Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1900-05-03
I. N. 2NNOHS ELOQUENT SPEECH.
Before the Recent Democratic State Convention
at Raleigh

and White, but there are not so many
as there once was: many of them have
been sent to the pe1itentiary for cor
ruptiCn in office.
AS a result Of the election Of 1898 .
white supremacy has been restored. I
and NE now have white supremacy in |
the State. If the white people of the I
state would always stand together and |
vote together as they did in 1893 we
would always have white supremacy |
without the necessity Ct i constitution |
al amendment. but the white people |
WILL not always stand together and
vote together as they did in 1898. and
III that way preserve white SUPREMACY
and if they would always stand to-
gctner and vote together as they then
did upon all public questions. without
any reference to differences in opin-
ion and interest. that in itself would De
a bad and undesirable condition. both
to the individual and to the State. be
cause there can be no healthy growth.
morally, intellectually or materially.
while the mind is not free to act. as
judgment and conscience directs For
the purpose Of restoring white suprem-
acy without making it necessary that
white men should always vote together
and act together without reference to
the impulse of heart and dictates of
mead, the last Legislature, represent
ing the white manhood and white Wo-
manhood Of the State submitted the
constitutional amendment. This
amendment embOdies our plan for es-
tablishing white supremacy upon
permanent basis and at the same time
freeing the mind and conscience of the
white man. The way in which it ac-
cOmpli5hes this object can be stated in
one sentence: it does it by diSfranchiS-
ing the ignorant negro without dis
franchising the uneducated white man.
mis- discrimination against the ignOr-
ant negro in favor Of the uneducated
| white man we maintain is not viOlat-
ing either the statute or moral law, be
cause 1t is not discrimination on ac-
count OF race, color or previous con-
! ditiOn," but on account OF we'll recOg-
nlzed and essential differences in ,he
moral and intellectual attributes of
the two races.
he Democratic party says. as a re-
suit Of long trial, that the ignorant ne
gro is not fit to vote and is not entitled
to vote because he neither seeks to
understand nor is he capable of under
Standing the object and effect of the
ballot. The Democratic party main
tains that the uneducated white men
Of the State are fit to vote and are en-
titled to vote and intends that they
shall vote. because they always seek to
understand and they are capable of tir-
derstanding the object and effect OF
the ballot. The opponents of the
amendment do not take into account
this essential difference between the
races. There is a distinction between
the ignorant man and an uneducate
man, not fanciful or theoretical dis
fiction, but a real living distinction
and in this distinction is found the
foundation principles of our amend
ment. The uneducated white man OF
North Carolina. although he has nc
book learning is seldom even an icnor-
ant man: he is generally Wei inform
ed, he is generally we'll posted; b,
cannot read the newspapers but he car
understand them when he hears then
read. he may not be able 70 discus:
questions OF finance and tariff, but he
understands them when h" hears then
discussed He is man OF indepe i
dence of thought and Independence O
action He seeks to understand :,nt
he IS capable of understanding the #
feet of public questions upon him ant
his interests. He loves his family anC
his home and his country and because
he loves these before he casts his vote
he seeks diligently to understand it:
effect upon family home ana country
ne not only Seeks to understand Du
he has the capacity of understanding
It's effect upon these sacred interests
The uneducated white men i \orrI
Carolina are good citizens in peace ant
splendid soldiers in war The unedu
Gated white men Of North Carolina ar,
descended from race who before III.
art Of reading and writing VAS known
had established an orderly system 0
government the basis of thu system
under which we now live ana the e1v,
of the world The uneducated whit,
men of North Carolina are desce0de,
from race who. before their pl -udes
chief could read or write had produced
orators. statesmen and warriors who's
name and fame live in history Unit,
this day The uneducated white mer
OF North Carolina are descended from
Z race which is today the dominatin.
HRNSl III tIlt NOtft, lIlt ~ u III : - tt
ciyiliZer the worlds great Christian
iZeT. 4 race OF Safe builders and S:au
Constructors. the fear of the op3Ees
sors and the hope Of the opp.es-et
throughout the earth The white me-
OF North Carolina are descended iron
a race which not only here bur else
where, not only today bur at all time
IL their history. have shown their ca
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IN their uneducated as We'll as IN thei
educated condition On the other han,
the uneducated negro is nearly alway
an ignorant man. dull. heavy withou
opinions without convictions. wit
but little judgment and scarcely an
Independence.