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La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1901-07-30
PONCE
NDTEsEAS DIR EGEA&

El Lcdo GuzmAn Beniter leader de una
fracci6n republicans de ests ciudad Sc en-
cuentTe aquf.
Sc dice que ha venldo { arreglaf Ell CO.
tarro.
El sAbado puso en- escena la Compahfs
Roncoroni ell celebrado drama Los dos PilIefes.
Asisti6 una gran coDcurrencia, que aplau-
dio los artistas, ia obrs, al suntuoso de-
corado que exhib6 Ia Empresa. La Adams Y
Roncoroni fueron lamados Ia escena repeti-
das
Aunque Sc esperaba en- estos dfss. al doc
tor Barboss para trabajsr la union de ambss
fracciones republicanas, empfeza decirse
que 10 yendrS por ahora.
ge asegura que el domingo por la noche
hnbo IN lncendo en- Juana DfaZ, qUenAndose
un almacen propiedad del alcalde don Espar-
tano Franceschi.
No sabenos 81 Ell edifclo estabs asegura-
El domingo subieron escena por segun-
ds vez. Los Dos Piuetes, con igual exito que eD
Ia primera represe ata ci6n.
Juieios orales para ell dfa 10 de Agosto.
PantaIeon Rodriguez, de Ponce, por in
juriss.
Ia retreta del domingo asi.ti6 bastante
concurrencis.
81 espectAculo fue interrumpido las .,
eRuss de Ia lluyia
Para oil martes 80 de Julio, annncia la
Empresa Roncoroni dos estrenos, ia expi6ndi-
da obrs drsmStica actos del emnente
Echegsrsy, titulada Gel Hombre Negros, el
ErRcosfsimo juguete c6mico sPerro ). So tx
quierda.
Don Rooue Pagan don Dionisio Gerena.
reeinos de esta ciudad, han ipgresado en- el
Partdo Federal.
En Ia tuDei6o del martss 80, llsnarA IN
tan6o ell bailable xLs MariposE>.
Tambieu han ingresado en- las hss fede-
rAles. los ex republicsnos de esta ciudsd se6o-
res don Carlos G0zmSu don Felix Figueroa
Cordero.don Emilia no Hernandez don Fran
cisco Ruiz.
El ioven tip6grafo don Inocencio Marca-
no fAileci6 el Iunes esta ciudad-
Fue un empleado inteligente laborioso.
Nuestro pesame sus deudos.
La compsnfs Roncoroni anunca para en- |
brsvs ell benehclo de Is splsudida artista Sc
Aora Evangelina Adams.
Serk IN <vero suceso.s
Nuestro respectable amigo den Ermelindo /
Salazar sali6 el lunes para Aibouito con objeto /
de recuper&r salud. sIgo quebrantada.
Desssmos logre aus deseos.
E. propietario don jose Irizarri ha hecho
donaci6n de terreuo su6ciente para levantar
IN temple cat6lico el barrio de Canas.
Nuestro amigo don AdolfO Lespier ha re-
grsssde de 10 capital
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1901-07-30
VEGAS AslA

Don Ulises Jimenez ha presentado 81 re-
nuDcia al sueldo que dsfruta como inspector
de carnicerfa de Vega baja, en favor de los
fopdos municipales.
Sc encuentra enferma la distinguida seRo-
rita Isabel Mufioz hermana del recto iuez de
poicia.
El ayuntamieEto ha satisfeeho los macs
tros cuanto les adeudaba pof concepto de ca
sas para las escuelas.
Imfteie el concejo municipal de Ponce.
Ha mUerto eu la carcel ell preso Felix
Ruiz. La policia insular Sc ocup6 e su entie-
rro pagando Ell municipo los gaEtos.
Sc desmiente Ia noticia de que una conf
sion del pueblo pasara Manatf 4 fn &c reco-
ger dinero en- suscriPci6n p6olica para cons
truir IN hospital
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1901-07-30
PARTIOO FEDERAL
cFIC1NAS EN- SAN JUAN

El sefior Presidents del Cuerpo Ejerattiuo,
por haber mudado 81 resideucia 4 Santurce.
recibfrA en- su despacho-San Just0 il-de u
de 10 tarde .. IN.
sscrsturfa general: Fortsleza II, altos d.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1901-07-30

Gitima hora b sabido que ha salido de
TODD cuidado dando luz III hermoso nin0 Ia
sehora esposa del doctor Queyedo Baez.
LO celebram )S.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1901-07-30

de la tem2esad yene Ia calma l6gico ra
ANGAs las reazara precios ~
de artcu lie NQ
agodon senoas 25 centavos sayas de en-
kHENDEZ 8 On
10 Francisco San Juan D .
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1901-07-30

La dstinguida seilorita Josefa del Castillo
de Cayey, Sc encuentran Catsno pasandC
una temporeda en- Ia casa del amigo don Isl
d0ro GOnzaiez.
La senorita Castillo es una de las damai
que 6guran IA cabeza del certanen de- SSar
Juan NewsS
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1901-07-30

La jarapa celebrada anoche en- ell sCasinc
espahols puede decirse que fu6 una de las ma
animadas que Sc han dado aquel ceutro.
Desde las ocho media did principle ,
duT6 hasta las once Ia noche.
Podemos decir cue todos los domingos
dfas festivos Sc repetiran estas jsranitas.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1901-07-30

FL Lcdo GuzmAn Beniter leader de un
fracci6n republicans de ests ciudad, sc en-
cuentTe aquf.
Sc dice que hs yenldo arreglaf Ell CT
tarrO.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1901-07-30

Continda ell einemat6grafo <Lumieres ha-
ciendo dinero todas las noches hay lleno com
pIeto, y as yistas son muy variadas.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-01-24
Obituary.

On Sunday, January 9th, 1901, at
A. NJ, Lucy Jane, beloved wife of james
NJ. Lucas, died at their residence a.
Goodwater, No.. Her death vas caused
by pneumonia, from which she suffered
SIX days.
She was the eldest child of Mr.. and
Mrs. Geo. B. Cole aud was born and
reared on their farm a Quaker,
Washington county. No..
Born, April 1st. 1868. she was 81
years. 9 months and 5 days old at the
time of her death. Her remains were
buried In the graveyard at Emmaus
Church.
She was a faithful and afeetionate
wife and a kind and loving mother.
Her grief-stricken hun5and and five
sons-the youngest an infant-and nu-
merous other relatives survive her.
Poor wife, she is dead and I am alone,
IT'S the debt which We all have to pay,
Yet of all sorrow I've felt in my life
never knew grief till to-day.
Full sixteen years we walked side by side,
Each a staff to the other always;
But the angel of death has taken my help,
So what can / do but pray.
Bless Thou US, Lord, in the Kingdom above.
Whence Thy grace SO freely is given;
So long have we lourneyed together on Earth,
Receive US together In Heaven.
j. NJ. L.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-01-24
Graniteyille, Mo.

Ed. Register-E. E. Bollinger, of
Belleview. was in own Sunday.
Messrs P. w. and VIM. Schneider
came down from the city Sunday.
Schneider Granite Co., have laid of
their force of paving cutters.
Miss Maude Bollinger, of Sabula,
visited relatives at this place Sunday.
Misses Collins, of Sabula, and
Downy, of Iron Mountain. visited in
GraniteSille Monday.
La grippe still has full swing of the
town.
Miss Hattie Shular is visiting in
Lesterville.
Mr.. Alex Smith finished a beautiful
monument last week, for the husband
of Mrs. Willie. of Pennington.
The Syenite Granite Company have
shipped several carloads of paving re-
Gently.
Miss Minnie Trauernicht visited in
Pilot Knob last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. a. Sheahan visited IL
Ironton Friday.
Mr.. Won. Wiseman is seriously il
with heart trouble
Misses Olga aud Louisa Rieke, o
Ironton, were the guests of Miss Netti'
Trauernicht Saturday.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-01-24
Resolutions of Respect.

To the memory of Fritz Schwab,
adopted by Local Union, No. 703. o.
NJ. w. of A, at Ridge Prairie, ILL.,,
Jan. IS, 1901:
WHEREAS, For the third time in the
space of six weeks death has entered
our Local, and again a Brother has
been called away, the all-wise God In
His infinite wisdom having called
Brother Schwab from our midst. He
departed this life on the 10th day OF
January, 1901. We mourn his loss,
and Local Union, No. 703, q. NJ. w.
of A., is deeply impressed with the
uncertainty of life and the certainty o.
of death; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That Local Union, No. 703.
has lost a true and devoted member
and that we, the members, tender the
relatives our heartfelt sympathy il
these, their saddest hours; and be i
further
ResolUed, That our charter be drapeC
in mourning for thirty days, and
COPY of these resolutions be tent tt
the bereaved family, a copy to the Z
NJ. W. journal, a copy to the OFalloI
Progress, a copy to the IRON COUNT,
| REGISTER. Ironton, Mo-, and a cop,
to the Iron County Eagle, Ironton, Mo.
for publication, and a copy be places
on the minutes of this Local.
HARRY GARTsIDE,
ROBERT MILLION, JR.,
HARvE HIGHLEY.
COMMITTEES.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-01-24
THE TWICE-A-WEEK REPUBLIC

Every Monday and Thursday a news
paper as good as a magazine-and
better, for it contains the latest by
telegraph as we'll as interesting stories
is sent to the subscriber of the
ssTwice-a-Week'' Republic, which is
only 81 a year.
The man who reads the ''Iwice-a-
Week" Republic knows all about affairs
| political, domestic and foreign events;
is posted about the markets and COM
mercial matters generally.
The woman who reads the Twice
a-Week" Republic gathers a bit of val
| liable information about household
affairs and late fashions and finds rec
| reation in the bright stories that come
under both the headings of fact and
fiction. There IS gossip about new
books and a dozen other topics of es-
pecial interest to the w~ide-awake man
and woman
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-01-24
Property Loss by Tightening in g. s
in 1899.

Number of buildings struck and dam
aged or destroyed 5527.
Number of buildings catching fire by
exposure to those struck 729.
Buildings struck in Illinois, 417i
Iowa, 273; Maine, 208; Michigan, 2S7i
New Jersey, 500; Ohio, 500; New
York, 1890; Pennsylvania, 719; Con-
n~ecticut AS; Wisconsin, 25S: Nebras-
ka, 140; Missouri, 155; Arkansas, II;
Alabama, %; Colorado, IA; Califor'
MIA, 6; Dist. of Columbia, 5; Florida,
%; Georgia. Sc; Kansas. u.s. louisa
ma, 6; Kentucky. 81; Mississippi, II;
Oregon, 2; South Carolina, AZ; Texas,
80; Washington g.; Wyoming, 1; and
less in other states.
Live stock killed in felds-Horses,
ia; cattle, 1881: mules. 81; pigs,
238; goats, So; sheep, $40.
Number of strokes killing stock,
| 1903. Stock killed in Iowa, 483; IL
linois. 246; Nebraska. 220; New York
249; Missouri, ia; Ohio. 100; Penn
sylvania. Isl; Wisconsin, 129; ant
less in other states.
1t will be observed that most dam
ages from Tightening is in the northern
states.-WeGtber ReUieaC for Oct. 1900
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-01-24
A Deep Mystery.

1t is a mystery why women endure
Backache, Headache, Nervousness,
Sleeplessness, Melancholy. Painting
and Dizzy Spells when thousands have
proved that Electric Bitters will quickly
cure such troubles. 81 suffered fol
years with kidney trouble, writes Mrs.
Phebe Cherley, of Peterson, Ia, s'and
q lame back panied me so l could moi
dress myself. but Electric Bitters
wholly cured me, and, although "a
years old, l now am able to do all my
homework" 1t overcomes Constipa'
ton, improves Appetite. gives perfect
health. Only SOC. For sale by al
Druggists.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-01-24
Personal.

Mrs. A. H. Hopkins returned to her
home in Wisconsin Sunday after spend
ing some time here as the guest o. her
father, Mr.. E. c. Clark. Mrs. KEN
NETT accompanied her to st. Louis
H. G. Clifton of Des Arc was in town
Monday.
VIM. Stevenson of Des Arc vas in
town Monday.
DR.. Edwin Farmhouse of Iowa is Wis
ting his mother and other relatives
here.
Misses Dora and Stacia Owens OF
Hogan visited in the Valley Friday.
Messrs. Joel and Walter Hollomar
! were here from Hogan last week.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-01-24
Mann, No.

The weather the past week has been
fine and our roads are good, which Is
something for this season
Of the year.
Quite a number of our people have
been suffering the past ten days with
severe colds and la grippe.
E. c. Chambers and family, of Belle
view, visited &. N. Barlow Sunday.
VIM. Stephens, Edge Hill, visited a
few days at Mann the past week.
Miss Minnie Bond visited Miss Car
rie Bell Thursday evening.
There was a spelling bee at the Rud-
dock School Friday night. A part OF
the Cedar Grove School engaged in
the match. The Ruddock School
proved to be the best on this occasion.
All present enjoyed themselves fine.
May we have more pleasant associa-
tions of pupils, patrons and teachers,
Is the wish of your writer.
j. G.. Hartman enrolled some pupils
from the Ruddock District this week.
The Cedar Grove graded school is in
creasing in interest and attendance.
Messrs. Burgess Dutton and Brit
McIntire visited our school one day
the past week. Visitors r always
welcome.
Messrs. Charley Bond and r. Will
liams went hunting while the snow
was on Thursday and succeeded in
capturing a very large wild cat.
The Cedar Grove Sunday School is
in a healthy condition under the super
III
seems to be the right man in the prop
er place.
Marvin Newman, Of Edge Hill, was
in this vicinity Sunday and Monday.
Jan. %, 1901. MANN.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-01-24

Mrs. Miller and children, of Lester
vile, were the guests of Mr.. and Mrs
Shular last week.
Mrs. VIM. Trauernicht, of Middle
brook, visited in GranlteYille Monday
Died-On Jan. LIST. 1901. of diabetes
little Nora Brooks. daughter of Mrs
Jno. Brinen. aged about ten years
The bereaved family have u heart
felt sympathy in their sad bereave
ment.
Little Nora sleeps-the little face
Against the snowy pillow pressed,
The waxen hands with childish grace
Lie folded on the pulseless breast.
Little Nora sleeps sunbeam falls
Softly through the darkened room,
In golded riPples on the walls,
A radiant light amid the gloom.
Little Nora sleeps, life's conflict DER
In ten short years the victory won
Through Him who all life's sorrow bore,
And the immortal life begun.
Little Nora sleeps-beyond the tomb
Where streams of living water flow
And brightest flowers ever bloom
Beneath the suns eternal glow.
Little Nora sleeps-the bright brown eye:
Are softly closed in slumber deep
To rest with Him in Paradise,
Who giveth his beloved sleep.
GIBRALTAR.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-01-24
The Only American Girl to Marry a
King.

But one American girl has ever
married a King, and she a New England
m now a widow. is living in a
royal palace in the country of her
adoption, almost lost sight of by her
American sisters and friends. The
romance of this fascinating, gifted
American girl, who won the hand and
heart of a King-one of the prettiest
of love stories-will be one of the
features of the March Ladies Home
Journal.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-01-24
Blown To Atoms.

The old idea that the body some
times needs a powerful. drastic, purga-
tive pill has been exploded; for DR..
Kings New Life Pills, which are per-
fectly harmless, gently stimulate liver
and bowels to expel poisonous matter.
cleanse the system and absolutely cure
Constipation and Sick Headache. Only
csc. For sale by all Druggists.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-01-24
1t Glrdles The Globe.

The fame of Bucklen's Arnica Salve.
as the best in the world, extends round
the earth. It's the one perfect healer
of Cuts, Corns, Burns, Bruises, Sores.
Scalds, Boils, Ulcers, Felons, Aches,
Pains and all Skin Eruptions. Only
infallibie Pile cure. Csc a box. For
sale by all Druggists.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-01-24
Card of Acknowledgment.

ANNAPOLIS, Jan. 20, 1901.
Editor Regtster-We desire through
the columns of your esteemed paper
to give expression to the feelings OF
gratitude inspired by the many acts OF
kindness in the hour of u bereave-
ment. May God bless the kind friends
for their noble and charitable actions!
Mr.. AND MRS. F. P. HILBURN.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-01-24

TABLER'S BUCKEYE PILE ONT
MENT is the only remedy for blind,
bleeding or protruding piles, Endorsed
byphysiciaus; cures the most obstinate
cases. Price so cents in bottles. Tubes,
IS cents. For sale by G.. w. Marshall.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-01-24
strayed Heifer.

Strayed from my place or East Fork.
one White Hiefer, two years old, with
black ears. Marked, smooth crop OIL
right ear. And / will give any one
Five dollars that will give me any in
formation that l may find her.
W. Fl. LIGHT.
Munger, Reynolds Co., Mo.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-01-24
Warning to Indecent Human Hogs.

All persons are hereby warned to
commit no nuisance on the premises OF
the Academy of Music. Against all
such offenders the limit OF the law will
be exercised. A reward of So will be
paid for information leading to the
conviction of any one guilty of the
above named offense.
TRUSTEES OF A. NJ. Co.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-01-24

neutrality-suspicious. includes rain,
hail, sleet and melted snow and is re-
corded in inches and hundredths. len
inches of snow equal one inch of rain.
..T'' indicates trace of precipitation.
W. III. DELANO. Observer.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-01-24
Weather Report.

Meteorological report of Voluntary
Observer at ironton, Iron county, Mo-,
for the week ending Tuesday, January
%, 1901:
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-01-24
To Cure a Cold In One nay

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets.
All druggists refund the money If it
fails to cure. E. W. Groves signature
Is on each box. Csc.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-01-24

Fresh Oysters-can or in bulk-eacn
week at H. Davis. Also, Fresh Fish.
Leave orders.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-01-24

Old papers tor sale at this Office
Twenty-Five cents per hundred.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-01-24

Selection.
Song-Solo.
Spicy Speech.
Speaking Student.
Symphony on Strings.
Selection.
Short Story-Suburban-
Singing by Some Sisters.
Surprising Sounds.
Sweets served by several sedate Sis
tiers. Sours served also by sterner sex.
Securing Shekels. Souvenirs secured.
Social sure second sun after Sunday if
sun shines. Show your smiling self at
six-sixty.
The citizen., 1901-05-24
Death Of Secretary Cages
Wife.

WASHINGToN, May 17.-Mrs.
Lyman j. Gage. wife of the Sec.
retaly of the Treasury, died at
her residence, 17l5 Massachusetts
avenue, northwest. at $50 O'Clock
tonight, after an illness of nine
weeks.
With her when the end came
We're her husband, her married
daughter, Mrs. +. +. Pierce, Of
Evanston, H., and DR.. w. Johns.
ton, the attending physician.
For time before her death Mrs.
Gage suffered considerable pain.
but she maintained her bright
and cheerful demeanor and was
conscious to the last.
Heart trouble, the result of
grip complications, was the i'm
mediate cause of death. Mrs.
Gage was exposed to the inclem-
ent weather about an hour on in.
auguration day, but at that time
her health did not seem to have
been affected. On March IL she
left herd for Evanston to visit her
married daughter. While there
she had child and took to her
bed. but soon recovered sufficient.
ly to return to aShington,
where she had been confined to
her room ever since.
Mrs. Gage was born in Albany.
\. y, 5S wears ago. She was
married to Secretary Gage in
Denver, Col, in 1887. There
were no children from their union.
Mrs. Pierce being child of Mrs.
Gage by IA former marriage. Mrs.
Pierce has two children living at
Evanston.
The citizen., 1901-05-24

the Navy Department thar H..
price of land around Pearl Ua" nV
Dor has been raised to such an er
tent that the $50. 900, appronria
ted by Congress, as the limit toEo
paid for the site, will not buy tIe
land originally chosen and tbat
some changes will have 10 ho
made in the plans.
The latest officials to discoron
that an extensive European rrin
at public expense. was a neceSsar,.
part of his official duties. is Vr
O. p. Austin, the Hanna made
Statistician of the United STATES
Treasury. He says he is going IN
study the statistics of Eurone,n
governments but every body knows
that he can only get access fo tbo
published statistics, and thar -ber
could be had in Washington ~
easily as in the countries that nrL
liSn them.
Nearly all of the prominenr of
ticials in Washington, attended
the funeral of Mrs. Gage, wife of
the Secretary of the TreaSurv
which was held this morniDo ~
Secretary Cages house. The M
mains were taken to Chicago
The citizen., 1901-05-24
Carnegie Gives More Millions.

LONDON. May 20. = Andrew
Carnegie has given E2,000. 600
(about $4,000, ,000) to establish
free education i'll four Scotch
universities - Edinburgh, Glas-
gov, y berdeen and st. Andrews.
He stipulateS that the bene.
ticiarieS be his "Scottish fellow.
countrymeE' only, no English,
Irish. colonials or foreigners.
The fund will apply to general,
medical and commercial educa.
tion and will be put in the hands
of trustees, who will pay the ex-
penses of Scottish students ben.
Gifted under he plan.
Mr.. Carnegie for some years
has been considering methods for
helping Scotch students 10 OBJ
tain university education. He
consulted Lord Balfour of Bur
leigh, Lord Elgin. Thomas Shaw
and other representative educa.
tors, and the result was that he
presented the fund just announc.
ed, which will produce an annual
income Of $4,000 $3.50, 900.
Inquiries by Mr. Carnegie show
that the total fees paid to the
four universities are $40. 900
S245, 600 annually. He considers
that the money he has donated
will give an income sufficient to
provide free university education
for every boy and girl III Scot
land capable of passing the en-.
trance examinations.
Mr.. Carnegie is determined
that the benefits shall be open to
rich and poor alike. so that there
shall be nothing suggestive of
pauperiSm connected with the
gift. He desires that all Scotch
men and women shall enter the
universities on an equal footing;
hence the money Is not given to
the students to pay their fees,
but to the universities them
selves The system is made per.
petually free and will probably be
under government auspices.
The citizen., 1901-05-24
AYCOCK ON THE NEGRO.
Governor of North Carolina
Explains Constitutional
Amendment Adopted
by the State.

NEW YORK. May 21.-At the
dinner of the North Carolina So.
ciety at the Waldorf Astoria last
night Governor Aycock spoke of
new conditions in the South and
the duties of the Southern peo-
pie toward the negro race, saying
in part:
"In 1890 we made good the de
termination of 1898. We adopted
in that year the constitutional
amendmentment which bases
suffrage upon intelligence and
renders the future of the State
secure. That amendment has
provoked much discussion in the
North. The attack upon us is
based on the assumption that we
have done an injustice to the ne
gro. Our amendment does no
such thing. We have recognized
the power of the influence of he
redity. We think that those who
have exercised the privilege of
suffrage and those descended
from such people are more likely
to exercise that suffrage bene
tiClally than the men upon whom
suffrage has been cast as a gift.
The amendment to the COnstitu.
tion OF North Carolina provides
that no man shall vote in the
State after 1902 who cannot read
and write, but eXempts from this
inhibitOry clause those who could
vote on January |, 1861. OF at
any time prior thereto. and those
descended from such voters. This
provision applies alike to white
and black. Until 1895 the free
negroes were entitled to vote.
In 1900 there We're, and there
now are, those who were slaves
who cannot read and write, whC
can vote under the provision OF
our constitution because they
were voters III 1885, and there
are many thousands of negroes
descended from such voters who
can exercise suffrage, although
they cannot read and write.
Those who come of age after
1908, white and black, must be
able to read and write or they
cannot vote. Our amendment.
ment is not aimed at the negro as
an individual 1t is mass voting
that we seek to destroy.n