The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-03-20
WHITE SUPREMACY FLAG
Was Raised in Rockingham by the
Preacher Sheriff of Richmond
MILL OPERATIVES FOR WHITE SUPREMACY
An Occasion of Deep Interest and of Sgni6-
ance. Richmond Co lniy win Fclf
Up Big Majority For the
Amendment
Amendment.
Especial to News and Obscryer.)


Rockingham, y. c., March 19.-Sat-
urday night was Il rousing time in
the bowling little Democratic village
of the Pee Dee Factory. Eloquent and
convincing speeches were made by
Nlessrs. ID. NJ. Morrison, A. S. Docllery
and Paul c. WhitIock. The commo-
dious hall was crowded and yet large
portion of the audience failed to get
inside. 1t was the occasion of the
election of officers for the Pee Dee
Factory White Supremacy Club, which
election resulted as follows:
President, Charlie Morley; vice-pres-
ident. j. c. Stubs; secretary, James
Meacham.
Mr. Morley will make a bold, able
and intelligent presiding officer. In
fact we cannot too highly commend
the entire result of the election.
The most interesting and significant
incident of the occasion was the pre-
sentation of magnificent red shirt
to Sheriff T. S. Wright, our sheriff,
The cloth from which this beautiful
famous red shirt was made. was wOv-
en- and made tNPee Dee Factory, by
v.
or nearly all of the young ladies weav-
ing few threads and sewing a few
stitches until the beautiful garment
was complete in every particular.
The presentation address was made
by that eloquent Englishman, Mr..
Geo. Warburton, long since an adopt
ed son of the old Tar Heel State,
whose reputation as an eloquent
speaker. himself the superintendent
of the 'weave room," was fully sus-
tanned on this OCCASION. He allud-
ed with pride and fervid patriotism
TO the achievements of Democracy,
with the aid of the lovers of white
supremacy: to the valiant fight made
by Sheriff Wright in the great cam
paign of 1898. and to the grand battle
TO perpetuate White Government in
1900. His eloquence and pathos were
sublime, in his allusiOn to the sad
misfortune which befell a reputable
Young lady, one of their operatives.
more than year ago. at the hands of
a negro brute He said he spent
sleepless nights. searching for the vii
lain and who was it that determin-
ed to avenge her wrong? Did the
Republicans come to her rescue. Are
Your friends. those who hunted the
brute or defended him? No. ladies and
fellow-citizens-it was the dame party
and same people who now propose to
plant the flag of white government up
on the dome of the State capitol; on
every court house capola. and on the
gables of every house inhabited by
white people, who are white. 1t is this
party that will love our women, fight
for them. and die for them. 1T IS
quite fitting then, young ladies. that
YOU should honor those who honor
YOU. and swear by the eternal God,
to protect you now and forever. &c.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Warbur-
toms most excellent and altogether APP
propriate address, he called out Sher-
if Wright who was met by three
beautiful little ten year old factory
girls. handsomely arrayed in white
dresses, trimmed with red. These
bore the red shirt, and after com
manding the sheriff to kneel, each one
of the trio. in faultless style, repeated
beautiful, heroic, pathetic poetry, Sc
lected for and adapted to the scene.
Then they advanced and placed the
shirt on the sheriff. On its front. on
one side, were inscribed those magic
words white Supremacy on the
other. Our Sheriff" The scene cleo
trifed the audience and tears flowed
freely.
This was too much even for sheriff.
But T. S. Wright, is kind-hearted,
whole-souled Christian gentleman.
and a faithful minister of the gospel.
He could not conceal his emotion. but
when it had been subdued. he made d
first rate. Tom Wright speech: one
ed everybody to feel that they could
brave any and every danger which lies