Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-10-19

mas been created. Its act subject "a re,i",
ION oy the governor. And the governor ha
pceh gwen power to remove county Of.
hctrs on prcsentment OF the grand h,rv
ton N'Ns"''su'
Inc famous dlspensary law bas ho.,,
Put IN the constitution. but with nrovis.
oI that IN It's stead prohibitions NAV 4 q
enacted. or licenses issued to corrnrai H., !,
OF individuals to sell liquor undpr mo
same restrictions now Imposed undt r
,h he uisspehsary' Senator Tlllman explained
tnat ms last provision was Intended 10
ehatlo the State TO do a liouor busi1c ~
mo Federal courts forbid its Jircct
| Iu1lclrnucn In that traffic, There ,yne a
not hEht against this. hut tho Tlllmnn
luea prevailed. An attcmp. To rsno,,,
ene state IRON the solitary position 1t oc-
,,., ra ~ me only one In the Union In
| Nhlch divorces are not permitted for any,
Cause, ana lot recognized when granted
IN other States, failed after. hot crn,en.
tion. An effort by Ben Tillman 10 Tor.
charters upon factory towns WINS over
Whenningly beaten although Trby and tho
,p'tiessinen were helping II. Many n
lhe factory towns in this stain with,
populations OF from 800 TO sOno arc ON inn,i
owned entirely by the factory cornora :
ton. Tillmnn's purpose nrobnblv yns d,
ilnnair Influence which the min rresI.
cents naturally have over voters who arc
| tn'lr tenants at will ms well as their ern-
| ployes. Tillman aided the conser,,ot' vas
| 10 Insert a section, giving cities ana
| towns tho right 10 exempt nanuf tobtrns
| rom fHNntlon nrniusi 'Nc bitter on~out.
| tion OF big element Of his own faction
| WHAT THE CONVENTION HAS DONE.
one Of the most curious discussions was
| tfat over tho mlsoegenaticn clause. This
forbade tho marriage OF any white per-
son win any person having one-ciehth
] sNHaIn
ting ANY for "one-eighth" against TnI.
mans urgent protest that this would
| comnhcate the AFFAIRS Of rcspscto bic
Families OF the State who are recognized
| es whitc but Who have traces OF nepro
hlood' Ever since this discussion there
nus ooen eager aud curious inquiry MS 10
VINO ana where these families IRE. But
nobody seems 10 volunteer any informa-
/ ton on that interesting subject
me long disputed status OF the pronertv
OF married women has been settled bv n
section giving such women precisely Tho
| rlcd women aud men.
An nnti-lottery section and n section
declaring vacant the office held bv lnv
man convicted OF gambling have been
adopted. '"
The time FOR tho meeting Of tho general
ntremoly has been changed from Novem-
Der to January
These are about all the Importa,t
CHARGES so far made In tho old conatitn.
ton The articles remaining TO he acted
on nre crammed with political dynamite
ono OF the first Of these Is that on eau.
tauon II now seems nrcbare thnt n
combination Of the friends OF Tho four In.
ntitutions for higher education mo Souib
Carolina college, and tho citadel academy
or the old regime, and Clemson col'4ro
and the W'thron college for women of
me new. VIII reteln an four. Tho nrticlo
a. renortei from committee nrnvides n
worry liberal scheme for common uaitooi
education, recurring the legislature Ia a.
at the beginning NJ each vAar tie Length
or the sessions Of the school and TO levy
taxes ACCORDINGLY. Tho minimum school
INK Is 10 he fiNc1 at three mills on tho
dollar instead OF two mills as nj nreeent.
the fund thus arnuired 10 10 supplement, 81
hv one dollar poll tax and nv tho nronis
OF the dlsnensnrv. Tile iden Il IN have n
comnlete svstem Of schools IN onern ION
elk months Of each vanr instnnI Of nm
INCOMPLETE system with an nvcra-a NJ
TIRE months "a NJ nresent. TIE funds are
To he dIstrihute1 acco-dinr IN nnrollrnen,
under tho direction ~ local OFFICERS
There Will he tremendous struggle
over the pronositlnu to decrAAse the re-
Qu'rements OF area for couu'ies At lenst
Dozen pronosi'ions on this subject nre
Vending md fr,llv twsrtv new Counties
have heen mapped out and are swai''rq
constitutional authority to come into
heirg
Thera w'lI MISC be great battle over the
Homestead low.
THE SUFFRAGE QUESTION.
The star engagement Of all will be when |
the sun age question II tackled. The |
nvowed purpose OF this convention was |
to maxi outrage law which would for |
ever eliminate tho negro vote and insure |
white supremacy. Nobody seems to nave |
av,V ia axa o. to no. 10 I
to be done and the suffrage COMMITTEES. |
with Senator Tillman, chairman, had bag
ElCd and hammered over It three weeks.
A plan was at last reported II re-
quires voteri to be able to read and write .
or to pay taxes on $500 worth Of property,
until 1898, voters who car not read or
write are allowed the privilege OF going
before an examining board and having a
clause In the constitution read to them.
If they explain this satisfactorily 10 the
examiners they are to be put on the regis
tratlon list as voters, and to remain thenS
The avowed purpose Of this IS
TO make voters Of all the white illiterates,
leaving the negroes out.
Two years Of fraud and then fair cleo
lions forever" is the motto OF the advo-
Cutes of this plan
This law would give the State about
ole hundred thousand white voters, In
rullns probably ten thousand republic
ms, ana from LlllTlN~llNt 10 MY lAhuaAuu
negro voters. As an elimination OF the
negro vote 1t Is n failure and ii2zle. As
n reasonably secure guarantee OF 'air
elections and white rule It looks pTom-
slng. Senator Irby however, Is out IN II
furious interview denounclrE this entire
suffrage scheme as an inFult and Illus
.lcu to tho roor Chite mPn and n crime
lruinst the Anglo-Saxon race. lie accuses
Tnlnan OF base betrayal OF the Glars OF
people who have followed him faithfully
md given him place and power. Hc prom
ses TO fight the plan to the lest ditch and
as the senator is very earnest llFntcr
ye MY reasonably expect that when tho
line comes the fur will fly right Io
5 TIllman's match In vituperation and
master In skill OF fence, and the combat
Viii be full of fire and fury and intense {
rtorest. unless Tlllmbn fiunks. ms he has r
IN former occasions when assailo1 by his I
leiy colleague. !
WILL TURN OUT ALL RIGHT. I
As part of Irby's fight It Is proposed
hat this convention provide for appro-
,rlatlons Of the State for the coming
ear and avoid the necessity for any ses- J
ion OF the legislature. The object OF
his Is to force this convention 10 com
,lete any suffrage plan It may adopt. This !
,ody is moderate and non-fartisan, where
~ il is feared that the legislature Is con-
...tt.a Ia, nan 1sultuan and GoVarnOr !