The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-10-26
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NEGRO QUESTION
HE GREAT ISSUE
Records Drawn on the Repub-
licaas.
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THEY FAVORED MIXED SCHOOLS.
NV i, IVES in North caroiina-White Re-
pubi.eans Driven Into Democratic
Rsues--.ar. Lsnca.n's views.
Fcli.iasi Notes.
THEY FAVORED MIXED SCHOOLS.

THO matter of keeping records of the
proceedings Of laglslative and political
bodies is convenient Ia some instances
built is dangerous in others, Tor tiieS
ere Aabie To rise up Years afterwards TO
smite the party inca in control. here
is a striking instance of it.
Delegate Robert Tsirnbull calls at
iention to the position taken by the
Republican members of the l.esis-
lature of 1863 in regard 10 the
bin providing free schools for the
children of the State. BY reference to the
Journal, it viii be found that twenty-four
Republicans voted against the school bill
FOR The reason ttlgt if failed to provide
Tor the co-educatioa of whites and
negroes.
On page Coz, in this record:
-. b. Miller, -Jr. Republican,. moved
10 amend tthe school bilD the bill by
striking out the following words contain
ed therein: Provided that white and col
cred persons shall not be. taught in the
same school but in separate schools I'M
der the same genera! regulations as to
usefulness and efficiency
VOTED LIKE SHEEP.
The yeas and nays We're called and
nineteen Republican members are record
cd as voting yea on this amendment.
& On page G10 The following amendment
was offered by a Republican, member.
But it is especially provided that no
distinction shall bc made in the appoint
:nent of school trustees on account of race
or COLOR
The rol-call shows that thlrty-five Re
p,iblicans voted yea on this proposition
Failing to strike out the provision that
separated white from negro children in
the schools, and failing to cngraft pro-
vision that made it possible for negro
trustees to supervise white schools TWEEN
ty-four Republican members. when the
bill came UP for final adoption. voted
against making any provision whatever
for the public education OF the children
OF Virginia
If they corld not educate negroes and
white children together they said let us
not have education.
Rather than fix the law SO that negro
trustees could. under no circumstances,
supervise and ceutro! white schools elM-
ploN. discharge or punish white lady
teachers. the Republican members, by re-
corded vote expressed their deternina-
ton TO have no schools ct ali.
The record speaks for itself Thirty
FIVE Republicans recorded this ultimatun
HOW IT WAS IN.
Mr.. Andrew Joyner. Of Winston, n. c..
who is one Of the best posted men of
his State on public affairs. was shogn
the above record last night, and among
other interesting "reminiscences, related
the following to a Times representative:
Mr.. Joyner confined himself TO the school
question, remarking that it would take a
weei, to tell OF al the outrages that
were committed in North Carolina in the
space of two years, and that The respect
able element OF the irpn5!lcan party
was powerless to prevent It. lie salo:
'.1'he Republican party came into power
in North Carolina in 1881. It's Governor
WAS one Of The ablest lawyers in the
State had formerly been e circuit judge
Of pronounced character. He was a man
Of wealth, and q representative Of one
Of the most aristocretic families in the
State.
CHANGED SCHOOL LAM.
THE Legislature was largely Repub
can and largely white. 1t changed the
ntttlic school Law in exact accordance
with the resolution I see your Lesisa-
tlire rejected in 1859 and in 1875, .n.rts
years alter negro school trustees exer-
cisea legal supervision over white schools
iii North Carolina.
Actual supervision was exercised in
three counties. and it would have si,rs:..
into All parts of the State, Tor ne>!i,
schoo. trustees were appointed in ger
twenty counties, along with white lne:l.
..12he shotgun was used with such good
results that negroes confined their atten-
ton to negro schools.
SIN this connection it may be interest
ing 10 know that q coal black, brlrly ne
gro politician was made director of the
Board of Public Works. He visited the
white orphan asylums, the white insane
:.sylurls. he asylums for he deaf and
dumb and for the blind
PRESENCE OBNOXIOUS.
His active supervision ceased after q
tour of inspection he made to an or
pllan asylum sitrated in the mountains
os North Carolina, where there were no
negroes and the white people there largely
voted the Republican ticket. He went in
The private bedroom OF a female teacher
and inspected the room by talk ng of the
he'd clothes. examining the bedding.
wardrobe, &C.. while the lady occupant,
with tears of indignation, protested in
vain.
THE people of the mountains, when
they heard .of it, went Wild. The negro
State inspecto. of white schools would
rot resign The Governor. to get him
out of the State and to save his own life.
had to give the negro his price. He was
made the colonel of a regiment
and shipped TO Cuba, out or
harms reach. The appointment
was made on the urgent request of white
Republicans, who We're themselves dunn
founded at the negro's assurance. He>is
still a frll 6edged colonel in the United
States service
DEMOCRATIC ACTION.
Another interesting piece of history IN
connection with this school question is
recalled. In 1885 the Democratic Legis-
latnre of North Carolina made large