The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1901-12-05
THE ED1ToRS'S LEISURE HOURS.
Points and Paragraphs Of Things
Present, Past and Future.

Points and Paragraphs Of Things
Present, Past and Future.
The first monument to the late
President William Mckinley was un
veiled at Tower, Mimi, a few days ago
The following description was given by
the Philadelphia Record:
"The shaft, which is of iron, resting
upon base of iron ore and a founda
ton of concrete, was erected by the
citizens OF Tower and Soudan, MINI
There is brass plate on each OF the
four sides, bearing the following in.
J scriptlons
William Mckinley. Born January
%, 1913. Elected President in 1896
Reelected President in 1900. Assassin
ated September 6, 1901. Died Sep
tember IA, 1901.
"The sturdy miners of Soudan and
their children.
"The hardy lumbermen of Tower.
"The citizens of Tower and their
Children"
"Vinegar never catches fies," the
saying goes and it is true one.
Some people seem to know this by
natures teaching and start life with a
full knowledge OF its force. Most peo-
pie hays to learn it by hard-earned ex-
perience. Almost every one has spread
more vinegar, In one way or another,
than he has sweets; but it is lesson
worth learning, that if you wish per-
son to agree with you or adopt certain
things which please you, you need not
fall to abusing him because he does
not pursue the very course you wish.
Mr.. A becomes soured towards Mr..
B because Mr.. B does not exactly
suit Mr.. A in all he does and says and
Nr. A commences the vinegar policy
on Mr.. B. The latter soon learns
about it, and being endowed with his
own share of human nature, be doesn't
propose to be driven or tongne-lashed
into measures, and estranxement
springs up and evil grows out of it. It
all comes about because Mr.. A used
his vinegar too freely.
The farther we get from the time
when the ballot was put into the hands
Of the emansipated negro race the
clearer is the mistake to all men. The
people of the South knew at the time
that it was a most stupendous mistake,
and protested against it. They have
been protesting against 1t all the way
and they have more clear cut reasons
now for such protest than they had at
first. A writer In The Outlook, q pa
per which ls very friendly to the negro
race, if we count expressions and de-
clarations for anything, says:
cit was mistake to give the ballot
first and then undertake to give ednca-
ton afterwards. Education should
have been given first, and the South
should have looked after and guided
the WORK of education, should have
kept out of the schools incompetent
should have prevented men
from teaching the negro to hate the
white race, and giving him false no
ions on the subject OF social equality"
This is all true enough now, but it
loes not meet the case at all. The bid |
work was done when the franchise was
gwen to the negro race. STEPPED In
ignorance and made incompetent by |
,yery condition of slavery, they knew
nothing of what the privilege OF the
,allot meant-and few have learned 1t |
yet.
We believe that the people in .eYery |
,art of the country soc and realize the
nietake made in giving the negro race
he use of the ballot in their unprepar-
nj condition for it, and it will be no
urpr1se when the people of the North
become willing to reverse their own
,p1nions of more than third OF CEN
;ury ago and join with the people OF
he South in totally undoing 1t ALL
and at last treat the question as they
have done in 1866.
WILL NOT HIDE MY LIGHT
UNDER A BUSHEL.
GENTLEMEN II will not hide my
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