The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-07-05
Governor Glenn to Tn
Wigwam.
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practiced, il will control capital ana
labor, regulate the proper distribution
of wealth and power, prevent our
living beyond our means as a natlon
and as individuals and control ana
govern our cities and people in the
proper way, and this great remedy Is
the message of Christ the King: AS
We would that men would do unto
YOU, do We also to them likewise
but there is one section of this
fair land, much talked about, little
understood and often misrepresented
treated by willy politicians as though
the inhabitants were alien born, and
thus to be despised and hated. In
that section the sun seems to shine
brighter and give more light, the water
seems sweeter and purer, and the flow
ers bloom more beautifully and give
forth more fragrance-and that sec
ton is the land of buckwheat cakes
and Indian batter Dixie land, our
own sunny South-your South as well
as mine, glorious section of this
Before the war our Southern
States were worth five billion three
million dollars. In 1870, less than
three billion and, worse than that, our
best and truest men dead. Yet today
we are worth sixteen billion, thrice as
much as we were before the war.
Twenty years ago we had $21, 900, 600
in cotton mills and used $1,000 spin
dies. Today we have 1925, 100000 in
cotton mills and operate 100000
spindles. Then our farmers made
431 100000 bushels of grain, now
100000 bushels. Then we pro-
duced 397 goo tons of pig iron, now
100000 tons. We raise three quart
ers of all cotton, three quarters of ali
tobacco, SO per cent of the peanuts
and all the rice; We have nearly one
half of the standing timber, and ship
$50. 100000 worth of fruit, and can't
get cars enough to haul it.
Truly our land is a goodly land, and
the harvest is plentiful, but the labor
ers are few. Editor Horace Greelv
once said. go west, young man. To-
day, | say, to those wanting good
homes, cheap and happy place to
live and a land where God is and
plenty abounds, "Come South, and we
will bid you welcome and help to
build you up"
After referring to the South's treat
ment of the negro, Gov. Glenn said
eff you would know of our treat
ment of him come and see. We give
him as we give ourselves, denying him
only social equality because we believe
and know he is not our equal, and can
never be. But, you say, You have
taken away from him the right of suff-
rage, and he has no part in your gov
eminent Yes, because we knew as
yet he was incapable of understanding
State government therefore we took
away suffrage from the vicious and IL
literate OF his race, leaving it to those
who could read and were worthy But
why, you say, did you not extend the
same provisions to the criminal and il
literate of your own race? We did TO
the criminal, but felt that on account
of his environment, by reason of his
heredity, because his forefathers
fought for freedom in the war of the
revolution, and had been taught lib
erty and government in the churches
and on the hustings, that the white
man. though he might be ignorant,
was better qualified to take a part in
State government than the ignorant
negro, just emerged from slavery, and
with no such surroundings and oppor-
tunities for learning. This distinc-
ton, however, will now only exist for
short time. to give the negro a
chance to learn, for after 19O5--in
190S-the whites and negroes will be
on the same equality and the right TO
vote will be given to both alike. Put
yourselves in our place. We had to
control the action of ignorant negroes,
who We're duped and misled by vicious
whites, else our State would have still
| been in darkness and poverty, for
| while they turned to us for advice and
| help in all else, they were led to the
polls and voted by men for whom al
other times they had no respect. We
knew before every election how the
negro would vote.
but / hear the mossback and hateI
of my people again say: We cannot
| come amongst YOU for YOU are sec
tional and hate the Union 1t is false