The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-03-15
MORE KENTUCKY RUFFIANIsM

the Statesville Landmark gives an Incl
dent which shows that the Kentucky Re-
publican spirit of ruffianism is being cul
vivated in North Carolina. We quote:
''Yadkin Democrats held a convention Monday,
March 5th and elected delegates to the State,
senatorial and congressional conventions. The
convention instructed for Aycock for Governor,
of course. j heard an ex-Republican State Sena-
tor say Il few days ago that if Aycock comes TO
Yadkin this year and makes such a speech as he
did two years ago that they (the Republicans
will take him out and hang him to limb So
| guess Mr. Aycock had better steer shy of Yad-
kin, or not let these fighting 60 Republicans
who made such excellent bush whackers'' dur
ing the civil war know of the time OF his com
ing
This is in keeping with Buffers whip
them out of the State advice, Black
burns North Carolina Democrats may
take warning from the fate of William
GCebel;" and the harangues of Linney,
White and Negro Rule organs. 1t bears
out the statement recently made by d
prominent conservative citizen of Pied
mont North Carolina, who wrote to
Chairman Simmons:
Il have reasons in addition to those given by
YOU to believe that your conclusion is correct anC
that there is deep laid scheme the part Of
opponents, through their revenue officer.
and others, to cause trouble and violence, and il
some sections, they will attempt to bulldoze.
venture the assertion that there will not be
public speaking of any Importance in the West
oh
spicuously present and making themselves gener
ally obnoxious to the Democrats"
This statement, together with the
threat of the Davie county State Senator
Butler, Blackburn and others shows that
among office holding members of the
Black and-Tan party there is a spirit
that would introduce into North Carolina
the assassin's dagger and the murderer's
Reign of Terror which Republican leaders
introduced in Kentucky. We do not be-
lieve that this spirit of lawlessness and
assassination can be found in the breast
of the rank and file of the men who vote
the Fusion ticket, but we warn these men
who talk SO glibly of hanging and assas-
sination that they are sowing the
wind, and that there is danger that they
will reap the whirlwind. The bulk of the
Fusion forces is composed of ignorant
groes. Left to themselves, they will not
attempt assassination or murder. If the
office holders in public speeches advocate
whipping out of the State" hanging and
assassination of the leaders of White SUI
premacy, will they not be the murderers
if their ignorant followers, influenced by
prejudice or mean liquor, initiate their
party associates in Kentucky?
assassination and whipping in North
Carolina. The people of the State are
going to vote in August on the simple
question: Shall we eliminate the mass
of ignorant voters who were enfranchised
when the best men of the State were bar
red from suffrage? Men ought to vote on
that question without buster and threat.
holders know that whatever its effect
upon political parties, the adoption of the
amendment eliminates them from the
pie counter along with the incompetent
negro from the ballot box. 1t is this
frenzy of desperation.