The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-01-18

claim" "I would heGs boon thankful to
Presid ont Mckinley if ho had able to
remember tho negro with littlo IN"
Tho truth is follow oitiaons, ho did
not romombor to writo us with any kiad
of an IN" in his message.
Tho truth is, tho national republican
party, through it's oflioors, have sorvcd
notioo on us that thoy havo grown tirod
serving US, and that they do not intond
to intorforo with or assist US.
Whou President Mckinley lnado his
southern tour he said in Georgia that
oyory Confederate grave was q monu.
| mont to ''Amcrioan patriotism.
Follow citizens, lot mo quote Prosi
don't Mckinley again: "Evory Con.
federato grave is monumont to Amori-
can patriotism" Do you doubt it? If
you arc republicans, which know you
are, you do not daro doubt it, for our
republican president, who is tho official
mouth-piooo Of tho republican party,
said so, and tho party at tho last oloo
tion endorsed it by ro olcoting him;
honoo, it is truo.
1t is useless to 1.-Two if you intond to
live in blindnosss. Evory utteranoo Of
importance falling from tho lips Of
nothorn republicans, with very fow OK
ooptions, tends to show that the ropub-
loan party is getting in doubt on the
subject Of who was right or who was
wrong during tho last war. What is a
pairiot2 What is patriotism7 Gan the
graves Of mon who woro guilty of doing
wrong bo monuments to patriotism?
No, follow oitizens, wo must >aooopt
VIM. Mckinley as authority on this
subject.
Ono OF the soro subjoots with US
| negroos, particularly tho negroos Of
Beaufort county, is tho matter of our
partial and temporary disfranohisomont;
and wo blanc tho white people Of South
Carolina for it. In part thoy arc to
blame, but only in very small part.
They havo accomplished this act with,
through, and by tho permission Of tho
national republicans of tho north. If
tho north did not want it so, the hand.
full of whito pooplo in tho south could
not mako it 30.
A republican supreme court, by 70.
fusing to Interfere and assist us have
said that they wero right in this act.
The republican congress- by refusing to
scat republican congressman from South
Carolina, have further emphasized tho
fact that tho whito people Of South
Carolina in this act have been right.
Tho truth is but tho truth, and | am
here to tell you tho whole truth, and it
is this; tho national republican party
has deserted us. has abandoned us;
I'D coxr
show by their failing to act, and alton
by their uttoranoos, that they nocd tho
forgiveness Of tho south for over hay-
ing assisted us.
Wo have few friends loft, but they
arc in wooful minority. Chandler,
Mason, Allison, Tom Rood, and Bon
Harrison arc still with us, but whore
arc their baoking2 Whom it comes to
the negro thoy stand almost alonoi
From timo immomorial (as measured
by tho life Of tho American ropublic)
tho negro has been tho bono Of oonton-
ton. La tho early part Of tho century
tho fact Of his being in tho south, and
thoroby was counted by tho south in its
claim to and possession Of political
representation in tho national council
was cause Of long and bittor strife
botwoon the north and south.
| The southern masters said that
though he was black slave, he was
human, and for that reason insisted
that ho should bo counted in the ap-
portionmont Of political representation
among tho states; and they did suoooed
in having counted him in part. On tho
othor hand the north said that although
he was human being no was only O
ohattol, honoo in tho political appor-
tionmont he should not bo counted at
all; and that only free white men should
bo counted.
This subject of political representa-
tion for tho negro agitatod the nation
from it's earliest birth, and was tho
chief and dirt ct cause Of tho firing Of the
first shot at Fort Sumter, and tile sur
render Of that noblo ohicftain at Apo
matoX. 1t was tho chief cause of tho
emancipation proclamation that was
read hero today; and today, thirty. soveD
years after our emancipation, it is the
bono of contention.
Tho question that concerns US moro
than any other ono question is tho fifty
congressman who arc accredited to the
south on account of tho psosonoo of
ten million negroes in the south.
Nearly every negro politician, nearly
every negro preacher, nearly oyory
thinking, we'll meaning negro through
out this glorious southland OF ours, say
that tho south should lose those fifty
congressman because Of our partial and
temporary disfranchiscmont.
"A prophet is not without honor save
in his own country" and why SOP 30.
cause he ID scor--ono who unveils the
fnturo, and shows to his fellow. country
mon things that arc for their bost good,
but seldom in accord with thoir thoughts
or wishes. Fellow. oitizons, that ia my
position beforo you today. I havo
studied we'll this subject, and as SOC
it, for my own good, my oountry's good,
and ospcoially the good Of my raoo. |
fool that am not in accord with tho
thoughts of that raoo, but, oh, country.
mon, negroes, havo pationce, give mo
your sympathy and hear me; for tho
cause of negroes unborn.
am unalterably opposed to tho out
ting down Of the souths representation
that is given hor on account Of the ten
million negroes within hor confines.
am opposed to it, first, booauso am a
negro; sooond, booauso am southern
negro; third, booauso it is my expoota.
tion to 1.-Two and dio hero, and my solemn
Diah 10 that a IL ,pho oro oon,ookoJ .,,:La