VOL';XlIi. " , V '. BURUNGTO; N. C. WEDNESDAY, APRIL, 1 1900.
NO 34
EDITORIAL COMMENTS.
TH12 "LILLY WHtlE" CROWD
TTPE hear rnuch talk among thf
, W Republicans of the nplendid
" convention held at Graham, on the
7th. - Oh,lt was composed ot hiU
' people entirely, not a negro delegate
' Present.. Staunch and' true men
were- appointed .as delegates to he
different . conventions, A patriotic
. speech was made ' by Mr. John T.
- Foerleman : : Heenan . Hughes was
elected chairman of the Executive
Gommittee, and everything went off
'as : smooth as a bl underbuy m the
hands nf a. WAmd H.ntrliHh coachman
And they are laughing tnemseives
hiuKK in h Kfllipf thftt thnv have
1 fooled the people and made tnem be
lieve that they have eliminated the
negro from politics. A lily white"
'convention f But why the absence
ofvthe negro?' Because, weeks before,
runnerwere seat to every precinct jn
' the county instructing that no negro
delegates be- appointed, . and insist
ins that the neero star in. the back
ground and" avoid making himself
. obnoxious until after the amendment
question - -had been settled. When
before has a convention ever been
held in Alamance county, when the
'" neero was so conspicuous by his ab-
' sconce? Why does the negro thus
consent to stay in the back-ground?
It is because the Republicans realize
that if the negro enters politics .this
-year and makes .himself obnoxious
as usual ', the feeling of contempt
and which is manifesting itself in an
effort to forever eliminate' him. from
politics, by the passage of the Con
stitutional Amendment, will be in
creased and his fate, together with
that ' of the politicians ; depend
ent upon their vote, will be -sealed
so tar as a says so in the governments
of our anairs is concerned, Hence
his absenoe from the . convention on
the 7th.
Tell us not that the negro would
thus su omit to oeing ignored ; eu us
not that he has quietly given Up his
part in politics of his own aocord,
and betaken himself to this political
'. To get to, Al
stock of Shoes
"eelfing'all their
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I'm Running
- ' And they are nice new, ones too. t They
" - - Shoe business and , f ' - -
J I If
Furniture and House Furnishing Goods ' :
s 1 11 fix Alamance County you can find it at
At, FUKNITUEE3 and SHOE HOUSE, ;
AT ."OIT L. DAVI3, Lljr. 1 Main Street, Burlington, N. 0.
ile;. tell us not. that be has gone
ck to bis farm and his pick, and
jaietly ; quitted ' himself from this
contest which is so vital to his inter
sfc : No. He has resigned his posi
tion in ths campaign only for a mo
ment, and that only at the earnest
pleadings and appeals of 'his politi
cal leaders. We do not believe he
would, of his own accord, at this
hour; still his voice which has been
heard in the political wrangles of the
Republican party for a quarter of a
century; and, we are sure that (he
leaders in this convention; especial
ly, would be the last to want his per
manent, retirement if . so, why are
thev working so hard -against the
amendment which would certainly
secure thisend. This is the thinnest
ruse we- ever heard of. To try and
make us believe Tthat the negro has
quietly betaken himself Irom poli
tic, at this hour, at a time when
they are wrought up as never before,
when their franchise right bangs in
the balance, and when . their very
soul is stirred within them, is fool
isbnees. And equally as foolish to
seek to make us believe mat tbey
have' compelled his withdrawal from
politics when tbey are working night
and day against a measure which
would accomplish this withdrawal.
- Tbey realize that tbey need the
negro in politics and realize it forci
bly, and they realize that if he does
not stay in the back ground, but is
allowed toke part in this campaign
he will render himself so obnoxious
by bis actions that members of bis
own party will be so disgusted with
hiea as to vote tor his disfranchise
ment, and hence their absence at
this convention. - There is- not a
word of truth in their o?aim of a
white man's convention.for the negro
had iust as large a representation in
thatcouvebtion through delegates
elected-and "ipsrueted" by 'them "as if
ipey naa oeeu mere iu (jeruuu, aa tue
action of the convention proved for
we deny that their actions were the
will of the better element-of the Re
publican party, but that of the side
controlled by the absent negroes. '
' The fuse won't work. The Repub
Furniture :aad Shoe House
are picked over too much. " You know they are
Shoes at
you want to see the biggest and prettiest stocjs of
lican party in Alamance county is
just as much a negro party to-day as
it ever Was and A cheat bkal more
Gsn,Otis has been relieved of
command of the Philippines and
Gen. MoArthur put in his t laoe. -It
is true that Otis has made a dismal
failure in bringing the campaign to
a successful - endy-but .we have our
doubts about ieArthur improving
the situation. -We have expended
millions of dollars and sacrificed
thousands of lives in the war of con'
test, and it seems to Us that it is no
nearer an end now, except in official
reports and the imagination of tome
than when w&started in. Gen. Otis
has probably done his best as com
mander in he Philippines, bat he
found much more Opposition against
American authority than he expect
ed, and the magnitude of bis task of
oonquering was greater than oould
nave been anticipated. We ' are
afraid that the cessation of hostilities
is in the distant future.
Thb experience of Texas, Missis-
sipppi and Georgia, and oiher Sjuth
era States every year or so in having
many of theircities and towns washed
away by floods makes us thankful
that we live-ia a country where na-
ture is kind and-where there is no
danger of our waking up any morn
ing to find our house floating around
in an improvised ocean, or turned
up-side-down by a cyclone. In the
fgreal flood in Texas, last week; lives
were lost, Crops were destroyed and
millions of dollars worth of property
washed away. In many places the
inhabitants, had to .'anchor , their
houses to trees with chains to keep
them from going to destruction with
the others. We are glad that we do
not live in a country where we are
in perpetual dread of destruction at
the hands of the elements. 1
In the vote for Lt.-Governor, last
week, Turner received 555 votes and
Cunningham 417. Oa motion, Mr.
Turner's nonination was made un
animous.
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No. 6812 New Tudor.
but thee that give comfort and satisfaction to the wearer.
Price, 6.00, made by Stacy, Adams & Co.
Aid for the Ladies we have the Patent Leather Oxford and Sa dais at
$1.00, $2.00 and $3,00.
AIo, the White and Black K.d Sandals and
Ties from
$1 .00 tT$3 .00
And Children's Patent Leather and Kid Skin
Sandals, 5 to 8 at 75c; 8 J to 11, at 90c; 1 to
a, at $1. All other stylet at popular prices.
Let us show them to you
JNO. R. FOSTER,
TObe Shop BEan'
Burlington, N. C.
CASH
BARGAINS !
At E- E. WORKMAN,
: Front Street,
1900
.. Tho Last Year of the Century
DAVIS FURNITURE CO.
- Will lead the Procession in the following points
Largest Stock of Furniture in the Coun
ty "Widest Range of Designs and Finish.
Lowest Prices for Equal Values. Easiest
. , - -- - : . ' . .
ture St6re in the County, Full Stock al
ways on hand. Goods, in loads, delivered
to any of the mills in the county. , .:::-.
Wa buy in large lots and upon the very lowest terms possible. An to
" -r J - -i . :.
J, L. DAVIS, Manager,
Ellis' Old Stana. Burlington.
Foster's
EASTER OFFERING.
An unparalled showing of the la'est
Styles, in Men's Women's and Children'
Fine Shoes and -Oxford's. Unequal'ed
in our history. Seven thousand dollars
worth of Shoes to choose from.
For Dress Occasions
The New Patent Kid Shoes the new
est Jn Styles the handsomps in appf ar
ai.ce not the kind that Smart the feet.
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