The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1895-10-29

WhIte iaDOrlnB men 10 come in ant
md local governments in which the,
could have part and in which the
could feel themselves free American
citizens.
Mr.. Bowman said he could enac
nothing to give the people local sci
government better than this scheme
When directors are elected In town
ships each officer is under the eye and
supervision OF the people directly. II
Will be an education to the young peo
pie twill be an object lesson to them
In Ohe art OF government. AS to the
question of expense, il the people are
convinced that expenses are reduced
by this system they will favor it, be-
ucated and roads will be better. After
the suffrage plan is adopted there will
be very little danger from the negro.
| In the closing discussion on the
township, Canary Miller asked for five
minutes time and it was given him.
He said
mir. President: | am in favor of
the passage of the township govern
ment clause, because the State needs
It, The small divisions, the govern
ment OF communities with small con-
stituencies, will prevent our white
people from remaining isolated, and
meetings will bring them together,
will cause them to run against each
other. They will be educated by com
ing in contact with each other. On
account OF this isolated life. they have
remained lawless people, having
little regard for law and order, and at
all times ready to take the laws in
their own hands. Give them the
township government of New England
and you give them new school houses
in which they will be taught the lesson
of law and order, the lesson of for
oearance, the lesson OF government
for all with special privileges to none.
[ repel the insinuation, yea, the
direct charge, that the negro is in the
way and prevents the establishment of
this kind of government. for he is the
law w-abiding element in the community;
he Is the only element that forbears
and stands every kind of oppression,
and it is not for him that ask it, it is
not for him that | demand that you
should pass it, but it is in the name of
the white man that l vote for it and
demand that you support it, for it is
the white man who will not oboy the
law, but 0fttimes takes tho law into
his own hands. But wherever the
white man disregards the law, refuses
to live under and by the law, wherever
the white man violates the law, right
there in that community, by his side,
we find the negro doing the same.
The negro does not need this new
government of small communities as
the school in which to be taught law
and order, for he has been trained to
obey and respect law, but the white
man needs this new evolution, and to
better his condition. | beg You to vote
for the measure. 1t is because want
to see All elevated, law-abiding. re-
specting white citizenship that ask
you to pass this law. 1t is not true
that the negro is in your way. He
knows law-that is, he knows how to
respect and obey it and he will readily
tit himself to the new condition i'm
posed under and by this proposed
change.
have always labored by my vote
and act during the past twenty years
of my life to make laws that will cause
the State TO blossom and bear fruit of
peace, happiness and prosperity to
both races"
Mr.. Haynsworth, of Greenville, made
u spirited reply to the colored states
man, as follows:
Mr.. President Before speaking
to the question, | desire to notice the
remarks Of the gentleman from Beau
fort. He charges the white people of
the State with lawlessncss and dis
order. deny the charge and | would
ask what race it is that fills our iails
and penitentiaries, burdens our crimi-
nal courts with their trials? He
charges that the white people of the
State are given to lynching, but
would ask, who first taught our peo-
pie this practice OF lynching? There
is crime, Mr.. President, in the pres
ence of which the blood of the white
first gave occasion to this practice,
and at the doors Of the race to which
the gentleman belongs lies this crime.
| would not speak of the ofenses Of the
black man, but would rather throw
over them the veil of charity but the
gentleman has torn away This veil.
The white man it is true, is not free
from his oifenses, but it i'll becomes the
negro race to charge him with the
violations OF the criminal law
Senator Tillman, rising toaquestion
of privilege, said that he had recalled
the fact that he had signed the bill
preventing immigration agents from
coming into the State TO induce ne
groes to leave and lie desired now to
apologize to the people Of South Caro-
lima for doing 80. (Laughter). There
were 32I bills for him to sign and as
is always the case with Governors,
when q bill was presented to him in
which he was not especially interested
he signed it,
Mr.. w. ID. Evans also rose to u qucs-
tion OF privilege. He had introduced
the bill, and he desired to apologize
too for doing so. (LaughterJ.
The amendment offered by Mr.. Bar
ton. of Greenvillc, was adopted after
the following was added And may
make special provisions for municipal
governments and for the protection OF
chartered rights for municipalities"
Mr.. Wells, OF Greenville. offered an
amendment as section II, providing
that the several counties shall be
bodies polite; that boundaries shall
remain the same as now except Edge
field, which has been changed by the
formation OF Saluda, the boundaries Of
which are stated in IL constitutional
enactment This amendment was also
adopted.
COUNTY ENTS.