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lenjn-in-tic a call, lie keeps all kinds of cool drinks, of ice cream and fruits We hope our peopie will give him theireutire patronage.° Mr. 8 P Faison and son Jarvis at tended his wife’s funeral at Garrysburg,on the fourth Sunday.“t*8 Hon.Geo. H White h»r been cooficedr(j. at his home in Tarbaro for 8averal days,but we are glad to note that be has fe covered and is aoie to be at his post of duty again.We were authorized by Congressmanree Wnite to say that Prof. I. D. Hatgett n will be postmaster at Rocky Mount.Prof. J. P. Murphy was in town last Bet Sunday on the accasion of the Odd Fel lad lows’ anniversary, in, Miss Mattie Maitin also attended theJg- anniversary.■’s) Mr Matthew Whitaker and daughter,Miss Letitia, also attended the same oc igh casion.N. Prof. W. S Hagans, of Goldsboro, the gractd our town last Saturday. We all welcome him and hope be may he come aud stay longer, ro, The contest in the endorsing of Mr.W. L. Thorpe for mayor of tae town og, last week was very interesting, indeed, uc- from the fact that the will of tne people (we mean .colored) tried to be crushed on- and drove out of existence by the same na old ring—“rule or ruin ”—and endorse ast Mr. L. V. Bassett, whom the colored people declared they would never sup by port. But “we met the enemy and 'at- they are ours.” Circulars were issued, dm and every possible effort to decoy the kin. colored vote was resorted to; but to no in avail. They stood silid against tricksJo and money, and the white people at the )st- primaries on Friday night yielded toour endorsement and eltcted delegates les to renominate Mr. Thorpe with an over )ne whelming majority. At the same time tier the old ring and tricks borrowed a lad der and climbed into the Mason c Hall md I (for they could get no key) to hold a i to fraudulent meeting, but only five were ip ” there; while at one of the tooacco ware teir houses was a tremendous crowd up in arms to stand by principle and not cor ah- ruption. During the week the follow eat ing circular was issued, at the suggrs bu- tion of Grits, although he was not pres 'OS- ent when the dictation was done. What as we mean by suggestion, is a move tch ment of that kind, and it was put intoi°g operation:“To the colored vo‘.ers of Reeky ’ as Mount: By a recent ciicular we learn the that we are 152 strot g in the contest our which is to come cff Monday, May 3d, on 1897. It is the .fight of onr lives and ver will decide which must rule—political machination backed by money, or the sed will of the citizens guarded by the dictates of true conscience? Be it under-ice stood that the colored voters met and decided by an overwhelming majority iar that they would stand by W. L Tnorpe pli* fiist, last aLd all the time.*• Be it further understood, lhat we i on have a choice which money cannot di ad rect, hence we seize this advantage to bile place ourselves on recoid that we may It’s be seen as we see ourselves. Rally, any colored people! Rally! rally! as you have never rallied before, and show to mid demagogtsm that we have used the ter, brawny mnscle for onr support and so jnt. we shall again. Let us rally to this old song in ‘ Tramp, tramp, the boys are isb- marching, maicning on to victory with i as flaunting banner having inscribed upon int. it the name of W. L Tnorpe for mayor osi- of the town of Rocky Mount.’ We ice, have decided that ‘ Baal is not the God, me- and we will not serve him.”’ art- Wnen thisciicular appeared, all manner of things were said abont Grits, anfi Hargett, Hester and their friends, but on jt did the business.It was a bad dose, bnt they had to r of take it. We have said all along that ;ch- the people must put down this ring and they have succeeded. We say, keep it iy a down until they wish to allow the voice ■on of the people to rale, op- Messrs. Alfred Vick and Hilliard Thorpe are so well pleaeed-*they were rtie lawyers, indeedter. We shall speak of the Odd Fellows’ute anniversary in onr next.he Mies Mattie Mactin orders the Gaired j zktte We shall make a special effort
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Raleigh Gazette
Raleigh, North Carolina, US
Sat, May 15, 1897
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