The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-08-14

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fcation of the amendment
1. Abatement of the baleful parti-
san hatred that has grown so rife in
North Carolina. There should be no
more ostracism. There ought to be
no further effort at drawing social
lines. We ought to recognize each
man as a citizen, a, fellow-servant, a
feIlow-sovereign, a fellow-worker
for the Improvement of the world.
We shall be done with epithets, con
tumely, hatred, and seek reason and
truth.
2. We have a right to expect to be
freely suffered to give more consid-
Grafton to moral character in select
ing men for office, and instead of
making common cause and accepting
whole tickets regardless of personal
qualities, to discriminate, and freely
refuse to vLte against unfit or I'M
worthy candidates. Political parties
must respect the moral consciences
of the religious people. And in State
and county affairs, we ought to vote
with regard more to men than plat.
forms.
3. We have right to demand that
there shall be no more "red'shirt"
brigades. We have contemplated
the rise of these organizations with
dread. Their purpose and method
are subversive of the fundamental
principles for which our fathers died
and upon which our Nation lives. To
foster it further will be dangerous to
the last degree. We propose that
every good citizen shall pledge him
self to discourage by every means
any semblance of "red shirt" or
other like bodies.
4. We have it partially promised,
and we certainly have the right to.
demand that our election laws shall
be absolutely fair that each party
concerned shall be fairly represented
in registration, at the polls and in
the count. All parties in North
Carolina have been guilty here. Let
them sin nc mOre-Or sin, if they
will, at their peril.
5. We have right to expect that
the priceless principle of free speech
in a free land shall be utterly re-
spected and that the man who in
terferes with any speaker shall be
promptly arrested and prosecuted.
6. We have right to expect that
the colored people will receive better
treatment. They have been treated
very we'll by many but in recent
years the whole race has been made
to bear the sins of Il few evil doors.
Our proper relation to the negroes
is one of helpfulness. We have
eliminated the cOlOred voter but let
us not forget that we have the prob
lem of the cOlOred man yet to solve.
We must minister to the negroes. If
they lack sanity, we must minister
reason to them if they r ignorant,
we must give them light if they are
evil, we must try and make them
good. A defect discovered is a call
for a remedy at your hands. The
oolored people are our fellow-men.
All races are of one blood, are de-
rived from one man and he from
God. Gods no respector of persons.
We must be kindly to our colored
fellow-men. Wemust educate them,
we must be patient with them, we
must lead them.
These are some of the things we
have right to demand or expect. The
people have power to bring them to
pass. Our liberties are in our own
Our honor is in our own
hearts. Our welfare is ours to con-
serve or destrOy.-Biblical Recorder
Baptist Organ).
THE PROMISE MUST BE KEPT.
The Raleigh Post Says the Negro Question