The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-08-15

(the only one In the State conducted by
negroes)-and gave them the job for
printing the circulars. Judge Hill S
friends in Raleigh do not believe that
he had anything to do with giving the
work to the negro printing office
But his friend. Palmer and Buckner
elector, who is managing the Warren
county meeting, gave the order to the
negro printing office, they printed the
circulars on rather dingy looking paper,
without much style, and with rather or
dinary press work.
Elsewhere will be found a fac smile of
the circular, set UP like the original, but
of course printed more clearly. In the
circular. the word, economy was
spelled economy" and comforting had
only one r."
Attention is directed to the fact that
the Mass Meeting is to be of 'Indepen-
dent Voters s"-not white voters or black
voters, but Independent voters" without
regard to race, color. or previous condi-
tion of servitude.
But these Independent voters are not
called merely to endorse Hon. Thos ~
out to attract any friend of Mr.. Hill who
is willing to bolt the party to vote for
him, or any enemy of Judge Clark. who
is anxious to vote against him. But
And perhaps the balance may let the
reader into the secret of why the War
ren county managers of the meeting pre-
ferred to have the circulars printed by
negro printers instead of white printers.
The meeting, called ostensibly chiefly
in the interest of Mr.. Hill. had other
objects, for the call says: And to con-
slider measures of economy and reform
in the State Government and to protest
against the overbearing methods of
Ring Rule and Political Bosses"
There you have the regulation Radical
call, the stereotyped phrases used by
them all-from Russell to Jim Young.
If the men in charge of the Mass Meet
ing can get anybody to attend it, you
may look out for the nomination of
county ticket.
AS the negroes in Warren, eligible to
vote, are more interested in securing a
new State Government than a Chief JUS
tice, the last part Of the card was prob
ably inserted for their benefit, and they
may be expected, unless ordered to stay
away, to take a hand in today's meeting.
Was it the Palmer and Buckner elector
or the negro printers who cut out por-
ton of Judge Hills card? Attention was
directed yesterday to the fact that in his
card, printed in Sundays News and OBJ
server, Judge Hill specifically said that
the announcement of his candidacy was
subject, however, TO such action as may
be taken by any convention COMPOSED
OF DEMOCRATS" The circular printed
by the Littleton negroes omits the words
"COMPOSED OF DEMOCRATS" leaving
it only 'by any convention, the neces-
sary inference being that it may be a
Radical Convention, Mugwump Conven-
ton, or any old thing.
1t seems that the Warren county op-
ponents of Judge Clark are following in
the footsteps of Russell, Day & Co., with
this difference: Russell, Day & Co, Sc
cured white folks to do their printing,
while their Warren county followers
choose rather to give it to negro print
ers at Littleton. Is that to get the solid
negro vote, or is it for purposes of
"econemy," to adopt the spelling as
employed by the Littleton negro printer?
If for "econemy," how much less did The
negro printers charge than the white
printers would have charged? How much
did they save on the job?