The Savannah morning news., 1900-11-14
THE SOUTH'S DANGER
THREAT no REDUCE REPREsENTA-
TION N CONGRESS.
LIVINGSTON GIVES WARNING.
SAYS HE mas HEARD TIRE EFFORT
WILL ma MADE.

Republicans VIII seek 20 Cut Down
Representation Ia the House aud
Electoral College OF Those states
That Have Disfrnnchised the Ne
gro-Think. states which Have
Not Acted should Let the Fran
chise Alone.
Atlanta. nov i3-In an interview given
OUT to-day. Congressman l.. +. Livingston
says the south viii lose a number ot con-
gressmen because several Of the Southern
states have DISTINGUISHED the negro
Before leaving Washington" ne said
Il learned uuoflaialy from Republican
headquarters that IL was the purpose o.
leaders in tho House ana senate 20 cut
down the representation as provided under
Constitutional Amendment XIV. as tl,y
coustrue it in the House of those states
which have made these disfr1nchisomouts
by statute OF state constitutional amend
ment White this is not oH-ial / am
thoroughly satisfied that matter IS under
serious consideration. ana there is great
danger 10 those Southern states in the
attempt to do So. whether successful or
not
III successful Go cuts our power 90 the
House of Representatives about ouc-th.ri.
~ near as j can approximate row ln
the event that the Republicans have SUCH
"A bill reducing the representation ot tac
South % proportion as the Ieero-s arc
.ftBucAisod, what viii De- the sneetr
think haya covered taat quest.oa o.,
saying thar my estimate is thai ia would
lessen the southern representation no ne
House and in the electoral college az least
one-thlrd. which would. Of course. les-
SEQ t3e South power and influence 10Th
in the House and IN our national election
Tor President. To- word u Sii tie south
crn states should do ae these four have
done. aud II this bill should pass and
become a law. it wouid put The South
Within the grasp Of the Republican party
Of the North ana the Middle Wtst poIt-
iraIy, CONNER iaty aud iu evcrJ other
way without the hope OF recovery. uu.las
"a new population should take the place Of
the eoiored."
Best Way Is TO stop "a.
what do YOU think IS the best way 70
meet tlis danger9"
The only way That can see by whl.h
We can meet this anticipated danger is
TO let the question of the franchise a.
the states which have not disfranchl "a
The negroes stand az IL is. or. 10 avo %
trouble. the revision OF - lection laws
in the Southern states. We ehoulI st ar
clear or violence "a constitutional amend
ments relative 20 this question.
THE right OF the state e. REGULATE ts
franchises Is unique toned within Toe Ic-
stficuons placed oy Ola e. amcrdmen's.
Those states tnat have disfanchi ed rc-
groes win have 20 MAKE thrlr 90 .teu, on
on tho floor 81 the House ard tho senate
when the question comes up ftrFc n
which. perhaps Vil 90 so unalr Ucf no
the Su RENE Court of The United SAFE.
'It is lar-rta hing quest or. turol %
ing much moro than tIe oldin0ry o1-
server would think or sHpp sr t1 wit.
The complete alienation D. tween the c.
tions The North and tho s. ut1. the qnes-
ton of trade ana boycott would again
come 60 the front; toe revenue now fc-
ceived hy the East and Atiedlo West iron
the cotton trade aud ether lines ot IRA ie
existing largely between tho section
would an b. d.sarr1nE.d if MT DIS a.
unued, it would b. once mo r. the $50 In
AGAINST the South au1 the .uth rIust
thc North with al the harms 20 busi-
ness aud trade that once existed Boo r.
construct on days"