The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-10-31
CONV ENTION
PROCEEDINGS.
WHiPPEH AND GEN. SMALLS
Protest .ls#:n>: lIi!,nan'S Suffrage
$c;icule, Hnd Plead Tor Their nace.
Not I:nouch Ships in the CoaE"
:ry to Carry Away the Negro
Is,hice f,0r:, II, One DaS.

~ SpJlfSiiilCL Nh '<flVl N-N~
t2'l day. resumed the discussion Of the
Suffrage problem. Whipper, the ne
20 ,ucmhcr from Beaufort, took the
I"ur u Lcll>li OF his race and spoke
;or TWO hours and Il half. dealing with
Tic entire sitnatio:i III perhaps even
nIGre io.ci5ic manner than did Miller
!b> previous night He was particu'
iHriy severe on the proposed plan. tic
was listened to with marked attention.
lie rccouute.3 many things bearing on
;hc dark days Of the reconstruction
l'rriod. Gen. Robert Smalls, the IA
:aous ''Gullah' statesman, then took
Re floor and spoke for an hour, raking
the scheme fore anil eft. Then SeEG-
tor Tillnan had The further coukjdera-
tinu ot The matter postponed Hutll
Monday evening. Senator Irhy pro
~noscs 10 rc- commit to the committee
80 have the article construed as - its
vonstitu;iona'itv.
The two negroes who presented the
cause Of their race Tcre both members
of the constitutional convention IL
1865 which adopted the present c2n-
stitution. Whirper argued that there
never was such thing as negro rule IN
South Csrolina. He maintaine3 iG;:t
E:heu the negro was gwen The ballot
he was unfit to receive it; that white
oep took advantage Of his weakness.
Sot his votes, and all the offices and
did al the stealing. His speech WAS
powerful one. In the course Of E!s
argument be said:
Now tr the bill before u. with an
compelled % characterize Is I snare. \ S'ih-
{eriugC. 4 dci;I>ion. The only thing in con
::.Tt:nE with it is the fact that lis a;:th1rS
'i"cateG six moIths Or more hcfore the cali
ay Of this convention thar it was necessary
III order 10 tiSfrancilise the negro without
d;sIranrh!SuS G sing!: white man. Why
sh2"!G the negro be !h;:. outraged. w-ong"d,
r't!'ea, ,iecrau1e>l Of bis franchise! 30 Tc!
the whit" People. North ;!E'i Sr::th. 'w: HIN
q acl;"f i;!>t;Gg gratitude:
Now. should the r@E-" hc t:;=:ra:":;Gi>cdE
4 -. it ought to i've uoE" il 40 craE. lEaGA
manner. anu rot "v subt+.!nge in t:;iS article.
When safTrage WAS conferred! on Iii" i:"=:o
:l!ul:: white nlea il the same crn1!:i"H. /,
Nas t''iatake. The ncSr"rs wer': i"'i away
:'E icc superior race. ! have ir,cl: h"r- u
'iays ard have heard t:!::!u Try 10 prove .h;!
Nnli were t;e SuueriO. race. We ;,GEiH !:.lt.
We we're i;lSt out ofth.. bondage rf -!aTei:
~: i::loraucc. You huvc had SCHOOLS H!d
.ryi!:gcs--;E open - YOU. The ':oufs -
.Dc>s have Eprr closed TO US. Wr rrticei;.:
your superiority. hnt It is little - i"aSt rf.
Wait SO voars ana sec how ta" ne5r'' adtAn-
"cS. Wc.nu.'ehc that the negro was "uI'r:-
>'9cr:u irr ,l:c !allct when he Snt Ii. For 233
,-a;rs ;l! efforts were directed tv t:;I;!n: the
negro 11Gs':!rS. II. white mau w;ts rGil;I-
iv I:i!iit Ore class had i.c"n ign"Ga9t: tie
o,.cr had been taught 10 believe III: ar:rp
the basis rf property. The nrcr" wis at lh:
!nl;pin oi the bloody war. Their bitterness
max" then? unit for doing justice |" tie nr.
gro. loH will tiud all this here III the l:vE
'.u;.., p5SSe'l ny lie whites in 1858. Time viii
grove that they were lot qualified tp take
i1' ballot tii-n offered then!.
Il AN npt harc lis i Surp!ian.. nor do /
|j!l myself ami E!y race in The attitude al :;
hc@gar. | aHi llerras 4 man and repr's.
cItativ-. moi representing simply the negro
hut representing the people. The fact that
l an 4 ae,ro has nothing TO 10 with my
statIs here. AID Just here Will .iigrec5 to
=peik Of the fipran: way the term 'nlGSer
has been used IN this convention. I an Il
%eS-v. There are six others here that "rs.
neg -ccS We arc proi;,i Of 1t. md w. !r,pc
10 be able to do something il ans; out q This
convention that the negroes Will De- proud .!
and Wil,c men cQirp"ilcd 10 r"cVSniZ:. Eu.
when l1ipu selected from tbsr varin!!, ,uUn
i;o: n- Il i tHir 70 suppose. with !; view /"
heir Intelligence arl their -3",I standing Z!
:hrir various homes, ass:!LtH he.e With
ircae grave duties and responsibilities rast-
ing upon them. caG so nippantly n@e the
word 'niScer. >pei: wi:h,wo =. il is hurtfCI
and fee! il k"r,rv !; StiLcS sharper than
II serpent tuoin wEcu it comes frc!n ths
,:eneraj,i, gentleman irtE! E4gcGGI. Mr..
&. u. Ti!iirar, 'wAvni have learned - re-
>pc.t. W. have only six Q: G$ here u the
)r!"r;or rac" ard :o:i bave 15s Men 1pon
Ibis E0o. wiz. AZ: clam ring for w':ls. 81.
i.re,aarv r9.pe here aI.i ass"lme dignity aiiJ
"aI u 'nGSCr.' with inc tippaDcv cE bar
c;ori %tieu;iv;l:-. This trouble is 'neyro
-Ni':' AND 'whit5; Supremacy Was there
ever l:.y s;,ch ,hi.:g is.neGro rlle l.. So:iiiI
! ar0iima: {; VA. III" rule u white men s:!u-
,.rr;ni: * liz: ue=rocs. Are there not mere
negroes thar white n!c% Gil yo.r Far.GS vet!
t:o..'t :n,: w::icr: r:ie: Ia :Ae convention,
/ -, ;i.rr" were less thuc 4 dGZeu ;icgcCcs
uH,, - ;!Itu =: ,:ozeu white :Tsu engaged
il the r...i done the7" i AZ. ,:r"ii,; i: tie
work ';Il.. i: :ha. Convention. The wav it
Ma- e.Gv,i tx ses: has shown ,;:at to-, WAS
Iy1c;Ac Gaaserr;l, l.. Z. They l.. simply
,a!!:"i. ;:lG h"-t parts Q: cime- "cGS;!t'.t,mn2.
Nos! n tie zen Were ,he-e = ~: i: thrr
Wee :o!d.
Ta:- convention. !: j. said i - "cevrn.
;.,.--, -H::: ard establish White Supremacy.
t.i::m. ;!> :. matter .! tat. :here lever was
,vf.. :;.pr" EVER 7 tine Wit" We i;&t; :; negro
i3vcrn0r: WeMrv"r ?aI /, majority =! Re-
r:2 officers d: any .iale in this State ic.
H,.;.i tEcrc wer: ONLY four oGlured 5ficer5,
;,.>: ;:.:st only tnr Il $;r:ie tara! ca"ii. There
,,rv..r Wa Il county IN The SlatH c1:trclled
" cr:>red officers. IL fact al cl III" i'm
,.ortuat ufIiccS. clerk Of the court. sheriff,
rc;tsgrc-. auditors, Throughout. ths whole
S:a.c, wiki less than half a dozen exceptions.
:.av.. i,"er. :!!ir,. lv white men. Does this
ipQs Ike He.co r,.ie: Even io lii" darkest
hu;lrs .: r.t."EStruc;icr. VIXEN !ier bad icgis-
l;:io:. !..d t. the fall Of the Republican party.
white ,r"r hcI6 the Offices: white men did
tf:r r.,1::vri"S. many O. them Democrats 81
. r.. p:,".;.e~: dvc. who reapcd the rewards for
i:..;: purchase 81 ucCross. Ther5 never was
:. go" iph;'vi-t uaradlnS tht corridors OF
tEi-, 'i%C-... Th-v were whit" men. Call
ii.l::I! >ar;.";-bacS"r>, Sca!awaeS. ren"cades,
"A,:: %c'i viii. ;:l"H wer.. white men. aua are
responsible: e. IN. tat! !ag:s!atioD. Charge
10: ;hi5 u, - tna a""JHGt &; the Eagro.
|nau yon rested in arpar"ut security, own
u tie n=G.. himself. ,t2"-e wa a.. ilG"arca
- w-o:H s.:rauaeinc from the throne Itself:
=,t::a.ior waS troughs about that Goa: rc!ed
20: - 10 bin justice. IL w&s ihel slave;
~: :!tr-: hin! row Us -lao. ard rop wJ2ld
-::i:, 5i:!: .: 81: manhood. ;;rpaa! % you
= ;s.y ,;h;:c AacG uci avid t1e :oc>a-
..:::.i;.,.S.. 'wh;t:. will be icev!tabs. T1a co:-
r.'..:i+a viii cone. Thr negro j. here ard IS
l.: - 10 s;aT forever. The negro babies tora
">"rv ,;lE could no: hc carried II: in al the
. .;ia, rou ,'.,;:It;.hrin: % our shores
G..M. Sn.aiiS. among t,Ee- ;nirss j: !:;-
s:r..2H. s:.:,; MIR. President, this t2aT"2-
40. h.> been called io.no other purpose
nan he dis -;.n,:t:Sement 0! the negro. Be
,.a.,:&!. anG. tear i. mind that the elections
w::;;:i! a.a % i:ls= pace early 1ey1 month N