The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-01-23
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right while in such condition. Therefore
the proposed amendment to the North
Carolina constitution is as much in con-
tlict with this clause of the fifteenth
amendment as it would be with other por-
tons of the amendment, If it had declared
that no one of African descent would be
entitled TO vote.
1T is calculated to create apprehension
and alarm on the part of the illiterate
, and poor white people of North Carolina,
as well as the colored race. 1t seeks to
forever prevent the common people of
North Carolina from participating in the
management and control of her affairs.
While ostensibly to procure white supre-
macy, there turks beneath the surface
purpose TO disfranchise thousands of our
citizens, both white and colored and
thereby enable a certain class to hold the
office and enjoy their emoluments.
Whites Not Disfranchised
1T has been boldly proclaimed by Chair
man Simmons and other leaders of the
Democratic party that the proposed
amendment will not, if adopted, dsfran-
chise single white voter in the state of
North Carolina. What is to become of
that unfortunate Gloss of our white people
who are unable TO pay their poll tax?
THE Democrats of North Carolina at
tempt to justify their action by asserting
they fear negro domination. According
to the census of 1890, the whites outnum-
bered the negroes more than two 10 one,
and no intelligent citizen can be induced
to believe that two white North Carolini-
ans are in danger of being dominated by
one negro. 1t is an absurd contention"
Mr.. Pritchard declared that the election
law of North Carolina. passed by the last
Democratic Legislature was more unjust
in its discrimination than the Goebel cleo
ton law in Kentucky
Il regard the proposed amendment" he
said, 'as an attempt to legalze the fradu-
ulent methods and practices of the Demo-
cratic party that have obtained in the
conduct and control of elections in the
past"
He was several times interrupted by
Messrs, Money and Tillman.
Mr.. Tillman said there was only little
coterie of Republicans in South Carolina.
They kept up the show of party organ
ization and lived on the money they got
for their votes in Republican conventions
Turner on the Philippines
Mr.. Turner then took the floor He de-
scribed the admiuistra TONS course of ac-
ton, already partly accomplished"
as involving shocking, per-
tidous breach of national faith
which could not be metamorphosed into
an act of policy defensble on the grounds
of justice, morality and national duty.
Mr. Turner expressed the opinion that
had our army been delayed for a few
weeks the Fipinos themselves would have
captured the city. He declared that the
Filiplnos believed that they were fighting
for their own independence, yet the Presi-
dents message set up the claim that in
dependence was an afterthought founded
on the sinister ambition of certain Eli
Pine leaders The assertion, Mr.. Turner
said was unfounded, and he quoted ex
tenslvely from official documents in main
tenance of his declaration.
"Our action has no parallel in the his
tory of all the world from the beginning
of time down to the present moment" said
Mr. Turner 81 venture to say that there
is not one American voter in a hundred
who, with full knowledge of the facts,
would not have repudiated the pretensions
of the administration as perfdous and dis
honorable.
Compared to the Bocr War.
''If the United States had any rights at
all in the Philippines they were gained
purely by purchase and could not be fixed
by law by the treaty of Paris because the
Fiipinos were not party TO that treaty,
There is a primitive people in South
Africa-a mere handful, pious and
simple. brave and heroic but careless of
the great wealth lying under their hands,
Indifferent to its civilizing influence and
disposed to live their own simple lives
in their own simple way. They are the
last link that connects us WITH one of the
great heroic epochs in the worlds history.
A great nation, having racial tendencies,
similar to our own, has seen the present
'deplorabTe condition of affairs among this
South African people and has determined
to improve and civilize them in the same
way we are improving and civilizing the
simple but brave Filipinos. They are not
succeeding so WELL unfortunately, in their
self-imposed task as we are. The Afri-
kanders are proving themselves worthy
sons of heroic sires. They are making a
heroic fight and one which has become
the wonder and admiration of mankind
throughout the world. Because of
what we in common with mankind owe to
their blood, because they are bravely
fighting a ruthless invader of their homes
and firesides because they are fighting FOR
the liberty to govern themselves aud their
affairs in their own way, because when
they go down another republic will have
persisted they undoubtedly carry with them
in their struggle the profound sympathy
cf the American people. In other days
our sympathy would have been extended
through governmental channels But now
the ghost of liberty murdered in the
philippines stands in the way. We can
NOT even preserve a decent neutrality be.
tween this heroic people and their assaiI-
ants"
would Cheaper Labor.
He asserted that the annexation of the
philippines would debauch the citizenship
of this country.
"The FiNpinos." he said, will have all
tbe privileges of citizens Of the United
states as 10 themselves and their pro-
ducts. This win tend to pauperize the la
hor of the country. 10 pit the 100000 I'M
deruaid and underfed Filipinos against the
rnechanic, the artisan and the laboring
man of the United States"
Mr.. Turner urged the adoption OF a dec
;aration by Congress Of its purpose TO con-