The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-07-20

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opponents of the amendment should nave
the Court of Appeals declare them uncon-
stitutional the people would see to 1t mai
they are made constitutional.
After six thousand people had been fed
the great event Of the day came.
AYCOCKS SPEECH.
a crowd of red shirted men ana boys
escorted Mr.. Aycock from his hotel to the
court yard. The sight of the handsome
face of the nominee for Governor set
the crowd wild. Aycock is one OF the
most effective stumpers in the country.
He talked only forty minutes. During the
time he was speaking some one in the
crowd said something about doing violence
to Marion Butler. Mr.. Aycock turned to
don't want you to do that. We are de-
ter1nined to win this fight. but let every
thing we do be within the law. Our
cause is Just and it will triumph
Mr. Ayccck devoted his whole time TO
discussing the negro question No other
issue was mentioned during the DAY. Inc
candidate contended that 1t was apSo-
lutely necessary for the peace of the
citizens for the protection of the women
and children. that the whites end the
negroes power in politics. Then would
begin a glorious era in North Carolina S
history. for the people could vote their
honest conventions on economic Questions.
NO WHITE MAN DiSF'RANCHlSl1l).
He carefully explained the provisions IN
the amendment and in order that ne
might be fully understood twice declared
that no white person should be d!sfran-
chised.
He pointed out that most of the great
deeds from the time OF securing the Magma
Charta 10 the present have been accom-
plished largely by white men without edu-
cation. and a white man who can neither
rend nor write may vote inteligently.
The orator pointed out that North Caro-
lima has twice had Republican rule, but
each time the people stood it only TWO
years. This was but natural, he said. for
the negro is in the majority in that party.
The viii of the negro was the law of the
Republicans. just as the viii of the whites
was the law OF the Democrats. ~ lay
this proposition down and want you to
think it over said Mr. Aycock; ''no
government can be better than the average
Of the virtue Of the party in power, for
it is the party that is behind the office
holder The officer cannot rise higher
than the power that places him in office"
Referring TO the threat of the Repubi-
cans to make wholesale arrests OF the
registrars, Mr.. Aycock said if this should
be done and the trials take place before
his Inauguration as Governor he would
his Inauguration he would have the Attor-
ney-General defend them. He argued That
the white men and the white women and
the white Croatan Indians were behind
the registrars. and the whole people could
not be indicted and tried
He urged the people not to fear the
Federal authorities, but to do their duty
as they saw it.
TREAD ON THEM.
Col. \. a. Mclean. who presided and
introduced Aycock. declared that the white
scoundrels who are seeking to put the ne
sroes over the whites dare not come to
Robson county. IF they do he said,
eve will stamp them under our feet: But
Ter. Mckinley, and all the rest of them. y
The Democrats are more confident now Of
carrying the amendment than they have
ever been. At first many of the ignorant
whites in the mountains were disposed to
fight the proposed changes. 1t required
much argument to convince them that Their
votes would be saved 10 them.
A large number OF whites working in
the cotton factories We're slow in getting
into line. Aycock thinks the State Will go
Democratic by probably fifty thousand.
Aycoclz buttons are worn by most of the
whites.
They are unique. The picture of a game
cock appears between the letter a. and
the words for Governor"
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