The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-07-28

ne proposition IS suuhitteo 10 lnt convention. The question is upon tht journ to meet at Il o'clock on Mon day.
 Upon a vote being taken the motion was carried.
 Mir. Williams-I ask unanimous con-
 sent to introduce a resolution to be re-
 ferred to the proper Committed. The Secretary read the resolution as follows:
 Resolved. That 5000 copies of the
 speech of Mir. Smith of Mobile be printed for distribution.
 The President-The resolution is re- ferred to the Committee on Schedule and Printing.
 Mir. deGraffenreid-I now move the the suspension of the rules for the pur- pose have heretofore stated. The Presidential is moved that the rules be suspended and that the Con- vention dispense with the call of the roll of delegates for the introduction | of ordinances and the call of Standing Committees for reports, and that the special order be taken up at this | time.
 MT. Heflin Randolph)-Before that motion is put I ask unanimous con- sent to make report for the Com
 mittee of Printing and Incidental Ex- penses.
 The President-The question of unanimous consent can be submitted after the motion is passed upon. Unon a vote being token the motion of the gentleman from Hale to suspend the rules was carried.
 The President-The gentleman from
 Randolph asks unanimous consent to send up report of the Committee on Schedules and Printing. .. The report read as follows: MT. President. the Committee on Schedule, Printing and Incidental Ex- penses have instructed me to make the following partial report, viz: The committee has audited the ac- counts hereto attached and find that the State of Alabama is indebted to the Brown Printing Co. of Montgom- cry. Ala, in the sum of $6S.75. l We find that said State is indebted I to William H. Carrigan of Montgom- cry, Ala, in the sum of 8. | We find that said State is indebted | to Robert Hassen. loork keeper, in the
 sum of $6.25.
 We find that said State is indebted l to Ed. C. Fowler Co. of Montgomery. Ala. in the sum of $20.
 We find that said State is indebted | tO J. w. 4cIIy Ok AhohhSohA(ty <Hiesf | In the sum of s for rent of typewriter | up to July 24th.
 We find that said State is indebted 1 to Ed. C. Fowler O.. of Montgomery.
 Ala. in the sum of $5.46.
 All of the above amounts are for printing done, for articles furnished the State of Alabama, for use of Con- stitutional Convention. and all of the
 above amounts are itemiZed as shown
 by the bills hereto attached. Total. SOS. .38. and we recommend the payment of the same. All of which is respect fully submitted.
 John T. Heflin. Chairman of Committee on Schedule. Printing and Incidental Expenses.
 Mir. Hetiin-I move that the report
 take it's usual course.
 The PresIdent-The motion is that the report lie upon the table and be printed. Under the rules that will take that course. The report will lie upon the table and be printed.
 The special order for this morning will be the consideration of the report l of the Committee on Suffrage and | Elections. The gentleman from St. Clair has the floor.
 MT. Spears--Mr. President and gen. l tlemen of the Convention: In reply
 
 pounded by the gentleman from Talla-
 dega yesterday. just before had l closed my remarks. I wish to say that
 in my judgment. a majority of the
 negroes of Alabama pay their honest debts. pay their taxes, work the public
 roads. and abide by the laws of the
 State. I wish further to state. Mir.
 President and gentlemen of the Con
 vention. that of popula tion of l,S00.- | 900 people. S00,cSo of this popul.. in Alabama are negroes. and I wishl to
 state. and have it placed upon the rec ord. that these negroes constjtutec at least 'hree-fifths of the agricultural
 labor of this State. Now. then. MT. President and gentlemen of the Con- vention. the question comes up. if this negro population has to bear the burdens of citizenship, if | this negro population, s. major 1 ity of whom are law abidingy citizens
 have to perform the duties of citizen-
 ship. the question is, and I put 1t to every honest man, should they not be allowed to enjoy the privileges of a citizen. If these people have to obey
 the laws of this country, if they have l to be indicted by the law, and tried by
 the law. and convicted by the law, and l executed and punished by the law, is it I
 should have a voice in this election of
 the men who make the law. and the | men who administer the law l and execute the law. I am nc | negro man, no more than any man on | this floor. I am a white man. I am
 proud of my race, proud of my blood
 proud of my ancestors. proud of my lineage, proud of my country, proud of
 my State, and proud of the fact that
 I live in a government and under a | government that is willing to do just | ice to all people of all races. I want | to call attention to the fact that the
 white people of rais State own all of
 the lands. so to speak. They own all 1 the money, they own all the houses, 1 they do all the business. they own all | the banks. they sell all the goods, they | practice all the law. they hold all the
 offices, from the Governor down to | balif. They have control of the mlli-
 tia. they have got all the guns, they have got all the telegraph and rail | roads and telephones and furnaces and l factories and foundries. They have got the education, they have got a thousand years advantage of the negro race in civilization. I for one am proud that I belong to the white race
 am proud to stand here today and
 state in my place. that I believe that | God Almighty made the white man l superior in the beginning. and with all
 of the advantages that We have over 1 the negro am not afraid of the negro.
 I am not afraid and I will not stand l up here and stultify myself and reflect |