The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1895-11-06
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other measure, but l do know some
thing of the people of my county. do
know something of the Confederate
soldier. If as my friend from Horny
remarked, the dead soldier could arise
from the battlefelds of Virginia, l
would meet them and with that greet
ing that can only be understood by
comrades who have shed their blood
together in defense of their country. |
would say by the measure proposed
by the suffrage committee every Con-
federate soldier is provided for. As
one, part of whose body IS buried in
Virginia. I would say that I would
lose my others arm before would con-
sent to disfranchise any one of them.
My first objection to Mr.. Patton S
plan is that all white voters who were
too young to 60 into the war and
whose farthers did not. and cannot
read aud write would be disfranchiseG.
MY second is that the sons CT men
who died before the war aud who were
too young themselves to 90 into it,
will be denied the ballot.
My third objection is that those
whose fathers were invalids and could
not 60 into the war will be disfran-
chised.
MY fourth is that those whose
fathers were too old to 60 into the war
and all good people who have moved
into the State since the war and can
not read and write will be shut out.
The better element of negroes do
not want the ignorant and vicious ne
gro to vote.
L remember when a boy in going
to Charleston with load OF cotton we
passed place where young man
while running a horse race, had been
kill. His tombstone |as by the side
of the road and on it these lines:
''Ye living men as We pass by,
As you are now so once was l.;
As am now, SO you will be,
Prepare for death and follow me.
"A man who was something Of .
wag, came along and after looking al
il a while, wrote:
ITO follow you am not content,
Unless I know the road you went,
For they do fork and no one can tell
Whether you have gone to heaven OF
hell
And that the way with Mr.. Pat
tons plan; we do not know where il
will lead us" loud laughter
Mr.. Bryan made a very strong
speech, pointing out the the constitu
tional objections to the Patton plan.
On the suggestion of Mr. Patton tht
vote on his substitute was postponed
till the night session.
HOW 1T DIED.
The vote by ayes and noes stood
ayes 30, noes III. Those who voted
| for the measure:
Messrs. Bates, Brice, 7. W; Burn
Dent, Graham, Jervey, Jones, Willie
Klugh, McDermotte, Montgomery. W
j.: Parrott, Patton, Perritte, Read, J
H.; Russell, Sheppard, Smith. Jere
miah; Stackhouse, Sullivan, Wigg.
THE MISSISSIPPI PLAN.
Several amendments were offered
on behalf Of the committee on suffrage
and ordered to be printed. They were
mostly changes in the wording only
Mr.. Stanyarne Wilson offered tn
following amendment:
Strike out (ci and insert subdivision
(c.) The person applying for regis
tration must be able to read and write
any section of this Constitution, Q!
must be possessed of sufficient intelli
eence to understand and explain !
when read to him by the registration
officer.
The effect OF this substitute. would b.
to do away with all property qua1ltica
tons, and to extend the Mississippi
plan indefnitely-whereas the articl'
reported by the suffrage committee
contemplates that that plan shall ceas
to operate after the 1st Of Januar.
1895.
Mr.. Wilson made a long and earn
est speech in favor of this proposition
He was answered by Senator Tillman
The vote stood-yeas is, nays 129.
Those who supported the Wilson
amendment were-Messrs. Alexander
Barry, Bobo, Bowen. Brice, 7. w.
Carver, Gray, Hamel, Harrison
Henry, Johnstone, T. E.. OTIS, Peake
Rowland. Wilson, Stanyarne; Wi
son, W. BIS.
Mr.. Jeryey offered an amendmen
which would preserve the suffrage /
all voters now holding registration
certificates. and exclude all others I'm
less these others should be able TO rea
and write.
Mr.. Jeryey made an earnest an
able speechin favor of his proposition
at the same time pointing out the dan
gers and wrongs that he thought inc
dent ito the plan reported by the satfrag
committee.
MR. BELLINGERS 5 PLAN.
Mr.. Beilinger offered the folloWln:
amendment to Mr.. Jerveys propose
ton:
Inserting between the words same
and be the words ''or upon proc
that he voted at the general election
of 1892 and 1894, or at the electlo
held on the Goth day OF Angus
1895.
Mr.. Bellinger spoke at some Iengt
in support of this measure: lie wa
not pledged to anything. He wante
this matter Of suffrage placed abov
reproach, above the charge {
fraud.
The amendment was lost.
The vote was then taken on Nh
Jervey's amendment: Yeas u, nay
126. Those who favored the amenc
ment were Messrs. Anderson, Bate
Dudley. Fitch, Jervey. Miller, Reae
:, J. H; Reed, 1. R.; Smalls. Smltt
r. F.; Whipper, Wigg.
STILL ANOTHER,
Mr.. Dudley offered the followln
substitute for the whole matter:
Section t. The qualification forsu
fraee shall be as follows:
(a) Continuous residence next pr
cedine any election in which the ele;
tor offers to vote, in the State tw
years, in the county one year and
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