The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1900-02-15
WHITES LATEST ASSAULT.
The Notorious Negro Congressman
ViIeIy SANDERS the Good People of
North Carolina.

The animus of negro Congressman
White is forcing itself upon the peo-
pie. His remarks the other day,
upon which the Post has already COM
mented, was followed yesterday by
one far more offensive, and which
furnishes cumulative testimony to all
that the Post and the Democrats
charge as to the vicious feelings and
purposes Of a large element of the
race of which White is the represen-
tative. In the speech of yesterday
White but emphasizes what he said
the other day, practically justifying
violent assaults upon decent white
women as retaliation for the volun-
tary self-degradation of negro wo-
men. Certain colored women con-
sent to make merchandise of them
selves, hence the brutes of his race
must use force to degrade white
women, and thus, if possible, bring
the white women thus assaulted
upon the level of those of his own
race who of their own volition enter
upon lives of shame. AS Infamous as
was the slander Of the negro Manly,
for which he was made or rather al
lowed to leave the State, it was no
worse than the statement now made
by the negro Congressman. White
refuses to draw distinction between
willing debauchery on one side and
brutal violence on the other, and
implies strongly by his argument
that the latter is but the Arrangement
of the other. While we cheerfully
acquit very large element of our
colored population of any sympathy
with such atrocious sentiments, and
we are glad to believe there is a very
large element of such character, vet
that such could be uttered by one Of
the race who is SO representative in
character as to fill his present posi-
ton but Emphasizes the existence Of
is this vicious element which the
white people have sworn shall be
ourbed in all respects that will keep
them within the bounds of civilized
control.
And to show still further the ami
mus Of the negro, we quote the fol-
lowing telegram:
''Pitts burg, Pa, Feb. 1st.-Walter
f. Billows, a colored attorney of this
city, entered suit to-day against Will
liam H. Mccarthy, prominent res
tauranteur, for s., 900 damages for
refusing to serve Congressman Geo,
H. White, of North Carolina, and
himself with dinner. Billows claims
that Mccarthy offered to serve them
elsewhere than in the general dining
room, but they demanded an equal
footing with the white persons and
left the place.
A year or more ago, this same
Congressman White" attended cir
Gus with his family in Tarboro, and,
instead of seating himself and them
in the space allotted for colored peoz
pie, seated himself and family In the
section set apart for whites. He
knew as we'll as any one that equal
accommodations, but separate, we're
provided for his people, yet he in
solently intruded himself upon the
white people. Upon complaint to the
circus management, he was requested
to remove himself and family to the
section set apart for his race; but in
stead of complying, got up in high
dudgeon and left the circus.
This, with his restaurant incident,
followed by his speeches in Congress,
as we say, show the real animus of
the element, the very large majority,
we are panied to say, represented by
White, and emphasizes the necessity
as we'll as the purpose of the white
people to protect themselves, by
legislation, from further possible dis
cord and disturbance which unlimit-
ed suffrage of such a class always
brings upon the community.-Raleigh
Post.