The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-10-16

This means that in such places as the have separate schools if he desires to have them, but in North Alabama, where their numbers are few and where the people are poor, the blacks must be ad- by side with the whites, and teach them the sublime doctrine that a poor white man Is no better than a negro! How do North Alabama Republicans relish such chat from the leading man of their
 But the great apostle of negro equality does not stop at this. He says that the Republican Party ds pledged by its his- faithfully by the five millions of newborn freemen, and must continue to be in the future. as It has been in the past, the s.oIuse 4ny S ea1stS snsn g Ss Ssss ssts. snd the
 Hear him: "A mischievous impression has been cunningly made in the South that the President sympathizes with the Southern Democracy upon the subject of ern Republicans upon that question, and this impression emboldens the movement against the. negroes which Is growing in the South day by day. For this impres- act of the President has given 1t counten- ance. Tn his December message he ex- pressly recommended "the enactment of a law to better secure the civil rights
 
 effectually secured, to the enfranchised slave" and I repe1 with indignation the suggestion that the President will prove false to the principles of the Republican Party"
 Morton is the brains and soul of the Republican Party, and no man will ques- ton his right to speak for 1t. In this connection remember that he "repeis, President will prove false to the prin- ciples of the Republican Party"-mean- ing the Civil Rights Bill. The Civil RFns B s of tfs saSs and Morton Is the leader of the party in
 Senator sherman of Ohio recently held tipiy quotations. similar question has already been decided upon by the su- preme Court of the United States.
 In the Alabama State Journal the lead July sth. 1874 appeared communica- ton signed Republican" from which we make the following extract: "Sena- tor Haralson of Dallas and some others in the late convention of colored men at Montgomery are reported to have de- clared themselves opposed to any such forced mixing of the races; and are fur ther reported to have declared that the law. does not compel any such mixing. The colored people of the State are grossly deluded if they believe that this Civil Rights Bill If 1t becomes law, does not practically and virtually. compel any such mixing as Is conclusively proved by the unanimous decision of the Supreme Court of the United States at its Oc- tober term 1873, in the case of Brown against the Railroad Company, 17 Wal lace, AS.
 The evident object of that communica- tion. which was written by Judge Samuel F. Rice. the ablest lawyer in the Repub- lican Party, was to induce that party in Alabama to condemn the Civil Rights Bill and ask Congress not to pass it.
 But Judge Rice failed to accomplish his purpose. He afterwards. in the Re publican State Convention, which met on 30th August, 1874. submitted to the prop CT committee a platform taking this ground squarely; but the ipAuence of the negro was too strong for him. The con- vention refused Rice's offer and adopted the double-faced platform now before the people. Thereupon Judge Rice washed his hands of the concern. and we submit whether all other white Re publicans should not follow his example.
 The Civil Rights Bill.
 No State court is to have any criminal jurisdiction.-See Section 3.
 Whoever denies any negro or other per son any right given by the bill forfeits for each act five hundred dollars to the party aggrieved In addition the party is also subject to indictment, and on conviction shall be fined not less than one thousand dollars or shall be impris- oned not more than one year." See Sec ton 2 Civil Rights Bill.
 It would then cost school teacher flf- teen hundred dollars to refuse admission to one negro child.
 If a tavern keeper. whose house was worth 5000, should refuse to entertain and lodge in his best rooms two negroes they might confiscate his hotel.
 To understand the influence of the ne- gro in that convention We must take a brief retrospect.
 The carpet -bagger taught the negro he could acquire power over white men by voting en masse. Experience showed him that majorities control parties and the negro soon came to the conclusion that all the white men in Alabama who voted the Republican ticket belonged to him and were under his control.
 Accordingly the negroes in our State Legislature, as soon after Governor Lew is was elected as the Legislature was or ganized, introduced Civil Rights Bill very much like that of MT. Sumner. Tho bill was defeated in the House by pariia' nentary tactics. No direct vote was ever taken on the bill. but the test votes show that every Democrat was against It and nearly every Republican, white and black were for 1t.
 To show the spirit with which the ns- groes pressed the bill we insert the fol- lowing account of some of the debates. This account was published In the Mont goImery Advsrtissr at the Stir time-was vas spot. and has never been contradicted.
 From the published proceedings of the House of Representatives March f. 1873, we make the following choice extract: How the Civil Rights Bill is to Be
 Enforced.
 was then taken up. Merriwether moved to postpone the consideration of the bill until F m. tomorrow. Lost.
 MT. Boyd moved to postpone the bill indefinitely.
 Milen moved to lay the motion on the
 On that motion Mr, Boyd called for the ayes and noes, and the motion to table was lost-ayes. fl; noes, An.
 The question recurring on the motion to indefinitely postpone. Mir. Boyd called for the ayes and noes, and the call was sustained
 Greene Shadrach Washington Lewis of Perry having gained the floor, said:
 MT. Speaker. I wish to say a few words relating to this motion. This bill has been discussed here, but nothing was said before about killing it off in this style; nor can 1 yet account for the sudden zeal shown by Democrats and demagogue Republicans for this strange course.
 MT. Smith of Morgan-I call the gen. tleman to order. He has no right to inn pugn the motives of gentlemen on this floor.
 The Chair-The gentleman will confine himself to the question before the House.