The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1895-10-03

IL "oulu VIC WHlt0 man DTOV1U0u
tho negro could explain the con-
stitution as we'll as the white man.
But tho editor of the News wants
to make it appear that under an
educational qualigcation mono Of
the Supervisors of Registration
would be honest mon. Thoy would
cheat you out of your votes by
saying you couldn't explain tho
constitution satisfactorily, would
throw away your ballot if il were
not for tho mon they wanted in
office, would catch you out and rob
you for tifteon cents, (of course
this is what he thinks) or do any
othor kind of u knavish deed.
Now would it not be woll for
this ahlo and wcll-read editor to
stop and consider the sixteenth
commandment instead of dcvoting
column and a half to the seventh
one.
1t is case of tho "motc and the
bcam.'
Now, the question arises, is it
right to allow tho kinky hoad and
thick lip to rulo our government?
Who fought for tho Independence
of America? Was it the negro?
No! The whito man had to- fac"
the cannon and wade through blood
ithusc OF them who were SO furtun-
ate rs to live to 60 through) for I
| I'm Il i,II I,np (,
present III defence Of his country
} from tn" tim" tn" bat lo was fought
at Lexington Until peace was de-
"larrd at Paris.
"" may b" huIl-doztd. bur
l"squrd and denounced hv those
viii" want t. hold up for the negro,
but W" will never 60 back on our
dear old Grandfathrr's patriotism.
This is white mans country
and a whit" man must and will
rul" it. W" hriicvo in giving the
negro his freedom in cvcry way the
law allows him to have it except
voting and if he can be dsfran-
rhiscd in an honest way, without
fraud, it is equitable and right to
do it. Thcy don't know what is
best for tho country. TO allow
, them t" vote is the samo rs asking
them to- your table. 1t is equality
AS goes Hurricane precinct S,
goes the lnlon!' That was exact
: ~ tho position of the little "sack
, when it rushed its proprietor on
ON the independent ticket.
= knew what it and l37 more of th
= sam" faith wanted, Thought the,
would get primary and Owe
| 100 honorbCund voters to th
contrary. or course if tho Super
= visor of Registration had done h,
: duty thrro would havo been enoug
= of colorcd votes cast to have elect
cd the proprietor of tho lttl
: "snck." 1t has become quite Gu;
t"mary to accuse people OF dishol
csty and rascality when we fail t
carry our points. We may max
quite q pcdantic display down her,
but there IS a timo coming whc
we will have TO give an account fo
what we have SAID about our fcl
; ow-bclng. Our own faults vii
face us and we may be doomed t,
eternal punishment in tho presonc,
Of those whom We have denounced
AS tho Constitutional Convcn
ton is now in session, and the ed
lt"r OF the News IS out of it, $,
far as having anything to do will
the framing of the Constitution
and can do nothing cditorially, W.
will not waste any moro time in
answering his editorials, but will
just lean back, laugh and wait fol
the time to como when we can
havo the pleasure of reading and
explaining the meaning Of Con
stitution framed for and by white
men. J. A. B.
p. S.-For the information of
such Of the readers OF The JOURNAL
as are non-suhscrihcrs to the Ncws
and consequently did not have the
pleasure of reading each sido Of
the question in dispute, we wish it
to be understood that this is no
!actional fight on our part. We
hold to DISTINGUISHING tho negroes
II 1T can he done in an honest way,
while the oditor of the Nows sccms
to want thcm to bo on an equality
POLITICALLY with the poor whitc-non
:, property owner. JAR.
Errata.-The editor of the News
!, we think, received about 600 votes
IN the general election istead of
l3I as stated in my communica.
tlon. There were, wo believe, ,72(
: vol cs cast in the Grccnvillo primu
! ry instead of 400 as stated in m,
communication, above.
If tho editor of the Ncws ha(
not been SO obstinate and taken ,
political lesson under the voters
of Plckens county, let the votors
decided the question at tho prima
ry, as ho had to do at last, he would
not now be n victim of on Ovardoue