Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1895-10-30
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white mans rule all the time. The
Negroes had Il MAJ jurity of the votes, il
is true, and they elected all officers; :;
but it was always under the insiruc-
tion and lead of white men. And it
was white men who had taught the
Negro to he corrupt. The leading pa
per in the State. the Charleston News
and Courier, had been subsidized i'll the
interest Of Moses in 1872, with SlO,-
OO0-s5, 900 in cash and two notes of
50. 500 each. When those in high po-
silion like this were corrupt, asked
Whipper, what could be expected of
the poor ignorant Negro? Continu-
ing, Whipper went on TO say that If
this unjust article should he adopted.
it would not bp 10 years until the peo
pie of the State would call another
convention to undo it. The Negr" is
here and he is here to stay. The
white man cannot do without him.
and should make of him friend rath-
er than an enemy. If the bill should
pass. it would be fought in the courts.
in congress and before the world, and
the persistence of the Negro, hacked
by the justice of his cause, would final
ly bring him victory.
General Smalls spoke along the same
line, and in the course of his remarks,
quoted some statistics. He said that
the Negroes in the South paid taxes on
property to the value of $263, ,OOO,O 900,
and the Negroes of South Carolina paid
on 100000. Since reconstructin
times, $4,000 Negroes have been killed
by white men, and only three have
heen hanged for these murders. In this
State, there are 1872, 900 Negro voters,
and of these, $4,000 are unable to read
and write. The number of white men
over 81 years of age is 1000, and of
these, $4,000 are unable to read and
write. Last night the convention had
voted down a proposition for simple
property and educational qualification.
An educational qualification would
give the whites present majority OF
IA, 900. He was willing for the quail.
ication for suffrage to be fixed on any
basis that the convention might see fit,
lust so it was made to bear equally on
all mon but he would dare them to
adopt a simple educational qualitica-
ton.
The attendance was small, and
Smalls asked that the vote on his
proposed substitute be deferred until
Monday afternoon. At the instance of
Senator Tillman, his request was
granted.
MONDAY.
Monday morning was taken up in
the discussion of Mr.. Henderson's prop
osition to allow all the counties in the
State that are now behind with their
finances, to borrow money with which
TO do business on a cash basis. The
matter was discussed at length, and
although the committee on finance
had made an unfavorable report, the
proposition developed considerable
strength. No positive action was
taken.
At the night session, Delegate Ander:;
son, colored, of Georgetown, followed
up the speech Of the other Negro del
egates in behalf of his race. There
was a large audience out to hear him,
but his speech had no weight. Ander-
son was followed by several white del
egates on the other side, and then came
a vote on Whipper's substitute. The
vote resulted 130 to 6 in favor Of Ia
bling the substitute. The minority
voters were all colored.
The report Of the committee on sui
frage was then taken up and was being
discussed when the convention ad-
iourned.