, 1881-02-06
Government must assume wider and greater

Government must assume wider and greater
power.
He WOULD REGRET TO SEE THAT DAY,
but it could be made to come by persistent
outrage and denial OF justice
Mr.. Hooker said that to cut down repre-
scutation from the South would be to de-
Drive the negro Of the right to be represented
in Congress. The negro was very good in
stitution as long as lie was forced to vote the
Republican ticket, but when lie became
man aud acted for hil>sclf. when he voted
tie Democratic ticket, the Republicans said
there was wanton departure from ING
principles by which he ought to be governed,
and his representation should be cut do%n.
Mr.. Calkins did not think any Apportlon-
ment bill should be passed at this session.
lie was not satisfied thai the last census was
cerrect. and instanced as z suspicious c'f~
cpmstauce the population Of South Carolina,
an increase from 105, 600 in $50 to So, Goo IN
1850 He was opposed to increasing the
representation OF the South on the basis OF
that census
auI AIKEN
wondered that the Republicans had not
thought proper to order an Investigation AS
to the number Of votes cast III the South IN
1872. In that election 1900 Republican votes
had been lcast In the First District OF his
State 10000 in the Second District. ard
al,Oo0 in the Third District, While 10
Democratic votes had been cast. Ii there
ever had been pharlsaicaI righteousness IL
was that exhibited by the Republicans on TIC
question of right and justice IN the South:
The negro vote FOR the Republican party had
been reduced from three causes: t1rst lal-
prt.ycment by intelligence; second, acqulsl-
ton Of property; and third, By protectlon
from oppression BY Union Leasufrs anu
Jesuitical associations. ISncering laughter
on the Republican side,] II he were to credit
the "Stalwart' portion Of the Republican
party. q fair election might never again occur
in tile South. He would say, from the
heart OF an honest man; from the hca1t OF
one identified from birth with the Souiherh
1,pople: from, the heart Of one having q
premier interest III the welfare OF the colored
1,eot,1c than any man on the Republican siue
that, If the :-stalwart" f" section OF that par
II enforced its threats, he would not warn 1t,
but he would assert thai, whatever tate De-
fell the South.
THE WHITE MAN WoELD SUCCEED.
They never intended to have again i'll South
Carolina, or in any other Southern State,
that damnable domination OF the negro to
which they had submitted for eight years.
If political interference came between the
whites and blacks OF the South, aud dctieu
tllepeople Of that section OIL the presump-
ton that they were taking away tho
rights OF the cclored man, the South would
reac.l that point where civil liberty would no
longer reign. That race would suffer most
which waslncntally inferior. II the American
people condded in the Southern people, the
problem would be worked out fayorably to
both races He read 4 letter written to him
by prominent Republican OF South Caro-
Nna,-WilIiam E. Earl,-stating that the lie
prblicans had not the material III that State
for State ticket, and he had, therefore, ad-
yised against it. He {Alken) characterized
cerpet-baggis1n in the South as political le-
galized burglary, and asserted that Northern
men going there to invest their money OF to
help develop the resources Of the country
we're always welcome Without further de-
bate the House adjourned.