Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1900-05-31
FIRST OF ALL, WHITE
Manly Words of Leading Forsyth
County PopuIists.
ONE WHO DOES HIS OWN THINKING
1r. E. A. Conrad Advocates the
Amendment and Refuses to Pc emit
Butler to Take him 4 Traitor to His
Race.


rently reported in my county that
there was some doubt about my posi-
ton on the constitutional amendment.
| think it best to set such reports AT
rest and give the public my position
on that question.
| am Populist My principles are
those enuncipated in the National
platform OF that party, but first OF all.
/ am a white man
So long as a drop of Anglo Saxon
blood runs in my veins, | shall regard
the white race superior to the negro,
and until some great changes for the
better takes place among the ne
groes, | shall continue to believe them
unfit to dictate dominate, or even in
fuence the local. State or national af-
fairs of this country.
This, to-day is the first plank in my
political platform, and | here and now
serve notice that henceforth and
forever sever my connection with any
party of knen. who by word or vote
or platform cnicanery. as was done by
Senator Butler at his late so called
populist convention at Raleigh. show
that they regard the negro. in any
sense. the equal OF the white race. or
advocate policy or fusion with a
party or set Of men who to retain
office are going up and down this
State reviling the white, earnest lead
ers of my race in efforts to keep the
negro vote and continue his demoral-
izing influence in our public affairs.
All true Populists are far from
in, 4
will not vote against making white
supremacy permanent and eliminate
the race question from politics, rele~
gate the negro to his proper place.
which is to the rear in politics anG
society. He will then cease to be d
fool will become d useful and law
abiding citizen.
With this question out of politics,
the white vote would divide; party
would have to depend upon the merits
of its policy. the integrity of its lead
ers and candidates. and politics would
be purified and honest white men be
set free AS a conscientious POpulist,
! cannot see how We could ask for any
better hope than this Of fair chance
to test the wisdom of our principles
loving white men and this we can
never do SO long as the negro stands
a factor. to profit by our divisions or
setuce our leaders into delivering us
into the hands Of the enemies Of our
party and our State. Here are We
Populists. advocating and hoping for
clean and honest politics. and our
self-constituted office holding leaders
are trying to use us as club to
crack the heads OF our own race on a
question that is to determine the
purity of our principles and our civil
lzation for all time. We advocate
free silver, and this same crowd for
the second time proposes To have us
line up with the Republican party.
which has not only cut the throat Of
silver hut enters on the campaign a
prolessed defender and advocate of a
continuation of the negro in power in
North Carolina. Such as this is a
stencil in my nostrils.
They try to dodge this issue. One
Of the wide between the horns fusion
lists. who has just had 10 drop a
mouth full of public fodder and it
was even then watering with a mea-
gre hope Of more by way Of the negro
vote said to me only yesterday. How
can vou discriminate against the ne
gro on account Of race. color OF pre-
yious condition OF seryitude9" 1nat S
pure stuf The amendment is plann-
cd 10 prevent that very thing and he
knew il Our white loving statesmen
IN The Legislature guarded against
that breach OF the words Of the Fed
eral Constitution and only discrimi-
nated against the peculiar attributes
Of The race. not singing out anybody
or any class of people. The Supreme
Court of the United States says that
YOU can do this and every Intelligent
man has read Of that decision
Senator Cullom great Republi-
can. IL his report of the Hawaiian
Commission says. The American
idea Of suffrage pre-snpposes that the
BODY Of citizens wao are TO exercise
il 4 a free and independent manner
have by inheritance or education such
knowledge and appreciation OF thc
responsibilities OF free suffrage and of
full particip patton in the sovereignty
of. the country. as To be able 10 main
tan Republican form o. rove-n-
-re-t Now The North Carolina
amendment proposes what Republican
leader CallOm SAYS the Colst. tutl01l
pre-supposes. let all white men vote
bv inheritance an1 negroes. not hav-
ing capacity D. inheritance. mus, vote
bv education or rot al all NJ. Editor
his amendment v;ll bring OK Cos
stI-u.ion more IN accord with re IL
,tne !au i;aes which las made th'
white man 50 greatly superior 10 ths
negro and OF this solid rock | plan
nv feet z this present campaign. an
.s-opa-e 70 woork ard yte with n
race
aided II organizing the Pop.lss'