The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-06-29
A TAR HEEL PARKWAY
Writes OF Affairs at His Old Home-He
Is Still Interested In h Welfare of
His Native State.

Prince Edward Island, June 10.
Editor Messenger:
Your very welcome paper reaches me
regularly, both through the Ice foes Of
winter, and the warmer weather OF
summer, and always contains for me
the most interesting and entertaining
matter. Long live The Wilmington
Messenger. May is shadow never grow
less, AS one of the dispersed abroad
and a s~outherne from top to bottom,
allow me to say that my heart beats
in unison ias does every North Caro-
l~inian's, wherever he may be- with
best interests Of my native state. 1
regret TO see occasionally the demise
OF some Dc friend and schoolmate,
but il only reminds me OF what shad-
ows we are and what shadows we pur-
sue" The death Of Colonel Roger
Moore, "Hodge"-as We used TO call
him in boyhood days, was a sudden
and sad surprise. ReQuiescat in pace.
l received the other day from a rela-
tive, a copy of the amendment" TO the
constitution, which The Messenger is
so b~ravely and enthusiastically advo-
eating: 1t is a nobl measure, and 1
believe the political salvation of North
Carolina depends largely upon its be-
| ing carried. May al overwhelming
| majority in it's favor be the result in
August. Surely no decent white man
in North Carolina will vote against it.
1 think Kipling must have had the
white men of the south in his mind
when he wrote the White Mans Bur
den" Certainly it could apply no
where else more appropriately.
There is one thing in your educa-
tional system with which I do not
agree and that is the taxes of white
men being given to educate the negro.
You hay tried it for many years, and
negro "Manlys" and magistrates come
from? "A little learning is a danger
Gus thing and as Bill Arp says in
reference to the negro, only SpoilS a
good field hand. The people of the
south must nave enough to do to pay
the enormous pension money which is
exacted of them to support the grow
ing thousands as the years go by, OF
vandalS aided by hirelingS from the
shambles of Europe, who sought to
destroy them, without contributing of
their hard earned substance to the
education Of the negro, who evidently
does not thank them for it. Let negro
taxes be applied to education
alone and then they might appreciate
the value of it, and let your white
children have the benefit of-not -four
months in the year schooling, but nine
months, n let the state see to it that
the children are sent to school and pro.
vided with whatever is necessary fol
that purpose. I presume the white
mans taxes would accomplish this il
not divided, and by the year of grace
Il m N-a~rh -@,,
white population every adult of whicr
could at least read and write. Watch
your text books and by all means keeI
Yankee histories out of your schools
There were 90 many of them there be.
fore the war. 1 have, as I believe al
true southerners have, an affection
and warn feeling for the negroes o.
former days who nursed us in infancy
and grew up with us-a feeling which
none of their long distance friends o
the north entertain towards them; blu
that kindly sentiment Ices not go 81
far as social equality or miscegenation
and never will. Just fancy the whit,
employees of a manufacturing estab.
lfshment Of any description in tn,
north voting on election day agains
the well understood wishes of theil
employers. And yet, it appears. TIL!
is what the negro in the south ha.
been doing for thirty years or more
with perfect impunity. Hence tn
revolution of '9S.
I see our old friend the Hon. A. NJ
Weddell is to the front lifting his elo
quent voice for the good of his nativ,
state n fellow men and I trust h,
may be blessed with health ant
strength for many years to continu,
n good work. He is an honor t
North Carolina, and no position in tn,
power of the people to bestow is toe
good for him. Send him TO the senat,
by all means, if there is no higher DO
sition ~obtainable and have as represen
tative of North Carolina a gentleman
worthy Of the south and it's best tradi
tons. But l must close.
Hoping that Bryan will be the mex
president of the United States and
that the Mckinley gang may be route
horse foot and artillery"
l remain with high esteem,
tours truly,
SAM. SWAMI PETERSON