New-York tribune., 1900-05-10
shall have changed his skin, you may tug In vain
draw out this levlathan of problems with nook.
MAcCoRKI,Es PLEA FOR JUSTICE.


The first applause from the galleries where 'he
negroes seated greeted the introduction OK
ex- Governor william A. MacCorkle, OF west VIZ
gina who spoke earnestly and peadngly lor '"e
negro in politics as well as in the arts ana fa"eS
He said among other things:
assert that the constitutional exercise OF prin dn
right franchise is the vital and underiyihs ,b
cplc of the life of this free people ana 9ed with
ultimate ruin our system OF republican soVe'"
The nfraction of the right of franchise the i'm,
parment Of the constitutional right OF the citIen
be nrovok the desire and willingness com
NIT the same wrong in the populous city OF Nect new
menfs in Montgomery or Charleston interfering with
or resbrictng the ira fIdnGhiSe m emsndmepts provokes
the terror of the Force bill in the National ., HOUSE
power heed little the cry Of people that any any
nfraein Of that great 6y 6 pre5ervng
their civilization from destruction. -......,. +
as much para and parcel of the organic gov
Tnng this & as 1s any sectn of Franchise al is as
sacred ours. and should be as sacrediy guarGeu
the m' life of of p free republic and upon which its
continued existence can be predicated | challenge
gTievous hurt 70 the Constitution, and as grave
%ry tS the the od nh Is is bn fe ee in
new form and exceeding glory New people are
are bidding them welcome the dear land. Mill
ions of dollars Start the mqSe Of the MACHINE dd and
cense over our increasing fields, The first de
lutte settlement of political complexities Its de-
mand Is even now insistent and we cannot II
state which does so delay viii not march abreast
and nj nd IS a sbsoGte and certain as any condition
which ever touched commercial and Industrial
Then arises the crucial question. How we
remove our political complexities, give the negro
the same time not imperil our civilization? re
an honest and innexihe educational and properly
basis. administered fairly for black and white IL
zenship. 1t will cultivate the desire for the ac-
qusitcn of property and of education and while
ment it will accomplish the immediate purpose for
! posing of our anomalous system Of franchise
There is no shadow of suspicion that this fair
control of the south Day by. day even the spectre
@ h foe6 OF 3 on s 9s af tn &
figures. The three States OF the South In which
South Ga2ona Mssssippi and Lousana if the
suffrage We're restricted to those ownas their their
| lima would outnItmber the colored two to one. of
5Es 5nd tour TO- one 70 GFe IF the ana a 3I b
stricted to the erate, the whites of South Caro-
| those of Mississippi more than two to one and
those of Louisiana more than three to one
dustrial progress when whole attention is alb
| The tyranny Of the solid vote 10 be maintained on
ae W6 eve is hf ee pgo6e let @
cast it off. Delay will not affect the final result
j hurry the settlement of this franchise system and
convert the negro vote into en- intellgent one as
! tiona life of the South will shortly need the
negro vote. ! look for the South to be anxious
! 70 have the negro vote counted is the North
to-day. The negro vote has heretofore been allied
: ia political organization the bulk of whose eX-
istence is the North and West. He has been gen.
orally opposed to the people among whom he lives.
! This has arisen for several reasons that the
; Southern peCnle We're the people to whom he be-
he Fell m nto f the hands during gs
| of those who proved upon his credulty and
ignorance. aud made him believe that the Southern
! people We're his enemies. These impressions are
/ rapidly losing their force and and more
| the old.
! When questions arise of sectional difference
In the way of local policy in this country, they
/ are sure to arise in the Republics life you will