The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-06-26
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The populist chairman in Union
county will not call a county conven-
ton, but leave each member to vote
on local affairs as conscience and
judgment suggest. They will be left
free as to state and national affairs"
He says, and it is worth copying:
after the amendment is adopted
and the ''nigger" question is move
from politics, so hat members of a
new party can vote their sentiments
without being called b~lackhearted,
there will then be an opportunity for
the peoples party or some other re-
form party opposed to the
of monopoly to build up and become a
power in the state"
Mr.. J. z. Green is the chairman. He
edits a populist paper. We do not see
his paper, but he is reported as par
ticularly severe on the democrats. He
shows perception in the following:
"The populist party is composed Of
white men. 1t has always been and al
upon white voters. Therefore, viewing
it from a strictly party standpoint,
the amendment cannot under anv con-
sideration be in the way Of the new
party, but by temporarily eliminating
the negro question from politics it will
be a great advantage to any party that
seeks to bring about honest REFORM
That is good endorsement of the dem
ocratic amendment to the constitution.
There will never be any Elevation Of
, politics with the negro on top and a
republican national convention to
coddle Sambo at the expense of honest
and good government, and a white
| mans civilization.
We had lost sight of the old repub-
| lican superintendent of public instruc-
| ton, Alexander McIver, of Chatham
| county. He is a man of character and
intelligence. He has written to Chair
| man Simmons stating his views of the
proposed franchise amendment, which
he proposes to support. After careful
consideration he says this:
"It will bring peace and harmony
and good will to = asses of the peo-
| pie.
TT will maintain and perpetuate
l good government.
1T will promote good morals.
1T will d~isfranchise nc white man
unless he wants to be disfranchised.
"It will d~isfranchise no colored man
any longer than he can learn to read
and write and establish for himself a
good character.
1T is a lawful and proper construc-
ton of the fifteenth amendment, laws
U. S. 1 shall therefore vote for it and
for Aycock for governor"
The Lumberton Robesonian appear
as a semi-weekly. 1t has six columns
to the page and the price is $3.50 a
year. You get twice a week a 24-column
ape for that sum. 1t begins we'll.
Success to it.
The North Carolina Baptists hav a
large representation of missionaries in
distant and greatly disturbed China
over twenty. May they all escape death
or injury at the hands of the butcher
ing Boxers"
The Clinton Democrat shows up the
trading demagogue Butler. He sought
in the United States senate to put one
James B.. Lloyd in an office not known
at a salary of 1900. The committee
could not see this, but to favor Butler
it authorized the appointing of an lad
ditional messenger" at the pay of
s1.440 a year. The Democrat says
This is 'retrenchment and reform
1t appears that Mr.. Butler attempted
to put Captain Lloyd in an office that
did not exist, or to create an 81, 800
office for his benefit; but the commit
tee refused to crafty him. But, as con-
I gross is about to adjourn, and the ser
geant-at-arms, if not a useless officer
himself. certainly has less need of as
~sistance. Senatorial courtesy yields to
Mr.. Butler and directs that officer to
make a place for Csntain Lloyd, and
gice him s1,440 per year for carrying
messages.
1.-The persistence of senators in fore
ing their friends into vacancies forbids
the suppoSition that there is room in
the office of Sergeant-at-arms or in
that of door-keeper for Mr.. Buffers
1 protege; and, even if there were, how
sould Senator Butler induce a senate
overwhelmingly republican to give a
81. 440 place TO a populiSt unless a quid
pro quo were in prospect"
Butler will not do. At no time could
you trust him. He is a trickster. He is
for Butler, and the people may go to
the demnition bow-wows' for aught
he cares.
You never read of such cures else