The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-03-14
God Bless This White Man and His
Race.
(Newbern Journal.)

Editor Journal: When truth is allowed to shine
from the silvery lining of the darkest cloud, then
1t is members of the white bring blessings
to his fellow man. while members of the political
niger people bring curse to his fellowman.
On yesterday, while the very hair my head
was turning gray, thinking what disgrace the
political Niger was to one race and what a
curse he was to the other race and how | could
raise thousand dollars without selling my home
from my wife and child to pay the shortage of
of these niggers, white gentleman of
Newbern stepped into my loan house and said
II sorry for you, but sorrow is no good with
out relief; here is five dollars said, bless you
1t is truth to say many of the White Republic
cans of North Carolina have peculiar way OF
making votes for President Mckinley
To illustrate, Jim Young, of Raleigh, n. c.,
within the last two years, to say nothing about
years ago, has received from the public treasurer
of the United States five thousand dollars
and is now the recipient of large salary under
Collector Duncan, Raleigh, n c., though he
(Young) justified to two thousand dollars on J.
q. Hargetts bond, an appointment made by the
socalled only niger Congressman.
And yet a deputy United States marshal has
been sent from Raleigh, n. c., to collect The en-
tire shortage from me who justified to one thou
sand dollars the fifth man on the bond.
You white Republicans know the niger iOlng'
is amply able to pay his share Of the shortage
in question We know each man must pay or
be jailed for perjury. What do you take the
people of North Carolina for, anyhow?
Your conduct is capable OF ratitying the
Amendment and defeating easily the Republican
party, both State and National
1t is truth to say a party bent on Keeping bad
men in office over good decent men, does Ios
only deserve defeat by the American people, l'ut
deserves a cannon ball shot through its heart S
core.
1t is to be remembered that February a,st,
1899, one of Young's kind moved lnl expelled
a dark Mason without a hearing without tial,
because he voted in the Legislature TO craze this
same James H. Young's name from 4 corner
stone of State school, attended only by white
students
II it be, he did vote his name TO erased
from the sight of white boys and girls "Fn into
this world to virtuous mothers and honorable. IA
triotic fathers l see now he did right "d the
thought of it will ever be the pride ot his
life.
A, the time he voted to erase it from the sight
of white children he would have EoIed J. re-
main on the corner stone of color1l state
school; but today he would with a sense or duty
vote to remove it from the sight Of co!ded
students.
| find, Mr.. Editor, that Repul.li an Con,
gresS has a law the statute book so Unfair 1lu
unjust till an honest citizen as he rrads y he
wonders was that the best Republican Ctn'
gress could do.
1t is law that if a poor clerk Fnt.,ng a dollar
4 day or a little more must pay h'S debts OF
be discharged, but big nigyer CITING a b.
salary, four and half thousand dolara ye'r,
can hold his office and not pay Judgment a9na'
ing over him.
The statute go,s "a to shield AMI reject him
by saying no gov4tn,nen; III off l.ls salary car
be attached for .'ebt
Now | ask some honest man, why was such a
law put on our statute books?
What, the man getting S25 to 500 must pay
his debts and the getting $500 to $500 pei
month must not Is that what YOU call a gov
eminent Of, for and by the people?
This is what you call right, is it?
Well, you will never pass the American peo
pie, if this is your idea of honesty, right ant
justice
(Signed) ISAAC II. SMITH.
Newborn n C.