The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-04-27

stood forth one over-powering truth
This tx the white mans country and
he will rule it. No man in any meet
ing has denied it; none in any place
has hesitated to declare this fact. On
every lip. when the speaking was over
it has had eXultant concession or as
sertion. The sentiment of every gath
ering has flowed strong, deep, ripple
less for White Rule.
All of these meetings have been well
attended. Better at many places than
was expected. But it was the charac-
ter of these assemblages rather than
their numbers which have had most
of emphasis and left deepest impress.
No one-friend or foeman-could at
tend them and 90 forth unconvicted
of their serious sort. The power of
argument and eloquence brought to
bear supon the folk there met must
bear abundant fruit. They are no
parties of the May-Day kind, marked
by lightness of motive. They have all
meant business-these meetings. Men
have come with inquiring minds and
gone away with determined hearts.
AS a result of the weeks work
many n new recruit will in the next
State election be found on the partys
firing lie.
This is no idle assertion or boast
colored by partisanship. l write it
because | believe it to be the truth.
1t is clear to me from my own OBJ
servations and from conversation with
a great number OF men. of all classes
and all parties, that the Western
Democrats are united in their desire
to settle once and for all the Negro
Question. and in that desire they will
be assisted by a large number of in
telligent White Republicans. There
are hundreds of Republicans in this
section who are confident in their be-
lief that the principle laid down in
the Amendment is thoroughly right
and they are conscious of a strength
which they sincerely hope to use for
the betterment of their white fellow
citizens in the eastern part OF the
State. and at the same time purify
and uplift their own party.
This latter argument is being used
with such powrful effect that ! verify
believe, that but for the crack of the
party whip to the sable contrary the
White Republican party of Western
North Carolina would be a unit for
the Amendment.
Another argument that has had
most powerful effect in this section
of white men-for negroes are won
derfully scarce up here's the incen-
tive that will be given to education
by adoption of the Amendment. This
part of Mr.. Aycock's speech is always
listened to with the closest attention
and most literally applauded.
Il tell YOU" he has declared in ev-
cry speech. that the prosperity and
the glory of our grand old State are to
be more advanced by this clause than
by any other one thing. Universal
education of the white children of
North Carolina will send us forward
with a bound in the race with the
world"
And today he added, and his words
were greeted by Il thunder of APP
plause:
Il want to say this. If you do elect
me Governor / shall devote the entire
four years of my term to the i'm
provement of the educational system
of the State. | come here to pledge
the mighty Democratic party to the
education of every iIliterate white
child in North Carolina. They say we
want to disfranchise the white chill
dren of the State. It's liza dema-
gogrI lie. We want to put into his
hand the greatest power that man can
have-the glorious power which comes
from equal opportunity"
Evidently this is to be campaign
of Education as we'll as a campaign
of Amendment. Throughout. all the
West Mr.. Aycock has pursued the line
laid down in his interview given me
in Asheyille and printed in this paper
last Friday.
The West is in sympathy with the
East in this fight. | am convinced of
that fact. and being SO convinced |
have no fear Of the result.
Every consideration of public cdu-
cation and party welfare and every in
clination of honest manhood leads
the White Republican of the West to
join hands in this contest with his
white brother of the East.
Blood is thicker than water, and
the white man will rule.
The Democratic candidates spent
their first Sunday on the campaign
piously enough, jim Murphy. Mr.. Ay-
cock went to preaching twice. Mr..
Lacy heard two sermons and attend
ed two Sunday Schools, in ole of
which he taught a class. Mr.. Gilmer
went to church once and Sunday
school once, Dr., Dixon preached in
the Methodist church by invitation OF
the pastor, Mr.. Rogers went to
church in the country, Mr.. Grimes at
tended two services.
The most persistent vote-chaser
among them is Mr.. Lacy. If we board
a train we have not gone half dozen
miles before he knows every employe
on it from engineer to flagman and
they are ardent Lacy men. DO we
stop at a village to fill an appoint
ment? He does not sit around the
hotel to wait for the speaking TO be-
gin. but goes out at once to make HIM
self solid with the rustic. why that
fellow" remarked one of these, goes
through crowd just like the
measles
| wrote of Mr.. Aycock when he