Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-12-05
GOV. TILLMAN TALKS.
In His Inaugural Address He Reviews
the Race Question.
ALL MEN ABE NOTCREATEDE EQUAL.
The Whites Are and Will Remain Masters
of the Sunny South.
DUTIES TOWARD THE INFERIOR RACE

COLUMBIA, s. c., Dec 4-Governor-
elect B. G. Tillman who was elected on the
reform ticket composed of the Farmers Al
lance and other Democrats who wanted q
change OF government, was inaugurated to
day in front of the State House at 1 o'clock,
in the presence of large crowd from all
parts of the State. In his inaugural ad-
dress he referred with pleasure TO the ma
tlonal victory of the Democratic party, and
in regard to the election in his own State
said:
In our own State of South Carolina the VIC
tory of Democracy ana white supremacy over
mongrelism and civilization over barbarism has
been most complete, and it Is gratifying to note
the fact that this attended by 4 political
phenomenon which was surprise to all of US
our colOred fellow citizens absolutely refused
to be led to the polls by their bosses.
GOOD FEELING.
The opportunity of having their votes freely
cast and honestly counted, which it has been
claimed is denied negroes caused scarcely
ripple of excitement, and the consequence is
that to-day there is little prejadIce and more
kindly feeling between the white men and the
black men in South Carolina than has existed
at any time since 1868. When it is clearly
shown that majority of our colored voters are
no longer Imbued with Republican ideas, the
Vexed negro problem will be settled. and the
fear of return of negro domination will haunt
us no more.
CanI not appeal to the magnanimity of the
dominant race? Can l not pledge IN your be-
half that we white men OF South Carolina stand
ready and willing to listen kindly to all reason
able complaints, TO grant all Just rights and
safe privileges 10 these colored people-that
| they Shall have equal protection under the law
and guarantee OF fair treatment at our handsf
Ihat the colored people have grievances 1t is
| idle TO deny. That the memory of the wrongs
and insults heaDed by the whites upon the
| blacks during eight years rule has provoked
retaliation and often injustice. is true
| LYNCH LAW DENOUNCED.
| 1t was natural and inevitable, but we owe it
to ourselves as Christian people; we owe it to
the gooo name of our State, which has been
blackened thereby, and its prosperity retarded,
that these things should be stopped.
| We whites have absolute control of the State
| Government. and we intend 10 retain it. The
intelligent exercise of the right of suffrage at
| once the highest privilege and most sacred
| duty of the citizen. is as yet beyond the capac-
| ity of the vast majority of cOlored men. We
| deny that ''all men are created equal" 1t is
| not true now, and 1t was not when Jefferson
/ wrote it. But we cannot deny that it is our
| duty as the governing power in South Caroli1s
i 10 insure to every individual black and white,
/ the fright TO life, liberty and the pursuit of
1 happiness"
/ With all the machinery of the law in our
| hands. with every department of the Govern
| ment-executive, legislative and judicial
| held by white men, with white juries white so
| lcitors white SheriffS, it is simply infamous
| that resort should be had to lynch law, and
| that prisoners should be murdered because the
| people have grown weary of the laws delay
| and of its efficient administration.
DRASTIC REMEDY PROPOSED.
Negroes have nearly always been the victims
and the confession is a blot on our civilization.
| Let us see to it that the finger of scorn be no
| cd af Gv raaE NJ ia
deplorable condition of affairs. Let punish
ment for crime, by whomsoever committed be
prompt and impartial and with the removal of
the cause she effect viii dfsaPpeaE And as a
last desperate remedy, to be used only when
others fail, grant TO the Executive the power
| of absolute removal of any Sheriff who 1AlIs
| to prevent any such act of violence in his
! county after the law has taken control OF
| prisoner. ] have thought it wise to speak in
| emphatic terms on this subject, because every
| Carolnian worthy Of the name must long to
| see the time when the law shall assert itself,
| when our people will not be divided into hostile
| political camps.
| SCHOOLS FOR WHITES AND BLACKS
The address then calls for improvement Of
free school facilities; the formation OF school
districts having an area of not less than 16
square miles nor more than Sc, and the
establishment therein of two schools, one for
colored and one for white people, and an in
crease of the POLL tax devoted to school pur-
poses from 81 to So; demands that the State
SHALL in combination with other Southern
States, arrange for the compilation of school
books, to be sold at minimum cost and for
bids the use of any others; demands the abo-
litlon OF the State University and the
establishment of a college instead; indicates
desire to abolish the Citadel Academy
calls for industrial schools Tor girls; de-
mands a constitutional convention, regard
less OF what may be its cost; demands a sur
vey of the phosphate beds and the sale of
the territory at auction to the highest bid
ders.
In alluding to the State debt, he suggests
that State banks be required to deposit with
the State Treasurer State bonds to the
amount of the average deposits held by
them for the State; that every State bank be
required to invest at least 20 per cent OF its
capital in State bonds, and that all insur-
ance companies doing business in the State
be required to deposit with the State Treas
urer SIS, 900, 900 in South Carolina bonds.