The Florida sentinel., 1900-01-26
FE FEHARDWICK BILL.
wA5H,NGTON IS INTER
Chtns ON THE SUBJECT.
,,,..,,rut of the Southern
N,n Not in Favor of
,,,,,.r -" depressing u or
snn,rr,>ing oar Vote.
: ROOF or TIE EVIL.

. u,-.o.., BIlI was a measure IN
,nfp. lrorsiaLrgislature las
,,rn. p.rp .-r of dIsfranchisinI
...i,,.tp.r. Wdilp the Bill wa
.-1sI .u-.a,urr, Principal BOOkeI
| ,fpgu. gly, the folio wing in,
.nfl- Atlanta Constitution
| p.a Va. defeated ia the Legisla'
....IyfngpIly woes in its favor
| .r.r-r House where it was intro.
.,o5ltTy1t being cast against
Professor Booker 4. Washington
,dolfhr famous industrial school
. 5,qd ,or'h- al TuSkegee, aud
|,b.ythr foremost MAJ of his race
/. ave hr, view, on the question
l.rstI.p restrict on to "A representa-
If The Constitution yesterday.
|,..r Wash ugtou spent the day in
b. having ,ume here on business
\ q asked l,r iu expression on the
|uck Bill. hr said that he did not
O. discuss that or any other
| sf measure. bit ON the subject of
~ ional qualification restricting
1.Uo. 10 The Intelligence of the
|rp. he ha y-ry decided views
treaI the lIrt ot seeming to In-
ms view tuu often upon the pub
ad Profess r Washington, "but
that I can rlk very frankly up
! .hp subject because am speak
b ths south aud southern people.
]. been ny experience that when
|0llharu people are convinced that
|D-ak from the hart and tries t.
j that winch hr feel, j. for the per
ent COED of both races. he is always
Fted r ,prrtDdl hearing. No
Bic nhI"nre con Il tempt me To
bat which thought wonld tend
TO STR up strife or to induce my
etOrpturu o. the old time method
luai agItat ou rather than give |
time, %, most ot them are now do
10 the more fundamental |
pIe' o'rItIlru,hIp, Of education. in
and pr0,prrItry.
f'l'IoN LfFr ro THE SOUTH.
question of the rights and ele-
d th" Negro i, now left almost
10 thr 'pnlh, A. II ,as been long
d 'h'n.l be- done" ad ed Pro-
NA'hIngluI The south has
hl over said To- tp north and
Pfr'rnlat'Yr, have repeated it
re'', tm, 10 the north aud fed
Nernmrnt would hand Off" the
''''d deal Justly and fairly with
'Eo. Tie prayer of the south
'la.rp't wholly answered. The
'"airhlng The south as il has
''"r before. Not only have
mani thr federal congresses
1 any as'""d to leave the matter
Nr1r0 >oItll"u,hip in the hands
u' o'' many cun,eryative and
'' Nrsrur, ln recent years
'''i ih" Negro To cast his lot
N''! with tha southern white
~ cease q ntinucd senseless
| '' 'o Do, interests. Thls /,
=" gained ground To such an
'ua' .he white man controls 9
NY every state aud every
''D township .n the south.
''''Nrr.uov LAWS.
.'"..ns o' friendship aud o
''O'7n"r growing between v
~. '''. is most encouraging b
''e u'd'to' 900. conaition or n
surprised au} alm,st As y
L., a. .'" Measure, being intro o
1 ''''"i by rhr yariou. law G.
|. '' 'h" ,outhrrn states. "
election lawsY II
Is white domination o0
'.1.1. there can be but "
r.. j.. 'h" pl.rus Of these e
''''''.-. th- Negro Al II
H.. .'- .hr -ourhhas a great ia
.,'., '' vel. 81, rr.pon,ibiIity. OF
~'' 'aI, 0pp.r,uuity or viii al
.~r. ..''' 'n 'nr 'rre aud gran. -
.'"'!n.rug the Negro .,
Bt~, .N'nS 90 hft hun up b,
y "'"rr %. will be prsnarsb 80 St
'"''' "Noar Of the law. re-
,.nl. w., southern state. or thar vi
,a,'os ""d, tbi. rs"1a S,'as or
SIMPLY .hange the form CO
a ,.,,. .' '''i"m aud widen b'
n.,.,." ,"''. 'h- rwo races. CO
hl,s', ','' DOING ught, cement p,
'' between them. n
''NL ,norxp. p
'sln ... Sc
aOd.,. we ,.ou law with. an Of
ad,,,,,.' ''au'e simple means So
''''I Will be tempted Of