The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1886-09-15

tually endorsed by State Conven-
tion, then the sooner we abolish or
remove this bone of contention to
Columbia the better. 1t has con-
fesscdly been organizes contrary to
the Constitution; is improperly
located to suit the health of young
men of the middle and up country,
and might very properly, on the
score Of economy, health and con.
venience, be made part of the free
system of education in Columbia,
giving a much needed scientific and
practical turn to education in the
State while at the same time comply.
ing with the Constitution and the
laws under which we receive the land
grant fund. In advocating its re.
moval to Columbia, / was but follow
ing the ideas Of the Board Of Visitors
before the war, who contemplated it's
removal to avoid the cpidemics
which prevail in Charleston, and
which had forced them on several oc.
casions to remove the cadets to Co.
lumbia.
Our greatest political difficulty,
and the greatest bar to our receiving
'.justice" in this State, lies in the
undue influence which Charleston
wields by virtue Of unfair and un.
equal representation--not only in
the General Assembly, but also in
our Democratic Conventions. I'm
fortunately she also controls several
low.country counties, who, like her.
self, have undue representation for
their negro population in our Con-
ventions. If Charleston was under
the control Of the gentlemen of
Charleston, and. instead Of such men
as Dawson and Brawley, she was
controlled by and sent to us such
men as she had, and still has--men
who were incapable Of sharp practice
and political trickery--then we could
afford to trust them and her with the
extra power. Unfortunately, if we
are to credit the statements Of her
own mayor and the acknowledge.
ments of her own people, she is in
corrupt political state, and her lead
ers not only abuse the power they
have in the State, but resort to fraud
in their own Democratic primary
elections.
The true remedy lies, first, in the
reapportionment Of the representa-
ton Of our Counties in our State
Democratic Conventions in proper
tion to the actual Democratic vote
of each County; or, in lieu of this, to
resort to strictly white straighout
Democratic primary election for all
the elective offices in the State. The
second is in taking census Of the
State as early as possible and giving
each County its true and proper rep.
resentation in the General Assem-
bly,. l know that it is threatened
that the whites Of Charleston and the
low country will bring the negro in
to the Democratic party to utilize his
vote, but ] know too we'll that this
means negro equality and negro rep
resentation, which they cannot afford,
and that the gentlemen of the low
country would rather see the State
controlled by the reliable white peo.
pie of the State than by either the
negroes OF the low country or the
corrupt politicians of Charleston.
This is the goal to which the white
Democracy OF the State must look;
and when we reach it, as we most
surely will ere long, we will have no
more domination Of the State by
corrupt ring in Charlestop; no more
control Of the Legislature by the use
Of the negro vote therein; no more
usurpation ofpower by the Executive
Committee; and no more +. w. Daw.
sons on our State or National Ex
ecutive Committees.
l have worked for, suffered for,
and have made too many sacrifices
for the State and party to do other.
wise than gracefully submit, but I
shall bend all my energies in the
future to right this wrong, and to
accomplish the above ends; and.
God willing, my political enemies
shall find that though l have been
politically (and publicly defeated,
I am not politically dead.
ii. IL. FATLll.