The progress., 1900-01-26

,rl. uardvick Bill was measure ih'io
'.r. ,;Jorrfa legislature for the pur-
,H-rrauchi~ing the colored people'
ti. him was before the legislature
.,..l p,o,cr 7. Washington gave the
,t.., interview to the Atlanta COnstltu-
I'm. bfl was defeated in the leglsla-
.....fyinr only votes in its FAVOR In the
rr,.-.n where it wa introduced and l3'
,.,e, n,.n- rt-t against it,
prof Booker T. Washington, the
La,d of the famous industrial school
for coIorpd youths at Tuskegee, and
rrorabIy the foremost man of his race
today paye his views on the question
Of franchise restriction to represent
alive Of The Constitution yesterday.
Prof Washington spent the day in the
oi,v having come here on business.
When asked for an expression on the
Uardwick bin. he said that he did not
care 10 discuss that or any other spe-
ciar measure. but on the subject OF an
educational Quanhcation estrIctlng
the ballot TO the intelligence of the
country, he had very decided views.
~ dread the idea of seeming to in
t,ole my views too often upon the
public. said Prof. Washington, "but
feel that | can speak very frankly
upon this subject, because | am speak
ing to the South and southern people.
1t has been my experience that when
our southern people are convinced that
one speaks from the heart and tries to
speak that which lie feels is for the
permanent good Of both races, he is
always accorded a respectful hearing.
No possible influence could tempt me
to say tnat which | thought would
tend merely to str up strife or to in-
duCe my own people to return to the
old time method of political agitation
rather than give their time, as most
Of them are now doing, to the more
10 the more fundamental principles
of citizenship, education, industry and
prosperity
DECISION LEFT TO TIE SOUTH.
"The question Of the rights and ele-
yation Of the Negro is now left almost
wholly to the South, as il has been
long pleaded should be done" added
Prof. Washington. The South has
over and over said to the North and
her representatives have repeated j t in
Congress. that if the North and the
federal government would 'haDds off,
the South would deal justly and fairly
with the Negro. The prayer of tht
South has been almost wholly answer
pd. The only is watching the Soutl
as il has never done before. No
only have the North and the fedora
Congress practically agreed to leav
the matter Of the NegrOs citizenshi
m the hands of the South, but man
Conservative and intelligent Negroe
in recent years have advised the NJ
gro to cast his lot more closely wit
The southern white man and to Cea;
aconunucd seuseleSS opposition To h
interests. This policy has game
ground to such an extent that til
white man controls practically ever
state and every county and townshi
in the South.
VARIOUS ELECTION LAWS.
There IS a feeling of friendship an
mutual confidence growing betwee
s"e O"o races that is most encouraging
DOv ID the midst of this condition
,"'"sS one Is surprised and almost a
''""ued at the measures being irtr
0"ced and passed by the various lax
""N'"s Oedies Of the southern state
'""~ IS the object of the electiC
avs Since ;here is white dominate
throughout the South, there can
vac one object in the passing of the
10 dl>tranchise the Negro.
WIG present time the South has gre
opportunity as we'll as responsibilit
WA She shirk this opportunity or "