The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-02-09
Messrmm.
A FORCE BILL SCHEME ON HAND

Of the Atlanta Journal. In doing so
he follows upon his old lines OF inn
proving the opportunity in being heard
IN a democratic daily 30 bring out his
fireworks, Including p-op-crackers-
Hear this black republican, chairman
OF the state republican committee,
Dragging Of the strength OF his white
gang 70 protect themselves from the
threatened lawiessness of the demo-
Gratis This is abou as empty and
falls as tne usual campaign republican
reseltation or the threatened intro
duction of federal troops and all the
machinery of the republican Force Bill,
with all of It's power for intimidation
and fraud and villainy. Holton knows
perfectly well that the democracy seek
oily a peaceful ~eIection-Shat they will
b. prepared to meet any devilish ma
chinations and negro disturbances, but
IN no event will they provoke violence
or attempt fraud. Read the republi-
can bIatherskite's words:
There are enough white men Oppos-
ed to your proposed constitutional
amendment and fraudulent election
laws to protect themselves from your
threatened lawlessnesS. 1t is remark
able that six months before h cleo
ton the chairman OF your committee
and other leaders OF your party are
breathing threats of violence, intimi-
dation and lawleSsness. This is con-
elusive evidence that yOu see the peo-
Die are against you"
So far as we have heard or read,
the only chance to defeat the amend
ment is by wholesale deception, lying
and fraud. There are many white re-
pubIicans who are not in favor of ne
gro supremacy, who are not willing
To- Cypress the negrO-ridden counties
in the past, who are for their race and
prefer a white mans government, who
Will not vote with the conspirators n
TRAITORS. but with the true men of
their race. believing with gallant Com
modore TatnalI. OF Georgia, that
Blood is thicker than waller" 1t is
a fabrication, pure and simple, to say
THAI the democrats desire violence, in
timfdatiOn and l~awlessness.' IL is a
lie out of the whole cloth.
w uGH VIII lC1 ( lax
greedy, selfish, reckless offce-seek-
and Of~ice-holders plotting for an in
Isurrection; when they hear Buffers in
-fammatory, devilish speech trying to
arouse the negroes to butchery; when
the see this chairman of the black
and tan is in Washington telling noe
pie there tina the negroes mean to
- IL, -o--;~
and it speaks trumpet-tOngued TO the
real white men, who are determined
TO maintain law and order, and to per-
petuate free institutions, good gov
a-nment, and Angio-Saxon civilization
IN North Carolina, to prepare for the
worst-not to violate the rights of any,
nut to stamp out violence and intimI-
dation and all attempts to create a
race war.
The Raleigh Post suggests that Hol-
ton IN Washington was talking about
mother Force Bill for North Caroline.
Pr1tchard two years g wanted the
United States army to be sent 40 this
state. Holton possibly favors one Of
the roId-time scoundrelly Force Bills
that was never conceived out of nell
itself. The Post, referring to the tim
OF Holton's visit, says that possibly
HoIron was begging Hanna for a Force
Bill and not for the army. 1t says:
The scheme to bulldoZe the south
was evidently in the air about the ma
fional capital. and The Journal cor
respondent only made a mistake, it
seems, as to the method proposed. LII
Mr.. HoHton and his associates are so
confident that the Is both
unconstitutional and certain OF defea;,
why do they revive their threats OF a
force bill and federal election avs.
and such schemes? With the MAORI
~ of the people, as he claims, against
Ft, and a court composed OF members OF
his own party, 1t seems TO us, would
satisfy him and his friends in con-
gress. and they should not be calling
I'D the Infamous force bill again. The
democrats have appealed to the peo-
pie directly affected, and are willing
10 bid the decision of the supreme
court. republican though it be, if Mr
Holton and his party should desire 20
xake it up to that tribunal"
9th Post, that of Washington.
which is a republican paper favoring
expansion and a high tariff, and a gold
standard, a genuine true-blue repuoli-
can exponent, gave this, and we invite
our readers to consider what is said:
In spite Of the efforts of the repub-
iicaR leaders in the house to sup
press the fact, it is daily becoming
evident that there is a strong desire on
the part of many republicans to pass
a force bill. Representative Barthold,
OF ST. Louis, at last Tuesdays caucus,
rough UP the subject, and it was dis
cussed alt considerable length, although
no action was agreed on. Mr.. Sarthold
announced to the house that unless
the election laws of Missouri were rad
hzally changed Missouri would not,
within a few years, send another re-
publican to congress. He cited the
= election avs in several southern
states, and pointed out that every
yea more southern states were
amending their constitutions so that
the negro vote would be excluded. He
cited the states that have already