The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1899-07-27

Should It be .doHt.d. our thoughts IL, +
uraliT turn 10 1ae benefits our people
will derive Gron r. TO u large ssxyent
the race uTlestiot viii be ~liIliin;i I'D
from politics and from political meas
ures. The Dolitictl aSpecl Di tnlt ol,a;-I
ton settled. there would pe no reason
WHY tile whites sh0lit; 2ico plActi9
/ every Kindness towards tie c0loNl d
! rare. ana sack t0I jmSiio11t 2 >t}f'-' cam
| ditlon and 10 pr4- additional a&1Iii-
| tin4 Ior their Improvements and ati-
ya,,ffunaf,t. Thi3 | am convinced, tht
! whites will do: Ind Is Il result there
will be :. I1inGiet feeiin" between dAe
| races than has; dyer obtained.
| The IL ,yuea Wi. Du ben2tijeti and the
whites as wei. A considerable nuln-
Der ct negro nti} who may not be ;aola
to read will !oseithe right 81 suffrage.
and for - time IlIl;te 1;1ly be iol1 by
! ti>at elias: as z lytrSonal grievance: bN:
/ / believe that tsaling VIII aonn VICE.
away. While Incl effect VII be 20 in
prove them and lift them Up IL de
scale OF humanity.
There are AMID ng the whites also =
great many iliit4ates. and after q few
wears they will derive tili, same adj
| vaut:sea from 1he opelation Ct this
amendments. ,rI4ey will feel the nee. -
! sity of learning how 10 ra.:d { IA Mr-,s.
and education viii BE- stimulated
among them and -ii;, tf.lit sha low 81:
| :llitsracv will paks away from tie face
Of North Caroii il. 1t viii b. "a as1ti-
step in ;at'vancA for ger p20p,e ana
Sta -. ana ALLEGED her in Hbe. VIII tiloSA
| changes in cdr ma tel'i2i condition
| which are now det'&ioDinG ire 60
! Not,rct.S OF North Carolina. ,iierglZl L.
ON. peoDl. and ihcreasin. their wealth
| ard comfort in Hhoir lotne5.
No man who I.vishes The people Qf
North Carolina IMcll can con SYST emily
OPPOSE this ami ,ndment. I1veL.v &C
WHO youitl see dur people arouse them
selves art! Dresk forward III Improve
nlcut must welome the opD0.{!ntjE
| Of voting fer this measure. No Gle
can question that It's adoption is Aes,i'-
able except perhaps those upletter9j
negroes who VIII lose the Right Of Nol
ing, and with dem it is % purely per
! aonal matter From 81 d!aintcres,s
standpoint it will appear that eNP}
they will be benefited in coinldun sd
aloag with al other citizens IF ;-'
| State. They viii suffer ii Jepriv3tial
OF suffrage. but villa receive benefits
Of Il. greater Practical Importance 10
them. their families, their race and 70
the StaIe at large.
But While none can question the de
sira bility OF the amendm2nf |
sons do u,iesr.e,. its txppdiency. say
ing thar ii is Il change not v.3rfln 20,
: by the Constitution OF the Waited
Slates. For orr. say let's Try it ;t;ls.
see how that nhy be.
II tle co1rt should hold the amend
: meat Invalid because it violates Jl'
Federal Constitution, 10 harm can
!, come from eur faving tried TO adopt il.
We would be na worse off tlan sc are
now. But the court cannot so h0l1-
f No one need BIZ Dreilelsiye Oh that
account.
j, The Fourteerth Amendment to ire
Constitution recognizes the right Of
; lany STATE to dphy to persons the fiGll
: Of voting. 3ui provides that repreS22i-
,tution in Congress- shall, III certain
cases, be "a q on the nunrppr of
; voters end not on the number 81 lnAap-
itants. The Fifteenth Amendment T.;
to the effect that the right TO Nota
shall not be denied on account OF race.
J color or previous condition OF S2ffi-
tnt7e. Ctler liau this, the right 90 any
i State to abridge the right of alltlrASn
t remains iust as it aiWays WAS. fAr
/
lany ore eNcopt only on account q Bis
: race. color or previous condition g
seryitude.
The amendment denies the right a.
suffrage 10 = considerable number NJ
persons, but the denial is not based COX
! race, color or previous condition. TIC
denial is based entirely on inability 10
read. L. IS based on iliitcri"y. Ih2 :
|
: said thai he operation Of The L,W j.
mot uniform, and some iliiJcrateS are
IsU0weI tc v04e while others :tIe nU {,
Thar is So ifuC the Constitution Of T'.''
United STATES does not rcGcir" tH@t
the Stat> lazy IN suf1rd re snail h un--
form in IFS operation on the RACES
i 1t nay ha said that III it's Working
there is Il practical discrimination
AGAINST the negro. The Constitution o.
the Inrted S,ates does not pto1Ihl5
that 50 tisce II be not aGalnsr hiTn :
a race The Supreme Court Of ti:7
United state in passing on the n
s;szi,.Di cons triton says in 50 r-92T
words that here is q pTa ctiPal Gl@htl-t-
inatien against the negro, bat il ii be-
cause OF H. ace, bur becaUse o.: his
characteristic. and the State LAS Z
right to do theyt.
Il must be remembered that the FIJI
teenth Amendment deals exclusively
with the subject of deprivjng d man
Of his right vote Ga account @. M
color. IT makes no reference u allow
inc some Other man to voce-Nlich Is
quite auothel. thing.
Suppose tic amendment is adopted,
The polls arc opened. Two men Pr
sent themselves and say, we caunGt
read and write The law says, y -
cannot vote But one of thcm replies,
MY father could vote" G'he law say.
"WeI, then, You may register aAi
vote, while the other cannot" rle Je-
niai OF suffrage to the rejected a1pii-
cant is because of his illtt4l.LD!r. aud
i. is not under the ban of the Ii,tecnyli
Amendment, because it is a denial 3o-
based Oh race and color, while the Fl
F teenth Amendment has nothing 10 Do
. with the admission OF the other app
=, cant to Suffrage.
Some enc mas sald that the Stare
cannot avoid the Fifteenth Amend