Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-11-18
CAROLINA GOVERNORS SCORED
AMENDMENT TO FEDERAL CONSTI-
TUITION RECOMMENDED.
government. 1t Is Held. should BE
Eu,oxxcrcd to Intcrfcrc-t Big
Force of Police at Meeting,
but They Were Not
Needed.

OF COlpred men ana "OihtH' " iiN''-
against the treatment Of their rae" IN
some of the Southern states recently, was
held tonight in Cooper Union. As a pre-
c,lItionary measure. the police were out
in force. as even in this city. III the Hen
Kitchen district. there has been c0nSiotr-
able anti-negro sentiment. rms precautloH'
however. was not at all necessary. as lht
gathering. although enthusiastic at times,
was very peaceable one. The hall vas
crowded with coloreds people. with a
shrinking of whites. A number Of promi-
ncnt white citizens. however. sent letters
commencing the object Of the meeting
During a tedious wait for the speakers.
a white man with lorg. flowing hair arose
in his seat in the center aisle and Shnut"1:
oh. if we only had a William LLOYD Gar
rison. "a Wendell Phillips or an Abraham
Lincoln at this time This evoked tre-
mendous applause.
Thomas Fortune appeared on the stage
a few moments later and took the presid-
in; officers chair Mr.. Fortune, III
lengthy address, told of the race troubles
in the South.
EbeneZer u. Bassett, formerly minister
to fiayti. also spoke.
The following resolutions were adopted
| with lengthy preamble:
Resolved That We, citizens OF Greater
| New York protest against the rlotlnS ana
| revolution which have dissraced the states
| of North Carolina and South Carolina. ana
which have been contrary TO the letter ana
| spirit of our institutions and calculated to
| subvert the guaranteed rights of citizens
and to damage the good name, reputation
and credit of the republic, at home and
| abroad.
! Resolved That we feel that the gov
| ernors of North and South Carolina are
censurable for their failure to suppress the
| said rioting and revolution Wlthn the!r
states and for their failure TO invoke the
aid of the federal authorities if they We're
unable or unwilling to cope with the condi-
! ton of affairs.
Resolved, That we deplore as un-Ameri-
can and provocative of endless friction and
! contention the anita gonsm to race and col
or which alone appear TO nave caused tps
said riOting and revolution IN Nor.h ana :;
| South Carolina and that We insist upon 1t
| that the rights of all citizens under IN
| constitution shall be respected as the on =
safeguard against lawiessness ana as
| only guarantee of orderly government d ii
| that we appeal to the conservative, law
! abiding Christians of the republic TO ASSIST
in the creation of public opinion which
shall compel those in authority 70 eniorct
the law and to secure TO each citizen ade-
quate protection in his life and property
in the exercise of his manhood ana citiZen :
rights under the constitution.
'Resolved That as the states OF Miss
issippi South Carolina and Louisiana have
more than half of their population. we &c,
mand that the basis of representation oi
these states in congress and electoral col
lege be reduced i'll the proportion WhlC 4
the number of such male citizens shall beai
to the number of male citizens p years ol
age. as made and directed By section z oi
article Il Of the federal constitution:
Resolved. That We recommend sucr
amendment TO the constitution as Will en-
thority to protect the life and property OF
citizens of the United States from organ
lied mob conspiracy. whenever the gov
ernor of any state, from fear OF coliuslon
fails to afford such protection or to cal
upon the federal government 10 afford IL
Resolved. That we impore the guidance
Homogeneous citizenship. to the end that il
may make fol-. Righteousness; for human
great and beloved republic against the ele
ments of riotinS and revolution from with
| in and the assaults of enemies from with
out
Among the other speakers were Lawson
y. Fuller J. p Peaker president OF o. IN
sso LefsHe of S &C
Mr. benjamin y. Farris. of Boston. anC
Mrs Elizabeth Z. Grannis. 49, .-,
. bert has received Governor Ellerbe'
answer to his telegram asking whether th
governor would afford him protection iron
mol violence in returning TO his home a
Mccormick. S. c. The governors. repl!
which is substantially as published in thi
/, morning papers is regarded by Tolbert as
|
| not afford him protection and therefore.
is said it is not likely that he will leopard
ize his life by returning to his home II
the present state of excited feeling. Up L
this time no definite plans with respect 4
: the prosecution of the participants IN tn
riutous proceedings against j. W. Ioiber
: have been decided upon.
The fact that TOibert is the assistan
postmaster at Mccormick and not the post
master may have an important bearing ol
the case Assistants to fourth class post
: masters are not recognized by the law :.
officers of the government. they being ai'
r pointed and paid by the postmaster. In til
!, | uostoffice department they are recognize
as miscellaneous employees. Assistan
| United States Attorney Cochran. from III
-Tolbprt district has been ordered to Wash
| ington for conference with the officials +,
} | the department of Justice. and upon hi
; arrival here tomorrow the whole Sout
l | Carolina situation will he gone over and
line of action decided upon. The case q
! X. II Burning. United States commission
l er at Wilmington. y. e. is said to preser
= none of the difficulties which have appeare
: | in the Tolbert case. and 1t is thought tina
!. | instructions will soon be given the Unite
states attorney there to make an inVestigd
| tion of the facts with view to beSlnnIn
| proceedings.
} Landis Will Not Resign.
I IEAVENWORTH KAS.. Nov. 1,.-tSDf