Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1900-03-15
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WHAT THE LEADERS ARE
DOING.
A NeWsy Letter From the State
CAPITA al on he Trendft
State Politics.
Especial Correspondence J

Especial Correspondence)
Raleigh, n. c., March 18th, 19OO.-
The political situation is very rapid
ly becoming lively It is certain to
break the 1898 record when the cam
paign gets in full SWING. Republi-
can State Chairman Holton is charg-
ed with having estimated that Fed
eral troops may be sent to this State.
Now his assistant, Spencer Black
burn, is charged with having gone a
bow-shot further by saying that as
sassinatlon is ahead for some Demo-
crat or Democrats. Who is the man
or men whom the Republicans have
marked as they did IN Kentucky2
In an interview on this subject
Chairman Simmons said: Il have
read the account of the speech de-
livered at Newton last week byAssis-
tant United States District Attorney
Blackburn, in which referring to the
recent assassination of Goebel, the
Democratic Governor elect of Ken
tucky, by the followers of Governor
Taylor, the Republican usurper, he
said: Let the Democrats in North
Carolina take warning from the fate
of William Goebel
sEMr. Blackburn is very close to
Republican State Chairman Holton.
Holton is United States District At
torney of the Western District and
Blackburn is his assistant in that Of
flee, and he is protege of Senator
Prltchard.
''Mr. Blackburn's warning to Dem
ocrats of what they may expect if
they persist IN their purpose to dis
franchise the negro IS but repeti
ton OF the threats of violence re-
Gently made in Washington by his
chief, Mr.. Holton, the only differ
ence being that Blackburn is more
specific than was Mr.. Rolton, and
boldly predicts murder and assassl-
nation Of Democrats.
"When Butler, at the recent meet
ing of the Populist Executive Com
mittee; appealed to the fighting
qualities Of his followers and asked
them to join hands with the Repub-
icans (four- -ffths negroes) and drive
the white supremacy gang out of the
State, said in an interview that his
purpose seemed to be to stir up and
incite the negroes to violent resist
ance of the lawful purpose of the
white people. Holtons threats,
Blackburn s warning, Pritchard's at
tempt to secure Federal aid, Lin
ney's threat to pass force bill cleo
ton law through Congress, the ne
gro Whites impudent assault upon
white women, the secret and mys-
terious activity OF the revenue bood-
lers and the recent sudden outbreak
of negro insolence and lawlessness
not only confirm that opinion but
arouse strong suspicion that the
fusion office-holders are engaged in
some dangerous scheme, and that, in
carrying it cut, the negro is being
secretely organized and will be used
as tool. It would seem that the
conspirators have discussed and
pondered over their programme of
violence so much that their minds
have become thoroughly saturated
with it, and, under the heat of ex-
citement, they let drop hints of it's
dark purport. Under these circum-
stances ordinary prudence dictates
that the white people be on their
guard and watch every movement of
the negroes and the white emissaries
who may be engaged in secretlysor-
ganizings them.
Il hope there may be no trouble
during the campaign or at the cleo
tion between the whites and the
blacks, and we will exercise reason
able forbearance, but if it comes we
will know who instigated it and who
is responsible for it. We are trying
peaceably and in the way provided
by law to ammend the Constitution,
and the attempt to intimidate and