The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-05-20
NO NEGRO DOMINATION
Butler and Pritchard Are Both Work
ing For the Pie.
A POPULIST ON THE AMENDMENT
All White Men Vote by Inheritance, and Ne
groes Not Having Capacity by Inherit
ance. Must Vote by Educa-
ton If at All.

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Mr.. Editor: 1t is out of my line to
write for publication, but since it has
been currently reported in my coun-
ty that there was some doubt about
my position on the Constitute All
Amendment. | think it best TO set
such reports at rest, and give the
public my position on that question.
| am a Populist, my principles are
those enunciated in the national plat
form of that party, but first of all,
] am white man.
So long as a drop of Anglo-SaNon
gard the white race superior to the
negro, and until some great change
for the better takes place among
the negroes. | shall continue to be-
lieve them unfit to dictate. dominate,
or even influence the local. State or
National affairs of this country.
This today is the first plank in
my political platform. and | here and
now serve notice that | hencefOrth
and forever sever my connection with
any party or men who by word or
vote. or platform chicanery. as was
done by Senator Butler at his late so
called populist Convention at Raj
cigh. show that they regard the ne
gro in any sense the equal of the
white race. or advocate a policy or
fusion with a party or Il set of men
who. to retain office are going up
and down this State reviling the
white. earnest leaders of my race. in
efforts to keep the negro vote. and
continue his demoralizing influence
in our public affairs.
All true Populists are far from be-
ing in favor of negro equality and
will not vote against making white
supremacy permanent, and eliminate
the race question from politics. rele-
gate the negro to his proper place,
which is to the rear in politics and
society. He will then cease to be a
fool. W. become a useful and law
abiding citizen.
With this question out of politics
the white vote would divide: Il party
would have to depend upon the mer-
It's of its policy. the integrity of its
leaders and candidates, and politics
men be set free AS conscientious
Populist. | cannot see how we could
ask for any better nope. than this of
n fair chance to test the wisdom
of our principles before the untram
meled vote of free. liberty-loving
white men. and this we can never do
so long as the negro stands factor
to profit by our divisions or seduce
our leaders into delivering us into
the hands of the enemies of our par
tv and our State. Here are we Pop
ulists. advocating and hoping for
clean and honest politics and our self
constituted oftice-holdin" leaders are
trying to use us as a club to crack
the heads of our own race. on ques-
tion that is to determine the purity of
our principles and our civilization
for all time. We advocate free sill
yer. and this same crowd for the see
ond time proposes to have us line up
with the Republican party. which has
not only cut the throat of silver but
enters on the campaign a professed
defender and advocate of a continu-
alton of the negro in power in North
Carolina. Such as ,his. is stencil
in my nostrils.
They try to dodge this issue. One
of the wide -between-th -the-horns fusion
lists. who has just had to drop a
mouth full of public fodder, and it
was even then watering with mea-
gre hope of more by way of the ne
gro vote, said to me only Yesterday:
"llow can you discriminate against
the negro on account of race. color or
previous condition of servitude?" ?"
That's pure stuff. The amendment is
planned to prevent that very thing
and he knew it. Our white-loving
statesmen in the Legislature guarded
against that breach of the words of
the Federal Constitution and only
Disseminated against the peculiar
attributes of the race. not singing
out anybody or any class of people.
The Supreme Court of the United
States says that you can do this. and
every intelligent man has read of
that decision.
Senator Cullom, Il great Republican.
in his report of the Hawaiian Com
mission. says: ''rhe American idea
of suffrage pre-supposes that the
hody of citizens who are to exercise
il in a free and independent manner.
have by inheritance. or education
such knowledge and appreciation of
the responsibilities of free suffrage.
and of full participation in the SOW
ereignty Of the country. as to be able
to maintain a republican form of gov