New-York tribune., 1900-08-25
BRYAN DETECTION IN NORTH CAROLINA.
LITTLE CHANCE FOR CAMPAIGN IN HIS interest,"
UNLESS NEGRO ISSUE rs RAISED.

LITTLE CHANCE FOR CAMPAIGN IN HIS INTEREST
UNLESS NEGRO ISSUE is RAISED
Raleigh. N C.. Aug. "A (speciaD.-There were
several thousand gold Democrats in this State in
1893 who voted for Mckinley. This number is now
expected 10 be greatly increased The silver aues-
ton no longer sways the masses. The price OF
cotton, attended by the general prosperity which
Is the condition OF the people has destroyed
the silver heresy, and 1t has no friends IN
this state Almost everybody is for expansion
fer building the canal for holding the PHILIPPINES
until a safe and intelligent government can be
given tnem- The general sentiment applauds the
patriotic utterance Of General Dix: eff any man
hauls down the American flag shoot him on the
spot So II is thought Mr. Bryan and his follow
ers have little 70 go in this State unless they
can make the negro do duty again In this cam
paign.
Josephus Daniels. who edits THE Daily News
and Observer" who Is a close personal friend OF
Mr.. Bryan and who expects to be Postnaster-Gen-
eral IL Mr. Bryan is elected. sees that it is neces
sary to raise the color line again in order to carry
the State for Mr. Bryan. He therefore has started
out by publishing list Of all the negroes ap-
pointed to Office by President Mckinley in this State
and elsewhere, and proceeds to charge that a vote
Tor Mckinley is vote for a negro postmaster in
this State OF course. II this racket can be worked
again and made to do duty, In the campaign
which has Just ended. the Red Shirts will come
to the front once more and there will virtually be
no campaign made for Mr.. Mckinley.
In the recent campaign the Democrats said the
adoption of the proposed constitutional amendment
would get rid of the negro vote and thus do away
with the negro issue. Thousands OF votes Of Dem
ocrats, Popusts and Republicans were cast for the
amendment for this reason and that the
amendment has been carried the Democrats who
voted for the amendment because they desired TO
be rid of the negro In politics are determined that
this issue shall be raised again without there is
good and sufficient cause The Republicans and
Populists would be glad If the negroes would d-
Th6i y-afa
any longer. They Will not attempt TO organize
them negroes for the Presidential election they
VIII simply be treated as portion of the electo-
rate or the State and as their last opportunity to
vote will be for Presidential Electors and Congress
men it may be inferred that all who may be reg
istered will vote. There is some prejudice among
the leading negroes against Mr.. Mckinley because
1t Is alleged that he has Disseminated against them
IN appointments TO office, and he may not receive
their full vote
J. ". Bailey. Editor OF The Biblical Recorder"
the organ of the Baptist denomination Of the state
was an ardent supporter of the amendment he
cause lis purpose Is to eliminate from the BODY
polite the ignorant negroes OF North Carolina with
out depriving any white man of the ballot" He
made one speech from this standpoint in the cam
paign, which was circulated all over the State and
ne meant what he said He did mean to de-
ceive the people in the effort to get negroes out
OF politics and as soon the election was over
renew the cry of "Negror' He meant to be honest
with the people. and TO this end he published a
vigorous editorial in The Recorder of August
denouncins the attempt TO again raise the negro
issue and the Red Shirts"
Mr.. Bailey also wrote 10 Governor-elect Charlie.
b. Aycock. F. NJ. Simmons chairman or the Demo-
cratic State Committee. and H. G.. COnuor Sneaker
OF the House OF Representatives. that he had not
mace up his mind to vote for Mckinley but that
II the negro issue is to be raised again he VIII vote
for Mckinley a protest against such policy as
being in violation OF Democratic pledges made in
the campaign Just ended.
The Morning Post" OF this city which Is the
pronounced organ OF the Sound Money Democrats
and is the rival daily in opposition to The News
and Observer" supports Mr.. Bailey and in its
issue OF August appeared the following editorial
article:
The Post will take ne part in the ATTEMPT 10
Whlch the recent contest was waged and won bv
then moving the home life S' saG snd home M WsS sSvs ya
Situation and fe'f Se Highest ee cte 81 submits 70 the
say nothing OF other reasons, suggest that he bs
tons g sSSg 6 Say =
gwen MIN i'm to make OF himself cOntented as well
the white people in the early future certa;niv Or
70 disturb has been reduced to the 10 Gse him
He realizes this as fully as others and Therefore
mands OF higher interests he should bs as NE ae
who Voted for the ne1meRt o ssI , The people
@ iieyed they we're settling this issue and the at
disposition on the part or the negro 10 rsssI,
tempt but viii be regardea @ tbger bg msS SSase who az
paisn. u 'he iate cam
There are ether and weighty issues involved n
lhe ran election which the people Will v,,SS -
discuss and hear discussed And tba ~ rn VISA 20
one or them thank Heaven. e'0 - not
The Newbern Journal takes the ssma ~
shon shon as The Post" This may seem strange bs
Ta9se 1ause Inc journal Is In a county wheee tba
negroes are IN majority largely 'iThe Ssr.aI ne
POO Le,isesram Is in line with The Posi-" and
Democratic papers anu AhuuehtlaI
ne charlotte Observer" as soon az Fr,,ar ,-,.
hETna1ed Non .T Snnounced that Il would not suppors
nnsi,,on ne NeW6ern Journal has taken the same
Poslton and Will not support Mr.. Bryan "'e