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Sou thereat Corner Court Square, 'Phone 8" Kelley Springfield Tire Put on in Our Rubber Tire Department. .MASSAGE.. AND PACKS. Treatment for: Nervous, Rheumatic and other diseases. Special: Thur Brandt Massage for Female Diseases; also Face Massage. ' PROP. EDWIN CRUNER, 'Graduate Chemnitz College, Germany. Formerly -. iith Oakland H-ights Sana torium.) Home or Office Treatment. Office hours, lta.. m. to 1 p. m., 2 to 4 p. m!. 65 S. MAIN ST. TELEPHONE 206. Uneeda Rest a a .AT. OAK HALL, TRYONf IS. C. One of the best equipped hotel In the South. Forty miles south, of Seville. Joseph Hellen & Son, Proprietors. Call for booklet at City.Ticket Office, Patton 'Areuue. (JESTR THE OTHER OF THE QUESTION Being a Reply to the Speech of Hon. C. B. Aycock Before the Democratic Convention of North Carolina. Part tlie Second The Disfranchisement of Fifty Thousand Negroes, Dealing With the Question for Two Generations. Section four of the proposed con stitutional amendment would dis franchise fifty thousand negroes in this state, unable to read and write, and relegate them to the position of Mexican peons and Rus sian serfs; to an igndminious condition of semi-slavery; a condition of popula tion which the wisest political writers and statesmen have declared unjust, unwise, degrading and incompatible with free institutions. THE CONSTTTTJTTONAI, CONVEN TION OF 1835 The QUESTION OF NEGRO DISFRANCHISEMENT. In discussing the question as to whether free negroes should 'be allowed to vote one of the most important questions before the constitutional con vention of 1835 a distinguished North Carolinian said: "The exercise of this right by every free man is guaranteed by the consti tution. Now, to deny that light would be tyranny; and the plea of policv can not alter the case, as that has in all ages been the cry .of tyrants to justify this oppression." And on the same subject Judge "Will iam Gaston, the second greatest name in North Carolina history in voting against that measure said: "The question is not whether we should grant the right of suffrage to free blacks, but whether we should take it away. The hardship lies in depriving them of what they have long been in the enjoyment of. They should not be politically excomimunicated and have an additional mark of degrada tion fixed uipon them on account of color. I am unwilling to deprive any human being of a right, and especially so, since the colored people would re gard this ias an indication of a disposi tion to force them yet lower down in the scale of degradation, and as en couraging ill-disposed men to trample upon and abuse them as beings with out a political existence and as scarcely more than staves." Sixty-one of the most brilliant light? in that convention voted With the great Gaston against the disfranchisement of the' negro, and sixty-six for it, a major ity of only five. ' From this we see that at a period 30 years anterior to the time that the negro was declared a citizen and im pregnably fixed in - the constitution; while slavery was still an institution in this state, and while the citizenship of the manumitted slaves was in much doubt, it was possible to deny them the right to vote by a majority of only six, in the grandest representative bo dy of Anglo Saxons that ever assem bled in North Carolina, while the legal and intellectual giants of that body voted with Mr. Gaston against disfran chisement. CONSTITUTIONAL. GUARANTY S AND DEMOCRATIC PROMISE'S SINCFJ THAT TIME. Since that time the negro has been fixed as a citizen in our state and fed eral constitutions and the fifteenth amendment to the constitution of the Union, sealed with the blood of a gi gantic war and solemnly ratified un der oath by every state in the Un ion, declares "that the right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the U " " ted States or by any state, on account o? race, color or previous condition of servitude." And since that time the beloved Vance, the eloquent Ransom, the sa gacious Jarvis, the scheming Simmons, Mr. Affidavit Pou, and a democratic legislature of North Carolina, conven tions, orators and press, have declar ed, earnestly declared.for thirty years that the democratic party would nev er, under any circumstances, attempt any disfranchising scheme in this state, and that, to quote the words of ex-Senator Ransom., "the black man's rights to citizenship and the ballot are as secure as the foundations of the government and dan only perish with American liberty." And that "any man or any body of men asserting that tne I FOR RENT (Partial List) t FURNISHED J 7 -room house $40 per month. 9 -room houBe,$50 per month. y r 5-TOom flat, $32 per month. . J X 11-room house, $60 per month. 8 -room house, $55 per month. 1 5-room house, $40 per month. T 9-room house, $75 per month. T X UNFURNISHED I T 5-room fiat, $18 per month. J X 7 -room house, $25 per month. 9-room house, $35 per month. i 12-room house, '$60 per month. 4 T 7-aroom house, $16 per month. T X Apply it out office for full de- Z scription. " ' ' . WILKIE & LaBARBE, j i C "l?ca Estate Brokers, i 'Phoae 681. 2 FAttonATft.. e'i - k A8HBVILLE, N. C, TUESDAY MOBNING, MAY 1. 1900. MMLW IMJ1I SIDE. democratic party intended, if victori ous, to" disfranchise or attempt to disfranchise any one, was a slanderer and a liar " Does Mr. Simmons Im agine that all political truth and "heme, or have departed from'the people? Let me point Mr. Simmons to an in cident in our history -which may be of service to him. NORTH CAROLINA TRUE TO PO LITICAL AS WELL AS PRI VATE. PROMISES. The historian tells us that "Governor' Burke, of North Carolina, was forci bly seized hy David Fannen, a reck less Tory, and delivered to the Brit ish at "Wilmington. From thence he was carried to Charleston, from which place he escaped hy violating his pa role of honor." Continuing, the his torian (in words that. Mr. Simmons and his colleagues would make bitter ly satirical and a roaring farce in this state) says: "In North Carolina, where PUBLIC and PRIVATE HONOR and POLITICAL as well as PRI .iTE PROMISES are HIGHLY CHER ISHED, this act of Governor Burke was deeply censured, for HONOR and HONESTY NEVER RELAX THEIR OBLIGATION IN NORTH ' CAROLI NA, and the gpvernor was permitted to retire to the shades ofprivate life." Too old and too poor to learn to reid and write, the disfranchised ne groes would find themselves at the last politically enslaved, by the party whose promises they have distrusted for thirty years, and this, too, in a land of boasted liberty and Christian charity. And some of those who now favor this amendment, and who will vote for it, go to their churches on Sunday and,' after sending a quarter of a dollar to some naked barbarian in the jungles of the east, lift up their voices to their Lord and fiercely sing "From Greenland's icy mountains, From India's coral strand.' FOR THIS "WRONG THERE WOULD BE NO JUSTIFICATION NOR EXCUSE. And for this wrong the white, men of North Carolina could find in their hearts no excuse nor justification. They know that they have nothing to fear from the.humible and helpless negroes; they know that, if negroes are now and then insolent and offen sive, they are invariably educated ne groes ,and educated negroes are not to be disfranchised by the proposed amendment, and they know that cases of insolence and aggressiveness on the part of the negro can and should be dealt with, but that they furnish no justification for the disfran chisement of half a race. The negro knows that should he at tempt any violence, or to do more than stand in a lawful manner for his rights under the law of the land, the White men ef this state, without re gard to party, would stand against h;m as one man. As for populists and white republi cans, we may be forced to resist vio lence, but not to commence it. The negro must knew that, if he is to hope for anything like justice, he must conduct himself in aU emergen cies with discretion, with a full rec ognition of his helpless condition, with a full appreciation of race dif ferences and the natural and un conquerable race pride of the , , (Continued! on fifth page.) STONE WATER FILTERS. CAN OFFER LOW PRICES THIS YEAR ON, THE BEST FILTER EVER MADE. IT IS SAFE TO HAVE jNE. J. H. LAW, 35 PATTON AVENUE. Fine lot cow peas at C. S. 39 South Main street. Oooper'e, 67-6t. Wood's Seeds at Grant's. iFlowa Seeds at Grant's. Wood's Lawn-Grass at Grants. Baldwin's Headache Cure. - 9- : Grant's. Grant's Liver Pills, sma... mild and purely vegetabe, U)c pill 25c at Grant's. Grant's 'Digestive Cordial 'cures dys pepsia, indigestion and constipaiior-. 50c at Cr ant's. A certain cure for dandruff Grant's Dandruff Cure; 75c at Grant's. Peeless orn Sol rent; 25o at Grant's. When run down and in need of a at dative, take Grant's Ton e. 75c. Grant's Pharmacy. A new, line of Baby Carriages and re el! nine eo carts at Mcs. L, A. JoLnsoaY, 43, Patton avenue. Phone 166. BAKER & CQ, dans, No 45 Patton Afesae. rtfciecial itentioa dra- to.fplrin. Refracting i WILL ORDER LUMBER MILLS SHUT DOWN Twenty Concerns Employing 20,000 Men Affected Carpenter' fetrike the Cause. Norfolk, .April 30.-From an au thoritative source it was lqurned today of interesting developments from the meeting of, the North Carolina Pine Lumber Dealers' association sched uled to be held here .Tuesday. The association is composed of owners of twenty mills in Virginia and North Carolina and controls the lumber market. It is understood the associa tion will order all the mills to shut down on account of conditions brought about by the strikes of carpenters in the north and west. The strikes have effected the lumber trade to a great extent. Two months ago the mills could not supply the demand, while today there are millions of feet of lumfber for which there is no demand. The closing of the mills will throw at least 20,000 men out of employment. INVITED TO CHARLOTTE. Believed That President WiJl Attend Celebration in May. Special to The Gazette. Washington, April 30. Twenty citi zens of Charlotte called on the presi dent this afternoon and invited him to attend the celebration of the Mecklen burg declaration of independence, May 21 to 25. After being introduced by Senator Pritchard, Mayor McCall for mally extended the invitation as the principal spokesman of the delega tion. The president replied that he would confer with Senator Pritchard Thursday, before giving his final an- swear. it is Deiievea tnat ne will ac cept. Senator Pritchard and Hon. Richmond Pearson left tonight for the republican convention at Raleig-h. W. A. H. BREESE AND D1CKERS0N CASES Special to The Gazette. Washington. Anril 30. The cases of the United States against William E. Breese and Joseph E. Dickerson will be called tomorrow before the circuit court of appeals at Richmond, but will probably not toe argued for two or three days. W. A. H. BULLER TRIED TO RESIGN. London, April 30. The Central News says tnat atter tne puniicanon oi General Roberts' criticism on the bat tle of Spion Kop, General Buller sub mitted his resignation to the com mander in chief, who refused to accept it. GEN. WARREN AT CAPETOWN. Capetown. April 30. General War ren, the newly appointed military gov ernor of Griqualand West, arrived here yesterday. He will start tonignt tor Kimberley. The Imperial Horse left Saturday for Kimberley. LAWYER ARRESTED. New York. April 30. Harry E. rat lin, of Washington, was arrested this morning in New York on a police call from Philadelphia. Catlin is a lawyer thirtv-two vears old. The accusation against him was that he had run away with Erne McGill or abducted ner. CLA'JO M. JOHNSON RESIGNS. Wn shi nton. April 30. Secretary Gage this morning received the resig nation of Claud M. Jonnson, airectui of the bureau of engraving. It is said that Johnson's resignation . was ex pected by the secretary and it is fur thermore stated from a reliable source that the appointment of the clerk of the treasury, Charles Lyman, is slated to fill the vacancy. Johnson is a goiu democrat who voted for Aicmiey. MUST QUIT. ,Rr,ieBpis Anril 30. The rolice have ordered a prominent newspaper artist to cease caricaturing yueen viuund on pain of expulsion from the country. WOOD HASN'T HEARD. TTavana, Anril 30. General Wood told a correspondent of the Daffan Bu reau today that he had received xo renfvrta fmm Santiago or elsewhere of any present or impending trouble. WISDOM CARR &.WARD Diisjxms, : 23 Soutli.sMala' Sa.v"Vi :5iPh:one 268. 1 I U WISEBECAREFUty ARCUMEHfBECIHS IN KENTUCKY CASES Attorney Helm Bruce Maks Argu ment Before Supreme Court. Washington. AnHi sn ment in the Kentucky governorship v, ueSun m tne united States supreme court today. The first pre sentation was made in behalf of Gov ernor Taylor by Atorney Helm Bruce. Mr. Bruce had a large audience of dis tinguished Kentuckians, and the lobby of the court room was crowded. All the members of the - and from the beginning gave close at tention to Bruce s plea. JAPANESE SHIP ASHORE. London, April 30. The Japanese bat tleship Asahi is ashore at South Sea. English channel. She ran aground as she was leaving Portsmouth harbor. It is feared she may heel over during the ebb tide. A number of tuers are trying to pull her off, but so far have been unable to move the big ship. ONE MORE FOR FITZ Brooklyn, April 30. Robert Fitzsim mons, former heavy weight champion pugilist of the world, took and easy mark for practice today in the person of Ed Dunkhorst, of Syracuse, who was knocked out in the second round at the Hercules Athletic club. ACCIDENT AT PAR'S EXPOSITION. Paris, April 30. Another accident happened this afternoon at the exposi tion. The scaffolding collapsed in the Salle des Fetes, where the inaugura tion ceremony was being held. One workman was killed and three serious ly wounded. LEAGUE GAMES YESTERDAY. . At Brooklyn R H E Brooklyn 5 5 1 Boston 2 11 4 Batteries: Dunn and McGuire; Wil lis and Clark. At Chicago R H E Chicago 9 7 7 St. Louis 6 10 6 A.t Philadelphia R H K Philadelphia .. 1-16 6 New York 13 16 9 Cincinnati-Pittsburg No game on account of rain. TWENTIETH CENTTJEY CHURCH Dr. J. H. Weaver Ureres Necessity of One Upon His Congregation. In the course of his sermon Sunday morning, Dr. J. H. Weaver, of the Cen tral M. IE. church, South, said the Cen tral M. E. congregation must buiid a new church, which he called a twenti eth century church, in place of the pres ent one. "We have," he said, "a membership of abouit 600, and a seating capacity of 500 at present, eo we cannot invite strangers to worship with us. The Sun day school is crowded so the teachers have great difficulty in teaching the children." Dr. Weaver urged the members to consider the building of a new church at once, which, he said, must and would be done. CLUB WILL NOT MOVE. At a meeting of the Asheviile elinb last evening it was decided to stay in the present quarters until August, 1901, under a new lease, although the members of the club all seem to think it an unsatisfactory arrangement. The ? executive committee was empowere 1 to accept at once any otner proposi tion totake effect after the expira tion of the term. This arrangement will not affect Dr. Paquin's new building on Haywood street. He will continue to make plans to accommo date the club, when it moves, in con nection with his -Turkish baths. Tbe work on the new building will begin in the near future. Agency "R0CKBR00K FARM" CREAMERY BUTTER. PAT DE FOIB GRAS, TRTJFFE RUSSIAN CAVIAR. PALE D. LIEVRB ATJX TRUFFE3. THON MERINGUE. PUREE DE FOIE GRA' TRUE'FE. ANCHOIS. PATH DB GOURMETS. TRUFFLED PHEASANTS. ANCHOVY PASTE. CLARENCE SAWYER Successor to W. F. Snider. t f NORTE 'COURT SQTJAKB. "jfM rv- - Weather Forecast fatp . PMCE 5 GENTS. TO DISQUALIFY POLYMftllSTS Bill Called Up in Senate, Mak ing Them Incapable of Election to Congress. Referred to Judiciary Com mittee After Long Debate. Senate Wants Information Regarding Cases Against Wm H Theobald. Secretarr of Treasury and Attorney ueneral Asked for Copies of Report PETTIGREW TRIES TO GET HIS SYMPATHY FOR BOERS RESO LUTION" CALLED UP BUT DOES NOT SUCCEED-WORK ON ALAS KAN CIVIL BILL. Washington, April 30.-The house bill authorizing the establishment of a district court of the United States for the southern district of Missis sippi, at Biloxi, was passed when the senate convened. The bill appropriat ing $40,000 to enlarge and. improve the public buildings at Burlington la was passed. Mr. Jones of Arkansas introduced a resolution calling upon the secretary of the treasury to transrnit to the Fen ate copies of the report of Secret Ser vice Agent Burns and the documents relating to the alleged irregular prac tices of William; H Theobold, stationed at the port of New York, and one calling on the attorney general for report of Special Agent W. A. Suther land relative to the connection of Theobold with the Chinese investiga tion and the criminal trial if Deputy Collector Porter Malone, China Inspec tor Brown and Interpreter Moyler. Both resolutions were agreed to. Mr. Pettigrew, after ascertaining that his resolution expressing sympa thy for the Boers, which was before the senate when that body adjourned fdr Sunday, had gone to the calendar, moved to take it up. On this motion the ayes and noes were demanded. It was defeated by a vote of 29 to 20. A bill was passed to provide for the establishment of the intersection with the true 100th meridian with the Red river, to ascertain the amount of taxes collected by" Texas in what was for merly known as Greer county and the expenditures made on acount of sfcld county by Texas and for other pur poses. The conference report on the bill dividing the northern district of New York into two judicial districts and providing for terms of courts therein was agreed to. Consideration was then resumed by the Alaskan civil code bill, the pending question being the amendment by Mr. Carter of Montana, in charge of the bill. Mr. Jones of Arkansas offered an amendment striking: out Carter's, all but the following: "That nothing in this contained shall b construed as changing the ex's ting mining laws of the. United States The bill to codify the laws of the district, consistingof 315 pager,, was t;ken up. A simrle reading rf the bill w m'.d re quire three legir-native cays and it v: arranged that night sessions should be held for the purpose. Mr. Corliss, of Michigan, chairman of the committee on elections, called up the joint resolution for the consti tutional amendment to Misquai..y polygamists for election as senators and representatives, and prohibiting polygamy and polygamous conaoua tio between the sects. Afte- a long de bate on the resolution it was referred to the judiciary committee. A Din was nassed to provide sittings of the district and circuit courts at Floroncev The house then went into committee of the whole for consideration vi -ne Lacy bill to prohibit transportation hy interstate commerce game killed in violation of local laws. unntuv Rr "Palmer' a dinner -scuits. and van lla wrjfers at Krogers. IV s Always a Case of Love at First Sight, for everbody knows " IT'SWEET-HEARTS WE WAHT You must cultivate a taste for sor,e foods because they're prepared to be merely nutritioua. That'a why people think the more unpalatable a fooi ia the more nutritious it muat be. Of course, Wheat-Hearts s nuritious,but remember that wher properly cooked and served hoft -with cream and ngar it ri simply deiiclou-- THE VHEAT-IIEABT8. COLIPAIIY1 - ASHEYILLE. v , r 1 t 1 1 i ' 1 r 7 3 I 4r" II r if t ' I.1 r a If M -lit -. 1 1 l' 4 - - Li v! t I - . rt i A -1 -4 7 - v - -. -1
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