The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-02-20


property for another man 5 benefit. The
s. poll tax vii! make every man pAy for edc-
cstirg his OWE ch.dren, AID if he does rot
pay his tax he canuot vote.
There can be no question Of the right to FIX
the poll tax a, So, said VI Bow for if the
tax eau be made 81, it at So or
any other figure Fixing the :. AT So will te
no incentive to all classes 10 ge: Il, ciuca-
ton
The Hon. Col. Darsan, said lhs speaker,
sis very much worked up over DISTINGUISHING
the uegro.'' ''The negro ought to be dis
frauchised to great extent" "As a race
they are utterly incapable Of self govern
ment and this being true the white people Of
the State should protect themselves against
the influence of negro votes and negro rule.
If South Carolina ever needed statesmen she
needs them pow. She needs statesmen TO take
hold of this matter and frame wise laws.
The State needs qualities sufraGeto limit
the action of the negro, and the Constitution
al Convention will give it TO the State I'm
der the present law the white people pay the
greater part of The money fe, the negro
schools. The negroes do not pay even the
! 81 poll tax. wLi;e the white people have 10
! do it OF work on ,;e read And besides pro-
,er,y is lsxed a; the rate of two mills 20 pro-
vide schools toc negroes and whites .:ike
! This is not Justice, for the rich man should
receive ;he 5snei from his property.
\ qualified suffrage may disfra:chiSe soc.e
white men, but everyone diSe:anchised will
| lift mp his head and say, thank God for 1t!
We are ou, Of the hands of the negro and
| carpet baeger Aud when we have the So
poll tax, the white people will learn to read
the Constitution and will not be disfranchised. i.
In 1916 saw COL Dargan. He was the
most active of the leaders in putting dowo
the negroes aud carpet beggers. He does not
dare deny his part. How has ne changed so
much?
Col. Dargan came here to discuss the Con-
stitutional Convention. Why did be not
stick TO that. He has gone back on the pres
ent administration and be ought not to have
done it.
If the negro is given the right of unquall-
fed suffrage, be will turn it over to crowd
Of carpet baggers aud scalawags. The negro
loves them and will vote with them every
time against the people OF the country. How
sny one can plead for the negro to be given
the power to turn he country over 10 the Car
pet baggers and radicals cauaot see
Mr.. Brown here concluded after thanking
bis bearers for their kind attention.
Col. Dargan took the floor and asked the
following questions
Col D"rgan 'Do you oppose tax on
property %
Mr. Brown II do.'
Co Dargau care you opposed 10 the
free school system %
Mr. Brown: Il ain, as it now stands -
Col. Dargan 81 want 20 ask whether or
not Tilmsu has said, Trust nc, aud will
see that tic poor white man shall vote p
MIR. Brown: 81 have nothing to Go with
W nat Ti!!man said
Col Dargan 'SDo you believe that the
same rule should be applied to the negro as
to the white man
Mr.. Brown: 81 do not
Col. Dargan 500 you think should have
seen copy Of the new Constitution before |
spoke to the question "a
Mr. Brown: 81 90, before you asserted so
much.
Col. Dargan: eli the SO poll tax is aot
paid, what would you have done with the
mani"
Mr. Brown: siake him work the road
and put them in good condition
Col. Da7gan; 'Work Whit "".: e~;ro
together q
Mr. Brown YES"
Col Dargan made a few remarks o; taaoks
to the audience, and Mr. Brown anuouuc=i
tha; he was no "a candidate and would uo'
oe
mAY LIVE a BETTER LIFE