The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1894-06-05

the Louisville and Nashville railroad
and was warmly defended by Mr.. At
wood OF that road as q patriotic effort
to make the most OF the facilities al
hand. He said the railroads were al
ready cooperating in every way tC
facilitate the movement, and they
could not do it all. 1t was best tc
have these county organizations and
let each county get up the literature
and forward it to the railroads for dis
tribution where it would do the most
good, and afterwards to run excursions
to the advertised sections.
The report of the committee was
adopted.
SOUTHERN DEVELOPMENT.
United State Senator Jarvis of North
Carolina read paper on obstacles to
Southern development, in which he ad-
vocated the establishment of such
State, county and city governments
throughout the South as would give
the fullest assurance to the wuid-be
settler that his life, liberty and prop
trty would be as secure as in any other
section of the country. He showed
that the capital is the most timid
thing in the world, that man will
risl1'himself where he will not risk his
money, and that the money would not
seek Investment. where there is bad
government. With reference to the
presence of negroes in the South, he
said the negroes are not responsible
for being here, but are here to stay.
All plans for their colonization else
where, or their expectation are wild
and visionary. The negro could not
go away il he would; and he should
not if he could. He must be recog-
nj Gxf, in hn nd ho
wiscst plan to pursue is to educate
him and make the best possible citizen
out of him. He commended all that
was being done in this direction, but
regretted that it. was not more. He
said the elevation Of the negro race
must begin in their homes. They must
be provided with better accommodate
tions with ample room to separate
the sexes, and with good teachers in
their schools. Their preachers must
DO instructed and aided by the white
preachers, and whore one is unworthy,
he must be exposed and displaced, as
the teacher and the preacher excer-
else tremendous influence among
them, and when vicious do vast deal
of harm. Better homes, better schools,
and churches, better teachers and
preachers, and better laws would make
UilS HSSTo al tuo law
ing citizen, and then capital and labor
would not hesitate to come among
them. He referred to the fact that
strikes and strife among labor were
unknown among Southern negroes. and
the South does not desire indiscrimin-
ate immigration of those classes that
are not law abiding. 1t wants only
such people as can conform to our
civilization and become good citizens.
In the course OF his remarks, he also
advocated the repeal by Congress OF
the 10 per cent. tax on State banks and
the coinage of silver on the same teens
with gold.
There is some discomfort expressed
among representative Of distant States
that> so much time has been occupied
in talking on matters cXtraneous to the
purpose of the convention. There is no
division Of sentiment among the dole
gates on the proposition that the South
is the best country in the world, but
what this congress wants to do, is to
devise ways and means for convincing
the outside world of this fact, and To
persuade people from distant sections
to come here to live. This was the
object they had in coming hundreds
Of miles to the congress, and they feel
that valuable timo is being wasted in
discussing everything else but i'm
migration.