Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1900-01-25

constitution. where the court finds this
connection between different sections.
and where j. IS evident that the one
would not have been adopted with
out the other; II will hold them both
good or hold them both bad. This Il
the only way the court can secure 10
the voter what he has voted for. To
strike out the fifth section and leave
the fourth would be amending the con-
stitution n particular noe voted for
by the people. and Il would BE- tbs
courts making for the people Al
amendment which the people them
selves never would nave made. The
people alone have the right TO amend
their constitution. No court can do
that for them.
But we maintain that neither section
OF the amendment is unconstitutional.
either when they are taken separately
or when taken together. We will not
stop TO make an argument upon that
line now. Mr.. Butler Gays only DEMO
cratic lawyers maintain the constitu-
tfonality OF the amendment as a
whole, and that they are dishonest.
Well. there are hundreds Of lawyers
IN North Carolina who believe it is
scarcely any who believe the contrary.
There are several judges in North
Carolina elected on the non-partiSan
ticket. both upon the Superior and SUI
preme court benches who have openly
declared. and still openly declare. that
they Will vote for it, and the greatest
constitutional lawyer IN the United
States Senate. Senator Morgan. OF Ala
bama. recognized after ex-senator
George Edmunds as the first ccnstitu-
tional lawyer in the United States, has
just made a powerful speech in the
hearing OF Senator Butler in the Uni
ted States Senate. enphatically de-
claring that after careful investiga
ton he has found nothing unconstitu-
tional In the amendment and that there
is no provision in It which can be in
tlepeted to deny Or abridge the
right Of the negro 10 vote on account
of his race, color or previous con-
dition OF servitude. And before the
debate in the Senate is completed Mr..
Butler will hear other great constitu-
tional lawyers defend and assert the
entire cCnstitutionality of this meas
ure. What is the opinion of Butler
briefless lawyer, upon this constitu
tiOnial question, compared with that Of
Morgan. whose reputation as a lawyer
and statesman is worldwide? Sena-
tor Butler is welcome to his opinion.
He has but little company. But even
he was at one time in favor OF the
amendment, or at least he said he In
tended to vote for it. until a few
months ago Why has he changed
| front? Is it because he has been
promised Republican support for re-
| election to the Senate and failing in
| that a judicial position under Mckin-
| ley? And was it to qualify himself
| for this position that he studied law
and got his license?
| But, even if constitutional from 4
| to lizard, the Senator is not pleased.
He objects that under the amendment,
white boys. twelve years old now,
when the year 1908 comes. will still
be unable to read and write and to
| pay their poll tax. and will, therefore.
be disfranchised. II is possible that
| there may be some who are boys now
within the next eight years will not
| learn how to read and write, OF may
be TOO poor to pay their poll tax. II
| so. it would be AT individual case. 1t
| often happens that great public re-
| forms bear hard on some individual.
But # it bears hard on any white hoy
| that he cannot vote because he has
| not learned TO read and write. he VIII
| doubtless be spurred I'D TO learning.
/ + would not take him long to qualify
himself If his parents have not sent
him to the public school while under
age. after he is twenty-Cne, he certain
~ can learn IN q few months. without
Interfering with his daily labors.
He would not mss but one election.
| If he missed one he would learn be
fore the next election came around.
SCHOOL. FACILITIES.
But IL he does no. learn while stiI
a boy Il Will not be for the want OF
public school facilities. The last leg
/ islature have given an earnest Of what
/ the Democratic party means in tEis
matter Besides the usual provision
/ for public schools, It appropriatea an
additional sl0o 0oo-fron the treasury
to hep public schools.
The facilities for every BOY to earn
how 10 read and 20 write grow greste-
and greater every year. The way IS
open The Incentive X % grsater
ii this amen imer1 IS adopted thaa
than ever before and every waite boy
will BE- sure . learn how 20 read and
! write 50 that he -nav become a quail
! fed voter. Under this stimulus .Ili'-
eracv Will cease n exist among me
whites in North Carolina.
Anyth hing that stimulates the white
bows TO acquire al eiucat.cn, and nat
( stimulates the father u the White BOY
10 desire his sen = acquire an educa-