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THE BOOSKVEIiTBOOKEB WASHINGTON" EPISODE WAS THE KEY NOTE OF HIS OPENING THE NEGRO FAIR. The Governor Declares the Social Iiw Separating tb.e Races Inexorable. Rev. C. H. King, D. D., Colored, Heartily Endorses the Governor. Glear Gat Position. Baleigh Post. In opening the twenty-third annual negro fair Tuesday after noon Governor Aycook delivered an address bearing upon che race problem, especially the social re lation of the white people and ne groes as recently revived by the Roosevelt Booker Washington dining epesode. The address and the response made by Rtv. O. iL King, colored, heartily endorsing the position taken by the gover nor have much significant bearmg upon the eolntion of the race problem in the Sontb, Governor Aycork said: "Mr. President and Fellow Oiti zens: "It affords me pleasure to open this Fair. I wish the colored people of North Carolina to un derstand by every act and expres sion of .mine that I am the gover nor of the entire State and all its people and that every interes which concerns any individual is a matter of importance to me. I hes been gratifying 'to me tha those to whom 1 have been op posed politically have recognized the real feeling which exists in mj heatfc In Bay dttty a a ear vat of the State it is of immense value that those of opposite po litical faith should feel that he who has been chosen to serve them is not the enemy of any per son or of any rnce in the State. I have earnestly endeavored since i has been my fortune to be the governor of the State to so eon duct the h:gh office to which I was chosen as to develop the in dustrial, commercial and educa tional sides of our life, because in these we have heretofore been weakest. The North Carolina people are in many respects a strong and great people. They love liberty and they are devoted to personal independence. They need no inatruction along these lines. They have the courage of their convictions and are ever ready to assert their political and individ ual rights. What we have need ed and what we now need is in struction along industrial lines, and I have been anxious to be an humble instrument in this work, "The colored people of North Carolina are entitled to much credit for what they have done. At the close of the war there were many who had great apprehen sion as to the conduct which would result from the freedom of the negro. I am glad to be able to state that that apprehension proved to be unfounded. . Your conduct in the main baa been ad miracle. You have surpassed ex pectations. You have been sober, law abiding and industrious. You have justified the hopes of those who thought you ought to be free. You have created more value in freedom than you did in slavery and taken all in all you deserve the thanks of the commonwealth. But you will pardon me as one who is a friend of yours for speak ing to you to-day words ,which may seem unkind, but are in fact kind becauEe trptbful. There are many, things in your freedom are many things yet for you to do. In glancing through the criminal statistics of the State, I find that while your raoa constitutes only one third of the population of North Carolina, you commit one- half of the crimes I am not tTn mindful of the fact that your race is poor and weak and without the influence of the dominant race and that, therefore, in proportion to actual crime committed a few more are indicted than wonli be if you were rich and powerful and with the influences which tend to suppress indictments. But elimi nating this unimpartant factor as one may well do in a just Sta'e like this, the proportion of crime in your race is startling and dan- gerous ana one wmcn ougnt 10 evoke your most earnest consider ation. Before vou cvn ever take 1 1 your proper place in the world you must learn first obedience to &tv. This ought to be with you a matter of constant instruction in the home, in the school, in the - - m church, on the highway, wherever two or more of you may gather, until it becomes a part of your verv existence and grows into your nature. The great strer gth - a of the white man has been bis love of home, and the consequent love of those industries which secure to him his home. It will be well for you acd for your race wh n you shBll have learned that your strength is foundid upon indus try and economy and that your importance in the State will in- crease with your growing wealth This Fair, therefore, which to some extent, but inadequately, il tartrates your industries, is a mat ter of importance to you and to the State. It snows what you have done and encourages you to do more. . It may not be inappropriate for me upon this occasion to express to vou the hope that resent events occurring in tbe aation may cot unduly excite you and that you will still remember that vour best friends are those who live in your State. What you wish, what you need more than recognition by the President or other people in authority, is the establishment among yourselves of a society founded upon cuU ture, intelligence and virtue, and in no wise dependent upon those of a different ,race. The law which separates you from the white people in the State social ly always has been and always will be inexorable, and it need not concern you nor me whether that law is violated elsewhere, it will never be violated in the South. I's violation would be to your destruction as well as to the it. j ury of the whites. No thought ful, conservative and upright Southerner has fov your race aught but the kindest feeling and we are all willing and anx ious to see you follow into the highest citizenship of which you are capable, and we are willing to give ' cur energies and best thought to aid you in the great work necessary to make you what you are capable of, and. to assist you in that elevation of character and of virtue which tends to the strengthening of the State. But to- do this it is absolutely necessary that each race should remain distinct and and have a society of its own, Inside of your own race you can grow as large and broad and high as God permits, with the aid, the sympathy, hud the encourage, ment of your white neighbors. If you can equal the white race in achievement, in scholarship, in literature, in art, in industry, and commerce you will find co generous minded white man who will stand in your way, but all of them in the South will insist that you shall accomplish this high end without social inter mingling and "this is well for you; it is well for us; it i neces sary for the peace of our sec tion, it is essential to the educa tion of your children, that there should be no misunderstanding upon this point, t am sure that vou agiee with ma ia what I have said, and in the spirit of one who is the governor of the whole people, without regard to race, I bid you God's speed in the great work of upbuilding our State, of multiplying her industries, of in creasing her cemmerce, of edu cating ail her children. I find no little encouragement in the friendly cooperation of the men and women of your race in tha task which we have undertaken to do, that of educating all the children, land pray you that in this great work we shall not be retarded by misunderstandings "I now formally declare, with best wishes for your success, this Fair open." The presiding officer called upon itev. U. hi. Jxing. JJ. u , colored, of this city, who is pas tor of the St. Joseph A, M. E. church at Durham, and editor of the Advance, a negro paper pub lished at Durham, to respond to Goyernor Aycock's address and the speeches by state affinals. Dr. King said : "Language suca as I bava at my command, is not adequate neither can my tongue express the gratification I fael in ex- pressing my pleasure at having the privilege to respond to the wellfitt9d words by the chief executive of North Caralina, and his cabinet. I did not know that I would be called upon to spesk, and if I could make a speech, this would be one of rbe times that I would fail, because of the fact that we are all full of the good things that have been said. Sir, locking upon you as the governor of North Carolina, and I repeat wih emphasis, the gov ernor of North Carolina, I know you are th9 governor of the white people, and as I am on tau other side, I regard you as the governor of the Negro as well. "We assure you That the ne grce3 of North Carolina under stand their places, so far as so cial equality is ecneeru&d. Wu don't want (, and if casting xny vote would bripg this slate of things to pass, I would hide away and not cast it. I say again ihat the Negro does not want it. Social Equality i3 a thing that comes cf its own volition. To be social everything must be equal all round. Why, we have n't social equality among our selves, but you white folks don't know it. You are not in the po sition to know it, There are ne groes who do not come to some of our houses, and will not allow themselves to come. No, no! it is not social t quality that we are clamoring after, but we are clamoring for something - it is equal rights before the law that vra are after, and by the eternai God we shall have thega. (To this remark the governor said, "I will see that you get tnem.') "The Negro is content to eat his dinner at home You need not fear that we will be knocking at your door, asking for social equality. The recent inciden, which occurred, is not known by but a few .negroes. The masses don't know it, and never will know it. 'Sir, I beard you say some time ago that the State had gone out of politics and gone into ed ucation. and I find that statement totbe true to a great extent. We believe that you will do all you can for the whole people. I have aiways been, a conservative. I believe in eternal fitness. My policy is 'the best man for the place.' You are tha only gov ernor that the state has ever had who is regarded as the governor of all the people. Wj recognize that seme of - the negro's best friends are in the South, and we do say o those on the outside, who can not h I? u?, look on, but hands cff. Wa ask those on the outside of the state who are afraid to come into it, lo let us alone and we will attend to our own affairs. I am not a politi cian, as my friend Mr. i Wiiliam- son is, and yetr I feel to ay thatlBfttnri Jaoaenacn box, 32c. teDtss the negro is freer today than Vi ban Abrah-aju Lincoln issued bis proclamation. I gt&ss you can raad between the lines. The negro is an imitative' be ing. The power of emulation is not to be dispised. Yju .were here last week, and we are here this week. You are just a little ahead of us, riding in your white chariot, with your white horsss, white harness at:d wbne driver. but look behind you, we are not far away, with our black char iots, black horses, bi&ck harness and black driver. We are prets iug hard behind you. "We thank you, governor, and state officers, for your wise and encouraging word?, coming from honest hearts, ps W9 believe. May you live long, and do much good for the whole people." stimulate the TORPID LIVER, strengthen the digestive organs, regulate the bowels, and are un equaled as an ANTI-BELIOUS MEDICINE, In malarial districts thatr virtues are widely recognized, as they possess peculiar properties in freeing the system from that poison. Elegantly sugar coated. Take No Substitute.- Mrs. Joe Person's Remedy ! And He Never Took Hold Again Soms tan or twelve years aero a ladv in this Sta1e was sufferinc from severe hemorrhage of the womb. For year, she had been subject t" alTst cont'nu ous flow, and at last she trot into so low a condition that she was cor fined to the bf-d". All effort" of tha doctors failed to cheok ii. and finally tvo o' tin leading: physicians of her locum?' pronounced the case cancerous. He pro stration was great, and nothing eeemed so reach her caee One of rer neii hora insisted on her trying my Berne y and Wash This she would not do until ehe had consulted her doctor. His renlv was. When Mrs, Person takes b ld, we turn loose; when she turns Joo e, we take ncla " However, concluded lo try it. Without leit'nj? an; one into the secret, she us d my wash cnoiously, A great improvement so n srt in and by its use she was soon we;i. She ha boen cred ail these yars. and Says 6h can never say enough f u rs. Joe The n,!ns of h lafiy f I fce eiven,if desired, upon application to we. Respectfully. MRS. JOE PERSON, October 6, 1900. KKtreJl. I. O mm the hawks There Is no reason why you should have hawks about you, others get rid o them ; -why not you? The celebrated DRAUGHON HAWK CALLER brings the hawks.you don't have to go to them Go out with this caller and your gun and rid your farm of these troublesome birds, PKICE : 75c each or S6 per dozen. TESTIMONIALS: Below are some of many testimonials I am receiving daily ; Mr O W Sutton, of ilount QUve. N p. says: "At one time we stood in one place and killed four hawks, at another time, three." Mr Chas J Poutherland says; 'H H Drauglion called up.and he and J killed one Gauge Hawk, four Blue Darters and six Hen Hawks in half a day" Ex-Register of Deeds, Clinton, N C. Mr O F Herring says: '"Draughon's Hawk Caller will surely bring hawks" Kill Wild Tqfkeys! I also have a perfect Tnrjsey Caller which never fails to caU up turkeys Find where they use, take your gun and one of my Callers and you will never fail to capture the birds. PDICE 75c each or $6 per dozen. Ifiju-For sale in Goldsboro by T I But too, at fjoldsboro Hardware Co, or will be sent by mail dirept from me H H DRAUGHON. Mingo, Sampson County, N 0 SO Per Cent. Saved ! -o Goldsboro Den'al Parlor. Over Robinson's Drug Store, West Centre St. Finest set of teeth $8 to $10. Gold crowns, 5 to 7. , Porcelain crowns, 3 do Gold fillings, ' Tup. .- Silver fillings 5Cc up. Rubber fillings E0. Cement fillings v 50c. Cleaning teeth LOc. Extracting . 2-"c. We guarantee Our wo k to be first-class and up to-date in every particular. Call on us. DR. STOCK ARD, Prop 22 lm daily -Goldsboro.. N O. TO CURB A COLD IN UNh Ual Take Laxative Bromo QuItIdg Tab lets. All druggists refund tbe money If It. fails tn nnrn. 1! W fimva'a ala. Dr. ine? Palo PUlf stop Headache. E SSft Pill At- Make yourself at home in our store when you ccitp to town. We hereby announce to our . after h aeful study of ail the leading et les end manufactures AN IMMENSE ARRAY GLOfKS We have not only an nimense most carefully and s udious'y se lower than ever before extr-mely of values. Our st ck includes full Children's Reefers, " Children's Capes, Childr n s Fur Sets. Misses Jacket?, Misses Reefers, Misses Aut mobiles, Misses G 'If Capes, Misses Fur Sets. La lies Jacke's,- Ladies Automobile J, L dies Newmarkets two lengths, Ladies Capes cl th and plush,- Ladies Furs scarfs, muffs, etc, Ladi s Tail, r made Suits to close. . Our cl ak department c ntains OVER $2 500 Worth Of stock which makes it tha largest cloak department in East ern North Carolina. We guarantee all prces. Our guaran'ee is this: Y'u can have your money back if you are not entirely satisfy in every manner with your purchase. And our guar 'ntee is as good as a b nd . H.Weil fit BrOo HONEST MERCHANDISE. armers IJEXT DOQR TO COURT HQUSE.) GOLDSBORO, N. C. For The Sale of Leaf Tobacco. All grades f tobacco has advanced c onsiderably on our market for the last week. The Farmers Ware ouse made the biggest aver age sah-s of the seas n last week They had a bi sale and made an av rage of over 10 ceDts for the whole floo , scrap green tips and t.11, some lots averaged 19c, some 17c, some 15c, some 12, the bal ance about 10c. S don't sell your t- bacco ab low prices when you can get BIG ONES at Farmers' Warehouse. Our buyers are flu xions for it a d come to the Farmers' to find it. Yours to serve, EDMUNDSON & WILLIAMS, Proprietor. J. J. MEADOR, Auctioneer. $100 Reward For any case of Chills and Fever that cannot be cured by Wheeler's Tonic when used strictly hy direction. The only com bined Chill and Fever Treatment on the market. The Liver and Kidneys, Stomach, B .ood. Brain and Nervous System treated sep arately. Wheeler's Tonic will cure Intermilent, Bilious and Con tinued Fever. Thet best Tonic; Great Appetizer; a Logical Pre scription; Scientifically Compounded; Contains no Poison. For sale by J. H. H li & Son, Goldsboro, N. C. , w, june 13. To Of Eastern Carolina: We take pleasure in fayt.g that we have leased and will operate the Banner Warehouse (formerly known as the Goldsboro Warehouse) the coming season -""o will bring with usable bu?ers. and with these, in addi tion to the good local buyers of Goldsboro. we feel sure we can compete with any market in Eastern Carolina. Each member of this firm has had long experience in the warehouse business, and we will briog ample means to back our enterprise. We will have a first class auctioneer, Mr. J. A. Haymore, who ha s&ld tobacco in Danville, Va , Pilot Mnn ir. nnd Ml! Airy, N. O. Our grading room will be open at the uual lime ni wewili work experienced graders We will bave our openiko sale Aug. 1st, 1901, when in town, whether you hve tobacco or not, call to see i s At pregl ent, we may be addressed at Win- ton, N. C. Your I riends, Perdue, IMeal & Qo. friends that we have purchased line, but also a great vaiiety cted. And our prices are low- low. All we ask is a comparison lines of arehouse. The rowers V V W irh v Ov TPft irir ittjv thh
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