The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1895-11-21

the constitution. We can not fly in
tho face Of Congress-.
Mr.. Howell hold that tho effect OF
this proposition would be TO revive the
Republican party. 1t looks like child =
play to satisfy this party by saying
you shalt have representation. Ii that
party or any other party has u ticket
they have tho right to have witnesses
there to sec thai thore is proper
count. We arc not willing to trust tho
Democratic party. If tho white poo
pio 40 ulviuo, aud We mean ~ be
hon, st, thcro is Il way to settlo our
difficulties.
Senator Tillman said ho could make
allowance for heat and passion and
charges Of hypocrisy that have been
thrown IN tho tcoth Of tho committee
lor somo people can only SEQ one thing
and they see the bugabOO OF u one me-
gro manager. What i'd tho condition
Of Charleston There is a desperate
struggle to control the municipal gov
crnmcnts. -Four years ago there was
80 much distrust, SO much feeling, that
thcy couldn't get fair play, | had TO
lake tho Guctions by tho throat and sav
70 Ihcm thuro must bu fair elections
w hat DO wo SEQ to-day? They oven
refused to go into the Democratic pri-
mary"
MIR. Rogers sympathized with tn.
committee and undor ordinary cir.
cumStanccs would like to sec tho pro
vision grated permanently in our law
But wo must remember tho peculiar
| conditions in SOUTH Carolina. If it il
not meant to givo negroes representa-
tlon what in heavens name it it? You
are making Il bed by this very thing To
make white people dcvidc. You must
think Northern people are fools if they
uon / see through this sham. We were
sent here to disfrauchiSo tho negro if
possible, yet the gentlemen aro urgu-
ing that he ought to be entitled to re-
presentation in the management of
elections.
Mr.. VIM. Henderson closed against
the committees amendment. WU have
come here he said for white suprcmu-
cy, yet at the same time wo dodge the
issue. We hate to talk these things
but wo might as well talk out. (Laugh-
ter | hate to sec our old loader now
afraid OF mouse. Ho has lod the
people right but he's getting mighty
tame now. U.aug | mean no
reflection on hlm, but he made Il mis-
take in trying To get this in. have
the greatest confidence ia him but no
has made IL mistake this timo.
The aye and nay vote was then trkcn
and resulted in the rejection Of the
amendment by n vOto Of II to 81 ns
follows:
Ycus-Andcrson Barke", Bates, Bel
linger, Borry, Bradham. II. w. Brco,
Bryan, Cantcy, Dudley, larrow, Fraser,
Gage, Garris, j. l.. Glenn, Harris,
Hayusworth, ID. S. Henderson, Henry,
llutson. George Johnstone, }. w. Ken
ncdy, Klugh, Lee, McGowuu, Millar,
Mitchell. Mower, Oliver, OTIS, Pat
tcrson, Patton, |cako, Prince, Rags
dale, }. Ii. Read, |. II. Reed, Rowland,
sheppard, Sloan, II. II. Smith, Strib-
ling, Sullivan, B. II. Tillman. G.. d.
Tillman, Zimmerman, Vonk0initz,
Wells, ~. Fl. White, S. E. White,
Wigg.
Nays-Gov. Jno. Gary Evans, Prosi-
don't; Alexander, Ashc. Atkinson,
Austin, Barry, Barton. Bobo, Bowen,
Bowman, Brcazcalo, Buist, Burn. Con-
nor, Cunning nam, DcIIny, Dennis,
Derhanl. Eird, Estridgo, w. ID. Evans,
Field, Fitch, Floyd, Gamble, Gary,
Gooding, Graham, Gray Guntcr,
Hamcl. Harrison, Hay, HcmphilI VIM.
Henderson, iIouser, Howell, II. T..
johnson, |. B Jones, Willie Jones, Keitt,
r.. }. Kennedy, Lowman, McCalla,
McC"slan, McCown, McDermottc, Nc
kAgcn, McMahhD, McMakin, Nc
White, Matthews, Moore, Murray,
Parrott, pcrrittc, Rogers, Roso-
borough, Rnsscll, Shulcr, Singletary,
Sligh, Smnlls. w. G. Smith, Sm0ak,
Stackhousa, Stokes, Talbcrt, Taylor,
Waters, Watson, Wharton, Winklcr,
Woodward.