The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-07-06
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course this was fOreSeen and foretold. |
one is green enough to trust Butler, |
is as greasy as a slick pole. He
has written a letter to a man in Cald-
well county that is being circulated
around. 1t is all about fusion. He tells
his friend:
IF not, / suggest that you hold a
convention in Lenoir on Tues
day, July 3rd, the day that L speak
there. At this convention l think you
shout nominate a populist candidate
for the legislature, and endorse the re-
mainder of the republican ticket. Then
appoint a committee of conference n
ask the republicans in the interest of
cooperation to take down their candi-
date 70" the legislature"
How like the fellow. The Charlotte
Observer publishes the letter.
The Messenger has referred many
times to the lying propensities of the
fusion gang, n the general diabolism
of the campaign on their part Their
latest performance in the lying line is
aimed at Mr.Charles B. Aycock, the
democratic candidate for governor.
Other SANDERS have been started about
him, but the latest is incomparably the
worst. The Townsville Charity and
Children is the organ of the Baptist
orphans home and is we'll edited. 1t
says:
"A falsehood has been printed and
scattered through Davidson county
that Mr.. c.. B.. Aycock, one of the can
didateS for governor, is a common
drunkard. 1t is shameful that anybody
will resort to means as base as this to
advance his own or anybody else'S in
terests. There are issues enough in
this campaign without Straight-out ly-
ing. Mr.. Aycock is a Christian gentle
our church in Goldsboro and a man of
| piety and zeal OF course, this will be
construed by partisans as an attempt
to bolster up the candidate of The DEM
Ocratic party because of his politics,
but whoever makes this claim Will be
guilty of another falsehood. Mr.. Ay-
cock is a Baptist. and we will not see
him slandered without a protest; n
if this be treason let the most be made
of it,"
We have known Mr.. Aycock for
quite twenty years probably. and We
never heard a word detrimental to his
| good name and standing before. The
Messenger presented it's own estimate
of his character So soon as he was NOM
mated.
A correspondent of the Raleigh News
and Observer at Gastonia On 18th sent
a special stating that Mr.. Aycock had
made nearly 100 speeches in the cam
paign and had addressed probably U.s.
900 people. He is hoarse. He says:
Mr.. s. l.. Patterson has heard him
make twenty-five speeches and he de-
clared that his speech today Cat Dallas
was the best he has yet made; but it is
evident that he is tired and must favor
himself"
He writes of a gifted young canvas
ser from Halifax county:
Everybody praises the great speech
made by claude Kitchin last night. To
day he went to Kings Mountain to
meet Spencer Blackburn in a joint dis
cussion, but hat willy fox did not turn
up. so the people had two good
speeches, one by Kitchin and one by E.
Y. Webb, who had come - take Mr..
Kitchin into his county tomorrow. Mr..
kitchin is making a great campaign.
At the black radical county conven-
ton in Robson county there were 81
negroes and five whites present. DR.
r. NJ. Norment was in full force. A
negro was secretary and no nominal
tions were made And yet the cry is
the negroes are not to the front
Watch EN-.
Whatever else is neglected, left un.
done by the democrats, do not LEI
houSe-tO-house visits in every township
be overlooked. Real organization OF
the right kind must embrace this sys.
tenn or it is very imperfect. Speech
making in the townships is a necessity
but the domiciliary visits is the thing
to supplement other efforts. A com
mittee of three good workers with al
efficient chairman or captain will max,
the work effective.
White men, bark! 1t has come t.
pass in this end of the century and un
der the great stress of the corrupt flu
sion gang, that the negroes are being
appealed to to furnish a corruption fun,
to buy mean whites who disgrace thei
race and family. ITO buy white man
vote is the cry Of the darkies. Whit
idufcdlS SOllcll the negro dollars an
the negroes pony up" to help to de
bauch the lowest element among tn
whites. The Raleigh News and OBJ
T server of Sunday say that letters ask
l ing for the money are being circulate
> In eastern counties" Is not this a mic
[ utcome of radical politics? They knoV
> the sort of game they hunt. Negroe
in the year 1900 buying the votes c
= white meni Think of that! 1t is dis
graceful as we'll as an insult.
North Carolina has six Presbyteria
: missionaries in China, and it is to b
s hoped all are safe.
Victor Blue, South Cardinals gallaI
, son. is Admiral Kempff's flag lieuter
ant, and should the war in China il
:, volve u forces, he will be in the thic
of it. as he was at Santiago."-GreeI
vile Is. Co. Mountaineer.
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