Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-12-28
FRIDAY 49,. DECEMBER %. 1873:


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Negro suffrage Is so odious TO a good many
Of TIE best people in the South that they
might be expected to favor almost any pro-
position that is made to lessen the voting
streaglh Of the negroes. Thus 1t seems 10
Us that the Democrats OF South Carolina are
in q fair wav 70 get themselves into troubles
which they do not 'DSesee by taxing up with
aITOp0siuon 10 establish an educational test
for voting In that State. The evils OF
negro suffrage VIII never be corrected 10
ihlt way, We icgr. We have passed the
forks Of the roads, and n we have
taken The wrong road. and been travelling on
Il Tor the las; twenty years, 70 Is surely too
hate 10 attempt 20 reach the desired end of
our journey by returning over thai weary
route M The cNprrta', 0n OF finding the same
conditions which existed ~ that uow COM
parafiwfiy dis'sut period. In q word, we
arc living 10 tbepfesent and not in The past,
sud we must resort 70 such measures and
policies 81 ore practicable uow and not I'M
consistent wi'b ths circum lance. and no.
ton. % thc present Gay.
Realizing The IMMENSE importance 81 the
subject, and sincerely DESTROYS 20 contribute
fometuiue O. TIE discussion o. the various
schemes which have been suggested for rem
derlng necro suffrage tolerable, bat al The
same time approheasiye that none Of these
schemes would result as their advocates ex-
lc.icd tucm 70 DO, We have peuucd several
trt.e'o, intended 20 convince thoughtful
reader. that ne last word had not yet been
sid iu RECORD TO the feasibility o. the
pcbepes Aforesaid. md TO induce them 10
adopt the motto, "Makc haste slowly We
wcrc clatGti Yesterday TO find i'm The Pc
basbure ludcx-Appcai the following en-
delsemeut Of our d. article on this interest
ing subject:
u" We print in another column this morn
iue an editorial from tho Richmond Dispatch
resptriiur au educational qualification Tor
sugrsec. which i. NOT only sensible, but
seems tD u. to he ~uuauswerahlc. In = later
numbers the ui-puCh had another article on
property gU4if aati0g on very much The same
ltur of Thought enlargement. This ~re,ile-,
feeling iu FAVOR OF d~isirsuohiSlug voters,
which ismmife nng it4eii in many plrisofthc
south. 81. dangerous in thc extreme 90 our
ppscc and prosperity. A property qualitca'
ton Dr. ahHofIeut aud wholly iodcfcnslhlc
under suruatorm ~ government a. we have,
nua 81 educational justification can Dee lusti-
Hci only when o. b.. made operative va t7'v0
and imposed Dy aGoyernDe INT IS making
nu earnest aud honest effort 90 provide lie
eiu1cus win tht means Of am educational
Qualifications
When thc locatopt.on question was mp for
discussion and decision 30 Atlanta. Ga, The
negro voter. divided upon that question
The same was tlc ease in tins city. itisno'
impossible that the adyorstcs Of a prohibito
- liquor law viii SO Increase In strength
before 1851 tlat they will be able 10 %contenC
with ibc two old parties For the control o
Congress, and the moment any question
comes up that Will divide the negro vote tha
moment Won viii have M the community
thousands II white, who will oppose al
Schemes looking 20 even The partial dislran
c%hi.emcnt ot the negroes.
We cannot see our WAY clear 10 the adyo-
cacy 81 even partial Acknowledgement Of any
eort. The difficulties that lie Ia the direct
track are numerous. Those that lie in the
roundabout or Indirect track arc OF The same
nature II not s0 numerous.