The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-04-29
The Democratic Nominees Aycock and Turner
Have Just Completed Pyrotechnic Tour
of the Western Part Of the State
Where The Constitutional Amend
ment Contest is Strongest.

periority of the white man and of all White
children now IL years of age, but for the
future as to all under Is we call on them
to assert that superiority OF which we
boast by learning to read and write Inc
schools are open and viii be for four or
five months every year from now to 1903.
The white child who will not learn to
read and write in the next eight years
will be without excuse,
LINES OF THE FIGHT.
1.-The fgh. is to be along the lines OF
educational Development. industrial ana
commercial Development will follow. Inc
people who are now indifferent as 10
the education of their children do desire
that they should vote, and with the adop-
zion of the. amendment will take steps
TO enable them to do so. The State VIII
disfranchise no white child, but will IN
sist that every white child shall learn 70
read and write and thereby be enapled
to vote The adoption of the amendmenl
would stimulate interest IN education TO
wonderful extent and the children that pc
come of age in 1908 will be able to reau
and write and will vote.
Following this will come ell those
things that grow out of a wide diffusion
of knowledge We viii depend more and
more upon ourselves, our laboring peo-
Die will be enabled to command higher
wages and thrift will take the place of
thrlftessness."
WHERE VANCE STOOD.
1t has been said by some Republicans
that Vance had declared against
Measure like the amendment. To refute
this Mr.. Aycock read the following eX-
cerrt from a speech by Vance in the
Tinted States Senate in 1890: II believe
the negroes incapable for many reasons
of properly controlling public affairs, but
do believe them capable of making val
liable citizens under the wiser control OF
the whites"
the educational clause of the amendment
&c y. hold one. Heretofore in North caro-
DINA politicians have been afraid to tax
education. But I have seen the people
almost crying with enthusiasm over what
Mr.. Aycock has been saying for the last
two weeks He has touched the tenuer
spot of the white people OF the state
The Republicans have, as usual, SAD
that the Democrats would take water on
the educational clause. Quite the reverse
IS true.
From the present outlook the amend
ment will carry by $1,000 majority in the
State. Some time ago. before the Demo
Gratis began to feel the pulse of the peo-
ple. it looked as il there would deVeiop
considerable opposition to the amehoiile .,l
but now the tide is going aheao Oh 'iIe
campaign. MANY VI |iio tA-AAN
the Republican party are going to vote
for the amendment. It will run ahead OF
the State ticket. Then, too, the. Demo
crats have the election machinery Ihey
are determined to win and will do 1t at
any risk. ,o,rvr1,
CHARLOTTE, n. c., April 2S-Speciai,
THE Democratic candidates on the State
ticket appeared here to-day. Messrs.
Avcock. Grimes, Gilmer, Dixon. Mcneil
ana Warner spoke. Aycock making the
longest speech. The crowd was large
and very enthusiastic. Mr.. Aycock eX-
nlained the amendment fully, and assured
the people that no white man would be
disfranchised if the amendment IS rathed'
and declared that he would do all within
his power. if elected Governor, to provide
for the education of every white child
in the state These two sentiments were
wildly applauded.
MIR. Gilmer spoke to over two thou
sand working people here tonight His
audience came mainly from the cotton
mills. iron foundries and pants factories
At the meeting this morning large
number of ladies were out and heard the
speeches through.
The interest already manifested in the
campaign in behalf of the proposed amend
ment is almost wonderful II. E. c. B.