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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-08-21
THE Niger CRY"

The Apex News says, and says
truly, that there are issues enough
to elect Mr.. Bryan without raising the
"nigger cry" Like the News and OBJ
server it wants to drop the negro is
sue. 1t can be done safely only when
the negro cannot vote. The News
adds:
There is no fear of negro domina-
ton after the amendment goes into
effect, July, 1902, but we must remem-
Der that the negro votes in the No
vember election, and as this is the last
vote from the great bulk of negroes
naturally a full negro vote will be
polled, therefore, to prevent the re-
turn of the only negro Congressman,
George White), and the appointment
of negro postmasters the white peo-
pie must go to the polls and vote for
Bryan and our Democratic members
of Congress, THIS is JUST AS ES-
SENTIAL NOW AS IT WAS IN 1896.
THE GOOD WHITE PEOPLE DON'T
WANT TO REVIVE THE OLD MIG
GER CRY, BUT WE MUST PLACE
A MAN IN THE PRESIDENTS
CHAIR WHO IS IN SYMPATHY
WITH THE PEOPLE AND WILL
NOT APPOINT NEGROES TO HOLD
OFFICE OVER WHITE MEN"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-08-21
rs IT ROT

The Charlotte Observer, (whose own
er and boss, has recently been APP
pointed to $500 position by Nc
Kinley), says that all talk about i'm
perialism is rot" In accepting the
nomination for Congress, Hon. John
ID. Bellamy said:
HE declared that the whole drift
of things among the Republicans at
Washington was toward empire, and
those who declared that imperial
ism was all rot would change their
minds if they went to the national
capital He said the only things now
required to make this republic Il
monarchy was the time, the man, and
the physical force. The time was not
here, but the man is and his name is
William Mckinley. The physical
force is here too in a standing army
100000 strong. In a few short months
it would be easy to tear down the re-
public and, replace it with an obi
garchy, an autocracy or an empire.
He said the annexation of the Philip
pines was a step toward empire"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-08-21
WHAT A BANKER SAYS.

One of the first men in North Caro-
lima, prosperous and successful
banker who puts man above money,
as many of them do, in a private let
ter to the editor gives his views about
the proposition to make no reference
in the campaign to McKinley's negro
office-holders. We take the liberty
to print his letter which is as fol-
lows:
'On the advisory committee of the Re-
publican Executive committee are two ne
groes.
1.-THE Republican party has negro Con-
gresham representing the white people
in our National Congress. Mckinley has
appointed about % negro postmasters in
North Carolina.
''In the face of these glaring and burn
ing facts, tell me that the race question
is settled for this national campaign. 1t
should be IS foremost as Imperialism or
any other issue in the North Carolina
election.
''As far as my, observation has gone,
the cry of no more race question comes
from anti-Bryan or Gold Democrats I'M
less they are persons favorable to the
Republicans on some other issue.
las long as Mckinley is the candidate,
or the Republicans put negro postmasters
on us of the South. we should raise the
cry and keep it to the front.
81 am now ready to admit that the race
question in North Carolina State politics
is, settled because the Constitutional
Amendment will be effective before anoth-
or election.
But it does not operate this Presi-
Dental election. Yea. the Republicans
even come out and tell us they will undo
by national legislation what we did on
August End for the good of North Caro-
lima, and yet, tell me that the race ques-
ton ought not to be flung into this falls
campaign. l dare to say that it should
be the living issue and it will be until
the National Republican party leaves
that we of the South will not submit to
negroes. handing out the mails throughout
cur land.
You are right, Mr.. Daniels. Let the
subsidized press say what they may, the
News and Observer was foremost in the
State campaign and it will continue to be,
certainly until the Constitutional Amend
ment is operative in all our elections.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-08-21
DEATH BY LIGHTNING.

Wilmington Messenger.
We are quite sure that the present year
has been the most fatal of all others in
lightning strokes. Quite recently we saw
reports from two POINTS, stating that six
persons were killed at one place and
seven at another. This has been going on
all summer We believe that the num-
Der of one year-336-as killed by light
ming will be doubled this year. The Even
ing Wisconsin states that the danger
from lightning is far greater in the
country than in the city and barns are
more frequently struck than buildings of
any other class. In 1892 the number of
barns struck by lightning in the single
State CT New York was III. When the
barbed wire fences first came into vogue
farmers in Wisconsin and elsewhere suf-
fered heavy losses through the killing of
stock by lightning, owing to failure to
ground the wire. The weather bureau cal
culates the danger of lightning stroke as
five times greater in the country than in
the city,
Lightning is much more dangerous and
destructive in the south than in any part
Of the north.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-08-21
What a Vote For Mckinley Means,
(Jonesboro ProgreSs.)

(JOnoSDOrO ITOSTeSS.)
Despite what the Raleigh Post Newbern
Journal, Charlotte Observer, Asheville
Gazette, Biblical Recorder and the Green's
boro Telegram may say about it, the ne
gro question is apt ito play an important
part in the presidential campaign 1t
will not be a paramount issue, as it was
in the State campaign, but it will be is
sue nevertheless. When a Republican
Congressman stands up in Congress and
boasts that the Republican party is the
negro party and gives a list of negro Of
fee holders to prove it and shows they
receive $5,0O0,000 year salaries, and then
distributes this speech among the negroes
to make them vote the Republican ticket,
we propose to consider it an issue.
We have negro post master in Moore
county, and we want it distinctly under
stood that when man votes for McKin-
ley we consider he is voting for this ne
gro postmaster and take it as sign that
he wants one here.
Imperialism. trusts oposition to govern
ment by injunction and negro office mold
ers are the questions at stake in this
State, and for one we propose to say So.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-08-21
WORSE THAN BOLTER-.A TRAI-
TOR"

The test of a mans Democracy,
to quote Grover Cleveland, is whether
he will submit to arbitrament of the
national convention"
In the spring of 1896, before the ma
tional convention was held, the Char
lotte Observer went even further than
1.-The old sheriff. and said:
Loyalty to the platform of the ma
tional Democratic convention is the
supreme test of the party fealty. If
this test is not recognized, what is the
use of party organization? How can
a party hope to accomplish results?
A man who denies the validity of this
supreme test is a political Quaker,
mugwump, an Utlander He cannot
wear party uniform and drill in the
ranks. And a bolter is worse still
a TRAITOR
We approved that statement in 1896.
1t is as true in 1900 as in 1896.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-08-21
SPIRIT OF THE PRESS,
THE NEGRO ISSUE.
wadesboro Messenger Intelligencer.

Wadesboro Messenger Intelligencer.
The Charlotte Observer, Raleigh Post,
Newbern Journal and Biblical Recorder
profess to be greatly perturbed because
it has been suggested that, under certain
circumstances, the negro issue may be
raised in the National campaign, upon
which we are just entering. These pa
pers claim, that so far as politics is con-
cerned, the negro question was settled Oh
the End day of this month, and that
cuffie is not now, and can never again be,
disturbing influence in our affairs.
Before discussing the objections urged
to this issue, perhaps it will be we'll
enough to throw a little light on the prob
able motive of the journals making them
The Charlotte Observer does not even
profess to be Democratic paper. We
believe it claims to be independent in
politics, but the careful reader will have
no difficulty in detecting that it's SYM
pathieS are with the Republican party
so far as National issues are concerned.
It's selections, headlines and editorial
utterances are all, or nearly all, against
the Democracy, and the fact that the
most of its attacks are yelled only make
them the more damaging to tne cause.
The Raleigh Post does claim to be a
Democratic paper, but no one, who has
closely followed its editorial utterances
since Bryan's nomination, can think
otherwise than that it would rejoice to
see him defeated
The Newbern Journal Owned and edited
by a Northern man, who, we believe,
bolted Bryan four years ago and, is not
supporting him this year.
We know nothing of the politics Of M.
Bailey, the editor of the Recorder, but
his brother is postmaster at Raleigh
under Mckinley.
In view Of the facts stated above, can
any one believe that these papers have
the interest Of the Democratic party at
heart in their captious criticisms? On
the contrary, is it not quite clear that it
is their policy to discredit the party, and
do it all the harm they can?
SO far as raising the negro issue in the
National campaign is concerned, there IS
no danger that it will be done, unless
the Republicans, and their new allies, do
lit themselves. But, as Chairman Sim
mons says, if they (the Republicans and
their allies) undertake to organize the
negroes and vote them ftr Mckinley they
may rest assured that the white mans
party will find a way to meet the issue
and carry the State for Bryan.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-08-21
WANTS THEM TARRED AND
FEATHERED

The McKinleyites, posing as Demo-
Gratis, who are raising the cry
against injecting the negro postmas-
ter issue mot the race issue, mind
youD, say they stand for federation,
free speech, and the right of fair dis
cussion. In Sundays Charlotte OBJ
server. the central Mckinley organ,
Joseph III. Wilson has communica-
ton calling for "a white Republican
party lin North Carolina. This apos-
tie of fair discussion and free speech
closes with these temperate and mod
crate remarks:
IF you hear of any one whooping
up the whites to vote for the Demo
cratic party on account of the negro
now. urge that he be tarred and feath-
cred"
Why not burn them at the stake or
cut them in pieces? Tarring and
feathering is altogether too mild a
reply to the terrible fellows who OBJ
ject to negro postmasters and other
negro officials. They might not be
fully convinced. Why not hang and
quarter them and then burn their
bones? Then they would be fully
persuaded. At least they would be 81
fenced.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-08-21
THE ELECTORAL VOTE.

A correspondent asks us to print
the electoral vote of each State. 1t is
as follows:
Alabama, IL; Arkansas, s; California,
8; Colorado, A; Connecticut, 6; Delaware,
g. Florida a; Georgia, 10; Idaho 8; ILL
nois, "a; Indiana, Is; Iowa, 49, Kansas,
10; Kentucky, 10; Louisiana, 4 Maine, g.;
Maryland, 8; Massachusetts, Is; Michi-
gan, IA; Minnesota, 8; Mississippi, g.;
Missouri, II; Montana, 3;Nebraska, s.;
Nevada, 8; New Hampshire, 4; New Jer-
scy, 10; New York, SO; North Carolina,
H. North Dakota, 8; Ohio, 90; Oregon.
4; Pennsylvania, so; Rhode Island, A.;
South Carolina, 8; South Dakota, A.;
Tennessee, II; Texas, 10; Utah, 3; Yer
mont, a; Virginia, u; Washington, a;
West Virginia, g.; Wisconsin, II; Wyom-
ing, 3.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-08-21
WAR ON THE NEGRO.

No Democrat has attempted to raise
the race issue in North Carolina, to
inflame race prejudice, to run a cam
paign on hatred of the negro. The
attempt on the part of the Mckinley
ties to misrepresent those who fight
Mckinley for his unfriendliness to the
South as shown in one way by his
appointment of negro postmasters in
this State. has deceived a few, but
they now begin to see through
it. Four of McKinlcy's negro
postmasters are in the peni-
tertiary and three are in Jail.
McKinley's election would be an en-
dorsement of negro office-holding. 1t
is a fight On Mckinley and his poll
cies, not any war on the negroes that
is being waGed. The negroes accepted
the recent election in a quiet way
and since then have conducted them
selves quietly. Nobody in North
Carolina has suggested any abuse or
war upon them, though few papers,
influenced by Mckinley patronage,
have tried to make them and the
world believes that all who opposed
appointing negro postmasters were
prosecuting the negro. There is "a
wide distinction here, one that every
fair-minded man will see and appre-
ciate.
1t is the McKinleyites WHO organize
the negro vote to vote against South
ern progress and peace we are wag-
ing war uDOn,
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-08-21
ONLY WAY TO DO IT.
Monroe Enquirer.

Monroe ENQUIRER.
The race issue in the national cam
paign is being discussed by some of the
papers in the State. Some contend that
the negro should not be taken into con-
sideration in the National campaign and
others are contending that the negro is
AN issue. Well, we have no quarrel about
the matter. The people of North Caro-
lima spoke out ON the negro question two
weeks ago and they are not going to vote
for man who has appointed as many
negroes to office as VIM. Mckinley has
appointed. Let us net make the negro
an issue in this campaign, white men.
Let us simply go to the ballot box and
vote for Bryan and Stevenson and all
the Democratic platform demands and
leave the negro to vote for "Mr. McKin-
ley" as he will do in spite of the world,
the flesh and the legislature.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-08-21
THEY ARE INTOLERANT.

Springfield Republican.
Edward NJ. SheDard's letter announcing
his support of Mr.. Bryan has drawn the
fire Of nearly every editor in New York.
1t was letter of remarkable nobility OF
tone One statement he made in concld-
sion has not attracted so mucn attention
as might have been expected. The Brook
lyn lawyer, referring to the cost Of this
move to his own fortunes, intimates that
he has been threatened with the loss of
much of his legal practice, not to mention
ostracism perhaps in a social way. In that
case Mr. Shepard displays his courage,
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-08-21
Satisfied With Judge Moore.
Especial to tn.

CSpecial to the News and Observer
Newton, N. c., August 20.-Court
closed here Saturday evening. Althon~''
Judge Moore is the youngest Judge IN
the State, he gave entire satisfaction
The sheriff left this morning with the
prisoners for the Iredell county chain
gang He will take the prisoners for
the State farm to Raleigh this week.
There are three to go and one, Wade
Costner, who will remain in jail here
until the Supreme Court decides his
case.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-08-21
A SLICE OF CHINA.

While it is the present purpose of
the President to ask only a money
indemnity from China, the possibility
that territory may have to be taken
in lieu of cash is giving the admins
tration some concern, inasmuch as it
presents problem that may be per-
picking. Washington Post.
The Post goes on to say that this
may be necessary because China can
not raise the money. 1t opposes any
partition of China. All the same, the
administration will take a slice if it
dares to do so. 1t will not avow its
purpose but will if it can postpone
the matter till after the election, Nc
Kinley will SO in the grab game if
reelected.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-08-21
THE SOONER THE GO THE BETTER

Wadesboro Messenger and Intelligencer.
If the newspapers and individuals, in
this State, who want to go into the Re-
publican party, would do so, and stop
so much high sounding talk, they would
have more of the respect of the people
than is likely to be theirs if they persist
in their present course of stabbing the
Democratic party in the back at every
opportunity, though still claiming ito de-
sire it's success. North Carolinians have
always despised hypocrisy and double
dealing.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-08-21
A UNITED DEMOCRACY.
Baltimore Sun.

Baltimore Sun.
There are, therefore, abundant reasons
why Democrats who refused to go with
their party in 1896 should make common
cause with it this year on the new and
important issues now before the people.
when" as that sturdy gold Democrat,
General Collins, of Boston, recently said,
1.-The integrity as we'll as the honor of
the Republic is in peril all minor ques-
lions disappear or wait until the safety
of the State is assured"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-08-21
SHOULD DROP HIM,

Greenville Reflector.
The papers should drop Marion Butler
now. He is back number and not de-
serving of any further notice. whether
or not he will support Bryan for President
amounts to but little, and will have no IN
f1uence on the result. He has been given
enough notoriety.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-08-21
BOLTERs RAISE THE HUE AND CRY.
Salisbury Truth-Index.

L
/ What reason. then. is there in raising
a great hue and cry because Democratic
newspapers and leaders call attention to
the fact that Mckinley mas appointed re-
groes to Federal Offices all over the
South? What he has done. he will do
again if reelected. The fact is enough
to cause all true White Supremacy advo-
cate so oppose the Republican ticket, and
few would be dictatorS cannot prevent
the Democratic papers, true to the Demo-
cratic doctrine of white rule, from calling
attention to it and insisting that McKn-
ley's negro appointments to Federal Of
fees is a good reason to vote against
him, and for Bryan, who will not appoint
q single negro officer in the South.
BY the way. who has raised "this
tempest in a tea pot" any way? What
occasion is there for it? Independent
newspapers AID independent Democratic
voters true to Democracy AMI White Su-
premacy, will not be frightened nor Griv
en- from the exercise of their rights and
the vindication of their principles by the
threatenings of a few religious and secu-
lar journals which, - say the least, seem
to fear that Mckinley will be held to his
Infamous record OF appointing negro col
lectors, postmasters. mail carriers, etc,
in North Carolina.
We would rather see negro magistrate
in Salisbury or elsewhere. than a negro
postmaster which is possible if Mckinley
is reelected.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-08-21
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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-08-21
IN A NUT SHELL.

Charlotte News.
The Oxford Public Ledger says: There
are negro postmasters in q towns in
North Carolina, appointed by Mckinley.
A vote for Mckinley means voting to con-
tinue these negroes as postmasters. A
vote for Bryan is voting to turn them out
and not to appoint any more negroes to
office in North Carolina" That explains
exactly INV the negro question is mixed
up in national politics.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-08-21

The hearing in the railroad tax case
at Charlotte has adjourned. The hip
podrome will next show in Asheville.
Simonton will decide with the rail
roads and they are now trying to
get up enough evidence to justify it.
A franchise or gross income tax will
put an end to the present attempt to
dodge tax paying.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-08-21
A CAMPAIGN AXIOM.

Louisburg Times.
1t should be an axiom in the cam
paign for President, to quote from the
News and Observer, that Mckinley ne
gro officers are no better than Butler
negro officers" Nor are some NcKin-
ley white office holders any better than
the Butler would-be office holders who
were repudiated at the polls last Thurs
daY.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-08-21

The secret of the killing of the ne
that the policemen of the city have a
sworn understanding to kill all the
gang if any policeman is killed. All
the same it was a horrible and wicked
butchery of innocent and inoffensive
meE. and if it had occurred in
the South, some Jewell woman would
have gone to lecturing about the
South's barbarity.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-08-21
CAN'T WHITEWASH MKINLEY'S APP
POINTEES.
The Anglo Saxon

The Anglo-SaXon.
We had lots of faith in the amendment,
but we never thought it could white
wash and deodorize a North Carolina ne
gro organizing radical or McKinley's ne
gro appointees and make them smell
sweet to the white voters of the State.
The blessing in the amendment is that
that it will rob them of their strength.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-08-21

The last Hanna yarn is that some
European anarchists are plotting to
kill Mckinley. Some Jays" may
swallow that campaign yarn, but(no
sensible folks will do so.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-08-21
SHOW THEIR TRUE CoLoRs.

Chatham Record.
It is more honest for some pretended
Populists to throw off their disguise and
show their true colors as real Republic
cans, for they can no longer fool anybody.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-08-21
THE LORD GAVE SEASONS; T
TRUSTS PUT DOWN PRICES.

Apev News.
Some Republicans may tell you that
since McKinley's election cotton has ad-
vanced from 5 cents to 10 cents. Just ask
him how about his tobacco, which has
dropped from 20 cents to cents. and 8
cents is considered pretty fair average
at this time.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-08-21
ONLY REPUBLICANS WILL so VOTE

UNLY REPUBLICANS WIFI So VOI II
Chatham Record.
Why should any man who voted for
Bryan in 1896 vote for Mckinley in 1900?
Is it because Mckinley signed the gold
standard bill? Or is it because he is in
favor CT imperialism and trusts? And yet
some pretended free silver Populists, who
voted for Bryan in 1896, will vote for Nc
Kinley next November!
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-08-21
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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-08-21
while bis clients and friends show their
intolerance.
DEMOCRATS SHOULD BE UNITED.

DEMOCRATS SHOULD BE UNITED.
Baltimore Sun.
The platform of 1900 makes wars of
conquest, forcible annexation of territory
and imperial tendencies in government the
paramount issue. There are therefore,
abundant reasons why Democrats who
refused to go with their party in 1896
should make common cause with it this
year on the new and important issues now
before the people. When" as that stur-
dy gold Democrat, General Collins, of Bos-
ton, recently said, 1.-THE integrity as we'll
as the honor of the Republic is in peril
all minor questions disappear or wait until
the safety of the State is assured"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-08-21
Capt. Odell First Again.
concord Tribune.)


Cant j. NJ Odell sold the first bale OF
cotton for Cabarrus yesterday. This is
not the first time that the Captain has
taken this honor
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-08-21

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