The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-01-16

o),;n-"I would have been thankful to
praSiseat Mckinley if he had able to
ron,cmbcr the negro with a little ''n"
The truth is fellow citizens, he did
not remember to write US with any kisd
of an M in his message.
Tie truth is, the national republicsD
party, through its ofh,ers, have served
notice on u that they have grown tired
serving Us, sod that they do not intend
to interfere with or assist US.
When President Mckinley MADE ms
southern tour he ssid in Get-sia ths'
every Confederate grave was IN 'Hu
ment to American patriotism.
Fellog citizens, let me qnote Presl
dent Mckinley again: Every Con
sea esSn-ota AVE is monument to Amerl,
~ ~ ~ - riotism. Do you doubt 1t? Il
von vI are republicans, which | know you
are YOU do not dare doubt 1t, for ou!
-rTu3!:can president, who is the OH cial
mouth - piece OF the republican party,
said SO, ard the party at the last cleo
t;ca endorsed it by re electing him;
hence, it is true.
is useless to live if you intend tc
i've in blindness. Every utterance Of
importance falling from the lips Of
nothern republicans, with very few ex.
cep,ions, tends to show that the repuo'
licau party is getting in doubt on the
subi5cu of who was right or who va:
wrong during the last war. What is
patriot? What is patriotism? Can the
graves of men who were guilty OF doing
vroag be monuments to patriotism
No, fellow ciuzens, We must ac,ep'
Wm. Mckinley as authority on tbs
subject.
Oae of the sore subjects with u:
negroes, particularly tie negroes Of
Beaufort county, is the matter of oul
partial anG tempo disfrsnchiseuent
aud We blame the white people OF South
Carolina for it. La part they are tt
blame, but only in very small part
They have accom- ulished this act With
through, and by the permission OF the
national republicans Of the north. u
the north did not want it SO, the hand
tul of white people IN the south coulo
not make 1t SO.
a republican supreme court, by re
fusing TO interfere and assist US have
,aid that they we're right in this act
The republican congress. by refusing tt
seat republican congressman from Soutt
Caro,ias, have further emphas:z q The
fact that the white people OF Soutt
Carolina in this set have been right.
The truth is but the truth, and l an
here to tell ycu the whole truth, and II
is this; the national republican party
hiss deserted US, has abandoned u
and with a very few exceptions, they
show by their failing to act, and after
by their utterapces, that they need the
forgiveness of the south for ever haT
ing assisted US.
We have a few friends left, but they
are in a woeful minority. Chandler
Mason, Allison, Tom Reed, and Ben
Harrison are still with Us, but where
are their backing? When it comes tt
the negro they stand almost slone'
From time immemorisl las measured
By the life Of the American republic.
the negro has been the 5cue Of conten'
ton. In the early part Of the century
The fact of his being in the south, and
thereby was counted by the south in its
claim to and possession of politica
representation in the national council
was cause of long and bitter strife
between the north and south.
The southern masters said that
though he was black slave, he was
humsn, and for that reason insisted
that he should be counted in the ap.
por.ionment of political Representative
among the states; and they did succeed
il having counted him In part. On the
other hand the north said that although
he was human being he was only g
chat,el, hence in the political sppor
,iopment he should not be counted 81
al; and that only free white men should
be counted.
This subject of political represents
ton for the negro sgitated the nation
from lis earliest birth, and was the
chief and cir, ct cause Of the firing Of the
first shot at Fvrt Sunter, aud the sur
render OF that n e chiettain at Apo
nstox. IL wss the chief cause of the
emancipation proclamation that was
read here today; and today, thirty se7eo
years after our emancipation, is is the
bone of contention.
The question that concerns US more
than s4y other one question is the htts
congressman who are accredited to the
south on account of the p essence OF
ten million negroes in the south.
n arly ev ry negro pollticiaa, nearly
every negro preacher, 1eaIlg every
thinking, well meaning negro through
cut this glorious southland O. ours, say
that tie south should lose those 6fsy
congressnen because Of our partial and
temporary disfrAnchisc ment.
"A prophet is nor Without honor save
in his own country" and Why 50? Be-
cause lie is seer-one who uavslls the
future, aud shows TO his fellow couatry
mea things that are for their be,1 good,
bu. seldom in accord with their thoughts
or wishes Fellow ciuzeDs, that i my
position before you TO-DAY. | have
s;u lied vel! this subj ct, and as | zee
it, foc ny own good, my country good
and especially the good Of my race. |
feel that an not in accord With the
thoughts Of that race, but, Oh, country
men, negroes, have patience, give me
your sympathy aud hear me; for the
cause of negroes unborn.
I am unal,erably opposed to the cut
ting down Of the sourh's representation
that is given her on account of the ten
million negroes within her copfoes.
am opposed 10 it, first, because | sm a
negro; second, because / am a southern