The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1895-11-19

State is going to be carried by til
white people, and in the second plac
the Governor appoints The commission
ers. Just as certain that this consti
tuition goes into the court, the fact tina
this proposition had been voted dow
twice would act like double -barrellet
shotgun. 1t would be suicidal. l
would do us ten times more good thar
harm to put 1t in.
Mr.. Sheppard said he had been loya
to the Democratic party ever since he
could appreciate the differences be
tween parties. He had always voted
the Democratic ticket, and as Demo
crat, he thought it the duty of the con,
vention to pass the amendment. AS Il
citizen of the State it was our duty, he
said, to our constituents to adopt this
measure. We can not afford to adopt
principles that do not receive the APP
proval of the country at large. The
eyes of the whole country are upon
this convention, and if we do not lay
down principles SO broad, and gener-
Gus as to meet the approval Of the ma
tional public, we will fall far short of
our duty. We want to put in pro-
vision that i'm the future our elections
shall meet the moral approval of the
people throughout the country. All
the people in this country will Justify
us in upholding our supremacy if we
do it in accordance with law. We
must recognize that the United States
Courts will enforce the principles of
the constitution. We can not fly in
the face of Congress.
Mr.. Howell held that the effect of
this proposition would be to revive the
Repu party. 1t looks like child's
play to satisfy this party by saying
you shall have representation. If that
party or any other party has q ticket
they have the right to have witnesses
there to see that there is proper
count We are not willing to trust the
Democratic party. If the white peo-
pie do divide, and we mean to be
honest, there 10 way to settle our
difficulties.
Senator Tillman said he could make
allowance for heat and passion and
charges of hypocrisy that have been
thrown in the teeth of the committee
FOR some people can only SEQ one thing
gro manager. What Is the condition
Of Charleston There is d desperate
to control the municipal gov
Four years ago there was
SO much distrust, so much feeling, that
they couldn't get fair play, | had to
take the factions by the throat and say
to them there must be fair elections. |
What do we see to-day? They even
refused to go into the Democratic pri-
mary"
Mr.. Rogers sympathized with the
and under ordinary cir
would like to see the pro-
vision grated permanently in our law.
But we must remember the peculiar |
in South Carolina. If it is |
not meant to give negroes representa-
lion what in heavens name it it? You |
are making q bed by this very thing to |
make white people devide. You must
think Northern people are fools if they |
don't see through this sham. We we're |
sent here to disfranchise the negro if |
possible, yet the gentlemen are argu-
ng that he ought to be entitled to re-
presentation in the management of |
elections.
Mir. VIM. Henderson closed against |
the committee amendment. We have |
come here he said for white suprcma-
oy, yet at the same time we dodge the |
issue. We hate to talk these things. |
but we might as we'll talk out. laugh
ter.) | hate to see our old leader now
afraid of a mouse. He has led the |
people right but he's getting mighty
L
on HIM, but he made u mis-
take in trying to get this in. | have
the greatest confidence in him but he
has made a mistake this time.
The aye and nay vote was then taken
and resulted in the rejection of the
by vote of II to 81 as
follows:
Yeas-Anderson, Barker, Bates, Bel
linger, Berry, Bradham, II. w. Brice,
Bryan, Cantcy, Dudley, Farrow, Fraser,
Gage, Garris, j. l.. Glenn, Harris,
Haynsworth, ID. S. Henderson, Henry,
George Johnstone, j. w. Ken
nedy, Klugh, Lee, MCGOWAN, Miller,
Mitchell, Mower, Oliver, OTIS, Pat
terson, Patton, Fcake, Prince, Rags
dale, j. III. Read, |. r.. Reed, Rowland,
ling, Sullivan, b. II. Tillman, G. ID.
Tillman, Zimmerman, VonKolnitz,
Wells, a. II. White, S. T.. White,
Wigg.
Nays-Gov. Jno. Gary Evans, Prcsi-
dent; Alexander, Ashe, Atkinson,
Austin, Barry, Barton, Bobo, Bowen,
Bowman, Breazeale, Buist, Burn, Con-
nor, Cunningham, DELAY, Dennis,
Derham, Etrd, Estridge, w. d. Evans,
Field, Fitch, Floyd, Gamble, Gary,
Gooding, Graham, Gray Gunter,
Hamel. Harrison, Hay, Hemphill, VIM.
Henderson, Houser, Howell, II. f..
johnson, |. B Jones, Willie Jones' Keitt.
E. j. Kennedy, Lowman, McCalla,
McCaslan, McCown, McDcrmottc, Nc
kagen, McMahan, McMakin, Nc
White, Matthews, Moore, Murray,
Parrott, Perritte, Rogers, RosO-
borough, Russell, Shuler, Singlctary;
Sigh, Smalls, w. I. Smith, Smoak
Stack hOnse Stokps Tulhort 'rovlnr
Waters, Watson, Wharton, Wink!cr,
Woodward.
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