The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-07-27
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= The amendment is the greatest edu-
cational stimulus ever proposed in
North Carolina The democrats will
provide the free schools n the chill
drea will do the rest.-Charlotte Obser-
Yer.
in his great speech here last Satur-
day. Charles b. Aycock said IL either
had 10 be lost. he would rather fail or
election himself than for the amend
ment 10 be lost. And he spoke the
truth.-Goldsboro August
Another political speaker has been
egged in this state-this time a demo-
crat, in Wilson county. Such meas
ures rs these never won a victory Tor
a party and never Will In justice
be ii aid that only the hoodlums OF
any party are ever guilty OF such con-
duct.-Durham Herald.
Every white man favoring white SUI
should work from now until
the sun goes down on August the End.
Remember that the opposition is ter
rific-rhey are leaving no stone un-
turned to defeat this measure that
means so much TO the peace and digni-
ty of North Carolina Personal work
is what is needed.-Concord Tribune.
We are in favor of the present sys-
tenn of county government as long as
lneTe Is Il Single oDuily mat - SdNSd
by it from African and scalawag rule.
We will ever preach that this is a
Caucausian government, founded by
the wisdom and won by the patriotism
of white men, for the benefit of all cit
liens alike. Therefore it is right and
ought to be managed by white men
only.-Marion Butler in 1890 In his "a
per.
A lot of rot is being INDUCED in
about the south desiring 20 rid itself
of the ignorant negro vote as IL none
of the northern states had ever thought
of such a thing Delaware has adopt
ed an amendment OF almost the same
kind, which went into effect the first
of this year. And IL is a sure thing
that If all the northern states were
half as badly affected as We OF the
south they would have done the same
thing years ago.-Greensboro Record.
The Black and Tan candida oe for the
House in Caldwell voices the sentiment
of many republicans, VINO are too
smart to utter il. that the white men
disfnanchised in 1868 ought 10 AVE
been d~isfranchised because they were
guilty Of treason and perjury In 60
ing into the confederacy. The man
who makes such a statement is himself
a traitor TO every instinct of an hon
orabie southern man. He is a disgrace
TO the state.-Raleigh News and OBJ
server.
This has been the record in North
Carolina this year: the democratic par
~ of peace; the republican party the
party of violence Under the taunts
and insults to which their fellow party
men have been subjected; under the
system of persecution set on foot by
the republican managers and worked
through United States commissioners:
in the face of the stories OF violence
committed upon the persons Of n
Tending democrats, the high spirited
men of this party have reason to con-
graduate themselves upon and to be
astonished at their moderauion.-Char-
lotte Observer.
The third 10y people Cor If We
number r,-----.y, the ninth party peo-
ple) who nominated Palmer and Buck
ner o years g are having a hard
time securing a candidate to act As a
decoy duck this year. First they
doomed Admiral Dewey, and made
that hero ridiculous, but Dewey refus-
es TO allow the farce TO proceed furth-
er. Recently they approached Thomas
q. Reed, who said to them nay; and
now thy want to drag Grover Cleve-
land from private life, and use him
as their candidate. But Mr.. Cleveland
will never lend himself to SUCH a
scheme. This ticket may be put out
by Colonel Mark Hanna's assistants.
But ii will poll precious few demo-
cratic votes this year-Charoltte News.
Mr.. c. b. Ray. the former superin-
tendent of the county home in Wake
under the fusion rule, and a Of the
populist party in Wake county has
come out sQuarely for the amendment
n advises all OF his friends TO sup
port it. He stated yesterday morning
That he has been seriously considering
the constitutional amendment. and
that he was clearly Of the opinion that
it was TO the best interest Of the white
people 10 adopt IL, and that he should
cast his vote for il on the day of cleo
ton. He said further tina the peoples
party mad never regarded the amend
ment as a political issue. II war only
a race issue, and he could not get the
consent OF his conscience 10 vote
against white supremacy. and tina IL
was his advice TO his friends 10 vote
Tor the amendment and forever set at
rest the negro question in politics.
Ii is a truism that the government
which most concerns the people is the
government which is nearest to them
thus, IN the order named, municipal,
township, county. state Unless these
are safe, honest and prudenr, protect
Ing life and safeguarding property,
progress and prosperity are hindered
and serenity and contentment surren-
der TO u~neasiness and unrest These
propositions will not be denied, and
in them Is TO be found the supreme ar
guments for the adoption next mont
Of the election of the democratic, town
ship, county. legislative and state tick
cts. As TO the first the black man has
proved himself a failure as a voter: he
has never acquired an idea concerning
the responsibility which go with the
ballot; he votes invariably with the
worst whites n thus against his own
interests as we'll as those Of the white
race: as a voter he must go-it is bet
ter ever for himself that he should
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