The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1900-09-21

ityf Mckinley prosperity Is Ike q
twenty-dollar piece rolled up in one
mans pocket, and general prosperity
is like twenty one-dollar pieces rolled
up in twenty mems pockets 1t tends
to make the rich richer and the poor
poorer, and to separate humanity into
classes, which are now called the peer
and the rich, but which will ultimately
be designated as the criminal and the
noble-the lord and the serf. the Sir
and the rogue.
Our Republican friends point with
pride over the fact that the Democratic
platform demands independence for
the PHILIPPINES. whilst the Democrats
of the South deny independence and
the exercise of the elective franchise TO
the negroes. This is a lie with the face
of truth upon 1.-THE same as McKin-
ley prosperity. The provocation for
claiming the negroes of the South are
deprived of the elective franchise is
based upon what is known as the
ssGrandfather's Clause They do not
explain what that clause means. but
simply claim that it DISTINGUISHES the
negroes. The clause is nothing more
nor less than an educational qualifica-
ton which is equally applicable to the
white man as to the black man, but
owing TO there being more ignorant
blacks than whites, it reaches more
blacks than whites. The clause is
constitutional amendment which has
been adopted by a number of states in
the South, and it says in effect that no
man shall be permitted to vote except
those who were voters in 1857, or their
hneal descendants. unless they are abe
to read the Constitution and write.
Thus all whites and blacks who became
of age and who became voters since 1867
who cannot read or write are disfran-
chised. Is there anything wrong about
it9 Do not nearly all the Republican
papers in the North advocate an edu-
cational qualification, in order to shut
out the slow, ignorant vote" as they
are pleased to term its Then why does
the party of great moral IDEAS Of
enlightenment progress pros
perity," Christian civilization" be
nevolent assimilation and all the
other goody goodies, desire the low
and the ignorant of the South to be
permitted TO voter Because the Repub-
hcan party can get the low and ignor-
ant vote of the South free of charge,
whilst they have to pay for II in the
North II is a matter of political busi-
ness and practical politics with them
and nothing else. But it may tie
claimed, that the negro Of the South Is
IS well qualified 10 vote as the Phil
Pine. This is another lie with the face
Of truth upon IT, The case IS entirely
different When the PHILIPPINE casts
his vote, it viii be for the government
Of his own affairs, and il viii not affect
the interests and welfare Of q higher
class of civilization, bUt when the negro
Of the South casts his vote II goes di-
rect 10 the interests Of higher class
Of civilization
attended the Republican National
Convention N Chicago in ISIS, when
the foregoing Vas well illustrated 10
me I there met q Republican dele
gate from West Virginia. and / asked
him 4 Il vas true that the Democrats
In the South kept the negroes from
voting by holding them hack with
shotguns Yes he said. II Is tr1e.
and when there are not enough Dem
Gratis to hold them hack. the Rspubli-
cans have 10 stand IN with sbotguns
and hold them hack These plznks N
the Republican National platforms
against the shotgun policy Of the
South are pat in for eject N the North.
but tell you thai We dare not lez the
negroes run Cur local governments in
the South; they would ruin Us Give
the negro authority over the white
man. and he Is Ike = beggzr On horse
back; he Immediately becomes AFRO
CANT and insolent. and does not care =
cent for money am interested III a
small manufacturing industry in the
South, but would not remain 8 mo-
meat under negro rule To tell you
the truth. am surprised that sneh
cheap claptrap should have any effect
In the North Let the Northern people
take the matter 20 their OWN homes. or
place themselves in our shoes, and
what would they do if they had to deal
with such vote and its dangers, and
what would they think OF the whites
who would stand in TO uphold such a
voter No honest man can do it. We
have few practical politicians in the
South who stand in with the negroes,
but business men are all against rhism. .