The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-11-12

! Such a provision is III almost every
constitution Of the United States north
Of Mason and DiXon's line. Every
man who has been reading the North.
ern papers must realize that we are be-
ing watched from one end of this coun-
trv to another. We are already twit-
ted with proposing to perpetratc trick
cry and fraud and to strike down free
American voters 10y our machinatious
hnd machinery. We have openly
hvowed our purpose to DO certain
things. but We canuut open v avow this
| purpose. We ask you not to stultity
shis body to pnt 1t On record that We
propose to perpetuate the conditions
! Lha: have existed in the past aud we
think you ought to give uS some con-
sideration. You invite attack from
Congress, from The Supreme Court OF
Tue United States and from all the
enemies OF South Carolina and a!l the
enemies of the South and all the friends
Of the negroes. Bat there is another
consideration. VIC have been labor
ing SO long under the incubus Of nc
gro domination that III our efforts here
70 rectifv or constitution anl throw
Safeguard around our suffrage and
the elections of this country, we have
been obliyions to the fact that We are
making a constitution that is Euultera-
Bile ard We would leave it to the hands
Of every party in South Carolina that
might in the future get possession Of
If the machinery to cheat white men
our equals and our fellow citizens.
u believe it is almost inevitable,
seeing that men are born different,
that they look ut things through differ
cnt spectac!cs, that We will have divis-
ion among the whites in this State, as
there is even here. Elsewhere there
is freedom, and in the future we will
have it--whitc man against white man
and the question is, are We going to
rut it in the power of one set of white
men to see that their votes are put in
the proper boxes and that they are
honestly counted?
1--WE arc here with 10000 odd on
the one side and $4,000 on the other
ami nothing but the patriotism Of the
one side has kept it from appealing to
those corrupt votes to overthrow us.
God forbid that we should 50 far di
vide as to bring in this vote as q hal
ance of power, b,,t if we should divide,
we should net put it in the power Of
the party IN Office. We have all tho
commissioners ali: managers; you may
pat the votes in there. but VIC will
count them.
''Don't let US who are now in power
forget that the wheels OF fortune arc
always turning; that politics is the
most uncertain ground that man can
walk upon. See the changes in the
North. Only threc years ago the Dem
ocratic party swept the country with
an Overwhelming majority and now
they are co:"rcl with defeat and dis
grace We Reformers should put this
clause here for own protection, for The
day me-; come when orr own vote may
be ieopar,Iize,li if We 10 not provide for
representation on the board Of super
visors and managers.
\ good many of his political friends
jumped on him, and despite power
ful speech he made later on. the con-
,vention refused to do what he asked
iby q vote Of 81 to II.
Then the whole article was finally
adoptad and sent beyond the conven-
tiou's reach by vote Of IS to IL.
Thus it is seen tha5 it was by mears the
unanimous vote Of the conventio,: that
adopted the scheme.