Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1898-12-24
THE TIMES AGAINST Us.

ment OF the citizens OF color. 1t does |
not speak against the Ignorant :or vi
cious, but confines its lamentations and
protests to one Of the kindliest races
OF people on the globe.
There are no exceptions made what
ever, and yet it processes to be sctu.
ated by the purest mo2ives.
The TINES said in TT issue Of the
18th inst.
s'The Atlanta Constitution in refer
ring to the proposition to hold q con-
stitutional convention in the State Of
Alabama to deal with the suffrage
question. extends its congratulations
60 the people Of the STATED because the
bill providing for this convention hes
been passed by ithe Legislature aud
declares that the necessity for such
convention is no greater in Alabsms
than it is in Georgia, IL, indeed, so
great.
This gives emphasis TO the fact that
there is 9 growing sentiment in al
Southern States for q restricted suf-
frsge. The Negro in politics is q mar
plot, and the South has suffered not
simply from Negro misrule, but from
untold denorsliz alton growing out of
election frauds. which have been SON.
idered necessity in order to preserve
the government to the whites.'
1t discountenauces the Preparation
OF election frauds by the individual,
and advocates the practice of them by
the state itself. As 8 justification for
its position it said:
"And this sentiment exists not only
in the South, but in the North, and II
/ there are opponents in that quarter tn
restricted suffrage they must hold
| their peace in tie face Of the fact that
the principle has been already estab-
lished in our newly acquired posses
sioas of the Pacific. A bill has ALREADY
been introduced in the House of Rep
resent stives providing for govern
ment for the new territory OF Hawaii.
The section which defines citizenship
in those islands provides that "all white
persons, including Portuguese and per-
sons OF African descent, and all per-
sons descended from the Hawaiian
race on either the paternal or mater
nal side who were citizens OF the Re-
public OF Hawaii immediately prior 60
she transfer OF the sovereignty thereof
TO the United States are hereby de-
clared &c be citizens OF the United
States" This provision seems to be
very broad, but in point OF fact il ex-
cludes from franchise the large mum
Der OF Japanese and Chinese laborers
who inhsbit the island. These are ab
soIutely disfranchised without any
question OF educational or property
qualification. 1t is deemed that they
are Lot competent to exer3 ise the right
of suffrage and they will not be per
mitted to vote, so great is our solicit
tude Of our government for the inteili
gent inh abitants( OF the territory OF
Hawaii"
1t ignores the fact that this prsct G.
has been in Horse in this country TO
ten years Of more. There is no com
parison between the colored people o
TIL coHntry and the subjects of JAPAl
or CHEA. W. are as much American
!, citi1ens as any men. residing in thi
} co1ntry at the present time. Our Ia
hbr has contributed to our country
} wealth, and our blood to the country
q glory.
u The Negro-hsting journal continue
/ its TRADE against US. 1t said:
II Yet this same COVER nment though
4 it right and propsr to put the ballo
into the hands of the newly eman =
Al pated slaves OF the South, and by cor
stitutlonal provision to confer upo
them every right of citizenship ths
{ belonged to sheir late masters. Surel
Q after all this, the Northern people wi
not have the effrontery to offer opposi
ton TO any expedient tAat may b
iopted in the Southeru@Statesto ur
do she great wrong that was intiicte
by the North thirty years ago."
So it was wrong to give the Negro
part in the government that he hs
fought to save The TrGss commente
lie further. 1t said:
= sit is significant in this connectio
that the President of the United State
l. who is Republican and who only
\ few years ago, when q mem Der OF Cor
- gress, was Q strong advocate OF tn
" force bill by which it was proposed
10 discipline the Southern whites, ia 10
the guest of the Legislature OF Alabl
:. ma, which has so recently taken til
initiatory steps towards q constitI
:" tionsI convention for the purpose mel
ID toned, and now the guest of the cit
te of Atlanta, whose leading mornir
~ newspaper comes out so boldly in fave
- of qualified suffrage"
Of And again:
81 'This visit of the President at tn
III particular tine, taken in c0nnectio
III with the fact that in his late messae
he made no allusion whatever to I'll
> recent Negro troubles in the Carolina
cannot bat be regarded evidenC
ne that the President and his associate
r are not disposed TO NEEDLE with I'll
local affairs of the Southern State
but to leave them to solve their d.
C nestle problems according to thu
t. methods"
And what are their methods? Sta
o. walton, persecution, fortunes, shOotin
as sts5bIng. hanging and burning at Il
a. stake.
u It may be as the TIMES have sal
ar We are turned over to South to