The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-07-26
snArTLE. THURSDAY, July 10.

SEATTLE. THURSDAY, July 10.
Democratic Consent Of tho Governed.
The Democratic candidate for gov
ernor In North Carolina said to an ex-
cited public meeting In that state on
Tuesday that the negroes must be dis
franchised. The occasion Of the assem-
bly, was the Inauguration of what ia
called the red shirt movement; having
for Its sole purpose the exclusion Of the
negro from the right Of suffrage. II
was an imposing denomination. and
che expressions Of opinion were unani-
nous; Charles d. Aycock. the Demo-
cratic candidate. declaring that It Is
absolutely necessary to the peace and
happiness Of North Carolina ito eiimi-
nate the negro as a factor In politics. ("
TO this cause he pledged his unqualified
support; going so far as to say that II
election officers were arrestei for In
terfsring with the programme. he would
zee 70 Il ~ governor that they did not
come 70 grief
There Ia nc Feature of practical condi-
} tons In North Carolina that calls for
this or any action on the part of the
whitr population. The internal AFFAIRS
Of the commonwealth are carried on
peacefully. There Is no basis even for
the southern cry Of negro domination"
The male whites OF voting age returned
at the last census numbered 2ss. sO7. The
negro voters at the same time numbered
1oo.s<s There were morv than two
white to every negro voter In the state.
and the proportions have not altered
materially since then. Therefore the al
legation OF NEGRO rule" IN North Caro-
lima II about as sensible as the claim
TINT standing army OF less than one
soldier to every one thousand inhabit-
ants threatens the subversion of popu-
lar liberty.
The only reason for this movement.
the reason for the concerted attempt In
I'll the Southern states to deny the bal
lot to the negro and 10 perpetuate his
Acknowledgement by making II a part of
their state constitutions. Ii the inveter-
ate race hatred OF the Southern white
for the negro. lie does not fear that
txN ma
better He knows that all possibility OF
negro control OF state or local affairs
passed out OF the range OF possibility
q quarter OF a century age What he
wants Is 60 deny the ballot to the negro
because he is negro. to return him 10
slavery politically In order that his per-
sonai and civll rights may follow his
political rights 60 humiliation.
There are two phrases from the Dec
laration OF Independence that are
often upon Democratic lips. 1t i-
sought by the Democratic party q
make such a forced Application OF
them TO the case Of the Philippines
as should drive out our armies and re-
store the rule OF anarchy there. one o.
these Ia the affirmation that all men
arc born with equal rights. to which ..
added Iincoin's famous saying that M
man IL good enough 20 govern another
without that others consent Equal
rights and the consent OF the governed
Ia the Democratic wsr-cry, We wonder
that the hEhtnings Of Justice do mol
strike dead any Democrat who dares
take those words upon hts lipS. KNOWN
as he does what his party has done aud
what ~ purposes TO do IN the states OF
the South.
ono ot the CONSPICUOUS figures on IN,
platform al Kansas city. one "a tbs
most impesuous advocates OF Bryan ant
opponents OF imperialism, was Sen
ator Tlllman. He Is the same man whS
announced in speech Ia the United
states senate that ia south Carollns
they would disfranehisc the negro le
galy if they could. they would shoor
him II they must. but in no event wouls
they permit him - vote Senator But
Ter. OF Norsh Carolina, Is the chairman
OF the national committee OF the PEG
Piles party, the man who ran the Siou,
City convention that also had much Il
say about imperialism" and the con