The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-01-24
Is the Recollection of Negro Rule in Louisiana,
Says Senator McEnery.
NOW REPUBLICANS APPROVE AMENDMENT
And Permit None But Educated Negroes to Participate in
Their Conventions. Great Speech That Com
pIeteIy Takes the Ground From Under
Pritchards Feet

Washington, Jan. 23.-(Special)-Sen-
1tor McEnery addressed the Senate on
the Pritchard resolution this afternoon.
Senator Chandler will speak in favor
of the resolution Thursday.
Senator Money will speak extempore
against the resolution.
Mrs Senator Money is niece of the
date Mrs Bartholomew Moore, of Raj
eigh and of Nicholas Boddie, of Nash.
MIR. McENERY'S SPEECH.
Senator McEnery spoke as follows:
Mr.. President, the solution of the race
question in the United States is one OF
the most serious problems that ever con-
fronted nation. 1t is confined to no
locality. Every State is affected by it.
The social, political, and industrial wei
fare of the South have influences ON
other sections of the country. We are
but on the threshold. No man can pre-
dict what is beyond. SO far the best in
tellects of the South have endeavored
TO find some remedy to make the South
prosperous Notwithstanding the presence
OF a vast number of ignorant blacks, to
make her social position clear and defined
in the separation of the races, and to
place her ON a political basis that will
insure stability to her institutions; make
the ballot box the sacred depository of
the liberties of the people instead of the
Charnel house where under negro domina-
ton they were assassinated; to prevent
them by means of the ballot and superior
numbers from again getting control OF
h6 Stof pA I'M hn Of
terrorism and corruption which prevailed
under this Government from 1863 to
1877.
THE RECOLLECTION OF THAT
PERIOD IS LIKE A HEI141BORN
DREAM, and one is almost mnerved at
the mention 1T is the darkest and most
shameful period in the history of the
human race. The wonder now is that by
force it was not sooner terminated by an
outraged people.
SUFFRAGE SETTLED WISELY.
Annul the legislation Of Louisiana
which has for its sole object the advance
ment of both races the progress of the
State socially, politically, and Industrial
ly. and inaugurate again negro domina-
tion in that State. THE TRAGIC Pc
RIOD OF 1876 WILL BE RErENLACT-
ED. The white, Republicans OF Louis
lana make no complaint. against the pro
visions Of the present constitution re-
garding suffrage. The more intelligent
negroes accept it as Il Wise settlement
OF the question of suffrage. The ignorant
of the negro race are indifferent about
If. as they have long ceased TO have any
1olitical affiliations except those which
were momenta1ily created by the p,ir-
chase eff their vote.
There never has been any disposition on
the part of the people of Louisiana to
deprive the negro of amy OF ms polttlcal
or civil rights. There has been and VIII
continue to be determination, hXed ana
unalterablc. to deny him social privileges
on equality with the whites, to prohlblt
him from aspiring to an equality IN soclai
lfe. which nature forblds
Very recently the so-called National
Republican party in Louisiana held
meeting of its executive committee. Ihe
chairman. II. u. Herwig of the regular
Republican party of Louisiana, was -
cnt and evidently the controlling intiu-
ence in shaping the proceedings OF the
National Republicans. There was Il
combine made between the two organi-
cations. The following resolution was
adopted:
NO REPUBLICAN, COMPLAINT.
Resolved, That all Republicans, and
all others who are qualified as electors
under the constitution and laws of this
State without distinction as to race. col
or, religion, nativity, or former political
aftiliation, who condemns the usurpation
of 1896, who favor free, fair, and hon
est elections, who believe in the selec
ton by the people of their registrars of
voters and of adj other election officers,
and who desire to strip the executive
of the power to dictate to and control,
through his appointees. all conventions,
registrations, and elections are invited to
participate in the selection of delegates
to the convention which is called by this
committee.
The following agreement was entered
into between the two organizations:
'It is agreed between p. f. Herwig.
chairman of the State Republican com
mittee of the State of Louisiana, and w.
Il. Howell, chairman of the State Re
publican committee of the State of Louis
lana that there shall be joint call is
sued by the committee presided over by
the said Herwig and Howell for pri-
mary election to elect delegates To a
State convention TO be held at time
and place to be agreed on, say, not later
than the day of February. 1900. for
the purpose of nominating Republican
State ticket and for delegates at large
10 the National Republican convention
called to meet at Philadelphia on the 10th
day of June, 1900.
"All Republican qualified electors un-
der the constitution and laws of Louisiana