The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-08-05
McKlNLEY NEGRO OFFICERS NO BET
TER THAN BUTLER NEGRO OFFICERS.

The people of North Carolina Thursday of last week by
ority of than sixty thousand declared that they would permit
no negro ofice-hoding in North Carolina
that election could apply only township county
and State Offices the first day Of January, 1901 will have
an end of negro offceholding in the State except
And that Except will be of the big issues in the November
election people North aona NO MORE IN FA
yOR OF McKINLEY'S NEGRO POSTMASTERS THAN THEY
ARE IN FAVOR OF BUFFERS MAGISTRATES. As to office
holding in North Carolina "all coon4 look alike"
Butler 900 Popul the Popu party by joining
hands with the negroes whereby 1000 negroes put office
North Carolina He didn't personally for them because he was
not position do but he responsible for their election
appointment he had personally his ballot for every one OF
Them and has Justly become the worst hated man IN North
because of putting negroes office Butler by misleading 4oooo
white men, succeeded in accomplishing what Republican or set OF
Republicans had succeeded in doing North Carolina IN twenty
years. to-wit put one thousand negroes in office
Is negro postmaster appointed by Mckinley and Pritchad and
George White any acceptable than magistrate appoint
ed by Butler Hoon and Abe Middleton? If so. why so?
VOTE FOR MCKINLEY IS A VOTE FOR NEGRO OF
|FICIALS IN NORTH CAROLINA-in Raleigh in Wilmington
and twentvseven other towns and cities of the negro post
master in Halifax county better than magistrate Ill Hall
who the Fusion ticket the second day of August voted
for negro magistrates and other negro officers.
The who Mckinley in November votes for
collectors of pomaae and revenue oncers
rs TT ANY BETTER 10 VOTE FOR NEGRO POSINAS-
TIERS THAN FOR NEGRO Ma GISTRAI'ES? John Dancy
collector of in North Cardinals principal city
than George White Congressman in the Second District of North
Carolina.
Butler and his gang have been repudated
The fate awaits any set of men who lead the fGS Tor
MCKINNEY III November.
There difference; puts negroes in office in the towns OF
the State well as the other.
many Southern voted for Mckinley the gold or
issue They did not know then that he going to I'M
pose 81 negro postmases Eastern North Carolina make Jim
Young high official and John Dancy collector of customs
the biggest city in the State is that OF these pets OF
Mckinley have been the penientay but that tells even
against Mckinley The Southern in North Carolina who
voted for Mckinley in 1896 will not do it again this yearhat Is
of them will who voted for the Amendment on
last Thursday To do would be equivalent to saying: Il am
strongly opposed giving negroes State and county Offices but am
strongly in favor of having them appointed posmae rev
enue officers collectors of in North Carolina
And going take such position When they voted
the Constitutional Amendmenton Thursday they honest and
sincere in their desire put end negro ofcehong the
State In November they will ufy themselves by "foppnc
over and voting with Prchad and George White for President
who has appointed twenyeven negro pomasers Eastern North
Carolina They know Objectionable to have negro post
master negro deputy clerk of the court register of
deeds and they will for President who has put these
oro in office in North Carolina The Constitutional Amendment
does not relieve State of negro Federal ofhceho Only the
defeat of Mckinley can that every who truly oppos
ed TO negro offcehodng will his ballot against Mckinley