WALTEIl LETTER.
A Chronic lig of a Wf ek's Et nts
in Tliat 'I hrivinglSeigh-
borho d.
Mr. Lewis E. Gurley returned to
Rocky Point, last week, after a visit
to his mother and brothers near
here.
Mr. and Mrs. T. R. Gurley spent
Saturday night and Sunday with
Mr. and Mrs. N. H. Gurley near
Smithfield.
Mrs. D. A. Sasstr returned home
last Sunday from a visit to her
mother, Mrs. Robt. Telverton, near
Stantonsburg.
Dr. Crawford found a ladiy's cape
in the road-one day last week, which
the owner can get by calling for it,
and describing.
Mrs. Henry Edgerton, from Ken-
ly, N. C, spent last Tuesday here
visiting Mrs. Ophelia Crawford and
Mrs. Ed. Gurley.
Mrs. Charlie Sugg, from Georgia,
is on a visit to relatives, in our com
munity, where she has many friends
who are glad to see her.
Mr. Chas. Neal, son of Mr. "W. H.
Neal, left last week lor Rocky Point,
where he goes to accept a position
with a trucker of that section.
It is anything else but distressing
ly healthy in our community now.
There is an unusual amount of sick
ness, but few serious cases.
Eev. A. L. Ormond, of Cary, N.
C, who assisted Rev. Mr. Starling
in a meeting at Kenly last week,
spent Tuesday here visiting rela
tives. The farmers have been wanting a
good season for some time, and we
all were abundantly supplied last
Friday eyening, when this section
was visited by the heaviest rainfall
we have had in quite a while.
Chopping cotton is now the order
of the day, and "General Green"
has marshalled his forces, and is
making a steady march to the front;
but with favorable weather for a few
days he will be on the retreat.
There was considerable complaint
in regard to a stand of cotton, but
we are glad to s' e that it is better
than first thought to be, and where
it has been chopped and plowed, is
looking . well, considering the cool
weather.
Hon. E. W. Pou, of Smithfield,
will address the citizens of Boon
Hill township, at Princeton, next
Saturday the 26th, at 3 o'clock.
Everybody is invited to hear him,
and hear the amendment fully ex
plained and discussed.
We think the bean crop in this
section has a chronic case of
chills; the cool weather having given
them a sickly, bilious appeararce,
while the bugs are holding high car
nival with the potatoes. Altogether,
our truckers are not in it at all.
The tobacco crop is a poor stand
in many places; more than half of it,
in many fields having died. This
will not only prevent uniform
growth, but will make curing it a
decided disadvantage, owing to its
ripening irregularly.
The force of hands have returned
and are at work on our depot, and
will soon have it completed. Now
when Bro. Rambler goes off on his
summer cuting we are going to in
vite him to take the train here, so he
can more fully appreciate the dif-1
ference in our railroad facilities and
hia, and it will also be an object les
son in advocating your city's rights.
Our community was pained to
h6ar of the death of Mrs. W. B.
Cothran last Thursday night, which
occurred at Mr. Lewis Hasting's
place, where she had recently come,
to join her husband, Mr. W. B.
Cothran, who is cultivating a to
bacco crop there, having moved to
our community from Koxboro, N. C.
She leaves a husband and four chil
dren, the youngest an infant, three
months old,She was buried Saturday
afternoon, at Mr. Jno. E. Smith's
burying ground, our tenderest sym
pathy goes out for the family in
their sad bereavement.
KlIXlCKINICK.
"Oak Glen,"
Walter, N. C, May 23, 1900.
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MT. OLIVE LSTTR.
A Week's Happenings of tha Mf. !
O.ive Section.
Argus Bureau,
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Jno. It. Smith, Merr
May 23, 1900.
Mr, G. A. Griswold's little son
5Pt)amin is very in. i
The large tobacco warehouse
is progressing rapidly.
Mr. Charlie O'Berry, of Dud
ley, was here luesday.
Prof. E. E. Britton, of Wilson,
was here on business Thursday.
Mr. Henry Powell, of Golds
boro, was here on business Tues
day. Mr. Ebrem Byrd, of Wallace,
was visiting friends here Sun
day. Mr. M. S. Witherington,
m j
OI .
Goldsborc, was in our town Mon
day. Mr. D. E. Smitb, of Golds
boro, was in town Tuesday even
ing. Mr. Tom McGee, of Goldsboro,
was visiting relatives here Sat
urday and Sunday.
Mr. Sam King, of Wilmington,
is spending several days visit
ing friends here this week.
Mr. H. J. Elmore, of Hamlet,
N. C, spent Saturday and Sun
day visiting his parents at this
place,
Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Wooten, of
La Grange, were the guests of
Mr. K. - J. Southerland Sunday
and Monday.
The many friends of Mr. Ran
dolph Rackley, will regret to
learn of his illness and wish for
him a speedy recovery.
Mr. J. G. Martin arriyed in our
town Sunday from Wilson, where
he had been on a delightful trip
visiting his sweetheart.
Miss Allie Gregory, after an
extended visit to friends and rel
atives at this place, returned to
her home in Clinton Tuesday.
The many frienis of Mr. D N.
Mclntyre will ba glad to know
that be is slightly recovering
from his recant severe illness.
Miss Gracie Smith, after a very
pleasant visit to friends and rela-
I
tives at this place returned to her
home in Goldsboro Sunday even
ing. Mr. J. E. Kelly has purchased
th3 corner lot recently burned,
from Mr. John P. Southerland
and will soon commence the con
struction of some handsome
brick stores.
li. H. HATCH BURNED OUT.
For the Second Time Within Two Tears
HeSTf 1L.OSS
The sincere sympathy of his
hosts of friends in tbis city,
among which tbe Argus reckons
itself, are with Mr. B. H. Hatch,
of Mt. Olive, who lost his new
brick store and entire stock of
goods by fire this morning about
4 o'clock. He had $1,000 insur-
ance on the store and only $500
on stock, which amount will not
cover one-half the loss.
This is the second time within
two years that Mr. Hatch has
had his store and stock of goods
completely destroyed by fire.The
first time he had no insurance
because of the high rate which
prevailed at that time. Not only
did he lose his stock of goods,
but he owed a few hundred doK
lars. for them. He went to
work and paid up every dol
lar and built a new brick
store and filled it with bran new
goods. The present disaster will
fall heavily on him, but the firm
resolution to succeed and indom
itable energy which caused
him to stem the tide of adversity
then, will in the end surmount the
presents obstacle and he will
come again. In this dark hour
of financial trouble, however, he
will not be lacking for friends.
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AMENDMENT DISCUSSED.
Mr. H. B. Parker Makes Stme Pertinent
Points in Its Behalf.
Ed. Argus: In my rambles
around the country I have found
quite a number who have never
read the proposed Constitutional
Amendment, and therefore do not
know its exact meaning. They are
unable to answer any enquiry
about it to, those who wish to
know its full scope. This condi
tion of affairs prompts me to
write this. During the last Legis
lature every white man in the
State was demanding some law to
get the negro out of politics. The
Legislature then proposed tbe 4th
Section of the Constitutional
Amendment which is as follows:
"Sec 4. Every person present
ing himself for registration shall
be able to read and write any sec
tion of the CoDstitutioo in the
English language; and before he
1 11 1 1 . ll . .1 A. 1 1 I. 1 1
buaii ua J'uuueu to voib, iio euaii
have paid, on or before the first
day of March of the year in which
he proposes to vote, his roll-tax
as prescribed by law, for the pre
vious year. Pull-taxes shall be a
lien only on asses-e l property and
no i rocess shall "issue t ) inf ore
the co!lect!n (f the same except
against assessei prjpeity."
You will see toat thU will ex
clude all illiterate negroes, but at
the same time is, tould exclude
all white men whu were unfortu
nate in youth im 1 did not have an
opportunity to attend school; but
knowing that all white men are
capable of sell government by in-
heritmce because tbeir forefathers
demonstrated the same when they
wrested from King John at Kuny
mede, the Magna Carta, jhe
greatest protection to personal
freedom and civil liberty ever
possessed by any people, and
have ever since maintained their
fittness for self-government. Hav
ing won their independence from
England in the Revolutionary
war, and established a govern
ment unsurpassed by any in the
world. The Legislature then sub
mitted the 5th Section, which is
as follows: ,
"Sec. 5. No male person who
was on January 1, 1867, or at
any time prior thereto, entitled to
vote under the laws of any State
in the United States wherein he
then resided, and no lineal descend
ent of any such person shall be
denied the right to register and
vote at any election in this State
by reason of his failure to possess
the educational qualification pre
scribed in section four of this ars
tide; Provided, he shall have reg
istered in accordance with the
terms of this section prior to De
cember 1, 1908. The General As
sembly shall provide for a per
manent record of all persons who
register under this section on or
before November first, one thous
and nine hundred and'eisht: and
all such persons shall be entitled
to register and vote in all elections
by tbe people of this State, unless
disqualified under section two of
this article; Provided, such per
son shall have paid their pell tax
a's required by law."
I his, you will see, doea
not
dery any white man tbe right to
vote, wbo could vote in any State
prior to 1867, cr whose father or
whose grandfather could vote
prior thereto, because he cannot
read and write, and a permanent
Register will be provided of all
who register prior to November
1st, 1908, and they will never
have to register again. This will
include all boys who are now 13
years old, but all boys who are 12
years old and younger will be re
quired to read 'and write any sec
tion of the Constitution in English
before they can register, upon
their arrival of 21 years of age.
This may eeem to some a hard
ship, but life is a hardship, and to
know how to read and write in
this age is essential to obtain a
livelihood and to compete with the
world. And this much stimulus to
an education is surely needed in
our State, but some say, the negro
boy will burn lightwood knots and
live on potatoes in order to learn
to read and write. Well, what if
they do? Can you blame them for
it? Will they be any worse citi
zens because of their self-denial?
Can you blame the Democratic
party for allowing them to vote on
the same conditions with the white
boys who become of age after
1908? No; but rather blame tbe
carpet-bag rule, who , passed the
15th Amendment, which prevented
us from "disfranchising anyone on
account of race color or previous
condition of servitude." Yes,
blame the north and the Repub
lican party for disfranchising
every white man in North Caro
lina, who ever held any office in
the confederate governmem,from
magistrates to our beloved gov
ernor Vance, (45,000 of them), and
permitting the most ignorant
negro to vote for the 15th amend
ment and then sent out yotes to
Charleston, S. C,, to be counted
by mi'itary office-holders, and af
ter threa weeks notified us that
the Amendment was carried. We
have never known by what ma
jority and have never believed
th-tthero w is any.
1? too propoi-ei Amendment
dots ro' go as far as you like, le-
mcnubtr, it goes as fur as it can,
and by it 70,000 nogrres will not
bo ahle to vole in 1902, and they
will find that the bet-t aud wisest
thing for trem is t submit to live
urd'-r be white man's government
wiihtsut attempting to interfere in
ihe least. It was the crime of the
19 ,h cantury to give them the
right to vot?3 without any edu
cational qualifications, and we of
this generation have hid to suf
fer for the wrongs committed by
thosa revengeful Yankees who
designed to place the negro in
political equality with their for
mer masters for the purpose of
humiliating them, and I am glad
of the opportunity to cast a ballot
in condemnation of their action,
and I hope every white man will
study the proposed amendment
and try to enlighten his enquir
ing friend, and to correct any
erroneousjstatement with which
the Republicans are endeavor
ing to poison the minds of the
people. And remember that the
great Democratic party will not
permit any white man to be dis
franchised. Very Resptfully,
H. B. Parker, Jr.
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