The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-05-25
STATE

Many q white mans ballot has ben
killed by the negro who marched 10
the polls behind him and east an oppo-
sitfon ballot. Since fS6S the vote of the
most vicious and ignorant negro has
served to neutral.ze the force Of the
vote Of the M respectable white
man In the state-Smithfeld Heraid
Among all the proud array OF states
men. thinkers. philosophers, poisacians
and orators which the republican parry
In North Carolina Il able to produce,
there's not one among them-no. not
one-who can compare with MT.
Spencer E. Blackburn when Il comes
to making a speech. He Is, beyond
all pe~radventure, a farm number
We are beginning TO be proud of
North Cardinals form OF government.
seeing that our nsighbors think or
initiating North Carolina The vlr-
ginians praise our ana hnw
we see that Hon Washington Dessau,
of Macon. wants Georgia to rotate Ms
judges on the North Carolina plan
Raleigh News n Observer.
Buffers sole aim and object in this
campaign Is TO cur his reelection
TO the senate. In order to
this he Is willing and anxious TO make
any political trade, or bargain and safe.
that can be OF any service. There Is
NO QOuDl WndlcNST lldL DC "O0l3 hO"
be advocating the amendment il he
could have made a deal with the dem
ocrats that would have secured his
observation-disclosures Record
Trusts don't do any harm; they
ought TO be left along" said n
who then proceeded to write the Ohio
republican antitrust plank we
insist" says the plank. that in1url-
Gus combinations shall be forbidden
s-,,.-- .ha1l hA CO ~a0u1lQ-
ted from time to time n be so re-
stricted as to guarantee immunity
from hurtful monopoly and assure
treatment and protection to ali COM
peting industries. Isn't that as clear
as mud?-Asheville Citizen.
When he referred to the proposed
constitutional amendment all the in
dignation of his sol CLEANED from his
face-his eyes glistened like the beaten
flint his heart tugged at his RIBS
like a ship at her moorings when the
storm king is on the wave. He smote
the air with far intenser than demos
thenesian strokes7gyrated Like a
whirlwind through the Sauratown
~mountain-Spit fire from his livid lips
like-we got really uneasy for fear he
would precipitate some sort of cele-
bral catastrophe. Mr.. Blackburn is
great.-Winston Telegram.
There can be no question as to Judge
Adams attitude toward the negroes
While he lived in CaSwell. He was their
recognized leader-tought, drilled n
organized them, S that they were able
to elect n of their own race to rep
resent the proud county of Graves and
Yancey in the legislature. He walked
fat by teaching the negroes that
neighbOrs were their political enemies.
He taught them that the white people.
who furnished them work and pro-
vided them schools, could not be
trusted liz political misunderstanding
(Webster's) Weekly.
We have been permitted to read a
letter from a New England gentleman,
of evident culture, in regard to Rev.
DR.. Stages New Bedford speech on
the race question, in which this SEN
tence occurs: when the negro is
again disfranchised there may be some
noise and a little smoke,
but there will be no real fire from this
section except from a few of the cider
people who have passed the age of
being subject to conviction or change
of mind This is significant and bears
us out in the belief that the sentiment
for the repeal of the 18th amendment
is growing.@Charlotte Observer.
Spencer b Adams. the nominee, Of
the republican party for governor,
will be. remembered as the man who,
in charging a grand jury in. the east
ern part. OF the state, while judge, laid
stress on the fact that there was no
difference between rape and seduction.
That the white man who seduced ne
gro women was as bad as the negro
man who raped white women-or word
to that effect, making no distinction
between the willing submission of the
negro wench and the forceful accom-
plishment of the brute-which is apt
to ven itself upon a poor helpless
child as otherwise. And yet he is be-
fore the people to be at the head of
our state government. Bah!-Bur-
lington News.
Referring to the success Of DIR. AL
derman, the Wilmington Messenger
says. If the great Vance were liv-
ing We should strike for him with all
zeal and -earnestness. But we are will
ling to wave all things except two
he should be a native and a man of
decided executive, abilities Our
friend has stated 5he requisites re-
quired, certainly hat las. named, de
cided executive ability. The selection
of this officer now s nc trifiing matter,
to be acted upon as a personal COM
pliment or to give a friend a job. Good,
solid, sound, established admdnistra-
tive capacity must be chosen. if the
Institution is to grow, not so. much in
what is called popular favor as in
me and substantial results along
those lines which distinguish a univer-
sitE in fact. The trustees will have
good material to select from-thoughu
IL by no can constitutes. a surplus
OF our populaticn--Raleigh Post.
The white merr are the rulers of this
state and the negro is the servant.
Put the negro aut of politics and let
him perform hisSdaily labor and receive
pay for the same and he will be nap
pier and far better off and the white.
men will protect him and has property
and administer to hin his equal rights.
but right is not to votes The amend
ment puts the white ma above the
negro and recognizes him as an intel
ligent voter. and no whose skin