The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-10-19

negro; to vote against the regular nomi
nees of our party, and to accept the pro-
LESSONS of the Republicans at their own
value. We propose to take up these three
requests and analyze them and see if any
of them are reasonable.
When the negro was disfranchised by
the amendment to the Constitution it
was done by practically three-fourths of
our white people acting together The
other fourth, acting under the advice of
the National administration and under the
leadership of Messrs Pritchard and Hol-
ton, opposed it heart and soul. From
the first they threatened that the courts
which they control, or, at least the ma
iority of which are made up of men OF
| their own political views, would declare
it unconstitutional.
Since the passage of that amendment.
what assurance have we that the results
are accepted in good faith? Did The Re-
| publican platform give any such assur-
ance? Has Senator Pritchard done so
when questioned? Has he rot eva0ed
the question? Has the record of his
party anything in it to show fidellty
either to principle or to policy? il IS
true that the negro has been told to
stand aside, but the same was dore IN
1898 and 19O0-before the election. Final
Iy, has not the President given dssur-
ances to the negro that he opposes Mr.
Pritchard's "Lilly White" movement?
So long as this whole question is IN
settled (and he must be more than an
ordinary innocent who believes that
either the voracity for votes OF the
Southern Republican or the fanaticism
of the Northern meddlers has reached its
limits) it is not only good policy but the
part of real wisdom for the white man
to sustain the one party pledged to sup
port white supremacy.
The second invitation is tosscrateh the
regular nominees of the party. me
vanity of some men is amazing The
head of our State ticket is Judge Clark,
man who for integrity, for lofty
patriotism, for profound learning in and
out of the law, for the great esteem IN
which he is held, far and wide. has few
peers in the land. He was nominated
overwhelmingly by what was propaply
the finest body of men that ever assem-
bled in the State. Such was his popu-
larity that no man in all the State could
be found to oppose him. His record
was subjected to the white light OF the
intensest prejudicial and partisan scru-
tiny. Only a single mo in full con-
vention of over 1 300 delegates was heard
in opposition to his unanimous nomina-
ton.
It is charged that he cOunseled with
the Populists and some Republicans IN
1896. This he denies except that he coun-
seled the enforcement OF the law, and at
the same time he brings proof that he
has never scratched Democratic ticket
Who accuses him of this failure to be
|
swer is that the charge comes from men
| who not only have themselves given aid
| TO the enemy and have voted the Re
publican ticket but are today engaged
| in giving such aid.
Another man whom the twenty one
unco' good have determined to beat
| is w. w. Kitchin. Mr. Kitchin poured
oil on the turbulent waters at Green's
boro, he told the people that the silver
question is no longer an issue and his
wonderful speech, so full of good sense,
won the day and harmony prevailed.
The "twenty-one" were satisfied but
after thinking it over said: Eyes, that
| is so, the silver question is not an issue
| in this campaign, but We will revive it. =
| So they nominate Mr.. Patterson, who
used to be good Republican, and then
| became a good Democrat and then again
| good Republican, and then good
| Democrat and who now is good In
| dependent (whatever that means, for
| God only knows) to go around and stir
ND strife if possible about silver and
gold. Well, happily he won't do much
| of ii and if he did not expect the Re-
publican votes he wouldn't be running.
There are good Democrats who didn't
want any reference to the Kansas City,
or any other platform at Greensboro,
but they are Democrats who do not
expect everything to go their way
every time The man who demands that
| would be as much a boss as Pritchard
| is of the Republicans and Independents
In 1892 some Democrats kicked out of
the Democratic party because they
didn't like TO be boss ridden" Well,
they took Buffers yoke and didn't even
dare to go to q public speaking or read
! newspaper unless Butler said so, I'D
| il a poor fellow got nomination for
| some office, he spent his days and nights