The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-09-13
THE NEW CoNsTfTUTIof!.
Hon. John H. Wallace Will Stump
 For It.
TIuntsville Mercury

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 For It.
 Huntsville Mercury
 On yesterday, when questioned concern. ing his opinion of the new Constitution. Hon. John II. Wailacc. Jrs two conseca. cons ecu. tive times c member of the Legislature eandldate for the State Senate without opposition, said: II shall take the stump
 '"rhe eonstitution just framed by the convention, is T document, drawn to meet the exigencies of the time. On the whole 1t is a splendid and patriotic instrument under which our State will reacn the loftiest aspirations or our penp1e, pph,so ne in Southern States. and the condonence or Congress of this method of eliminating the negro from politics, has brought nar. fnony out of turbulence ana order out or
 "The suffrage Qualification is the only solution of the race question. when the negro is made to understand that ht IS to have no voice in governmental anairs' that he is no longer a political factor. then he will cease to be the tool of de signing and schemins aliens and profit. gates, and his ambition to hold offlce VIII die in his bosom and he will be content to pursue the avocstions Of peAcotoi
 Hinder the provisions of the suffrage clause in our new constitution, every white man in the State of Alabama ~ill be permitted to vote. and hundreds or thousands of negroes who. cannot attain to the qualification VII no longer nave
 '"The great abolitionist, Abraham Lin. coin. did not believe that the negro should have the right to participate In elections From his expressions he regarded the black man as being incapable ef mtsili. gent exercise of the right of suffrage and held that he should be restrained, ,,, rom tha obligations of citiAenship under our form of Government. Thomas Jefferson aaid: NO two races can inhabst the same coun- the result Is the destruction of one iace
 "fiad not drastic measures been re- sorted to in order to suppress the negro power in the State and in it's political subdivisions, and would now be occupy, ing offiees, and In part exercising control domination in Alabama Is blot upon the fair name of our State. It was then that carnage md arson held sway, and sorrow and disastcr stalk"d sorosn. Into debt; our credit was impaired; ana had not the white man risen with all the splendid courage of their tndomitaolc State Government from the hands of negro and carpet -bagger, we would not today be enjoying, the. peace and happi- ress that is the boast of every Alaoa-
 We have no just cause to apprehend federal Interference. Congress by de. cnLng to postpone the a,pportlo1'I"sns ,I tnt exteHt eI of neHro disfrsnchisement could be asoertained, has tactily delegated to the South the right to solve the rae; question according to the needs and de- mands of the various states. Time has disinteKrated the animosities that were once stirred in the hearts of the Northern people by ambitious demagogeus. and once prevented the South from receiving her just deserts at the hands of the National Congress have 9een ameliorsted and have sunk into oblivion. Instead Of aspiring to represent d particular section, 1t Is now the ambition Of every true statesman to conserve the interests of shr whole country.
 Purity in elections IS the fond Ely sian dream of every free man. The hope that some day., even mans vote Vii be counted as 1t is cast, Is the asril alion of our noble men. A government built and maintained hy fraud. cannot stand, and the brave men who have done their part so well, in order that white supre- for relief from the coils of the constrict- ing monster that is sapping the purity of our young men, and perverting them fnom leading lives of honor and useful ness.
 Tn matters of education, taxation and to some extent reformation in our judiciary system. wise changes have been made. There may be slight objections to some sections of the new constitution. but the great good that will be resultant from its adoption, should animate every white man to vote for it's ratification. l believe that when the provisions of the instrument are thoroughly explained to the people. and when it is demonstrated best interests of all the people. expect to see a solid white vote cast for It's
 "The result of a failure to ratify the The negro men would grow insolent and towards the white people, and blood-shed would follow. Therefore, la order to preserve peace and concord in our State, even thonugh some slight pro- tests sVe registered against the new con there is now nothing left for the white men to do but to ratify the document.
 No loyal Democrat can decline to vote for the ratification of the new constitu- ton Demanded by the Democratic campaign of that year, passed over Whelmingly by Democratic General Assembly, the act subsequently endorsed by a convention of the Democratic party, conceived and framed by Democrats, it bears the unmistakable stamp of the party, and 1t is the duty of every party man, to stand up in favor of the ratitica- ton of our new organic law. No Demo- crat can hope to gain, by opposing the ratification of the new constitution. It would mean that he did not care to af- filiate further with the Democrats of Alabama. It Is the plain duty of every man, who has sincerely at heart the best interests of his State. to assist in the adoption of the new constitution. I confidently expect to see large majorities returned for 1t. The new constitution has been the outgrowth of a determined public sentiment that will uphold and accept the document, fin the fair administration and just construction of which, the bles- sings of security, peace and prosperity will be enjoyed by our people, and left as a priceless heritage to generations yet