The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-03

who is fit to cast a ballot in this proud State of Alabama and care for. the women and children to come. no man who should be called a Democrat. true and tried. is fit to be qualified cleo tor in this State, who says 'They nave done wrong" Down in my county mo- body will ever say They done me wrong except some mixed breed bas- tard yellow buck, or somebody who comes within that line of disqualified tion. By the way, the Committee left out some of the best lines. and I have got little fuss with the Committee myself.
 Mir. Browne-The Committee is not always right, then?
 MT. Heflin (Chambers)-Will the gentleman yield a moment F wish to make motion. This is the first time the distinguished gentleman from Dal- las has addressed the Convention, and 1 move to extend his time.
 The extension of time was accorded
 MT. Burns-I said that I had a crow to pick with the tcom- nittee, and as see nobody present that might offend, I wish to say, everything say is in the Bible, or in the Statutes of Alabama. I want the Committee to report favorably, and this Convention to adopt a provision that no person shall vote who has been guilty of lying in wait, or of an at- tempt to commit murder, or of an at- tempt to commit rape, or of an at- tempt to commit arson, or of an at- tempt to commit burglary. or who has abandoned his wife or children-I want you to mark this. because I want to offer it as separate ordinance-or who is a bastard whose disabilities have not been relieved or removed by court of competent jurisdiction or the Govern or. 1 say I have a crow to pick with the Committee, but I will pass on. Let us see what the black' belt has to say to you. I demand nothing from you SO far as our portion of the Black Belt is concerned. We are no better than you. You that have come here to rep resent the entire State, if you do not come here to represent the Black Belt as we'll as the White Belt, the hills as we'll as the wire grass, /and the boys away up in the Tennessee Valley; if you do not come here to represent them all-the bareheaded girls and the shirt tail boys (yells)-and every one else, you have not come for the purpose of doing your duty. I hail from differ ent section of country, and I am here to do justice to the mountains, the hills. the valleys and the dells-North and South Alabama, and every section of this noble State. Applause). might, however, say to you that of all the agricultural schools, the Black Belt has not one. Where is the agri- cultural school in the First District? Down in Clarke County at Jackson no Black Belt there. Where is, the ag- ricultural school in the Second Dis trict? Down at Evergreen-no Black Belt there. Where is the agricultural school in the Third District? Down where the old one-armed hero used to live, at Abbeville-no Black Belt there. Where is the agricultural school in the Fourth District? Away up in Sylacau- ga, where my friend Browne comes from-no Black Belt there. Where is the agricultural school in the Fifth District? Over in Wetumpka, right across where they keep penitentiaries and lynch a fellow once in while no Black Belt there. They have fine county, and a fine town and the best of people in the world; but there is nc Black Belt there. Where is the Sixth | Away up where my friend MT. Pierce came from, and that ought to be good place, taking him as a sample of the people that live there-but there IS nc Black Belt there. Where is the Sev- enth? At Albertville-there is nc Black Belt there. Where is the Eighth? Away up wonder where Saun- ders and Pettus came from, and you know by their looks there are no ,blacR Belt there-Qaughter)-.and if you be- lieve there are Black Belters up there you just ask Judge Mcclellan and | Walker and others. They say there If no Black Belt there because the kolf crowd reigned there. Where is the mighty Ninth-that is where Jeffersor l County can be found, and where IS that situated? At Blountsville-aWaJ up wonder, my God Almighty. in | county that sends a Republican here at this Convention. (Applause). Gen tlemen get up on this floor and talk about what they will do for the blacf Belt. Has the Black Belt any agrl' cultural schools? Where is the Uni, versitv of Alabama? That is too olo to talk about; but it is not in the blact ! Belt, Where is the Deaf and Dumt Asylum? Away up wonder where my friend. Browne came from; and from | sneech here today, you know that IS no' 1 in the Black Belt. Now, what does the
 Black Belt ask in this Convention
 Some speakers may ask a great deal' as one of their representatives, oo no demand anything except )ustlce ant right, to be treated as we ought 10 o' treated Look upon our past; vie" u' | ;n tha nresent and resolve in your minC that YOU will treat us just as we de serve. and that Is all I ask. don 1 agree with my friend from Perr. (Judee Stewart), who says that Tn few wears the buck negroes will com' in vast numbers, five or ten thousand and control the Black Belt. No, no | Even after the time that the bells Una now invite our sons and daughters t'
 institutions of learning. and to tn'
 worship of Almighty God, shall o' rung as a midnight incendiary alarm
 even after that when blood has red | dened the Alabama River. and tn
 Warrior River, and all the streams even then some white man, some whlt' men, will rise up and say, by the LlV ing God it is still our country ana w are still for white supremacy.
 | Mir. Duke-I now renew my mouoi
 for inc previous question upon the SUD stitute and the amendment thereto:
 The President pro tem-The question
 is. shall the main question De now put
 MT. Williams (Elmore)-l ask 10 nav the substitute read.
 Mir. White-I move to lay the amend
 ment of tine gentleman from TalladeSi
 on the table.
 MT. Browne-On that I call for thu
 ayes and noes.
 The call was sustained.
 The Secretary read the substitute ant
 the amendment.
 The President pro tem-The motion Il
 to lay the amendment of the gentleman | from TalIadeRa on the table. The aye