The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-04-06
CHAIRMAN JOYNER's CLEAR
VIEWS.

county, Mr.. andrew JOyner- he Is q
man OF decided character, and, as a
gentleman living at Winston wrote us.
is "a fine thinker and a modest, quiet
gentlemen" We have been familiar
with his name for a long time. He is
OF Pitt county and removed to Winston
but two years ago. 1t is a fine appreci-
alton OF his worth that although a COM
parative stranger he should so Don be
chosen TO manage h campaign for the
old democracy in the fine county of
Forsyth. He richly merits the selec-
ton, for while not one Of your "profes-
sionaI' politicians and not an anxious
seeker for a sugar-teat, he is level
headed, thoughtful and watchful. Mr..
Joyner was interviewed by the Senti-
mel. He thinks the country gill go for
the amendment with a rousing MAORI
ty. In answer to the question, If he
considered the amendment "a partisan
question" Chairman Joyner said:
mo, it is largely a sociological,
philosophical and political question,
but not per Sc a partisan n at all. If
you remember the XIVth Amendment
~ NLC OIL HlilSl save
the indiscriminate franchise to ne
groes to vote, was purely a partisan
measure, so much so, that before it
could be adopted, many of the best
citizens Of the whole south were abso-
lutely DISTINGUISHED, denied the right
to vote, and / we'll remember seeing
those at my home precinct who could
vote, have to pass down a long double
line of bayonets held by soldiers sent
to overawe even the few who were en-
titled to vote. 1t canno be a partisan
question now for white men, after
quietly submitting for thirty years to
the d~emoralizing influence of the negro
vote, hoping without hope that the ne
gro could be mad capable of self gov
eminent, to attempt to restrict the
franchise to such only of the negroes
as can read and write, and in a measure
right the great wrong done to society
and civil government"
We are glad he brought out so we'll
the point as to the ruinous republican
plan and practice in the past, and the
resolution of the true white men of all
parties to get from under the demora-
LIKING and destructive rule of the ne
gros for ever. In answer to the direct
question as to whether the XIVth
amendment to- the federal constitution
would be "nullified" by the proposed
franchise amendment to the state con-
stitution Mr.. Joyner said this, and said
it we'll and forcefully:
Not exactly that, but 1 do believe
it will neutralize its worst feature, by
freeing both races and all parties from
the dreadful responsibility of being
saddled with the equality of the horde
OF vicious, shiftless, brutal, or ire
sponsibly negroes, who seem to be be-
yond the pale of government civiIiza-
ton.
1.-THE intelligent and moral portion
of the negro race will be freed from
the power of his class, the republican
party will be in a position to invite in
and nOn-ofice white recruits,
the democratic party viii not then have
the advantage of fighting alone for the
integrity of civilization and for the pro-
lection of life and property, n will
lose half it's prestige, as we'll as that
spirit OF desperate determination which
most white men come to when facing
the naked question of negroes ruling
over them, the honest populiStS can
then vote their sentiments without, by
dividing up the white vote as they see
is the case. giving the negro a club to
all white heads with, and the
fusion political traitors n pirates
like Butler. Pritchard and that like will
be eternally undone."
He farther says it is an error to sup
pose that republicans will go solid
against the very proper and much
needed amendment:
Now the fact is that even IN
county 1 find after a careful
Investigation, that not a single demo-
"a be found who opposes the
amendment, and I know of a great
many country republicans and popu-
lists who are not talking for publica-
ton, but who are going to vote for the
who are not going to vote at all. The
office holders already see
their effort to make this a parti-
question has been by many
of their party as an attempt to drive
them, by the crack of the party whip,
the nauseous embrace of the ne
gro. and their God-given pride and be-
in Anglo-Saxon supremacy over all
nationalities, have caused a
of deep Indignation among a
class of republicans and popu-
lists, who are not such for
only"
1t is really as much to the interests
of the white republicans and the pop
to save the state from the direful
curse of negro domination as it is TO
the democrats. Prosperity, peace the
of law, the preservation of free
and Anglo-Saxon civiTiza-
ton are all involved in the amendment.
If defeated the caIamities that will be-
fall North Carolina will be far in excess
of anything the state has hitherto
1t is best for all races, and all
that this question of White Su-
premacy shall be settled now and for
ever settled.
We cannot afford to omit thanking
our very intelligent correspondent for
his very cordial and appreeiative
words. We can only assure him h a
while not pretending to be a lineal de-
scendant OF Solomon, nor one of the
''inftallibles,' We do try to
truthful and discriminating and fair.
will not conscientiously do violence
to truth nor misrepresent a politician
of the black radical gang. If we err