Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-10-06

that threatens obstruction 10 ycu
ssd yours vhiie Il promises DO en-
during prosperity to NE and mine. :"
I The existencs Of that chasm he
I rightly attributed 10 the interlsosi-
tioC u Al alien influence ~ 9 fime
when the one race felt octrased AnS
strunteo BY the equality Of the
other nefore the Law, and the other
in alarm sought any guidance that
I promised il security IN its Sev-found
/ Liberty. The alien sought and OBJ
tanned our confidence, bot Rot ocr
affection. - be cried That would
remain with you and yours until
The memories and traditions Of
former generstioas shall become Oh
titerxted ana forgotten" Amer de-
clz-iu for constitutional provision
requiring thai every NAE, both
white and black, be able 10 read and
write oefore lie cAn vote. he Aid:
Mr.. President il is fearful go
rihce laid upon the burning altar Of
liberty. Many Of these men / know
personally; their hearts are ~ tue
Is steel Many a-e soldien sho
have stood amid the smoke OF bAttle
Oh bloody fields in defence Of the
flag hich ever, American proudly
halls a. the ensign Of freedom and
Ills tAlisman Of protection in all eiv-
ilized lands
{ Mr.. President, / wish to say TO
my people, nay, We have not taken
away your high privilege, bat only
lifted il toa q higher plane and e1-
.lred the sta ion OF the great Amer
can birthright-
Il wish to tell them that the sac
rific~ has been made TO restore cob
fidence, the great missing link be
tween the two races; to restore hon-
esty and purity TO the hsliot-oo1
and To cosfer the great bovn Of pc
Iitical liberty upon the COMMON
wealth Of Mississippi.
Mr.. President, | wish to be dis
tinctly understood in saying thai
there are terms upon which / con-
sent to lay the suffrage Of -, 90 o.
NV fellow-nen at the feet of tht
convention.
1T is due 10 Us, sir, that ther'
should De some expression on ths
part Of this great body indicating
that the price j. adequate. that ths
contract Is ratified and accepted
thst heneeforth the enlightened
sentiment Of this great state, a.
voiced from the hustings, from tht
public press from the lecture plat
forms and from the pulpit, shal
unite IN the determination that ths
great question shall De truthful. y
settled upon the enduring basis d
Truth, Justice and Equality; that
the race problem shall become q
thing of the LAS, and cease TO vex
and alarm the public mind; that The
two races shall peaceably travel side
by side, each mutually assisting the
other to mount higher and higher
in the scale of human progress"
In concluding his remarks be
made use Of these words:
If We are TO adhere 70 the belief
that there exists 8 Supreme Arbiter
of the destiny Of nations We must
also accept the opinion hat by his
Z decree these two races have been
brought together Oh Southern soil;
/ that by his decree their varied reis-
tions have been adjusted and by mis-
decree they must march On together
/ for AL time so far as the mind OF
man can foresee. Will not this
same guiding power adjust their
relations in the future as they march
together evolving new and greater
triumphs Of progressive civiIiza-
ton?
'fNr. Chairman and eentlemen:
In conclusion I again PROFOUND The
great question:
lis our sacrifice accepted? Shall
the question be settled ,"
The effect Of this speech is said 70
have been magical. Those who
listened to bis eloquent words
turned away when the ousky orator |
had finished, with 4 deep sense Of
relief and surprised wonder. The
crisis o. the convention was paAsed-
That which the culture and polish
Of Misaissippi's proUdest had sried
to effect had teen accomplished by
this once slave-the exponent Of .
despised race. He bad united the
convention. Hencsforth there vas
little debate, except on mAtten Of
detail. The convention was with
him, and the report and recon-
mendatiops Of the committee were
adopted by 8 large majority.
These are the sentiments, the
adoption Of which in practical life
will gradually do away with the
"race prejudice and ignorance i'll
,t,s -nurk and elsSuhe IL 4. mot