The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-08-19
A CAMPAIGNER'S VIEW.

The attempt made by a few news
papers to divert the question raised
by the News and Observer has mis-
lead very few people. We knew that
the Morning Post, Southern Railway
organ; the Charlotte Observer, the
chief owner of which holds a So ,5UO
sinecure under Mckinley; Editor j.
William Bailey, of the Biblical Recor-
der, and other advocates or apologists
of Pritchard and Mckinley, were OPP
posed to the National Democratic
ticket. We knew that there were
men, posing as Democrats-not many
who would join hands to carry the
State for Mckinley on the sly.
We have forced most of them to
show their hands. They are making
a pretense of the negro question,
whereas it is their hostility to the
Democratic party and not the negro
question that makes them want to
vote for Mckinley. One of the ablest
canvassers in the late and former
campaigns, gentleman whose
speeches had great weight all over
the State, in a private letter gives his
views OH the question as follows:
Il have been reading for several
days, the comments OF our various
State papers, on the question as to
whether in the Presidential and Con-
greSSfonal campaign, there should be
any allusion to the race question, or
whether it should be fought out solely
on the national issues. Now as an
humble campaigner for White Su-
premacy' and as one who is going
TO do every thing in his power for
the election of MIR. Bryan as our next
President, because | believe him to be
the truest, ablest and purest man that
ever was presented by any party for
this high office, we desire to simply
ask a few questions, which we would
like to hear the papers that oppose
the negro question:, answer.
THE constitutional amendment
does not 90 into effect until July,
1902. In the meantime comes a most
important election, in which illiterate
negroes can vote, though after 1902
they will be deprived of that right.
Now simply because we have adopted
the amendment must we refrain from
saying aught against negroes voting,
and try in no way to arouse the peo-
pie so as to prevent illegal voters
from registering, or must we simply
sit idly by and see Republicans vote
all classes of negroes against Mr..
Bryan? | for one say decidedly not.
But the same efforts must be made to
stop these illegal voters as was done
in this last election.
Again when we find the Republ-
cans nominating a man who has ever
stood with the negroes and against
his own race, shall we be silent and
say nothing of his black record, sim
ply because we have adopted the
amendment? / trust not. Let me il
lustrate.
Spencer Blackburn, our Republi-
can candidate for Congress in the
Eighth district, voted for the negro
Abe Middleton against a Confederate
soldier, who, | hear, had only one leg;
also voted to negroize Wilmington,
Newbern, and Greenville. Now must
his opponent fail to expose his record
and denounce his course. simply be-
cause the amendment is adopted? No
sir: his duty would be to lay these
facts before the public, that they
might prevent his election, and the
possibility of his appointing in his
district, negroes to be postmasters
and revenue officers.
I'm adopting the amendment our
people have done a great work, but
the work is not vet completed, for we
must get RID OF THOSE WHO HAVE
- tlLFED PUT NEGRO RULE UPON
US. and this can ONLY BE DONE by
defeating Mckinley and all his negro
loving congressman.
after 1902, when the amendment
goes into effect, and let the negro
ISSUE be forever dead, just as we
promised it would be. but until then,
let us defeat ALL who have aided
i'm bringing the disgrace of negro Of
fice-holders upon us. thereby letting
the world know that we defeat them
for their past conduct, and don't for
give them and elect them simply be-
cause we. without their help, have re-
deemed the State from their mlsrulc.
II. for one campaigner. will speak
along the line above indicated. and do
all | can for the defeat of Mckinley
and his congressman, and for the
election of Mr.. Bryan and Democrats
who believe in White Supremacy.
Croker beat Hill by 90 to % in a
meeting of the Democratic State com
mittee on vote for temporary chair
man. This shows how close the strug
gle is for Governor.