The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-07-27
osgoRNEs SPEECH AT DURHAM.
He Made it Warm For the Advocates of Negro
Rule.
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NopeCldl 10 NEWS anu ODSSTNeT.D
Durham, N c., July ga tremendous
crowd assembled at the court house We'd
nesday night to hear the speech of Hon
Frank |. Osborne, of Charlotte, on the
Constitutional Amendment.
The West Durham band made music
for the occasion. This White Supremacy
band, on their way down, stopped at the
Corcoran street crossing, where they rem
dered some selections, then moved on tC
the Mangum street crossing, where the
same thing was repeated, and thence tc
the court house.
Mr.. Osborne entered accompanied by
Messrs. Jas. S. Manning and p. C. Ora
ham, while the band struck up Dixie,
and the crowd cheered enthusiastically
In a few well chosen and appropriate
words, Mr.. Manning introduced the speak
err.
Mr.. Osbornes speech was one or inc
hest that has been delivered here during
the campaign.
eff | was to ask a man why he was a
Democrat" said Mr.. Osborne, "he would
tell me that he was a Democrat because
he was a white man; because he believed
in white supremacy. He said that il
leyed that negro domination was a good
thing, and white supremacy not a good
thing. he was not talking to him, but to
others.
They say the Democrats have broken
their faith with the people. Who make
this charge? Butler, man who wouldn't
know good faith if he were to meet it il
the road. We could not have kept faith
with the people if we had not submitted
this question
rs the Amendment unconstitutional?
asked the speaker Butler says it is.
know it is against his constitution. Ons
hundred and sixty of the ablest ant
brainiest lawyers in the State say it is
constitutional among them Major W. A
Guthrie. / do not know what you people
think of him (Guthrie), but in Mecklen-
burg we think him high toned gentle
man"
Judge Starbuck and congressman
Settle were quoted as saying it is con
stitutional.
would to God that the women of NORTH
| Carolina could vote. Then we would
win not by $4,000 votes, but by 100000"
"Pritchard showed his great love O
| the poor white man by turning out {
| thousand of them and putting negroes
in their places. He puts vast numbers
of negroes in office in Eastern Nortl
| Carolina.
| HAS there ever been such thing a.
negro domination in North Carolina? But
Ter says no; and Pritchard says, no."
| Mr. Osborne then showed in a mos
| vivid manner how negro magistrates
| negro constables, negro office holders
| etc, dominated things in some of thu
Eastern towns and counties; how whit
| men were arrested by negro officers CT
| warrants sworn out by negroes and triet
| before negro magistrates. Even Whit
women were subjected to the same humi
| iation.
| THE way to foster white supremacy il
| Eastern North Carolina is to disfranchs
the negroes and vote for the Constitu
tional Amendment"
| Mr. Osborne was listened to with tn
most respectful and marked attention b.
the immense crowd throughout his entlr
speech.
Maj w. A. Guthrie is scheduled to speal
| at Burlington on the 31st day of Jul,
| upon the Constitutional Amendment. TIL
people of Alamance may prepare to hea
one of the best speeches that they will
| ing this campaign.
| Tomorrow night there will be a speak.
| ing to the White Supremacy Club at Yves
Durham Mr.. Oscar Mangum Nill address
| them. A large number Of West Durham s
population are members of this club, ant
| it is safe to say that they will have
| large crowd present.