The age-herald., 1901-07-30

WiFo dho Sdlo must put youi Chhdich HI the school room and teach them to accu- mulate property. We make no guarantee to unborn generations. Answering a ques- ton of Governor Oates, he said that none of the minority committee had insinuated fraud in the registration, but that 1t had been insinuated on the floor and outside.
 He would not waste time on the ques- tion of the superiority of the white race. The convention had demonstrated that by allowing those negroes of good character and negro soldiersc to vote, although 1t was the supreme power and could deal with them as it pleased inside of the fif- teenth amendment The convention was bestowingegreater privileges on them than they now possessed.
 We hear a great deal and read a great deal in our leading papers criticising this convention for delay. But that is natural When we close the books they will in all probability support 1t. They did the same thing in Mississippi He closed by say. ing the constitution would be adopted, anc took his seat amid applause.
 soIiie of Hale. Mir. So1lie of Dale spoke in favor of the grandfather clause. He said that while poleon had said to his soldiers in Egypt,
 
 them. still a greater and a higher civiliza- ton than that of Egypt looked down upon them. Great as were our fathers, they made one great mistake-that of slavery. It was contrary to the love of freedom and liberty of the American heart. The South in this matter of slavery was more sinned against than shining. The North after assisting us in bringing the negro here, turned against us and perseucted us for 1t.
 Taking up the legal aspect of the artle- cle he argued that the suffrage plan did not violate the fifteenth amendment. He thought the soldier clause ought to be made permanent, and paid tribute to the Confederate soldiers. He concluded amid applause.
 MT. Beddow offered a resolution to have 500 copies of the speech printed.
 Maxwell of TalIapoosa.i
 MT. Maxwell of Tallapoosa said he did not propose to make speech, but was in favor of the majority report He had studied 1t and listened to the debates on the subject. The article did not propose to set up any social status which had not always existed. It provided for a more intelligent electorate and tended to pro- mote the purity of the ballot. It was, furthermore, a literal fulfillment of our pTOfnlS6 lO Llt pcOpit nOl tO uAolf a single white man. He thought 1t would be overwhelmingly adopted at the polls.
 Able arguments had been made on both sides by prominent lawyers In the con- vention, but viewing the case in the light of these arguments he thought 1t was constitutional. He was as good friend to the negro as anyone, yet he did not think they all were qualified to vote. He would not however, dsfranchise x-t- l. T.. tr at the vicious negro ought to be disfran- chsed for his own good-the common good. (Applause.)
 Asncraft of Lauderdale.
 MT Ashcraft of Lauderdale said it was evident that speeches were now only tol- erated on the subject and he would speak but few minutes. He thanked those who had already spoken for staying and listening to their speeches. He told sew oral anecdotes which put the convention in good humor. What we are trying to do, he continued. Is to set apart classes of men. who are better qualified for tho electorate We should then have plan which should bring in the highest class of patriotism and the lowest degree or selfshness. What class will do this more than the soldier? He pictured the hlsto- ry of the Confederate soldier since the war. how he had built cities. struggled against poverty and triumphantly emerg- ed from it. His pathetic picture brought tears to the eyes of some of the delegates He continued by explaining the working of the board of registrars, which would not be perfect but would be as near per- feet as was possible. Our work Is not aimed at the negro, but at the selfish We are here to do the negro good as well as the wihte man. Do we not offer the negro an inducement to be a good citi- zen which has never been offered him before. Today he has no vote. Under our plan he may be honored and respected. (Much Applause)
 Rogers of LoWndes.
 MT. Rogers of Lowndes favored the ma jority report He spoke of the vast ma 1ority of negroes in his county and said the negroes would always vote against the interests of the State. He said that white supremacy prevailed in the black belt by methods which were intolerable and which were only Justified by the frightful conditions which would other wise occur.
 The convention then adjourned until tomorrow.
 Convention Notes.
 Secretary of the Convention Frank Julian who has been i'll at his home in Colbert, resumed his duties today. For tunately for the convention, which can ill afford to do without him the past few days have been devoted entirely to speech making and there has been prac- tically nothing for the clerks to do.
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