The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-07-21

pics Of equal civil and political rights
afe vital to the interest of good GOV
ermncnt, and that they can only be
enforced by the carrying oHt Of the
principles nnglattcd by our fathers in
the organic law Of our iland its set
forth in the Bill Of Rights Of our Con-
stituti0n. Recognizing only the COM
mon brotherhood OF men, we, us ID
race, arc indebted TO the Republican
party Tor free citizenship aud :hc par
tial enjoyment of the rights thereto.
We believe that the full enjoyment of
each and every right can only be OBJ
tanned by the continuance in power of
4 party whose aims are to project all
and prescribe none. While s,oknowl-
cdginy the benefits rccnipcti, NC arc
comprlicd to iudict .t1lc Republican
party for lis omissions IN the past six
years, as far rs it relates TO its admin
lStration in connection with our race.
We condemn the action of the Nation
al Republican party in comforting every
office of honor, Gmolumcnt or trust
upon white men to the exclusion and
detrimcnt Of our race.
We wish tho American people to
, understand &lrd be informed that we
are cursed with the most damnabfc
| form Of State Government to which
[ free people have ever been subjected.
BY legislation he right to the enjoyment
OF an h@ncst vote and u fair count has
| been taken from lis.
The right Of fair trial by an inn
partial jury is denied us. The rights
| Of Our people in the civil ~"a o'tuli"c,
side OF the courts are not protected.
Tire vcrtlicts OF the jurics and the sen
tcHccs OF the courts arc determined by
the condition and color OF the parties
accused of crime. Tho lynchiny Of
our people for suspected offences has
become prevalent in this State, aald it's
tendency being to dis0ryaniZc and dis
| rupt communities, promote crime and
place law and order at defiance, VIC
feel called upon TO denouncc in I'M
measured terms snch naorant aud 30
| far unpublished violations Of law.
Our public school system is by no
means efficient. The schools arc in
operation hut few months during
each year. Inefficient teachers arc
largely employed for the sake Of cheap
ness, and they say on arrount of pov-
rrty, not being able to await payment,
arc trcQIcntlp under the necessity of
selling their claims ut discount. The
best qualified teachers, on account Of
their mcagrcncss Of salaries and the
Sh0rncsS Of the session Of the schools,
are forced tn forsnke the field Of iu-
Strur;iom AID fnlluw other nyocations.
The present s! stem Of hiring cut and
working convicts upon any other han
public works We condemn. While we
cannot deny the power Of the i.t.gisla-
lure to enact laws to the drtrincnt Of
even conrictS, yet we would set upon
them the seal Of condemnation and ask
the Legislature TO wipe out the iniuui-
tUuS system at its earliest session. AS
representatives Of that race most vic
timizrd by the avaricc and greed of
hcartlcSS corporations aud individuals,
we thank the press OF the State for the
unanin;tv with which they have con-
hrmnrd and sti@mntiZcd this inhumar
and barhnrous system.
After some little SDarring between
Tom Hamilton and June Moblcv, the
report was adopted.
The following is list Of The dele
gates selected to so to Louisville:
First DiStrict-A. ID. Danizlrr, W W.
II. l;irncy, W. ID. Crum; alternate, S.
w. Mckinley.
Second Di$trict-L. Cain, s. G.
SmiIh. Fred Nix; alternate, E. J.
I - --.14itSsa rst1tSs, atsarliard Tovd. ~
Fourth District-lt. a. Stewart, j.
W. jUncs, j. Is. iiDvticn.
Fifth DiStrict-C. e.. Levy.
sixth District.-M. *. Holloway.
r. j.: Sawyer, Il. W. Mines; alternate,
e. II Dcus.
Seventh District-R. II. Richardson,
Is. II. Williams, d. 4. Middleton.
as there was but one delegate from
the fifth district six delegates at larpc.
Instead Of tumr, were elected as FL
lows: ID. a. Slrakcr, Thomas f.. Mil
lcr, II. l.. ShrcwSbcirv, f.. NJ. Pinck-
ney, Rev. j. &. Waters, Rnht. Small,;
altcrnatcs, Thomas Hamilton, II. IL.
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