The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-01-16

|CARPET- T-BAGGERS
AND NIGGER VOTES.
Plain Talk From Two South.
ern Congressmen.

The New York Journals Washing
ton correspondent gives under date
Of the 8th inst tho following graphic
report Of two speeches delivered 10
the house against the Almstead aud
Crunpaoker vsspporsionmeut bills !:
There we're two notable pbilippica
delivered 10 the house this afternoos
from the Democratic side anens the
rsce problem The days when SEQ.
sionsl hatred marked the differences
between the two sides Of the house
were vividly recalled
Mr. Otey Of Virginia gave . sensa.
tiousl warning 90 to the condition oi
affairs that might be expected II
northern Republicans persist 10 their
efforts TO revive the old feeling with
resolutions intended to curtsil the
power Of the whites to rule in the
south.
Champ CLARK of Missouri stirred
up the trouble with . proposition 10
change the District of Oolnmbia into
. territory end allow il . delegate 10
oonxress and . local government of
Ito own msking In reply TO tho
argument that Washington is the
best governed city in America. be
declared
"If . nigger is good enough to
vote sgainst me 10 the Ninth DISTRICT
Of Missouri" be declared, "he 10
good enough TO vote for his own
representative here. and if l stay in
congress long enough propose to
put the party 10 power on record as
declariog niggsr is not worthy of
voting any whore. for 1t 10 because of
the nigger that you don't want the
people Of Washiogton TO have self.
government
OTEY'S .REMARKBLE SPEECH.
Tbis speech caused Q sensation,
but IL ives mild compared to that
caused by Mr Otey. His denuucis
tion Of csrpetbsggiug to the new
American possessions was most
severe. Regarding the curtail.nent
Of representation from toe south, be
said In part {:
''The Logical end Of oil suoh sgita
tions 10 negro domination in the
south. which 10 hell on earth to the
white men on the one hand or Q rsce
war on the other. 1t means the
reinstsllstios Of the csrpetbsgger.
II mssns the rsiustsllation of tho
demon Of darkness and corruption.
''It msans the coming Of . buzzsrd
gluttoued With oarrion-the descend
ante Of those who. 35 yesrs ego,
fastened their tslons in the PROSTATE
body Of the south. like those p,tiless
birds who fed upon tho vitsls of
Prometheus when his helpless form
was chained to his rock.
Yes. il means the return Of those
buxssrds gluttoped with csrrion that
are today following the calling Of
their disboliosl daddies in Cuba. the
Philippine lslsnds and In Porto Rico,
who exude snoh On odor that Q
mosquito shuns them. Yes. they are
% mean that the yellow fever germs
die in their presesce They ere 90
losthsome thss the smallpox microbes
Hy from them. and " Q snake bites
one Of them it kills the snake
PICTURE He WOULD AVOID
"This 10 the picture that l would
avoid This IL the picture that the
Olmsted resolution would draw.
Their 6oaneial soumen consists in
Rsthbooizing freedmeu's funds with.
oot detection. 10 Neelyfying negroes
wages without being caught.
"As for the Shs,tuc resolution, il
seems that neither that nor the
Olmsted resolution will pass They
will not csss until the fishworm
swsllOws tSs whale not until the
snail Ousruus the hare (; not until
Dusobmeo stop drinking beer. and
no, until the billy goat butts from the
resr I"
There was prolonged spplause on
The Democratic side later in the day
when Mr. Crumpscker moved to
reoommis the reapportioument bill to
the census committee, with instruc
tious 10 ascertain what proportion OF
the citizeus Of certain states are
dsuied the right of suffrage and
reduce the representation sccordIng.
". and was defeated by . vote of "a
20 1876
The Republicans 10 the main favor.
ed the motion on Q rising vote. but
were afraid to 60 on the record with
Q roll call
HANNA'S HAUL.