The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1900-03-08
RALEIGH CORRESPONDENT
News Side of the Political Campaign
I4ft Over From Last Week. }
pIr1cu y E. Feb. 9th. 1900.

RALEIGH n e.. Feb tn. l?bb.
StatntbaiIrnan Simmons Ii sending out
large numbers Of copies OF Senator Mon
ey's great speech on the Constitutional
amendment. which is a reply 10 Senator
Pritchard Mr. Simmons has had the
printing done here.
Senator Money says the amendment Is
not unconstitutional; that II the nlth
section falls the fourth Will fall with IT.
that the white people are Justified III pre-
serving their civilization.
He declares negro suffrage failure and
cites the experiment OF negro suffrage III
Havti. Jamaica and in Natal. Congress
man Bellamys sworn statement about
condition. in Wilmington III 1897 and
| 500 is also cited.
Pritchard's resolution IL an attempt TO
intirnidate Why is the law not tested
on Il case from Louisiana? Money eX-
plains the small vote III certain Southern
States saying that III 1890 Massachu-
sets. with 60. 900 voters, only pOlled
2-J 900 votes. Connecticut with 244,-
900 voters. only polled 12o.OOO votes
Ten thousand North Carolina negroes
moved to Mississippi the year after the
amendment.
the various County Chairmen the Con
stitution and bylaws for the white
SUPREMACY clubs He says he expects by
the middle Of June to see at least 1000
OF thes.. clubs in existence.
In the preface Mr. Simmons says: Our
State j. the only community in the world
with majority OF white voters where it
is seriously proposed to take control OF
the public affairs OF the State out Of the
white people and commit them to Il
political combination composed chiefly Of
negroes and dominated almost entirely
by negro Influence.
BY the united effort OF the good white
people OF the State. irrespective OF party,
in 1898 the State was rescued from ne
gro rule. and the amendment TO the Con
stitution to be voted upon by the people
in August is submitted for the purpnS" OF
forever removing the danger OF recurrence
of negro asccndrncy in the State
The necessity for the continued 60
operation OF the whit" peoplefor self-pro-
lection is shown by the fact that the part
| which so recently negrOlZcd the State, and
! which for this and It's other ShOrt-cOlIl-
! iig- was hurled from power III 1898. l.
again seriously asking the people to re-
| store il to the control OF the State. and
actually INDUCES the hope that. with the
aid OF 100 900 negro votes east sOldly
! for it. it may succeed III regalnlngcOntrO
| OF the government
f., Republicans are now giving ire" rein to
talk about the fusion ticket i'll this State
and ar" saying Butter will be- the nominee
for Governor and Spencer Il, Addams fol
| Lieutrnant-Governor. Attorneyl; eneraI
| WalS"r i'll speaking about this matter
said: Won see Butler would at once he
mad. SrnHtnr and then Adams hccon,
. Governor" The Republicans say they
ar" taking no chances with Butler; thai
! they would not 90 into any deal or com
bination with him unless they knew he
was induced by powerful srIf-intrrest to
do what they want done; that ne knows
this year his supreme struggle must be
/ made; that he must cooperate with them
fully. They say he deceived Pritchard il
1898 and that they will never give hin
another c!nnrr. In fact, in 1894 h,
mad" u sort OF contract prepared by
othrrp"rsonS Republicans and PopulistS
to stand by Prtchard, telling the latter
that while in 1895 Butler would get the
long term and Plitchard the short the
latter would be given the full POpulist
support and reelected for six Years. thus
giving him an eight year term. Butler is
now maxim" the Republicans believe he
controls tWo-thIrds OF the PopuliSt>
absolutely. This shows that the kepub
liran stock OF rr,dulty is very far from
being exhausted
! Charles Il. Avrock. who made his open
ing speech OF tn" ciimpH on ut Charlotte
when seen here said in response to al
inquiry as to the political status: I'VE
will easily carry the State find NOR.
enthusiasm than have ever known al
this early date This shows how the
| whit" people OF the State IN" being
aroused.