The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1901-01-08
KLUTTZ PRODUCES PROOF
What North Carolina is Doing For
Education.
REVENUES FOR 1899 WERE SO, o64, 46O.52
Of This Sum St,555, 900 Was Given For the
Cause of Education, the Money Being
Divided Pro Rata Between the
Whites and Negroes.
Special to News and Observer.


kluttz added tc his reputation as a
ready debater yesterday during . five
minute speech on the Olmstead resolution.
His constituents have every reason to
congratulate themselves on having such
a Representative. He had studied the
question of eapportionment. being
member of the Census Committee, and
therefore what he said carried with it
weight He said:
Mr.. Speaker, coming from the sood
old State of North Carolina o8p OF the
original Thirteen, loyal as ! believe my
self to be, and l know her people to
be to the flag that hangs behind the
Speakers desk, desiring only the great
ness and glory of the whole country, and
the prosperity Of all its people, for one
/ regret, with the gentlemen who have
preceded me on this side OF this House.
that such a firebrand should have fcen
thrown into legislation at this time.
regret that these opening days CT the
new century, and the era Of sood feeling
between all sections, should lie married
by this attempt to reopen sectional Bit
terness, for purely partisan eject [
want to add to what has been 50 Well
said by the gentleman from New Jersey
which is enforced by his recitiig the
Constitutional requirements in Penn syl
vania that there is not a Single Stale
in this Union, North or Soulh East CT
West, Democratic or Republican, which
limits the Constitutional requirements
for suffrage so as to conform TO tie
language of the Fourteenth Amendment
of the Constitution Of the United States.
TIC live up to that amendment, that no
male inhabitant shall be deprived of
suffrage except for participation in the
Rebellion or other crimes, the male in
habitant. / take it, is he who has &C
qulred domicile in that State. and the
moment that he acquires dOmicile, and is
male. he is a male inhabitant of that
State and entitled to suffrage: and yet
every State in the Union. without excep-
ton, has requirements as to residence,
not only in the State, but in the city
il the county. in the precinct and ward
and the voting place; and every one OF
those requirements, every gentleman
on that side must admit. are in direct
conflict with and contravention of, the
Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitu-
ton of the United States.
Il find that the States of Maine, Mas
sachusetts. Connecticut South Carolina,
MISSISSIPPI, Louisiana, Colorado and
wyoming all have an educa JiOna1 uualifi-
cation IN addition to the requirement for
residence ! find that Rhode Island,
Pennsylvania, Delaware. Georgia. Florida.
Mississippi, Tennessee, and Nevada have
provision requiring the payment of a
tax; and | find the astonishing fact that
some Of those States, Delaware, Maine.
Massachusetts, Missouri, New HAMPSHIRE
and New Jersey have qualifications which
exclude paupers. men upon whom Goa has
laid his hand, and who are unable 70
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homes for the poor, that those men in
all those States are excluded from the
suffrage. l find that in Rhode Island
there is a property qualifications I find
III Delaware no man can vote unless he
has paid registration fee of one dollar
Mr. Stewart, of New Jersey: "Will the
gentleman yield to me for a moment I
deny for New Jersey that she denies any
one the right Of suffrage or denies that
right to any American citizen.'
Mr. Kluttz: New Jersey has a quail
fication as | have stated.''
Mr. McDermont: Il desire to col. act
my colleague from New Jersey New
Jersey does deny the right of any pauper
to vote applause on the Democrat tic
side.)
Mr.. Stewart, of New Jersey: ~ deny
the proposition, and ask the gentleman
to produce the proof
Mr.. Kluttz: 4 decline to Weld to the
gentleman to make a speech in my time
but | shall insert in my remarks the
provision of the Constitution Of New
Jersey, kindly handed me by the gentle
man from that State, Mr.. McDermott. II
IS as follows: Article 2, section !: And
no pauper, idiot or insane person shall en-
Joy the right of an elector. The gen
tleman. Mr.. Stewart, is l trust answer
ed. Now. sir, | come from the State
OF North Carolina, where we are trying
in good faith, in the fear of God, and
with the desire to do Justice to all our
people, and to work out Justice to all
races. | find that North Carolina in tbs
last election where we have nine Congress
Sicnal districts. that there was an aver
age vote of o2,55o votes in each district
showing that there was no suppression O.
the vote. | find from the reports of the
Auditor Of that State recently made that
THE TOTAL REVENUES OF NORTH
CAROLINA FOR 1892 FROM ALI
SOURCES WERE s3,O64. $50 90; AND OF
THIS SUM 81 ,555 coo, OR MORE THAN
ONE HALF OF 1T WAS GIVEN TO THE
CAUSE OF EDUCATION. AND THAT
THAT MONEY WAS GIVEN PR0-RATA
WITH THE WHITES TO THE EDUCA-
TION OF THE COLORED RACE AT
OUR DOORS. ALTHOUGH THEY CON
TRIBUTE But ABOUT TEN PER CENT
OF THE TAXES. (Applausc) I ask the
majority to join us in frowning mon al
such legislation is proposed 4, tn:
resolution
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