Richland beacon., 1888-01-14
LET Us HAZE WHITE PRIN.fTIES.

LETUS HAZE WHITE PRIMiTIES.
FpIToR CLARION: In tue last issue 81
your Iaprr | read = timely AMI sensible edi-
rnri,l, ~ which Won argue that ''whte pm
,n,ri.<' l. the tairr-, ,nrth0l q draining the
voice. Of The prnnciacy of his parish IN
nol,,naiiuy conventions. ! am really now 10
,,.nru' with yon ~ y"ur position IN that
Ia.>ri,1. lie fc,'rut contest III oar parisi'
has tr.r.ushiy CONVINCED nv thai th'
"irui'i-r II h,dch'' !, an aii.ia''ory, and
| nitli .ay. y ,l-iurhiaI ti-ineut oG'
,rrli,wal affairs. That he has nn lirn con-
v,rrlu,,- - righ, IN po irr> is mater of fact
he su.ae.,. tie can rlu'y 81 no true Dem"
vfa'. ani wien 40 a>pirhni i'r ntIi''ial h0n"f>
psrs"ri, hiiu-rif, the nr.r" depends ."ir'N
upnn the J., i.nen' at la. uhite i'icnis rs Ia
he 6rnr>- aui ri.Ih,i,y It the candiia''.
y here he caudil.'t" has iui''rnl i"ii"""t-
wh" inI'iif.u iair ~ trn> at c"lnr"d m'n Ia
~, ~ l,n,nrn>c Advantage over c"n'p"'-
tnr. wun /, tu!ly a. ""rhy. ~ competent hi"'
- pn; u.ar NJ Il " Ia l. rr"i'ir, "a" have NJ
an lruc,. with nr.i" v"j'.r~- when "" r.
f-,uI,-r hat T.; nIn .o'rl for bv Ne
nr.tn'-- i not ilI"ir rhrtc lH' III r''"I'" g
thrIr c.npipv,.r-. II Toes s"rin - be- uri'l' T.
l.riy he nr.r,c> -. tIG-i - r,au VIII - rh"
g. once. uf H." t.in>,c- of rhIrhin.. ,"ir!lI-rn'
whte people
al not p:ri'rrir" r!arg'- r-''r>i anl
man or So, ct inca Ia Tho pdrl-l, 'ni.r IT,
irIu-Ive ala.e iud "rvrryrhin@ /. Tar -
t.nii,r.," m-n al unlin;''arhat!c r1'rl"t'>'"
.r.ou 'o the Ne. y" vote ~ tIwari the .'ii ~
their ,,h !. nci.',iur> N p,'mHrr rlrr t'i'>
al &c AL
gifted wi'h ,hat p,'ru;iar i,,i N" u.talh
,no-, valuable Al az. Ia can,!riaic> NOR
nal puilug strength.
lu Z. IT., TINE at our lat ,'tn"plc enters
tanned dnubr- - 10 the J,-tirr at rNrludIns
he negro l'nn all pi'uril'';.nn ia oar pa
mary ri-,ri"n- on tine .rni.i IaI toe whit
p,mrcr..- irnani ii he egg" n-Iuic >ccncc
IA. nnd hrs support al. the formations made
~ he nrm~rTii" parry. lh's demand Is,
b-Npud all question:. 1T, rSpe'ir nj ard ms
IcNrV"iy nt.-r>-aty. II - the cnly recourse
l., ave uur party from sulJ cation by designs
ing ncn. wiz" srek oilce tor the sake OF
!an md power. THIS demand being a par,
al oar umwriu., pOii:n.iI law, il seemed 10
,,r u ching bat rilh, 'hat the negro shoIid
assist ia lie :, lection a.: nominees for the
r,Iry To- support. Bat the shameless audaciiy
winch the rr2ro displayed on the 10Th Of
December IN the sa.e Of his ballot and the
eager disposition upon tie part OF white
pnlr. claus Ia purchase that ballot, persuade
me tina, our Tar,y integrity is in extreme
jeopardy when the negro is presented to take
part III cur primary elections. Therefore
Hr. Editor. ! jim You in an earnest and
respectful appeal to our Executive Committee
To preclude from the primaries all colored
u.rn IN the approaching election for parochia
and district officers candidly believe thai
The be-, interests of the party will be sub.
-crved 10y such rule.
Yours truly,
A. c. McMEANS.
Tie foregoing is taken from the
llorehouse Clarion. The paper
endorses Mr.. McMeans' views on this
subject,
We have been told by several who
have heretofore opposed us on this
issue that their minds had changed
Mr. McAIeans is not an exception
The disgusting scenes at the last
primaries throughout the State OF
purchasing votes has been the cause
of a great many who bitterly opposed
white primaries before to come out
now strong for white primaries.
We have advocated all along
gave our reasons-not to deny any
man or set of men any political rights
accorded to them by the amendment
to Federal Constitution or any rights
that they may have under existing
State laws, but in local primaries the
people have right TO say whether
they will be held by Democrats
white or colored, by mass meetings
by ricc 1oce or ballot. 1t is fami
ly affair and deprives the colored
man of no rights he has under the
lazy.