Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-03-15
FLOURN0Y & BEIRNE.
TWO NOTABLE SPEECHES ON CURRENT
POLITICAL TOPICS.
The Secretary at the Powhatan Club; the
Editor at the Clay-Ward Actives
Meeting


was crowded last night with prominent and
substantial citizens WHO came to listen to an
address from Hon. Henry W. FlOurnoy,
Secretary Of the Commonwealth. Among
those present were Messrs. George ID. wise,
Tszewell Ellctt, Morton Msrye. 4. G. Ruf6u.
c. l.. Wingo, James NJ. Wise, ). Taylor
Tllvson, Joseph W. Carter. John J. Crutch-
field, and David c. Richardson.
Governor lee sent letter expressing bis
regreis at not beng able 20 be present.
President Kelvin called the club to order
MS.30 o'clock and introduced Judge Flour
noy.
THE CLUB.
The Judge after thsnking The clnb for the
inyitstlon 10 address u spoke Of the objects
a. the cub. lis organizslloo, ne said,
marks anew era ia southern politics, Tor IN
al tho southern states there Il not political
oraanizatiou with such objects m we" ss the
Powhaia Club has. IT. tuiinence VIII oe
ielt moi cnly m Richmond bu' througnou.
the State aud south. and be hoped II "ould
reach into the North.
THE oREAT QUESTION.
Coming 10 The subject OF bis address tue
,Judsc said that there i one question that Is
naramOuui 10 an others. There were no
douht men In tee audience who diher on 'he
tsr,0 ON matters Of finance 10 the Govern
meni. on relition. and about almost every
tni,r. but there is one subject upon winch
ol can unite. sud that IS that the perpetus
fion Of the Government must be secured
through the white I9cs.
Oor duty A. white men. said be, Is 70 call
the attention OF the country 70 this great
issue-whicb shall rule, the white msu or the
negroy Why was The right oi suffrage con-
ferred upon The negro by the Republican
uarfgg The Republicans undoubtedly had
motive, and the Judge said ne was going to
tell his hearers what It WAS.
In speaking Of the Republican party he re-
fericd In puncular 20 the leaders Tor tnere
are hundreds OF thousands oi men who vote
The ticsct Nh0 don't know that the fifteenth
amendment 10 toe Constitution was forced
down the thrOats oi the people. and he be-
heycd the DAY was coming when the hiieenih
amendment would be declared nncon-uu.
tional by the supreme Court OF the United
STATES because IL was uHconslitutonlly
adopted.
WHITE MAN AND NEGRO.
The Judge .ad he would not array the
white man against the negro 10 do The latter
,Duiury. II would he = boon TO the negro,
A wouid be like a bcnedIetion from Heaven,
n the right Of suffrage were taken from the
negro.
Wnv was this right OF suffrage conferred
upou this Inferior race!
Was n thought the negro's wisdom and
ratriotism were necessary 10 hclD carry on
lie ,.rest mschlncrv Of tue Government?
Was his id thought necessary TO solve the
Indian and Chine'e questOnsy
Did the Republicans want his adyice about
bet.ri0 and banNag system OF the Govern
Mnt2
40: not for any Of these reasons was be
enfrancnised.
This right OF suffrage was conferred for
two prrposes--lst, the Republicans wanted
those states that had been charged with trea-
son 10 come back into The Union under such
rules a would pespetua,e the existence OF
tbe RcpubiciB party; 2d, the Republican
party wished TO put 3 weapon IN the nogro's
hand TO defend himself.
WHITE MEN, STAND TOGETHER
Now, said the Judge, how can the negro
defend himself unless be has control over the
white mang To give the negro domination
over the white man is either The work Of
fools or the consummate folly Of madness.
The speaker said he wanted to see the
while men Of virginia siaOd together, no
matter how much difference there may be on
other questions We must not let bis state
Of aGaifs last forever. There must be some
solution Of this race problem. The Repuoil-
can party had It's birth m the denunclati)n
~ the Constitution that Constitution which
contemplate that this Government shall be
oi the people, 10y the people, and Tor the peo-
pie. .,,.,.
The Republican party has since its birth
utterly dl,resarded the Constitution. We
must not look to them for the solution OF
this great question. The settlement must
come through northern sentiment. We have
suffered from this curse long enough; we
have endured II wonderfully. We spend
100000 % year TO educate the negro, VINO Il
fausnt TO use his ballot 70 protect himself
from the white man.
when the fifteenth amendment was
sdopted. said the speaker. the negroes in The
District ~ Columbia we're eniranchSed. hui
IN 1874 Ben. Butler introduced bll into
CONGRESS 10 SbOilsh The popular government
i. tbnt District because the negroes were
euiovtnc 70 too great a degree the beue1t OF
the white msu's taxes. Yet at the same
time the carpetbaggers were roaming over
the south. and We appealed TO Congress
and the Republicans laughed at us. hen
Dakota. Washington, and the other Terrific
RE, were admitted into The Union New
Mexico. which had the population necessa'
" admit bcr, was kept ont by the HepuO-
Bcans. VINO SAID that large per cent. OF her
pouulailon was composed Of MeXicanS aud
hsif-Dreeds, aud we're not worthy Of citizen
ship. ....-,.,
HALF BREEDS VERSUS NEGROES.
rut the speaker wanted TO know IL these
b,lf-hreed. and Mexicaus are not as worthy
10 become citizens as the negroes. lie WOuid
not saw whether he thought tins Territory
should hsye been admitted, but was only
putting the Republican poison 10 their own
iips. ..
The spasSer said he had faith in some
men IN the North who vote The Republican
flcLet. and be believed these men will come
d,yn south 10 invest their capital and will
send b ck 20 tue North such testimony ~
will arouse sentiment IN favor OF disiran'
csi,ing the negro. and that the whole pro-
blcm will be thus settled.
CANDIDATE LASGsToN.
JoAse Flournoy desired 10 know how the
Repnblicans treated this race question prac-
tcally.
Al the convention that nominated Blaine
10y President In 1884 they made Lynch tem'
oorary chairman for 10 other reason
in.n that be was a negro. When Fred.
Dourlas walked upon the platform oi
That convention the assembly arose en-
,.qs,e ard cheered him because he was
negro. ani this same FIed. Douglass has
taken white woman for wi'e' ana yet tht
Republicans almOst 70 wild over nlu.
hrre Tis,rict last fan the judge said that
Iangs,on was n candidate with but one enc
jn N9ew-to bring about social relations be-
tween the neg oes aud the white people
lis rsce approved this purpose. as Is showl
In that 1900 voted FOR Langston, while ou
3.OO0 voted FOX Arnold.
Lanpsson declared on the stump. safe
hidge Flourfioy. that The only solution OF th'
race question IS the intermixlure Of the bloo'
of tbe NO races The white man, he (Lang
stoa) SAYS, hss the brains aud the negro th
muscle and that the intermlxture ofthe bloo'
OF tnetwo will produce person superior Il
either race.
INTERMARRlAGE.
Containing, the speaker said the only
fssue between the whites aud blacks v
whether the daughters OF tue former snsl
,nsrrv The sons of the latter. lie called upoI
h,s white brethren 10 stand together snt
mt fbe negro slaad from under, or els'