The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1889-11-16
SENATOR WALTHALL.
rhe Mississippi Sage Seen
En- Route.
ue Expresses His Views on the
Convention Question.
po Has Nothing to Withhold
Ne Has Nothing to Withhold
From Mississippi Citizens.
The People Differ Honestly and
Are Considering.
III. pr.ss and Public Men Hold Divergent
Views, and the Masses are Thinking Ior
Themselves.---Whv He Opposes H.
special to the Memphis Appeal

special to the Memphis Appeal
Jackson, Miss, Nov. 11.-Senator Wal
hall. wife and daughter, Miss Courtney
nassed through here this afternoon en-
route for Washington. The Senator goes
early 90 as to have his home in readiness
by the meeting Of Congress. He is look
inc in the best Of health. In making the
.9nnection here with the Queen Il Cres~
mt route he was in jackson two hours
md regarding the constitutional conven
tion question, which is snow being SO largely
aiscussed in Mississippi, said that the
,ople were more than welcome to any
views he had on the subject, as it was one
fraugbt with much interest to the people
of the State and one that they should
have
ALLTHE LIGHT
on possible. "The people of the State
are apxiously, tboughttully and dispas-
siona.ely considering the question OF
holding convention to revise the present
constitution. There is considerable di-
yersity of opinion among them, and the
set that their public men, as well as the
press, differ as 10 what is best to be done,
has set them TO thinking each for him
self. They have all the same end IN
view-tbe best interest OF Mississippi
and her people, and the disagreement i;
as to the ways and means by which that
end can be attained. There is not the
least excitement, and no mans motives
are impugned because he openly and
frankly expresses his views upon the
questions, in
THE RECENT CANVASS
in response to recommendation OF on
last State Legislature that it be made al
issue in the election just over. There
no question involved Of who have th'
most confidence in the people, the adyo-
Gates or the opponents of convention
npd when the question has been determin
ed there will be general acquiescence il
action of the majority, and if we have
gonyeption there will be cordial co-opera
ton in the effort to produce bette
Constitution than we have now, what
ever the result. If the people could b
convinced that white supremacy could b
made secure by the adoption of ne,
Constitution, the white Democracy woulo
of course, be unit in favor OF conven
tion. In that case neither the cost of
convention, which must be considerable
nor the canvass for delegates, which
THE OBJECT
in yitw would probably make active an
heated. would be regarded as a 'serlou
objection when compared with the grea
end to be accomplished. Many OF then
however, are unable, as am, to see ho'
such a result can be reached by such
process while the Federal Constitutio
remains unchanged, and so far l do nc
think it has been explained to their sati:
action how it can be worked out throug
any convention ordinances the State Gu
adopt. Many Of them tell me they car
not understand why, through all the:
wears of anxiety, so simplea solution OF
great problem that has ELECTED SO muc
discussion,if if there be any such solution
has not been sooner revealed; and the
are led to inquire why some
SUCH REMEDY
was not applied in States like Louisiana
which have adopted new Constitution
since the white people have been
power, but which have their race troubl
Just as Mississippi, and probably son
Of them more. Those with whom agrr'
do not believe the end can be attained ;
attaching property and educational quail
fications as conditions to the right
vote. as this would disqualify a conside
able proportion Of white voters in Il
State. without whose active aid whi
rule could not have been established
the State and cannot as we believe
maintained here now. We think 1t wou
he undemocratic and unjust to exclu'
these men from all interest and particip
ion in the conduct Of public affairs he
and in the selection OF their rulers, al
that our State government
CAN NEVER
he harmonious and successfully admin
tered with so large and respectable
element in its population indifferent, y
TO saw resentful, toward it,for denying
its citizens who bear its burdens the hig
eat franchise of freedom simply becar
other misfortunes. Nor do We belle
the end can be accomplished BY anott
mode which has been suggested and b
met some favor, and that is an arbitra
apportionment by which tho power
legislative control is to be lodged wi
the "white counties" disregarding t
right of representation, based upon poi
laftion, which belonged equally to
"black counties" end which they v
be slow to surrender. Such a regulate
beside being absolutely arbitrary, a
therefore open to some of the
SAME OBJECTIONS
and complaints which we have oft
urged against Republican legislati