The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1895-02-20

& IACSOlNS ", W ,cStaD-
'ish justice, ns,u ~ .-.estic tranquil
provide for tho common defense,
ote the general walfare and So
,,the blessings of liberty to us and
J.. .postority, we do organize ourselves
into iii '&rganization known as the
Ministers. UHion of the State Of South
Carolina from>> and by which
u State Executive COMMITTEE shall be
appointe>,, not consisting Of more than
hvc nor less than three, in each Con-
grcssional district, to work with and
through the county executive commit
tee, to organizc in all the counties i'll
the State.
Section J.. II shall DO the duty Of the
State eXecutjye- cn,nittee to APPOINT in
committee whose duty it shall be to
organize in every precinct in the
county, and sec that all Of tho mem
bers of each club are furnished with
registration certificates.
Sec. 2. 1t shall be the duty Of the
State executive committee to canvass
or cause to be eallvasscd every
county in the State, instructing the
voters how and for whom to vote
Sec. 3. Tho executive committee
shall lave full power to act in the
absence Of this convention whenever
and wherever emergency demands.
Sec. 4. It shall be further the PROV
ince Of the executive committee to levy
tax, which shall be apportioned TO
the various districts, sufficient to en-
rloy legal talent TO test the legality Of
acts by which the laws governing us
navc been enacted that shall be enact
cl against tile rights and privileges Of
franchises guaranteed, to us by tho
Constitution Of the United States.
Hart moved to adopt, when Middle
Ion rose and said that thcy should
strike the portion looking to organiza,
ton. 1t was dangerous; they would
likely find tla tpoliticinns would gra6
up The organization and money would
doubtless be used to destroy its use
fulncss. He moved to strike out.
j. II. Johnson and a. p. Dunbar
submitted the following minority re-
port:
Whereas, there is to be Constitu-
ional convention held for the purpose
to disfranclisc the colored citizens Of
this State, depriving them of the right
guaranteed to them by the Constution,
and therefore be it
Resolved, That we, the ministers Of
tho State Of South Carolina, urge upon
our people TO register to q man and be
ready to vote for any man or set Of
men who are opposed to such discrin-
nation among its citizens irrespective
Of party ornane.
| Hart said it was wrong to ask tht
Ipeoplc to organiz when the mon who
wero to lead thcm refused to organize
He went Oh at some length il an in,
.l3':y',1 passioncd, 81 { say that organiza
fInon coinu not Dc dispensed with
They had to have men watching al
tic time, otherwise the people coul
not bo Informed WHO to vote for, etc
| Middleton made a brief reply.
| Then the Rev. j. G. Tobin got til
lloor cnd he made "Romc how'll II
| was surprised to sec mon stand ther
and say don't orgahiZc," even Will
the throats Of our children yet uubor
are preparing to be cut. [, for one
am here to shed my last drop Q
blood and have my body burned an,
tlc ashes thrown to the winds befor
I'll do it. (Groanas and eyes, Yes"
Ilc was for fight all the way through
| We can leave this county, can, for
haven't anything but my grip and Goa
and it's almost worn ont. IIe talle,
war from beginning to end and said
there was any man there who was no
aroused to his utmost he ought not L
be there.
| Middleton Where is the money t
DO this coming from7
| Tobin- Where you get yoursuppor
front tho people.
The chairman said that it was tim,
to stop talking and get to work.
Amotion was then put to lay the mi
nority report OH the table. A standing
vote was taken, the three old negr,
preachers Middleton and the Riccs-
sitting. Tho motion was carried by
vote Of 81 to7,
Itwas then decided to adopt tn
majority report by sections.
| When the preamble was struck out
the men opposed to the organizaiio,
made an effort to strike out all refer
cnce thereto. Only sixteen sllpporte,
this effort. Asimilar effort was mad
with another portion Of the preamble
but it was voted down.
Middleton said ho was endeavorin.
tc avoid political parties buying them
Chappclle said that this was an in
suit to the Christian ministers. w
came here to work with all tho partic
which will work with us to save on
rights from the wreck. applause.
We don't come here to please any MAJ
or set Of mon. We are hero to keep
tclcgraphic wire running from the pre-
cinct to headquarters. The politica
| lnoInnc ono 1oCI,;nr. <1o.uo ~ zoe Wy
don't want the State, and we are no
going to get it. Money, intolligenc,
and sense have to run the government
We don't want toput ignorance bacl
IL there. God knows there's enough
t it in there now. We don't want III.
Offices. Rice i wants all l can &c
out Of 'cm.) We don't want to be COW
ardly. The white people knew mis-
takes had been made even in 1876. L
you don't believe it, read The State. I
is said that he who sits on q hot stove
will rise again. Middleton sits on s,lcl
ntstoye. We've got to strike these l1int
% % les Iliesiiahe s6, Qnt Of the way. Chappellt
calleu Ga, p1 lof the previous question on Tho
Middleton replied to r,.s nersono
slashcs of Chappelle. Daniels plead ef
for unity of action. Jacobs had con
siderable to say by way Of explanation
as TO why they wanted organization
lie believed thnta white man who hat
to fight disrl spccts any man who
won't como out and fight. The cir
cumstances had boon SO different. The
people Of tho North have been letting
things alone because they knew W.
were ignorant. lie went on for some
time TO explain his attitude.
Middleton said if they organized the