The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-08-24

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towns in North Carolina, appointed by
Mckinley. A vote for Mckinley means
voting to continue these negroes as
postmasters. A vote for Bryan Is Vos-
ing 10 turn them out and not to appoint
any more negroes to office In Nor1n
Carolina.-Oxford Ledger
The New York Examiner, with It's
wonted ignorance OF the facts. reada
North Carolinians a lecture about race
matters. We assure the Examiner
that we can get along without the ad-
vice of those who believe in mixed
schools for the races--FayetteSnls
Baptist.
Now Lillian Clayton Jewett. the
Boston white negress'' as she Is some
times called, denies that she said she
would march TO New Orleans al the
she Toes intend to come south TO lee
ture. Having denounced the south
with all her strength the crazy young
woman pos 10 come down and re-
lieve US of our dolfars.-Asheville Cit
iZen.
North Carolina is still being told how
TO run her affairs by editors OF north
ern papers, some OF whom perhaps glo-
ried in putting upon this state he
| shame which was most emphatically
| condemned by the people at the polls
a short time ago. The doubt
less want a commission appointed TO
max an investigation-and, II the
good of the country demands IL. they
are willing 10 serve on the commission
Observation-Disclosures Citizen.
Talk about inconsistency h Is
the matter with applying that term 10
the republican leaders n newspapers
who are now expressing great concern
about the reputation North Carolina
has recently made for herself
out the country, when some months
| ago they were trying 10 convince the
great father" at Washington that we
were not able TO run our own affairs
and roops SHOULD be sent into the
state?-Charlotte Observer
Elsewhere in this paper We print a
lard from Editor Bailey, of the Bibli-
cal Recorder. In the course of his re-
marks Mr.. Bailey expresses the. fear
hat the introduction of the negro
question into the presidential ampaig
will be hurtful to the democratic par
ty". Will Mr.. Bailey vote for Bryan
and Stevenson? An answer to his
| question will determine whether the
| zeal he manifests for the welfare Of
the democratic party is genuine--Ral-
eigh News and Observer.
A brave foe is magnanimouS in the
hour of victory, and after their recent
overwhelming victory the democrats
of North Carolina should be
imous to the negroes and deal justly
with them. Let us prove practically
and by actual experience that the
adoption of the amendment is better
for the colored man as well as for the
white man. Let us so act and deal
with the negroes that they will them
selves admit that the amendmen is
rather a blessing than a curse 10 them.
-Pittsboro Record.
No. &c; 4tI4r x-4rlr fnr ,nc RI do
which will be as important as h a We
have already done, before we can get
entirely rid of negro rule, and if the
white people will stand together n
make a strong pull we Will overcome
every obstacle and gain he victory.
We have today negro postmasters In
many of our eastern counties, who
were appointed by Mckinley and his,
henchmen. Let us do all We can 10
elect, in. an honorable way, the demo-
cratic national ticket.-Troy Examiner.
Then, again, the adoption. of the
amendment will go a long ways toward
increasing the efficiency of the demo-
cratic party. If the Legislature pro-
vides a system of legalized primaries.
as demanded by the last state conven-
ton, for the nomination of all and
dates for office, from United States
senator down, hen we will, in fact.
have government by a majority of the
white race. And there is no room in
North Carolina for the white man who
is not willing to submit 10 such gov
ernment.-Wadesboro Messenger.
Editor Bailey, of the Biblical Re-
corder, the state Baptist organ, con-
dennis the effort to raise the race is
sue in the national campaign, declar-
ing it an attempt to stifie free thought
and action by bringing forth a ficti-
tious issue already lee and a VIOLA
ton of democratic pledges made in
the state. campaign just closed. Bailey
personally says If such an issue is rails
ed he will be tempted to support Nc
Kinley a a protest. Bailey must be
erPatic.-Tarboro Southerner.
The democratic party in North Caro-
lima sincerely thanks it's golc Dug and
Mckinley allies in securing white SUI
premacy in North Carolina, a matter
in which these allies should be as
much interested as any democrat; but
they must not xpec the democrats TO
turn the management OF the National
campaign over to them. The late allies
are not the friends of democracy. In
directly or directly they are for Nc
Kinley and the republican party.-Tar-
boro Southerner.
we feel that a better day is upon us.
that the day Of our educational SAL
walton is at hand. With Charles
Brantly Aycock in executive chair,
with the pledge made TO tens of thou
sands OF u people, JAS he looked into
their faces from the speakers platform
as he went up and down the state ad-
vocating white supremacy and good
government for North Carolina, that
he would, during the four years of his
administration, use svery effort to up
build the educational interests of the
state, we look with. hope for great ed
ucattona | revival, not in our high
schools and colleges 20 much. but in
the homes of our people.-Msnroe En-
QuireF.
Theauestion as TO whethes or not
the color line shall be drawn in the ma
tional campaign IS being discussed by
some of the state papers. On the one
hand it is urged that Mckinley negro
| ofice-holders are as Objectionable as
| Butler & Co., negro office-holders and
that a vote for Mckinley 5 a vote for
| the continuance OF negro postmasters.
cts. On the other hand, Ii is urged that
| the race question was settled in the
| recent election and the negro eliminat-