionists are coming along fine
~ with their nominations. In Perqui-
mans county they have nominated the
Ex-Rev. T. w. Babb for the legisla-
ture. A gentleman in eastern North
Carolina writing of DR.. Babb and his
record says: He has been put out Of
the pulpit, out of the Baptist church.
out of the Chowan Association, having
been found guilty of all sorts Of i'm
morality. Then he joined one Heroic
Parker's church and began preaching
in a public school house. but in a short
time the door was locked against him
by the school committee. Afterwards
in some way he got employment in the
penitentiary n was kicked out Of
that Now he is trying TO get himself
elected to the legislature by running
on the negro ticket" DR.. Babb is a
lovely candidate and he fits beautiful
ly into a fusion ticket.-Raleigh News
and Observer.