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Every person presenting himself for registration shall be ablo to read aud write any section of the Con stitution in the English language; and, before he shall b3 entitled to vose he shall have paid, on or before the first day of March of the year in which he proposes to vote, his poll tax as prescribed by law, for the previous year. Poll taxes shall be a lien only on assessed property, and no process shall issue to enforce the collection of the same except against assessed property. Sec. 5. No male person who was, ou oanuary i, VM, or at any time prior thereto, ejtitled to vote under the laws of any State in the United States, whereid he then resided, and no lineal descendant 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 qualifications prescribed iu Bection 4 of this article: Provided, He shall have registered in accordance with the teriDB of this section prior to December 1, 1908. The General Assembly shall provide for a permanent record of all persons who register under this section on or before November first, one thous and nine hundred and eight, and ail such persons hal be entitled to register and vote in all elections by the people in this State, unless disqualified under section 2 of this article: Provided, Such persons shall have paid their poll tax as rt quired by law. Its adoption will stimulate education. With it peace aud safety will prevail in tne east as in the west. Many obstruc tions will be removed from tne discus sions of national questions. Honest believers in the principles of their national platforms should be willing to leave their fate iu this state to those who will voce under it. Many negroes will not be, but it is estimated that 25000 will be qualified to vote under it. Under it no man who or whose ancestor could vote prior to 1S67 will fail to vote on account of not being able to read and write. A few foreign-born white men, unlettered in our language, will not be benefitted by section 5. Section 5 will benefit a few unlettered negroes who or whose ances tors could vote in this state prior to our constitution of 1S35, or in Wisconsin, Massachusetts aod other states in 18G6. In my opinion the great majority of populists realizing the importance of national issues, aud desiring our cam paigns to be more thoroughly on them, will follow wise aud patriotic leaders in support of the Amendment regardless of the position of those whose interests may lead them to oppose it. Some Populists have "sworn in their wrath" never to vote another Democratic ticket. Thtse will probatly ally themselves with the Republican party upon it. Ordinary Republican politicians must oppose it, for they want to preserve their party strength aud besides the unlettered necroee who have often helped them require their opposition. and they wish to retain the influence of the negros who will continue to vote. pot these considerations will not con trol white Republicans who do not aspire to office. Some of these however will oppose it for the sake of their polit ical friends, some from prejudice against all things Democratic, and some because they really think that ignorant negroes who will be disqualified under it, are as capable in governmental affairs as are the unlettered white men who will vote under it But rnaay white men in North Carolina homes to-day, heanne the laughter of their little chil dren. and lovingly regardful of their future, while Republicans on other Questions are Democrats on thi3. They will, with the approval ot many stauncn and able Republican leaders lncrens the majority by which the amendment will carry and their posterity will cher ish their conduct For thirty years white Republican leaders have said with us that this was, because of his higher qualifications, w'.ite man's state and that white men Jhould rule it. You can not recall one who. announced a contrary proposition Next August will present the first oppor- tnnltv That the men of our State have have had during this generation or ... i e ah no.- nc in a substantial maner mat V ill """" o . .... .. thev believe the duties and responsi bilitifis of stiff rage should be hunted to tho-who can read -and write and yet not cn that account denied to those in whose veins flow the blood of genera tions of electors, and on whose charac ter ie the imprint of centuries of heroic ru-.rfnrmnnp.fi in t)Ut)llC aHAirS. 1 miS- tHkfi their wisdom term and determ ination if thev do not avail themselyes nf fhi glorious opportunity The conditions whicn prevaiieu in o . . . , - . I J i some prss of our state prior to the last ippti(n and which have always pre a-imn the niirtv with which the t muss nf ignorance acts, wau iu pnmnip.to control! are fresh in our minds, Thpv distracted pnnnc aiteutiuu, euwu . 1 " - Ik. A, l n v if A f, Ur qdi nreiudice. inreateueu iue j - . ... i ii .. peace of men and the Bafety of women in ilia iininion i wur iu Wit ... .rah htv to tie interior rc iilr. 1 iiecesarv imporUnt cnang i;np.tinna for voters. These lli vauu conditions arose from a mass of voten v, QTtor thirtv vears experience were tn understand the iseues, tnn irrp.Rnon sible to consider them and too prejudiced to appreciate them . This .Qa arith ntiwisa and selfish leaders cnHancrors cood trovernment. in i omr.ixlmpnt to the United State rrnatitntion savs: Section 1. . The right of citizens of v. iTniiPd States to vote shall not I denied or abridged by the United States K.. or, Kioto on account 01 race onlnr nr rirfiviotlfl condition of servitude. diet with that the Htate has the eovereign right to say wh eUall anH who shall not vote. It can t a r,,r onffrUcrfi to WOmeH. tO ra,a nr.Hpr the acre of 21 years, etc, The 14th amendment guaranteeing the rwivilefres and immunities of the citizens ri fho TTnitPd States and the equal pro tection of its lawB to every person within the jurisdiction of a State does not and waa not intended to affect or confer suf frage. If it did confer suffrage, then El and Owner. women, children and idiots could vote, ior tney are persona and citizens. The 15th amendment does not destroy the right of a state to prescribe the qualifi cations for its voters. These qualifica tions vary in different Sta ten. Tn anmn StateB both 86X&R 1TIA.V X?Ct0 in mnar States only men can vote. Some States require the voter to own a certain amount of property. AU States require residence for a certain length of time. many require some education, the pay ment of taxes and registration. The full meaning of the Federal constitution on this subject is. that if a citizen nf tho United States possesses the qualifica tions prescribed by a State, then his right to vote shall not be denied or abridged oq : account of his race, color, etc. If Pennsylvania in which live thous ands of foreign-born white men unable to write English, but which has few negroes, were to adopt our amendment, it is probable that no Republican would declare it unconstitutional. Clearly if constitutional for Pennsylvania, it is constitutional for us. But here they say. it is not constitutional, because under it more blacks than whites will be disqualified. But the constitution does not forbid that. If it did, Missis sippi could not have the poll tax, educa tion and the understanding clauses of her constitution which has been sus tained by the Supreme C urt, for they disqualify more negroes than whites, thus effecting their intended result. If it did, we could not dismialifv for larceny, for many more negroes than whites become disqualified on .that ac count. If it did. a property Qualifica tion which we do not have and do not want, would be unconstitutional, for it would disqualify more negroes than whit s. Yet many states have it. The number disqualified of either race does not affect its constitutionality. A State can not disqualify one man of either race on account of color, race or previ- ouj condition of servitude, but if the people saw fit, it could disqualify every man of either race for other reasonable cause. Since many negroes will not be qual ified to voteuuder the proposed amend ment, its enemies charge that it is aimed at the negro because of his color. A reading of it discloses no reference to race or color. The Courts i i constru ing it must presume that those who formulated it and those who adopt it knew what it said, and they are con hned to its language in rinding its meaning, let as its opponents so often discard the plain meaning of its words and charge other reasons for its adop tion, we too for the purpose of meetiug them at every point, will discuss matters not strictly included in it. They seem to ignore what every one else concedes, that in the essential requisites of the best and safest suffrage one race is, and necessarily 80j from its history, environ ment, nature and condition inferior to another, and that under any reasonable rule intended to separate the fit from the unfit voter, a larger proportion of the inferior race necessarily will be eliminated than of the superior race No rule will be perfect. No law can be devised that will admit every fit voter and reject none, and reject every unfit voter and admit none. It is submitted that the proposed amendment contains as nearly a perfect rule under present conditions as the wisdom of any legisla ture is apt to devise. Its extension of suffrage to more whites than negroes is natural and necessary in distinguishing the fit from the unfit vtter. A State has the right to adopt any reasonable qualification, rule, line of distinction, or expedient to separate the fit from the unfit voter not violative of the loth amendment. A voter should be patriotic, desiring his country s welfare, conscientious, loving right above all things, intelligent, fairly understanding the general pnn cipleB of government and the ordinary matters presented for his suffrage, and fearlesB, acting upon his best intelli gence. tie should vote honestly, with out fear, favor or corruption. The ordinary ignorant negro is not prepared for the duties of suffrage. Political motives, when the best intelligence and patriotism of the South were not heard, endeavored to elevate the former slaves iu a day to the high position for which white men had struggled for ages, but even then their right to vote was not insured, but it was merely prescribed that it should not be denied or abridged on account of three particular things. There are great differences between the qualified and the unqualified voter under our amena ..... . - . ment. regardless of these three things, and it is natural that under it as under anv reasonable rule more blacks than whites will be disqualified. The unlettered negro usually knows nothing of and cares not for public niiestions. tie dares not openiy vote contrary to the other negroes. In many counties should he on election day an hounce his intention to vote the Demo cratic ticket, the others would, except for the presence of white men, drive him from the polls, ana aiterwaras persecute him. Th unlettered white man. on the pnntrarv. has the courage of his con victions. He is intelligent. He is perior to the unlettered negro in infor mation and intellectual grasp. lie is i natriot. He fought at King's Moun fain, at Alamance and Guilford. He was with Washington at Yorktown with Jatekson at New Orleans, with Lee and ttrant at Appomattox. His moral facility and firmness of purpose exceed the African's. He has exercised gov ernmental rights for hundreds of years, Seven centuries ago he wrung the great 'churtar from tvrant Kinz John. He made vfiuther's reformation successful Hp Bhnnldered his rifle, builded his pnhin on the frontier, and laid the foun Hatinna of nnr coiintrv'8 ereatness. Is he not better qualified to exercise a pa rrintic. intelligent, incorruptible ballot than an uneducated man whose ances trv and race have never approached the white man in government, m liberty i ,i ni'oerress. in mind ? The white man conceived the railroad, steamboat, tele graph, printing press and other inven tions that bless. He organized our government, created our educational and developed our religious systems. He has come in contact with the brown man and his superiority has appeared. He has met the yellow man, anu tue 'BIE TTTST Concord, N. C, Thursday, November 16, yellow man has given him the way. He has faced the red man and the red man is disappearing from the earth. He has touched the black man in his native African home and the black man yield ed to him. Yet when the people of North Carolina, believing in the larger capacity, better intelligence and steadier character of the race most greatly blessed by God, propose to overcome the evils of ignorance and prejudice by this amendment under the operation of which unlettered men with ancient heritage of political duties will be al lowed to vote, ordinary Republican politicians say that we shall not do this. t depends upon the intelligence and wisdom of the voters of North Carolina to decide whether our State shall go forward in this great work, or tamely bear the evils endured in the past. The amendment will stand or fall as whole. It is submitted to the people as a whole. No man can vote for one section and reject another. Thus the courts must consider it, if it ever reaches them. If it is unconstitutional the whole amendment fails. If a horse has one bad leg he is unsound, though he may have three good ones. So if one section is bad the amendment is un sound and will fail. Its opponents can cite no instance in which an amend ment has been sustained at all while unconstitutional in a material part. Those who attack section five are generally opposed to the entire amend ment. I hey do not want many negroes disqualified, but if negroes are disquali" tied to any largo extent, then they want many whites also disqualified. They therefore strive bard to make section 5 appear unconstitutional while declaring that the other sections will stand. The unlettered white man can have no worse enemy than be who labors on the one hand to prevent the disqualification of ignorant and imcopetent blacks, aud on the other hand after the adoption of the amendment endeavors to prevent unlettered white men from voting by insisting that section 5 is uucoustitu tional and hall not stand and that the balauce of the amendment shall stand, thus demanding at every step that the unlettered whites, notwitnstauding their greatly superior natural and acquired qualifications, shall be forever chained to equality with unlettered negroes. The 4th section contains the main new qualification required. No one q lestious its constitutionality. Section extends suffrage, instead of denying or abridging the rignt to vote, it ex pressly says the right to vote shall not be denied to certain ones on account of lack of the educational qualification. The jeople presume, when they adopt the amendment, that these have proper intelligence aud fitness for suffrage without education, as 1 have above in dicated. Yet in that section its oppo nents pretend to find a denial of the right to vote on account of race, color or previous condition of servitude 1 They admit that after the amendment's adoption many negroes will continue to vote. Not one could vote if the right to vote were denied on account of his face. There will be thousands of living testimonials to contradict their assertion that the right to vote is denied on ac count of race, color or previous condi tion of servitude. An unlettered white man born here 30 years ago of parents who came to our country alter the war will not be benefitted by section 5. This will be unfortunate, yet no one will say his right to vote is denied on account of his color or race. His lack of education disqualifies him. Can one reason thus: "You require me to read and write be fore voting, I cannot read and write, therefore you deny my right to v. te onl account ot my color?" The State can require any reasonable qualification in her voters, such as the educational test. If one negro votes because of his education, not because of his color, then another negro fails to vote for the lack of education, not on account of his color. He must have the educational qualification in Massa chusetts to vote. They admit that it is all right there and that the lack of edu cation prevents yoting. Here they say under our amendmeut that it will be the color that prevents the ignorant ne gro from voting, although he might vote if he had the same educational qualification as required by Massachu setts. Here everyone, without any de nial, though he be black as midnight, who has the required qualifications, will ube a voter under the amendment. W rni o . . i . t ,1 any reasonable manner as is done in section 5 for the next few yeare. The only restraint upon the State relative to suffrage is that contained in the 15th amendment, aboye quoted. There is a real difference in capacity, in fitness, in intellectual aud moral force, in infor mation, in loye of home and country, in aspiration, iu all that makes compe tence for good suffrage between the great mass of the unlettered ones who or whose ancestors could vote prior to 1887, and the great masa of those who or whose ancestors could not then vote, and this difference exists without con sideration of race, color or previous condition of servitude. It is a deep, time-proven, Unmistakable difference, known to all men. While section 5 is an enlarging, not abridging section, even its extension of suffrage to certain ones is not on ac count of race or color, but, if we are to look beyond its words for its reason, be cause of the actual fitness for suffrage known to be usually possessed by them The position taken by the opponents of the amendment puts upon them the maintenance of the proposition that there is no difference in fitness for suf frage between the unlettered white man who will vote under it and the unlet tered negro who will not vote under it, and that the only difference between them is race and color. Let those who choose to do so, contend that the un lettered negro is the unlettered white man'B equal, but the Democratic party stands for the white man's superiority It invites the contest, and confidently appeals to5 the people. It will gladly meet its opponents at the polls and cheerfully in the courts. The people should not consider it a mere party question nor act upon it from ill feel ing. The courts should not consider it a mere political contention nor act up on it with partisan spirit ihe end in view is not strife, danger and oppres PEiLR NOT. sion, but peace, safety and liberty of thought. The equal protection of the laws will continue to bless those who vote and those who do not. The Demo cracy, with respect for the better and more intelligent ones of the colored race, and a just and patient' regard for others who will be admitted to the ballot as they become qualified, will continue its ef forts to educate the youth, care for the 'Jiind and insane, and to in every way enable the members of that race in this State to work out its destiny in peace and friendship with white men. The amendment will be maligned and misrepresented by every one whose fu ture depends upon the votes of ignorant negroes, but this child of the Democ racy with her face set firmly towards white supremacy, her heart full of faith in honest,, fearless, white manhood, with prayers and hopes of good women ringing in her ears, unharmed by malice and, falsehood, will succeed, and with her success will come, we trust, a belter day for our good commonwealth. W. W. Kitchen. Roxboro, N. C, Oct. 31. 1899. How the Case Waa Settled. Baltimore American. A certain chief of division in one ol the departments in Washington has had sitting opposite him at his desk an ex ceelingly attractive young blonde, who acted as a sort of assistant private sec retary, it being occasionally necessary for his chief to send his regular ste nographer to various other departments on errands. Last week the wife and the daughter of the chief of division called at the department, and without giving names sent word to the young lady that some friends would like to sin ner for a moment in the corridor. Sue tripped out, but btf.ire she could say a word the two women pounced on her; scratched her face, tor: ue.r clotne? and wrecked her generally. After thf first shock of battle the young woiiuim who had been attacked, got her sc-cond wind, so to say, and turned on her ag gressors. She struck the o!dr woman in the mouth' and follow d thit blow with a few more vicious dabs, uritil her daughter was glad to get her mother out of the building alive. This morning tne matter was brought to the attention of the secretary in charge of the department. He su:n moned the chief aud the young woman. The latter looked considerably the worse for her experience of yesterday. Aftr-r hearing their statements, and learning. from each of them how entirely ground less were the cruel things that had been whispered, the secretary sent them both back to their desks. At noon the young woman received a peremptory order to report at once to the chief of another division of the same department, which is located in a differ ent building. When the chief returned to his desk, from luncheon he found sitting opposite him at his deek a col ored lady clerk of about forty; who pre sented to him a note from the secretary, announcing that b he had beau detailed to his desk, vice the young woman, transferred. A Witty Blind Mn. A showman was making a great noise at the front of his exhibition of the wonders he had to show. A man stand ing in the crowd, with a little boy be side him, cried out: "I 11 bet you a sovereign you cannot let me see a lion." VDone," said the showman, eagerly, "Put down your money." The man placed a sovereign in the hand of a bystander and the showman did the same. i f'Now. walk this way," said the showman, "and I'll soon convince you "There!" said he, triumphantly, Mltok in that corner at that beautiful Numid- ian lion." "I don't see any," responded the other. "What's the matter with you?" asked the showman. I'm blind." was the reply, and in a few minutes the blind man pock eted the two sovereigns and went away Robbed the Grare. A startling incident is narrated by John Oliver, of Philadelphia, as follows : I was in an awful condition. My skin was almost yeuow, eyes sanfceu, tongue coated, pain continually in back and sides, no appetite, growing weaker day by day. Three physicians had given me up. Then 1 was advised to use Electric Bitters : to my great jov, the first bottle made a decided improvement continued their use for three weeks, and am now a well man. I know they robbed the grave of another victim No one should fail to try them. Only 50c., guaranteed, at Fetzer's drug store The Pnnctnred Organ. Mrs. Sprocket George, what in the world happened to the pipe organ in church this morning while you were singing that solo? Mr. Sprocket (who always talks hi cycle) Why, the organist was coasting an easy grade with her feet off the pedals, when she ran into some sharp notes and the old thing punctured. - Mr. Henpeck I wish, sometimes, had the knowledge of the ancient Egyp tians. ' Friend In regard t what, old man ? Mr. Henpeck .Perhaps you ve seen some of their mummies, lrrey under stand how to make a woman dry up and remain so. Baking Powder Made from pure cream of tartar. Safeguards the food against alum Alum 1 powders are the ereatest menacersto 1 leahh of the present day. nOTAi BAKING POWDER CO., NEW YORK. TIMES 1899. BIL.L. HIP'S LETTKIl. 'Honesty is the best policy," said Ben Franklin, and Richard Whatley, the great theologian added, "But he who acts on that principle is not an honest man." The truth is, the real, genuine hon esty is not a policy at all, for policy re quires thought, plan and generally some dissimulation. It comes from the head, the brain; whereas honesty is a moral priuciple that comes from the heart, and takes no time for thought. Policy is a cold, hard word; honesty a warm, genial, neighborly one. The poets like it next best to love Hearns says, "It's guid to be honest and true," and Pope saj's "An honest man's the noblest work of God. The best defini tion of the word is, "free from deceit, just in speech and action, fair in deal ing and worthy to be trusted." I was ruminating about this because a clever country boy from whom I buy my lightwood brought me a load today and the top layers and all that was in sight were rich in rosin and clean and attractive. He wanted a dollar and a half, and I told him it was too much; but he pleaded like a lawyer, and said he had hauled it ten miles, and that kind of pine was getting awful scarce; that he could have sold it down town, but knew that I liked rich, clean split pine, and so he brought it to me. He is a good-looking, hard-working boy, and so I bought it and stood by while he threw it oil". The top was all right. but that out of sight was black knots or half-rotten pieces, and disgusted me. ''Look here, Felton," said I, "do you know of a boy who would put his best pine in the bottom of the wagon, or who would even mix it about half and half?" "No, sir. I don't" said he: "we ivent got any of that sort in the piney woods." "Don't you know," said I, that I wouldent have given you your price it i had seen in tne bottom ot your wagonf tie smiled complacently, and replied: "That's just the reason we jut the best on top; we couldent get mor'n half price if we dident, and you Ktiow, maior, we get mignty little tor a hard day's work, anyhow." "But, Fel ton, that way ot doing is cheating, and they say that cheating never thrives. I should think ydu would be ashamed to throw your loadNoiF right here before me." "Well, now, major, to tell you the truth, I was in hopes you would go n the house before I thro wed it oil; but everybody has to put the beit on op," and he smiled all over his face. What kind of a boy is that? Well, he is a little better than the average of boys, or men either, as to that, for lie smiles at you while he deceives you. Heard a blind phrenologist tell a man once that his bump of covetousness was so large that he would steal if he had a fair chance that is, if he found a man asleep with his pocketbook under his pillow he would take "it, but at'tlie sairi time he had sympathy so largely del veloped that he would kiss his sleeping victim before he left. him. I like that boy for his good nature, and had rather he would cheat me than a boy who wouldent own up to anything, and go ofl and brag how he got me. les, everybody puts the best on top. and everybody tries to get the advantage in trade not everybody, but ihe ex ceptions are very few. A man can tell a lie by concealing the truth -when I was a lad I heard old Dr. Nathan Hovt, t Athens, proRch a sermon iu our town, and have not forgotten how he looked straight at me aud said': "Lit tle boy, you can tell a he by winking your eye. My wile says she was in a store one day when a country woman came in and asked the merchant if he could match that scrap of gingham which she showed him. He said no, but he had something very like it, and prettier, find he finally sold it to her. After she left, mv wile remarked that she might have matched it at the next door, for she noticed the identical goods in the window as she passed. "Yes, I knew it," said the merchant, "but it wasent my business to tell her; I must sell my own goods if I can." That was the kind of honesty that was policy, but it wasent fair or neighborly it wasent doing as you would be done by. The trading world is very busy concealing the truth. I bought a fine sow from a neighbor once, and she eat up a dozen chickens the day 1 got her. When I asked him why he dident tell me that she was a chicken eater, he smiled and said he thought I would find it out soon enough. A merchant may know that a certain piece of prints will fade when washed, but he does not tell it. You can hardly find a real linen bosom shirt nowadays, but they are all sold fox linen. Thene are not frauds of much consequence, but they illustrate the scripture, which saith "A lie sticketh close in the joints between buyer and seller," and "It is naught it is naught saith the buyer, but he goeth his way nnl reioiceth." That waa in a horse trade, I reckon. Hypoc nsv, deceit, exaggeration are not con fined to traders ; professional men and politicians use all these to gain their ends. , Yes, and even some preachers will make up a pathetic story to move their hearers to tears, or to give a sen sational eflect to the sermon. Then, there are the white lies that the women have to tell every day: "Oh, I am so glad to see you; you are -looking so well; your little girl is a dear little thing, and as pretty as a pink; do sit longer; won't you take dinner with us?" i OOlllCLlllICB BUC lO liUl glu, liUl 13 LUC little girl pretty, nor does she want the visitor to sit longer or stay to dinner But these are social deceptions, and keep up good will. What an awful thing it would be for a lady to tell her visitor that she hasd stayed about long enough, and had better go. Not long ago a lady of our town told two boys who came to see her boys that they had better go home, for they had stayed long enough, and it raised a rumpus that is not yet allayed. B,ut the most nunerous afid provok ing of all deceivers are the advertisers of patent medicines. Everybody knows that nine-tenths or their nostrums are humbugs and their certificates of won derful cures are either made up or paid for, and yet the sick or the diseased will strain their credulity and take an other chance to be restored. That's all right if there is no harm in the medi cine, but we do get very tired, looking $1.00 a Year, in Advance. Number 20. at the conspicuous heads and faces of doctors and patients in the newspapers. yruinary lying mat nas no malice in it is not a cardinal sin. It is not forbid den in the ten commandments. Ana nias was not suddenly punished for ly ing unto men, but he had lied unto God. He. sought to defraud the Lord's treasury and there is many a church member doing, the same thing now. They make no sacrifice. Thev with hold a part and lie unto their own con sciences. The poor widow's mite is still a bigger thing than a rich man's large donation. I wonder what kind of a world we would have if everybody was good. I don't mean religious, but kind and just and honest. Our courts and prisons would be abolished. Just think of it. But it cannot be. Original sin and total depravity and moral turpitude are still in the way. The mystery; of evil still hangs over us. John Stuart Mill and Herbert Spencer and other great thinkers say that the Creator made the very best world and the best inhabi tants that He could out of the material that He had, but that it is improving as the centuries roll on. And John Fiske says that evil is necessary to teach us what good is. That if there was no crime or pain or grief we would have no joy or happiness and would not know what it was. Plato said 2.000 years ago that we had to limit God's omnipotence or His goodness, one or the other, and many learned and sin cere men, like Calvin and Edwards, have tried to reconcile predestination with tree agency, but it is all incom prehensible to me and 1 have to fall back and entrench myself on those in junctions which say, "Deal justly love mercy and obey the Lord thy God and the later one which says, "Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart and thy neighbor as thyself,' and then accept David's faith, which saith, "Though he slay me" yet will trust in him. 1 m not going to strain my mind over perplexing problems that have never been solved. Mr Fiske is a beautiful writer, but if evil was created as a contrast so that we might know what good is then how can we enjoy heaven where there is no evil, no crime or grief or affliction. One thing I do know, that this is a beautl mi world and this lite is a happy one to those who choose to make it so, President Dabney, of the University of iennessee,- said in a recent speech at Huntsville: "England is about to per petrate a great crime againtt the Boers in expelling them from their own domain. But this is progress and is in evitable. It is the law of nature and the law of. nature is the law of God." That sounds like a strange doctrine to those who believe that God is love. The Savior said, "Offenses must needs come, but woe unto them by whom they come.!' . Then what peril are those rulers in who have the power to oppress and use it to carry out a selfish policy. After all it is safest to be an humble, honest citizen and have no policy. Bill Arp Ordered the negroes Away. kaleigh, in. u.,.inov. o. or many years it has been the boast of people living iu the Rock Creek section of Mitchell county, this state, that no negro can live there. Once a negro band was taken there from Asheville during a political .'campaign, but the bandsmen had to flee for their lives News comes today of a serious state of affairs there. Work on the Ohio river and Charleston railway has begun in Mitchell county, and several! gangs of negro laborers have been either driven out or else met at the boundary of the Rock creek district and told not to enter it under pain of death. A special says this has aroused intense feeling, and that blood will flow freely unless the Btate authorities protect these laborers The situation is extremely perilous The railway authorities will appeal to Guvernor Russell for protection. There are no negroes in Mitchell county. gives a larger Republican majority than any other county in the State. The number of murders and homicides is many times greater, nor has there been a legal execution. There are factions and feuds, and a few days ago one fac tion ambushed and assassinated Wil liam Carraway and William Phillips. 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