Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1890-08-02

these black Americans that holds
the south united and compact.
Ii is this claim TO civil and politi-
cal rights, the full measure where
with the Constitution clothes them.
which is resisted at the southern
Dailot-box. Therefore il is not only
the ballot OF the Negro which is not
counted, but also the ballot OF the
white man whose creed in that the
Negroes ballot should be counted.
Those things have turned the tide
OF immigration from the South.
You may speak of Birmingham,
Admission; Roanoke and Chatta-
nooga. / rejoice with you i'm this
new south of coal and iron, of cot
ton mills and Railways. I welcome
the tidings of each new furnace and
factory and town, the coming of
Northern capital and Western
boOms.
But grieve that only Is per cent
OF the lands of the South are cultivaA
ted; that fewer and fewer northern
born white men go South, where the
earth fruitful with miriad golden
harvests unborn, welcomes aud re-
quites toll, where the frosts do not
blight, where the winds are never
fierce, where the waters love to flow
IN broad rivers, where forests are
measureless by man. where the skies
are alV~e'e' kind: / am sorrowfully
freedom that induces the American
farner TO carry his Sons to trench
and irrigate the parched desert, To
face cyclones, brave arctic weather,
to dwell under wintry skies, rather
than populate our favored land
where the dignity of labor is dishon-
ored by the repression of eight mil
lions of lhbOring people, haply be-
cause they are blnck.
The American-born immigrants car
ries Freedom of thought and action,
carries citizenship and sovereignty
with him wherever he goes. The
land that allures him To abide in it
must secure him i'm the exercise of
these rights.
1t is the white mans govern
ment of the South that repel
the vigorous youth of the North.
Many of the best men of the
South are convinced OF their failure.
the Indifferent millions of the North |
and West begin TO tie dimly con- |
scious that by the SUPP emacy of the |
white mans party i'm the black states
the nation is unduly controlled.
The tide of race prejudice overfiows
{ he borders of the black States. It's |
waves reach this capital and rise |
i CHER to yonder Speakers chair. |
The triumph of white minority rule
n the black states Is the suppression
I majority rule i'm the National |
iouse OF Representatives. Thesouth- |
white Democracy counts the black |
an decisively in 40 representative
ties ON this floor
That a government whose most |
numerous and powerful branch of /
ne Legislature is elected by the peo-
'e directly has no power by appro-
late laws to secure this election "
m such fraudulent control "is /
lposition SO startling as.to arrest
entiOn
Sis bill only proposes tn supervise
the .eiection of Representa-
YES ne ceFtincate oi such an cleo |
ton rs the apex OF "A pyramid
Its base is on the shoulders |
OF the voters of n Congressional |
district. The certificate depends on
the correct canvass of the returns;
correct returns depend on the count |
OF the ballots at an election whereat |
votes are fairly east free from brib-
cry and intimidations. The election
after all depends on the registration,
where registration Is required. The
registry must include all qualified
and exclude all disqualified citizens,
else it predetermines the election
even though the registry be fair and
full; the result finally depends on the
Congressional District which may be
distorted in population and territory
to stifle the fair expression of the
peoples will.
The bill now proposed does not eff
sectually supervise the registration;
it does not embrace the balloting,
the canvass, the return and the GER
tificate.
The State officials register the vo-
tors, conduct theeiectlon, receive and
count the ballots, make returns and
certify misrepresentation The
Federal supervisory does not interfere
with the state machneFy nor tres
pass on the count OF Che votes for
candidates for State or local Offices.
The Federal supervisors only dupli-
cate the count of the State election
officers when counting votes for
Representatives in Congress. This
double count aud this double certifi-
cate tends to defeat fraud. This
added publicity gives confidence I'm
the result and will decrease contests
for seats in this House.
This double canvass and certifica
ton win secure confidence in the ex-
pression of the peoples will in dis
tricts whore the elections are of bad
repute. II the State certificate ard
tise Ns6i0nsi canvassing board
certificates differ it is necessary il
l0trieal nnd constitutional that the